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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a live-out nanny, I totally expect and accept having to care for a sick child, contagious or not. I know that is part of the reason my employers have chosen me over daycare. At this point I've pretty much built up an immunity to everything except for lice and Kardashians. What I still have to come to terms with is that every now and then  a kid just feels so lousy that he needs his mommy. Isn't that an integral part of parenting? As so many MBs here are eager to point out, we nannies are not the parents. And this is true. How much can truly be outsourced?
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I'm an MB and I totally agree that sometimes a sick child just wants mommy and that is something that I struggle with and why I need a really good nanny. I'm a physician and unfortunately that means I have to go to work no matter how much my child wants me to stay home. Can you imagine if you took a morning off from work and got a call at 8am to say, "I'm sorry but Dr. X had to cancel your appointment today because her child is sick." I'd bet you'd never go to that doctor again and I'd also bet that unless that doctor worked for herself she'd be out of a job if it happened more than once.

If one of my children were really sick, as in having to go to the ER sick, I'd stay home in a second. My children will always be the most important things in the world to me but I can't afford to lose my job either. It kills me if I can't be there when I really want to but fortunately we have a great nanny for our children so I know they are in good hands when I'm not there. [/quote]

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