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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny and fellow Milspouse here. I have worked for three different families where both parents were physicians. Only one required major holidays and I was told up front that the position would require alternating Christmas and Thanksgiving. We agreed that I would get double time and the parents would bring the kids to me on that day and I would celebrate as usual with family or friends.

Because it was not agreed upon at hire and because it is so close to the holiday I would definitely give her the option to make some extra money or have the day off. I think it would be pretty low to tell her she HAS to work it. You definitely still have time to find some backup care if she says no. With your DH just gone you really don’t want to do something to sour your relationship with your nanny![/quote]

Nanny here and it would break my heart to think of my charges celebrating Christmas with some random backup sitter.  OP, I was a military kid growing up and we were often flexible on the dates of major holidays.  If you have a day off right before or right after the 25th, I would just celebrate then.  If the kids are young enough, you don’t even need to tell them it is not the right day.  They won’t know!  If they are old enough to figure it out, then just tell them that Santa wants everyone to have a merry Christmas and he knows that some families have to work...I fell for it as a kid and was just happy to get my tous earlier than my friends!  [/quote]

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