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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny and I do pretty much anything and everything for the child.  Always the child's laundry, cooking, grocery shopping, ordering of supplies (her shampoo, soap, diapers when she wore them, etc), cleaning and disinfecting toys (more important for crawlers but do wash toys for older charges), making sure her room, playroom and outdoor playroom are straightened and all toys put away/books back on the shelf as well as her bathroom after her bath.  I also keep up with her too small clothing and get them into storage boxes.  I don't clean really - it is too hard to mop and vacuum when my charge is awake and not possible when she is sleeping.  I pack and unpack for my charge when we go on a trip.  I keep track of her classes and the payments for those classes.  I get birthday gifts for her friend's birthday parties.  I am always looking for new books and toys as well as organizational stuff for storage but always run by the bigger purchases by my employers.  I make sure she has art supplies.  Of course I take her to classes and organize play-dates and playgroup. [/quote]

I do all the same things for my three, plus I grocery shop for the family and run little errands from time to time (bank, post office, dry cleaners). They have a cleaner who comes regularly so I do not have to do any cleaning. I am perfectly happy with this arrangement and quite like having so much freedom to do things how I like them. Naturally I run all bigger purchases and decisions by the parents but they are incredibly supportive and appreciative of my efforts.

We had this arrangement from the start - going in, I knew it was more than only looking after the kids, and I accepted this position willingly. I imagine I would have felt it was awful job creep if the position was advertised as a nanny one. So I think you absolutely can find someone for your needs, but try to be as specific as you possibly can.[/quote]

You both sound very reasonable and fair. [/quote]

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