Anonymous wrote:I am a SAHM who is part of a large, active mom's group. Every year, our group does a big event for kids at Easter. We have an egg roll, bring in a small petting zoo, etc. It's basically a big carnival for littles. Most of the women in the group are upper-middle class and white and they work outside the home.
Our group is currently brainstorming ways to make this event more inclusive of the variety of parents and kids in our community. Because I spend most of my days with nannies, I have suggested that we find a way to use this event to recognize the contributions of our family caregivers. At the very least, I think we should invite nannies to bring their own kids for a day of fun. It also seems like it would be nice to recognize, as a community and not just individual parents, the work and contributions of our nannies.
As nannies, would this be of interest to you? What kind of recognition would be meaningful?
Littles and hired help. Could you be any more patronizing!