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[quote=Anonymous]This is a flawed metaphor in so many ways, but if we want to stick to it then I think the most accurate comparison to draw would be to say that:

Most people need transportation / childcare.

A car is the most elite form of transportation / a nanny is the most elite form of childcare.

Many people use buses, subways, and carpools. This is perfectly acceptable. / Many people use daycares and nanny-shares. This is perfectly acceptable.

If you drive your own car / If you hire your own nanny, that's lovely for you, but it does no good to pretend you're not making a privileged choice when you do so. Because you are. Many people cannot make that choice.

(Of course, PP's argument that the car = childcare and the type of car is equivalent to the level of luxury you've chosen for your childcare is also sound.)

And yes, of course there are nannies that cost more than others, but there are no good nannies who cost less than daycare. Period.

You're all acting like idiots and I don't believe any of you are actually that dumb. Let's try this once more.

Of course you can be very happy with your Honda nanny - I'm very happy with my Honda car - but you are STILL utilizing the most elite form of childcare available to us. That's okay. You don't have to be rich or throw your nanny a bonus every quarter to enjoy that privilege, but you should recognize your already privileged status as nanny employers and not try to pretend that it is less elite than the daycare your neighbors had to settle for. You have also taken it upon yourselves to be someone's employer, and you need to make sure your conscience is sound when it comes to how you compensate her.

Perhaps it is the lack of forum monikers derailing this again, but I have never said you need to be a member of the wealthy elite or lose your sense of economy to/once you have employed a nanny. I actively call out the "$25/hr" troll and regularly campaign here for reasonable rates for nannies (I'm the poster who consistently says I don't believe in an increase in pay when additional children are born). But if you're not comfortable enough with your good fortune to admit that you are purchasing the most expensive form of childcare for your children, you are going to have much bigger problems in society as they get older. [/quote]

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