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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot to be said for children (at least, age 3 and above) simply accompanying adults as they go through the various errands of the day... they learn to be patient, develop poise while learning to interact appropriately with the general public, develop self-confidence while becoming acclimated to all different kinds of retail environments, help find products being shopped for, help read the labels to compare ingredients and cost, safely navigate crosswalks and parking lots, self-entertain to avoid boredom as a car passenger, cultivate listening skills in order to enjoy listening to various entertainment while on the road, etc.[/quote]

There is a huge difference between running errands for family and running nanny's errands.

If it's for family - that's ok.

Nanny's private staff is not something I am willing to pay for.[/quote]

So really it has nothing to do with your children or what is best for them. It's your contempt for your nanny and not wanting her to feel entitled to anything, least of all stopping by the bank or post office.

Though [b]none of you MB's [/b]ever do ANYTHING on your company's time...all these DCUM posts must be on your days off.

It must be fun to be so self-righteous. [/quote]

You had me until the bolded part. Why do so many people on DCUM do that? Stop lumping all MBs together. I know you don't like it if an MB says something negative about "all you nannies."  I'm an MB who posted earlier that I had no problem with our nanny running errands with the kids. You aren't helping your cause by making all MBs out to be bad. [/quote]

You are right, and my apologies. I hate being lumped into the group of horrible nannies just as much as you must be lumped into the horrible MB's. This thread, unfortunately, like many of the others was overwhelmingly dominated by women who have little regard for anything but what their nanny is doing on "their time". I will choose my words more carefully in the future though. [/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted and I really appreciate your apology. I agree many of the posts on this thread are frustrating and I understand your desire to get your point across. [/quote]

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