Ever wanted a nanny?

No, not for taking care of my kids - but perhaps a person to take care of the cleaning ;-)

I am a single mom, so I would hire a nanny to help me out with my kids if I could afford one. Unfortunately I cannot aford that. I think that having a nanny is fine as long as you don't put the whole child rearing on the nanny.

H[i]i kelly, I have no kids and not working, so nanny is not in my list! LOL! In my Country, it is not very expensive to hire nannies or housekeeper, so even for regular employees can have one or two when both the couple is working and busy! But here,I don't think so I can afford to hire one, I mean a full time nanny! LOL! that is only for rich and for celebrities! LOL![/i]

In my situation I don't need a nanny--and cannot afford one. I enjoy my time with my kids (boys almost 1 and almost 3). A housekeeper who would come in once a week or every other week would be really helpful though. I always want to spend more time with my kids instead of doing the housework.

i prefer to take care of my own child. it is my responsibility and my desire as well. i love being with my son. i would not mind some extra help but it would not be to care for my son. if i had the money and i could afford some help it would be with the housework and chores so i could have even more time with my son. it is hard doing most everything yourself when you have a husband who is out and running his own business. so i never had much help at all and did it all on my own. i think alot of people are simply selfish and want it all.

I would like to have a nanny who would help me take care of my future children but not when they are grown up because it will just be an additional expenses

when I was young and married and even when I was no longer married, I had to have a babysitter which is what the rest of us call a nanny when we don't have lots of money. I had to have one because I had to work.

I would personally wouldn't do that to my kids.. Because this clearly says that you don't have any time for your own kids.. This takes the meaning of our life away!! Exactly I mean Who are we wroking our butts off for? If it isn't for our own people then whom is it for?? In my case as a kid.. I do not had any nanny with me.. Of course both of my parents are working so I had a care taker with me for 24 hours... You could say like a nanny but not exactly she was more like my elder sister.. Who use to cook food for me and my brother when my parents were not around. I loved her.. We treated her as our own family and she really cared for me like my elder sister!! We got her married last year. My parents also treats her like ther their child.

I could never afford a nanny either, but even if I could, I wouldn't want one. It would not feel right being in my house with my children while someone else is doing things for my children. I had children so I can be their mom and spend quality time with them. It would be nice to have the money to hire someone when I want to go shopping without the kids though.

I don't think I would get a nanny if I had the extra money. I am very protective over my daughter and have a hard time even leaving her with my husband when I go out somewhere. It would be nice to have the extra help and free time but I would be so worried about if my daughter were okay. I am expecting my second baby in July so ask me again after that. I might change my mind :) LOL!

I occasionally had babysitters for my children when they were small but not often. I would never have a nanny! If people don't want to raise their children, if they're too busy, they shouldn't have children. Children need their parents, not a nanny. I don't agree with this practice at all.

There are days I wish I had a nanny. I have 5 kids, and would love nothing more than some free time once in awhile. But my husband also works over 50 hours a week, and doesn't get home until after all the kids are in bed, so basically I do it all by myself all the time. I think if I had the money to afford a nanny, then my husband could probably afford to work less often, and that would probably be enough help. In that case we'd only have to hire a sitter once in awhile so we could get some time alone together.

I wasn't rich and always hired a nanny to help me with my kids. I was a single mom so I needed help.