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Expelled from Baby group

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BakuMum · 18/01/2009 10:46

Should I be proud or ashamed of the fact that, at fifteen months, DS2 was expelled by the other Mums from babygroup? U should explain: we are expats and I am a WOHM. Whilst on maternity leave I took DS2 to babygroup, met the other Mums, made friends with the babies etc. Of course everyone here has nannies so that they can have time off from their kids and go to the gm, have their air done and other important aspects in the life of an expatSAHM. I also have a nanny as it's the only form of childcare available here. She used to go with us to baby group sometimes and once I strated back at work, when DS2 was three months old, she carried on taking him. Nanny is lovely - fluent English, my age, sense of humour, her own teenage DD, intelligent etc etc. After a year (yes, a full twelev months) of her taking DS to babygroup, the expat mums decided they didn't want a nanny around as it made them feel unconformatble, so my nanny and DS1 and a friend's PNFB and Nanny were kicked out of babygroup. Does anyone else think this is a bit unreasonable?

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Twims · 18/01/2009 10:48

Start your own group

duchesse · 18/01/2009 10:52

What a bunch of silly moos! Start your own definitely. It's bound to be more fun.

LIZS · 18/01/2009 10:52

yes it is unreasonable as it boils down to snobbery and not related to the children. I suppose if they want to talk about personal issues maybe they would feel more comfortable with just mums rather than employees. Can the nannies start their own group ?

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NewAmazingBeginning · 18/01/2009 10:53

No call to be proud or ashamed imo.

How exactly can they expel someone? It is a baby group - not school.

They are clearly very insecure.

LynetteScavo · 18/01/2009 11:01

I bet your nanny is relieved not to have to go along anymore.

nappyaddict · 18/01/2009 11:18

They can't stop someone from going to basby group! How pathetic.

BakuMum · 18/01/2009 12:10

How when I'm at work? I am going to actually, for Nannies of working mums only, but that doesn't make me or the nanny feel any better about being cut off from the whole (very small) mums community.

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LynetteScavo · 18/01/2009 13:27

Could your nanny meet up with the same children and thier nannies? Maybe at your house?

The mums are being really off by the way - I bet they are having to avoid discussing their sex lives and how little they pay thier nannies when your lovely nanny is around.

lingle · 18/01/2009 15:47

Proud for being more sane than them.

Do whatever's in the best interests of your LO.

hkz · 18/01/2009 16:07

It is unreasonable of the other mums... you're not in Hong Kong by any chance? Reminds me a bit of a few experiences I had with DC1 when we were living there...
Don't be embarassed or ashamed, maybe start a new baby group with your nanny
or explain to the other mums that its made you feel cut off, they should understand this as they are expats too...

mumeeee · 18/01/2009 16:17

They can't stop anyone from going to babygroup. If your Nanny wants to go then she should. Otherwise start a another vabygroup.

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