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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What lesson do you want nannies to learn?  To only take legal (on the books) positions?  To not tell the MB until you are showing or having bad morning sickness?  Look for a new job when you are trying to get pregnant and one of the parents loses their job?[/quote]

All of those things? The idea that nannies aren't allowed to have families is ridiculous. If my MB asked me if I'd consider adoption, I'd probably smack her in the face. What if a nanny said that when MB announced her pregnancy and her proposed $1/hour increase? "Eh, that isn't really going to work for me, have you considered adoption?"  :roll:

My husband and I are planning to start trying soon. My plan is to have 3 months of my salary saved, and to not announce until I'm ready to quit my job. I'm not even going to play the game of hoping my MB doesn't screw me.  After I have the baby and I'm ready, I will advertise for a share family with myself as the nanny. I've done shares, I can handle 2 kids, and I have great references. I have little doubt that I can find someone who wants a nanny but can't afford it to share with me. This is exactly what my friend did and she had no trouble finding a family. The MBs on this board are not representative of normal middle class income families and their expectations. [/quote]

I'm an MB and I think your plan and approach are smart (assuming you will give your employers reasonable notice.)  It's smart to plan for the worst case scenario and guard your personal news carefully no matter what job you're in.

Your plan for hosting a share also seems perfectly reasonable, and maybe your current family would even be interested.

I don't love your attitude but see no problem with your approach.  There are as many reasonable and sane MBs on this board as there are nannies.[/quote]

What makes you think she gives a flying fuck what you think of her attitude? Are you her employer? Her mother? Jesus Christ, the self importance is nauseating. She also never said anything about sane or reasonable. She said rich and likely self important, as you immediately demonstrated. Rich people don't share well, and can afford not to, as most MBs on this site. Normal middle class parents would see having an experienced nanny caring for ONLY her child and theirs in a safe home environment, for half the price of such a nanny, as a godsend. MBs on this site see it as some kind of dark evil. [/quote]

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