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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a Nanny for many years and am now a parent. It’s very different. Being on 24 hours a day is way more exhausting than coming in for 9/11 hours and mentally switching off. I didn’t get why the parents of my charges took days off to themselves and didn’t spend it with their kids. I get it now. [/quote]

This! I was also a nanny and it's nothing like being a parent. [/quote]

Same background (nanny to parent) and I think parenting is easier.  The rules and schedule is in my control; I’m in my own home; I have a partner to help me during the toughest times... so many reasons I find parenting much easier. [/quote]

I was a childless nanny, a SAHM and now a WOHM.  Being a working mom is way harder than being a nanny or a SAHM, but being a SAHM was way easier than being a nanny. But I found being a nanny harder than being a SAHM.  Maybe it depends on the kind of nanny you are?  I was always very much a full-charge nanny and always worked 60-70 hours a week.  So I was away from my home all day and handled 100% of kids’ cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. all while having to negotiate all of my choices with two other adults, who both outrank me and often didn’t agree with one another and having to create systems and routines that prioritized the parents’ convenience.  Then I spent evenings and weekends doing all the same tasks for my own household.

As a SAHM, I only had to coordinate with my spouse, and only had to do the chores once.[/quote]

Working 60-70 hours isn't normal. That's like having two full-time jobs. [/quote]

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