Anonymous wrote:I already get paid a very fair price for my work, experience and dedication. The icing on the cake are the words of appreciation I get from my employers. The extra icing is my little guy. Can't bring myself to call him my charge. Just doesn't sound right.

Aren't you just so effing wonderful that you're to wonderful to eff.
I hope you get an "atta girl" for your Christmas bonus. You deserve just that.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope you show your apprecion where it counts--a large bonus.

Yes, more money is all that counts here in dcum-land.

Time is money and OP's nanny put in a huge amount of time to help. A very large bonus is the only way to express her appreciation.

I echo the good sentiments. A very unexpected bonus of having a good and trusted nanny for me was how much easier it was having baby #2 as compared to #1. Nanny took care of so much and was such a help and comfort to us all.

Thanks, OP. It is true - you never know what is going to happen and a good nanny is added insurance. I broke my leg right after I had my second baby. I cannot begin to imagine how I would have managed without our dear nanny.

While it was refreshing to hear a parent's perspective regarding having a stellar nanny, I didn't understand what the "unwanted" component was? Meaning your mother's cancer?

Anyway, it may just have flown right over my head but I got the gist of your experience + I thank you for sharing it here. Hopefully it will show parents that the majority of us nannies LOVE love our jobs and would do almost anything for our families. It goes way beyond a weekly paycheck.

I am sorry for your mother's cancer, but am glad things are okay now. Your nanny played an instrumental part in keeping the home fires burning and you are so right, choosing a nanny over a daycare should be a no-brainer to anyone w/young ones.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope you show your apprecion where it counts--a large bonus.

Yes, more money is all that counts here in dcum-land.

Yes, most nannies struggle to make ends meet on their measly wages, in spite of their hard work.
Nice if money is irrelevant at your job.

OP did not expect that her mother would get breast cancer, and therefore had no reason to expect that her Nanny would step up the way she did when Nanny was needed most.

OP did not hire this specific nanny anticipating a family crisis. She feels fortunate to have found a Nanny she likes who is also generous with her time during a crisis.

It ain't that complex people!

Anonymous wrote:I hope you show your apprecion where it counts--a large bonus.

Yes, more money is all that counts here in dcum-land.