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07.01.08, 17:21 PM New York City
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Newsflash: You all have a Babysitter not a Nanny. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 07.01.08, 05:21 PM Flag
 

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i actually always preferred "babysitter" to "nanny" - more descriptive and less pretentous [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:23 PM Flag
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^^also - my fabulous sitters prefer "babysitter" since they are not career nannies - they are typically people in transition and upwardly mobile in some way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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I'm fine with having a babysitter. My sitter has been with the family for 7 years, helps with homework, is a lot of fun, can be trusted to recognize when my ds is symptomatic and administers his asthma medicines, and is utterly reliable. I'm lucky to have her. Not sure what would be different if I had a "nanny." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:23 PM Flag
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She would have credentials as one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:32 PM Flag
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Yes, I understand she would have credentials. I meant, in her day to day responsibilities, and with confidence in her abilities to take care of my kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:40 PM Flag
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np: what exactly would those credentials be? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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Newsflash: No one cares about your newsflash. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:25 PM Flag
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so true [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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except most of new york city pretentious women...of which you are one [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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lol Not even close, but play again soon! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:03 PM Flag
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lol! was thinking the same thing. I use the word nanny as a general term. never thought about it being status thing or pretentious. its just the word used here in nyc. most people I know with nannies are far from glamorous or socially ambitious. ridiculous point to make here. meaningless. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:29 PM Flag
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I think the poster must not live in NYC; it seems that she doesn't realize that NYers use nanny and babysitter interchangeably; has nothing to do with pretentious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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np: ita. i usually use nanny to differentiate between someone you have for FT childcare and babysitter for someone you use on an ad hoc or very PT basis. So the person who cares for dc during the week is our "nanny" but the woman we use for Saturday nights is our "sitter" although I'm pretty sure she works FT during the week for someone else as a "nanny". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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nnp. I use the terms the same way. Nanny = full time, regular hours. Babysitter = part time, irregular hours. I wonder what the distinction is in OP's mind? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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I think has this definition: Nanny: hired by someone who loves her children. Babysitter: hired by someone who doesn't love her children - a stupid slatternly individual. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:54 PM Flag
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i think there are people who think that a babysitter is just there to supervise sleeping kids while you go on a date - like the neighbor's 15 yo, whereas a nanny is supposed to be "raising the child" and therefore should be experienced, credentialed, etc. so saying that people have a babysitter and not a nanny is a way to say that parents are essentially hiring inexperienced, uncredentialed childcare providers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:55 PM Flag
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What are nanny credentials? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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I don't have either. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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Everyone I know who hires a "nanny" is unhappy. those of us who have babysitters are pretty pleased. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 05:57 PM Flag
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I'm an AA parent, who employed a white nanny. I just enjoyed calling her that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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Just being honest. Of course, I would never admit this any place but on an anonymous board. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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I like you! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:56 PM Flag
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:-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:05 PM Flag
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i have a nanny [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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I don't have either...so there! But I'd take either in a heartbeat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 06:42 PM Flag
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newsflash: it may sound pretentious to a smug, mouthbreathing f&cktard like you, but it's actually a useful designation. a babysitter is the college girl who sits on saturday night. a nanny is a full-time employee. you all are a bunghole. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:00 PM Flag
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yes, very few nannies from what i can tell. lots of full time babysitters out there chatting on the phone, rocking the stroller with their foot while sitting on the park bench hanging with their friends. oh yeah, they also complain a great deal about the classes the moms sign the children up for that require babysitter's presence and participation (clapping, singing, dancing, it's too much!) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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i'm sure they all laugh at these silly NYC parents who think a 6 mo needs classes! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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Parents just want to get the babysitter/nanny out of the house with classes so they don't go bonkers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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my 48yo nanny would be offended by that comment [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:33 PM Flag
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