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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is this visit for? Is it so your son can spend time with his beloved nanny, or because the nanny would really like to see your son, or because you'd prefer to not leave him with the grandparents?

Only in the case that the nanny has been begging you to find  way to let her see your son do you have room to negotiate this fee. Even in that case, I'd suggest working out a short (free) visit or a few hours babysitting (paid) rather than paying a fortune for ... what, exactly?[/quote]

My son hasn't asked to see his old nanny in a while - when we first moved he did but he's now well-established in our new city with a new school, new nanny, new friends, and hasn't asked in a while.  My in-laws are awesome and he loves staying with them, so I have no issue with them taking care of him.  I asked our former nanny if she would WANT to have him stay with her, trying to make it clear that we did not need this to happen.  She had come to visit us over the summer and had been asking for another time to visit but we've been busy literally every single weekend since October and had been traveling a lot and it hadn't worked out, so I thought this might be a good chance for her to get to see him.  So I guess that's the problem - I feel like I'm doing this as a favor to her rather than the other way around, so paying her $300 so she can see my son just seems like a lot.  [/quote]

So, say that: "Larla, I need to talk to you. I've been thinking about the wedding weekend more. I would love to bring little Jimmy to see you, but I can't really justify $300 for the night when his grandparents can do it. Would you just like to come by their house and see him for a little while? Or we could bring him by just to say hello in the morning before we go."

And then you see what she says. She may say, "Oh my goodness! I never expected you to pay me for this visit!" In which case, great! Another idea would be to have her babysit for a few hours and then drive him to your parents' house. It depends on whether he'll be awake for any portion of this time, obviously.[/quote]

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