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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't understand why some of the nannies on this board keep insisting parents can't afford a nanny unless they are extremely wealthy.  Only a tiny percentage of the country has that kind of money.  If those were the only people who hired nannies, most of the nannies on this board would be unemployed.[/quote]

You don't have to be extremely wealthy to have savings  :roll:  I'm a nanny, a student, and I have a family. My husband and I are rolling in cash, but having the money to cover us for a few months is not only possible but a priority. What we are saying is that you are not entitled to a nanny. That is a decision you've made, and a very expensive one. If you don't have the savings to cover your expenses, including that one, for a period of time, you honestly can't afford it. I can understand if the shutdown went on for a few months, but people are saying they won't be able to pay their bills THIS month without their paycheck, and the nanny is the first thing to go. That's someone who had no business hiring a nanny to begin with.

Also, FYI nannies traditionally were employed by the very wealthy. It is only in recent years that middle class women have decided a nanny is their right, as well as every woman who babysits calling herself a nanny. You most likely employ a sitter, and if her paycheck is going to break your savings, you couldn't afford a nanny.  :oops: [/quote]

FYI, traditionally, cars and houses were only owned by the wealthy.  Get with modern times, smug nanny. Not every nanny can be employed by a very wealthy family. [/quote]

A nanny is not an an accessory/commodity. The price of something produced in mass comes down and suddenly the middle class can afford it. Middle class working moms decided they deserve nannies, and started calling every babysitter a nanny. True nannies are still for the wealthy I'm afraid. [/quote]

OMG.  The few of you on this stupid soapbox just can't get over yourselves and your fabulous superiority.  It's so tiresome.

I'm happily middle class, with a fabulous caregiver for my kids.  I don't really care what labels you feel the need to put on us - we work well together, my kids are getting great care, our caregiver is a well compensated gem and we're making it work.

If only we could weed out these banal rants...[/quote]

I know, it's so ridiculous. For starters, the same "nannies" that are trying to say that only the wealthiest families should have nannies would be out of jobs if that's the case. Given their obnoxious attitudes I hope my "nanny" is really a "babysitter." I wouldn't want one of these "nannies" caring for my children.

Personally I think most nannies don't have this attitude. It's just a few on here and really they are just coming across as insecure. They must have really low self esteem that they need to make themselves feel better this way. It's pathetic. [/quote]

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