31st July 2007

The new nanny cam

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cleaninglady.jpgNanny cams are so 2005.  If you really want to find out what goes on at home while you’re at work, ask your cleaning lady.  She’ll tell you.

Mine did before I broke up with nanny #1.  And she tells me how much she loves nanny #2.  I asked her today, in fact, as my nanny’s out of town this whole week.  (Unfortunately, the cleaning lady doesn’t make for a good nanny back-up. THAT would be awesome.)  Of course, I take her opinion with a grain of salt.   She’s not exactly worried if my nanny is teaching my son to count backward from 100.  (I’m not either, but it sounded like a really good exaggerated example.) But she’s a mother herself and can certainly judge love and care.  And neatness.

I’ve heard from others who’ve hired and fired their child care providers based on what their cleaning ladies think.  I’m being serious.  As far as I’m concerned, our cleaning lady, who’s been with us for over 5 years, who washes my dirty socks and scrubs my toilets gets a say in who watches my son.  It takes guts to clean our toilets.

Plus, for a freaking s***load a little more money, you get A LOT more reliable and first-hand advice about who’s watching your child(ren) without videotapes, internet connections or obsessive computer-watching.  Just use this as an argument when your husband tells you hiring more help around the house is “too Brady Bunch,” or something ludicrous like that.  It’s not. In my demented world, I’m happy that there’s someone else around once a week to see what’s going on.  (I do trust my nanny, though, I swear I do.)

But once in a blue moon, a good cleaning lady could save you a lot of headache.  And dust.

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There are currently 6 responses to “The new nanny cam”

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  1. 1 On July 31st, 2007, BirdieRoark said:

    I have neither a nanny or a cleaning lady. Clearly I am missing out.

  2. 2 On July 31st, 2007, cordelia525 said:

    I rely upon my neighbors to give me the scoop.

    Oh and check this out:

    http://www.howsmynanny.com//default.aspx

  3. 3 On July 31st, 2007, Mom101 said:

    My housekeeper is about to become our nanny. Now who do we ask!

  4. 4 On July 31st, 2007, Jonathon Morgan said:

    Somehow I think I’d always be suspicious of a nanny — but I like this cleaning lady idea. We’ll definitely be checking that out.. ;)

  5. 5 On August 1st, 2007, Christy said:

    I would love a nanny, and I would especially love a cleaning lady. Alas I have neither. We use grandparents to watch our little one. Love them to pieces, but sometimes I wish any kind of ‘nanny cam’.

  6. 6 On September 10th, 2007, Mohamed said:

    Hello. My wife and I operate a Childcare Facility in San Diego, CA. We generally can provide a VHS tape
    to the parents regaring their children’s stay with us. For non-customer parents refered to us, we can review their VHS tapes they bring to
    us from their homes. We do the tape review for $3.50 per hour and report out on any ‘incidents’ good or bad.

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