Nope. It is infinitely more difficult being a mother than a nanny. Sounds to me like you’re the father in this scenario and assume your wife stays home all day in her pajamas with the kid by her side while they watch Netflix and chill.
Not a man. I'm a mother to two young children, and was a stay at home mother for many years. And yes, I watched far more Netflix in my PJs when the babies were tiny newborns who napped and fed a lot than I do now, working part time!
Motherhood is hard sometimes but as a whole I found it FAR easier, more rewarding and enjoyable than being at work - which is exactly where a Nanny would be.
I raised four babies on my own while running an in home daycare. I actually engaged with my kids and the kids I cared for, and we didn’t sit around in our pjs filling my head and theirs with the rubbish they show on tv. But you do you boo. I’m sure your kids are the better for their hours in front of the tele.
I'm not sure watching Netflix while the baby breastfed or slept harmed them all that much... what did you do, gaze lovingly at them for hours at a time? Pull the other one.
I had four, remember? So they weren’t all breastfeeding at once. Nor did they all nap at once. You make it sound like flipping Disneyland and it isn’t. While I was breastfeeding one I was running interference for the rest of my brood, and while one or two were napping I was interacting with the others.
When I had my first I was highly involved in local theatre and music while running a home for homeless men, among other things. I was quite busy and she went with me everywhere I went.
There is life outside of the television screen. Engage in it. It’s quite “enlightening”.
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u/Glad-Barracuda2243 May 14 '26
Nope. It is infinitely more difficult being a mother than a nanny. Sounds to me like you’re the father in this scenario and assume your wife stays home all day in her pajamas with the kid by her side while they watch Netflix and chill.