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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know women's rights is important but being a nanny is not the same as a basic "job". When your job is working at McDonalds, you are paid for the time you are there and that is it, you can easily be replaced with nearly anyone, you have coworkers, the company has enough staff, resources, and money to not be effected by your absence. Being a nanny is very different, you can't be replaced easily, the family doesn't have the resources to cover your absence, they can't hold your position for 2 months for maternity leave, the children bond with you, etc etc etc. Too bad that is how it is.[/quote]
If your child's stability is so important (as it should be,) perhaps you should reconsider your family priorities.[/quote]

I'm not the PP you quoted but I DO consider my families priorities when interviewing nannies.  Before we moved here we moved quite a bit as DH was in the military.  When looking for a nanny in the past we only ever needed a 1 year commitment so I certainly would have considered a nanny with plans to have her own family in the near future. Now, however, that we are settled here permanently and since I have very young children, we are looking for something longer term and therefore a nanny who planned to have children soon would not be a good fit for me for many reasons.  FWIW, I don't agree with PPs who said anyone who wants children of their own shouldn't be a nanny.  That's ridiculous and there are plenty of positions and families who would be happy to have them.  I am not one of them though.  As you said, if my children's stability is so important I should consider my families priorities, and I have.  I've found a nanny who has already raised her own children and will hopefully stay with us for years.  Just as a nanny applying for positions needs to consider the entire package and her "fit" with the family we have to do the same.[/quote]

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