to send my nanny and toddler out in the snow?

[megandraper]

to fetch my preschooler from nursery? It's a 15 minute walk. Not hard-going underfoot, no snow's settled yet. Toddler will be well-wrapped up, in cosy-toes and under rain-hood (and probably asleep, since she usually drops off on the way).

I'm working (at home). Neither she or I drive. I know it's okay but part of me feels it's wrong. If I was in an office, I wouldn't feel this guilt, but I feel like I should stop work and go instead.

Yanbu you are paying her to do a job so you can do yours.

It is snow, not nuclear bomb fallout.

Exactly. There's duty of care, and then there is outrageous mollycoddling. Clothes on, out of door.

safer than driving and better for everyone!

You are WORKING!

DH is working from home today, I wouldn't dream of asking him to run an errand in the snow for me, he has work to do he will probably bunk off for an hour later to make a snowman anyway

Would you ask your nanny to do your job?

YANBU. I walked dd to school with dts wrapped up in the pushchair. 10 minute walk. Dd loved skipping through the light scattering of snow. I fully intend walking to fetch her, even though its supposed to be heavy snow here at 3. I cba to de-snow the car as it'll take longer than the walk to school. No option for taxi here.

Well, nanny doesn't appear bothered by going out in snow while I sit around on my (fat) bottom. So I guess there is no issue, though I still feel rather lazy.

Later this week my DM is doing childcare for me, if the snow is still this bad, I will probably do the school/nursery runs even though it cuts into my day a lot. She's not a paid employee, and she's older.

I love how half the posters on this thread have the wrong end of the stick completely!

Bedhopper, I think you're probably right to do it instead of your mum; but it would have been a bit daft to do it instead of your nanny (unless she had brittle bone disease, Raynaud's or some other condition that made her at huge risk in the snow) :)

thanks thumbwitch.

I think most MNers don't read the thread before they post!

My DS has cold urticaria (google it - i can't be bothered to explain). I walked him and my DD to school this morning in the snow (20 mins) and I will walk him home. If he can do it, albeit so covered up only his eyes were visable, anyone can.

sorry about your DS, autumnmum, but think you haven't read my posts either!

Did read your posts (I too am supposed to be working from home!). I thought you meant you were gulity about the cold, not the work. Get off MN and get back to it

Yes ma'am