Unpopular opinion: My parents had a full time nanny. I loved my childhood and I love my parents. having a nanny doesn't mean you aren't raising your kids/you don't love them.
My parents both had (well, have) careers that they loved and that kept them busy, sometimes they had to travel and sometimes they just had to have LIVES outside of us children. and I see nothing wrong with that!
There is a really vicious stigma about nannies.. that they are replacement mothers, that parents that have them are lazy, etc..etc.. but really, in many cases, it just isn't true.
Ours cooked, cleaned and also helped take care of us. I see NOTHING wrong with that, in fact, I think it's much more responsible than day cares and babysitters.
She did NOT raise us for our parents. She HELPED take care of us, she was an extra set of hands, extra eyes... extra person there to help out
Where my mom is from, NOT having a full time nanny is actually very strange.
People are SOOO against passing judgement on stay at home moms, I just wish the same went for working moms with hired help.
My two brothers and I grew up to be well rounded and happy individuals who each have a very very close bond to our parents.
Our childhoods were happy. We went to good schools, always had good food to eat, roof over our heads, clothes, and more love than we knew what to do with.
So yea, I don't see what is so wrong with us have grown up with a nanny around.
It's not like our parents were NEVER THERE lol they were there! At every ballet recital, every soccer game, every BAD violin recital lol they loved us and of course they raised us and were there for us
But they also loved their careers. I don't think there is anything wrong with saying that.
Sure, there were days when nanny had to pick us up at school, or stay the weekend while they were on a business trip or cook dinner because they had to work late. SO WHAT?! Not being there 365 days of the week did not traumatize us :rofl1: we survived and we loved them anyway! lol