am I going mad? Has that nanny thread being deleted or did I dream it?

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because some of the posters on the thread wanted something to get their very expensive lace-trimmed knickers in a twist about

Think it meant passing the childcare onto someone else, ie nanny, childminder, nursery? Was that it?

No, it didn't, for the umpteenth time. I use a nursery. I also work in one, and several creches.

Thanks I understand. I was watching that mtv Kerry Katona crazy in love thing and she handed her baby over to the nanny at 11 at night and I felt uneasy with it the nanny must be there 24/7.

ooh, calm down, calm down....

Yes grouphug that's the sort of scenario I feel very uneasy about.

thats very snide greensleeves (even with an added ) and IIRC your comment was very easily misunderstood.

so deleting the thread achieved.....?

how do you know what goes on in the majority of homes where there are nannies are you there spying on them
kk is hardly representative of most working mothers is she
how do you know that the parents don't do the meal planning and tell the nanny what to feed the child etc etc have you conducted a survey and what was the sample size or are you talking about anecdotal personal experience

Oh I know what you mean GS.

oh god, not again.................

ENOUGH!!!!!!

sorry couldn't resist

missed it first time round

i know what you mean. just this is becoming so addictive -- i find i even forgot to email the nanny on her blackberry to make sure she puts all the kids to bed before DH and i get home. They are just so noisy and needy, so cramps our style. but they do look very cute when we push them in their bugaboo prams on the weekend - but DH thinks maybe we should get a weekend nanny so my current one can get a break. honestly, some people do not understand the headache involved in organising staff.

I've worked as a nanny and had sole charge from 7.30am to 8.30pm, when kids got up then went to bed later at 8.30pm

know what you mean greensleeves

also went on holiday with a family, I had prem baby in my room, parents only saw him for 1 hour in the evening when I had dinner

now if that isn't outsourcing I don't know what is!

Kerry has a chef too lol.

page62, your made up scenario probably happens in some houses!

OMG chelsygirl that is so sad.

I know!

this was 20 years ago (in the 80's) in central London, hope mums and dads are more involved now!

Quite chelsygirl, I reserve my right to "feel uneasy" about people doing that with their children and to post about it too.

Page62 there really ARE people like that.

Chelsygirl, I dont think I could do that.

By all means have a nanny, I work and mil has my ds but I couldn't only see him for 1 hour a day.

Gone but not forgotten. It's spirit lives on........

Like a phoenix from the ashes.....

God, imagine feeling uneasy about it but having no choice? Scary.

Ah christ I'm going to have to hide this one too...

The nanny thread is dead, long live the nanny thread