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Re: This Whole Debate Makes Me Sad
I really appreciate that you are trying to do the right thing by your nanny. The problem is that most people can't afford to. If you need to work, you need to make a profit from working, and you can't pay much for child care. Many people end up with arrangements like grandma or working swing shifts or part-time. What we really need is a ...
Posted to Human Guinea Pig by BookMama on June 25, 2008
Re: sad
Perhaps if we valued at-home parents and the work they do more, we would be more willing to pay real wages to child care workers.
Posted to Human Guinea Pig by BookMama on June 25, 2008