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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well for those who cannot successfully implement it, then need to use a daycare instead. You cannot rely on just ONE person and only ONE person for all of your child care needs at all times. It's just not possible for someone to be your only option ever and then worry about being fired if a relative of theirs dies suddenly or if they themselves land in the hospital. [/quote]

If you find a "real" nanny, one of the good ones, the type that really love your children and you make feel like part of your family, they will be reliable and not feel "sick" all the time and have family members "die" every other month requiring a week off. Our nanny has never left us in a lurch on regularly scheduled work days in 3 years. Sure she isn't available at our beckon call, we ask her to babysit often and she usually isn't available, but for work days M-F she has never taken a sick day. She take a week of vacation (in one continuous block) every year and always gives us like 4-6 months notice of that. She get's another 2-3 weeks of paid vacation when we travel. So if you find an actual, professional, respectful nanny and treat her like a human being and a friend instead of an office drone you will see how awesome having a nanny can be.[/quote]

I think that my nanny also fits this description.

She has called off in the past because she had to get an emergency surgery herself once, and her father was ill another time.  Her husband texted me while they were waiting in the ER both times to let me know that she wasn't going to be at work the next day, so I was able to arrange care (and express my sympathy for my nanny, visit her in the hospital, etc.).    
She didn't call at 7am, leaving me to scramble at the last minute, then tell me it was my responsibility to have back-up care.
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The scrambling would be your fault, not hers. That is the whole point of the thread. If I don't wake up for work until 6:30, realize then that I'm not going to make it to work that day, and it takes 30 minutes to finally reach my MB, her having to scramble is really not my fault. Just like there are things that suck sometimes, and make my job difficult, like bus/metro delays, they still are my concern and not hers. [/quote]
So you think that the family ought to be able to arrange back-up care within an hour? Just trying to understand what your expectations are. [/quote]

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