As long as it works for you and you could both pick up the other’s duties if something happened. When my boyfriend and I were living together, I did laundry because he hates it and I find the sorting and folding soothing. He cooked because he enjoys it and I could take or leave it. We split cleaning duties by who…

I’m not sure my boyfriend would even put sheets on the mattress if it weren’t for me.

Except for an uncanny ability to cook despite no one in his family doing so, this was my boyfriend when we first met. He had a dresser and walk in closet, but his clothes were in a “clean hamper” and a “dirty hamper.” He had way too much stuff and no efficient way to store it. The only room that was ever cleaned was…

Before my parents had kids, my dad made a comment at a family function about cooking dinner, and his father was shocked that Mom didn’t make it for Dad and started giving her flack for it. She politely explained that Dad got home earlier and wanted dinner earlier than she could have it ready if she made it after she…

Dude. At least hire an accountant to do it for you, if you really don’t know how and don’t care to learn. Unless he’s in the tiny minority of mechanical engineers, he can afford it.

I’ve been slowly working on my boyfriend with this, except we’re facing more of an issue with him being a “do it later” (never) type and I’m a “do it right away so it’s done” type. The struggles of a couple where one partner is depressed and the other is anxious and ADHD.

Or just that the person has told the story multiple times and perfected its telling

Multiple accounts can have the same password. He probably numbers the email address and uses the same password for all of them.

If you don’t want a conversation to continue, you can choose not to reply. But for the record, I actually charge more than most older sitters (who I never called “olds,” but nice try with the quotation marks) in my area. The better question is why does this bother you so much? Someone’s attacking my professional…

That’s not an argument. Good try though

Being able to do things with your kid is part of the job. That includes physical activity. I hope you aren’t teaching your kids to be so degrading

They’re more mature and motivated, which leads them to expend more energy when required.

Teens aren’t young adults. That’s why they don’t get to vote, drink, or make legal decisions for their and other people’s safety.

I’ve been working with babies since I was 8. I know more about babies than most new mothers. I’ve handled emergencies multiple times. I also didn’t say can’t, I said less able to. More of you putting words into my mouth.

No one said all 20 year olds are perfect.

I never said that

I never claimed to know more. I just explained why some families prefer younger nannies and you got defensive, as if it were a personal insult. But yes, a nanny, regardless of age, knows more about nannying than someone who’s not a nanny.

Your caregiver should be playing with your kid. Don’t you play with your child?

Thank you for actually responding politely. I absolutely understand that there are downsides to younger nannies. I merely meant to explain why some families prefer younger nannies

You’re putting words in my mouth. I said a 20 year old is better able to, not that only 20 year olds are able to.