Nannies: something needed? Or should parents who choose to have children also rear them?

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96. I'm sorry, but I think this is a matter of privilege

I don't know what around here is for you, and it could be an unusual place. It could be that I'm coming from a more unusual situation in that I come from a blue color, working class background but my circumstances are now very much different so I've lived in both worlds. Still do really, because most of my family and many friends are still back home in the same neighborhood. And even though, as I say, there were circumstances where my choice to stay at home was due to circumstances I really would rather not get into because I'd rather not divulge personal matters, I'm definitely not in the same world I grew up in. So, I'm sure that very much colors my view of things. But I simply cannot view nannies as anything other than the privilege it is.

I'm not making a judgment. I know people who hire nannies and I don't think they're horrible people and neglectful parents. I'm imply stating a fact. There are aspects of my own life that I see as luxuries and would never in a million years tell other people are necessities that non affluent people also enjoy because that simply isn't the case. I see other people around me doing this all the time. I don't understand this tendency.