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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I think I'm just making matters worse by showing my inexperience in hiring a "live-in" nanny.

The nanny we have right now came from a family friend's household and highly recommended, so we hired her essentially with no questions asked. However, she's a bit older and is going through age related issues that may prevent her from taking care of of two infants/toddlers. This is by her own admission, not from us.

As far as my question about rates "first", I think that's a fair question to ask, because if your rates are way more than we can afford, everything else is immaterial. If they are in the ballpark, THEN we should explore all the other aspects.

We're fortunate enough to be able to afford a nanny, but we're in no way a "high net worth family" or anything like that.

To the poster that asked "What is it about the responses that are making you feel that way?" - The responses are making me feel that we're projecting higher expectations than we're willing to pay for. That's certainly not the case. It's probably my inexperience with this that's making it come across that way.

My opening remarks were that we want someone who can integrate with our family. Does that not imply that we would certainly discuss "expectations, personalities, setting boundaries, do's and dont's, kids discipline, etc etc.", but more importantly, your rates are not the ONLY factor, your personality is equally, if not more important.

That said, if we can't afford you, we can't afford you. It's that simple.[/quote]

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