PermanentlyPushyPentland: Cleaning and consumerism part 16
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I wouldn’t be surprised. Maybe that’s why she would need a full-time nanny— because she can hardly cope with Pearl on a good day, let alone tired all the time and with morning sickness.2candy2 wrote:I actually wondered if she's pregnant earlier this month when she said she had 'family stuff' to deal with because that was her cover-up last time. But I'm probably just majorly reaching
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I wonder if the desire to need a nanny is influenced by her wealth, or other parents at Darcy's school having nannies? I kind of see it as pointless, her job appears to allow her flexibility to parent her children, and look after the house, more so than many working mums are afforded, but I suppose we don't know what her schedule is really like... only what she shows us.
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With regards to the nanny thing, I think nannying is the kind of thing where if one nanny isn’t working out for you/your family then you can chop and change and search for a new one - obviously that’s a wee bit of a pain in the ass but it is done. If that’s the case then I wonder why she’s swapping. A full time nanny position is so, so unfair on those poor kids though, if that’s the case - when do they get time with their Mum? Pearl especially; Darcy can still have time with her father, but Pearl misses out on both of her parents because of the nanny.
Interesting to hear people think Louise is pregnant - even if it is a reach. Could that be why her feet look so fat also? I thought swelling was a side effect of pregnancy in some cases. Or is it ankles that swell? Disclaimer - I’ve never been preg. I might just be being too nice to her
Interesting to hear people think Louise is pregnant - even if it is a reach. Could that be why her feet look so fat also? I thought swelling was a side effect of pregnancy in some cases. Or is it ankles that swell? Disclaimer - I’ve never been preg. I might just be being too nice to her
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Well if the au pair is taking care of the kids and cooking and cleaning all that’s left to do is for her to conpliment Louise at every opportunity and Louise has everything she needs.
Maybe the kids will get a healthy meal out of it though when Liam can’t cook for them.
Maybe the kids will get a healthy meal out of it though when Liam can’t cook for them.
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I think she wants a nanny because it is obvious she dislikes the responsibility of being a mum. She likes looking at her babies and taking pictures of them to post online but when it comes to the actual day to day tasks (getting them dressed, driving them to school, taking them on playdates, cooking their meals) she really hates and complains about those constantly. Just go back to watch the Center Parcs vlog and the one taking care of the children and taking them to activities is Esther... Louise just complained about not being able to nap, lounge, get in the hot tub, drink wine, watch TV and having to take the kids to what the place offered (pool, playground, boat ride, etc.).videostar wrote:I wonder if the desire to need a nanny is influenced by her wealth, or other parents at Darcy's school having nannies? I kind of see it as pointless, her job appears to allow her flexibility to parent her children, and look after the house, more so than many working mums are afforded, but I suppose we don't know what her schedule is really like... only what she shows us.
Basically she wants to be a mum without actually having to be a mum because she's lazy and selfish.
I don't knock mums who don't work or have part-time jobs but still require full-time help, my own mum had full-time help... we had a nanny for 8 years but mum had 4 daughters all very close in age - in fact I'm only 1 year 12 days younger than one of my sisters, that's how close in age we are.
Of course if you have multiple kids and all of them under an age where they can do some things for themselves (get dressed, shower, use the restroom, grab a snack, etc.) then you will surely need help but Louise has 1.5 kids (Darcy is with her only part-time and is also old enough to not require mum's attention 100% of the time) and Pearl is not even crawling yet... and even if Pearl was already crawling or walking, Louise "works" from home and sure, we don't know her schedule but we've seen enough of her vlogs to put 2 and 2 together.
She doesn't do much except be on her laptop, walk around with a camera, go shopping or go have her hair done, have her nails done too, hang out with that annoying brummymummy or with Esther, even the Gleam people go to her house for meetings, she doesn't even have to show her mug in the office at all. There is no brilliant editing work on any of her videos, they're all put together very lazily and judging by how long they usually are she doesn't even go through the footage to ensure she's only using the entertaining parts... I doubt she spends much time on editing/uploading videos. Also, most weeks she only posts one video, two at most, it's not like she's churning daily content... there is hardly need for a full-time nanny but maybe Pearl will be better off... the current nanny at least takes Pearl to the playground and for walks which is already much more than Louise does, she just grabs Pearl and drags her shopping and for hair appointments... hardly entertaining or stimulating activities for a baby
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videostar wrote:I wonder if the desire to need a nanny is influenced by her wealth, or other parents at Darcy's school having nannies? I kind of see it as pointless, her job appears to allow her flexibility to parent her children, and look after the house, more so than many working mums are afforded, but I suppose we don't know what her schedule is really like... only what she shows us.
This is kind of how I feel about it all. Like I don’t deny that she’s not lazy (on camera anyway) but a significant amount of money still has to be coming from somewhere to maintain her house, car, and all the bills. There are no ADs or free things that can cover the cost of those kinds of things. So she must be doing a decent amount of work to cover that, and then also her huge hauls that she does every few weeks.
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FYI, I'm a full time nanny and I only work 36 hours a week. Full time doesn't mean 24 hours, but it does sound like she's looking for an au pair who is someone that possibly lives at her house and is basically an extra set of hands. I've been in jobs where I was a mommy's helper- essentially an au pair without the living accommodation. But even au pairs have a maximum amount of hours worked.Apple In My Pie wrote:With regards to the nanny thing, I think nannying is the kind of thing where if one nanny isn’t working out for you/your family then you can chop and change and search for a new one - obviously that’s a wee bit of a pain in the ass but it is done. If that’s the case then I wonder why she’s swapping. A full time nanny position is so, so unfair on those poor kids though, if that’s the case - when do they get time with their Mum? Pearl especially; Darcy can still have time with her father, but Pearl misses out on both of her parents because of the nanny.
Interesting to hear people think Louise is pregnant - even if it is a reach. Could that be why her feet look so fat also? I thought swelling was a side effect of pregnancy in some cases. Or is it ankles that swell? Disclaimer - I’ve never been preg. I might just be being too nice to her
I'm not judging Louise on her decision to get a nanny. Kids are a lot of work and it seems like Louise is going the #bossbabe route Zoe is. Also, it's exhausting being a WAHM, I know because I've seen it. Trying to juggle a kid, a baby, and work is hard.
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Omg she clearly hates cleaning and only does speed cleans to steal content from other mum vloggers. It just doesn't feel authentic. I think where she goes wrong is she tries to make out she loves it and finds it satisfying whereas other youtubers who do cleaning videos are very matter of fact about it instead of the faking loving cleaning
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It's all relative because each case is different but I was an au pair for almost 2 years and I worked 12+ hour days (7am to 7pm) which is way more hours than the agency that managed me allowed but most au pairs feel a bit obligated because it is very different when you actually live in the house, you may be off work but they'll come knocking on your door asking for help and what do you do? Lock yourself in your room and play dead or pretend you're deaf? When you live in their home there is no separation of home/work, you live where you work and you work where you live with your boss around most of the time, it's not easy saying no especially when you're the average au pair age (my agency only allowed 18 to 26).jamieschmidt wrote:FYI, I'm a full time nanny and I only work 36 hours a week. Full time doesn't mean 24 hours, but it does sound like she's looking for an au pair who is someone that possibly lives at her house and is basically an extra set of hands. I've been in jobs where I was a mommy's helper- essentially an au pair without the living accommodation. But even au pairs have a maximum amount of hours worked.
I'm not judging Louise on her decision to get a nanny. Kids are a lot of work and it seems like Louise is going the #bossbabe route Zoe is. Also, it's exhausting being a WAHM, I know because I've seen it. Trying to juggle a kid, a baby, and work is hard.
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Also there is an element of feeling like you owe it to them because even though my host parents didn't pay me much more (only 25% more) than the accorded weekly fee which was peanuts to begin with (au pairs are paid a fraction of a nanny's pay) they did pay for things they weren't obligated to provide like all my toiletries, meds if I required them, any extra groceries I wanted for myself, as much petrol as I needed even if it was for personal use of the car, they even took me shopping a couple times for special occasions like the baby's baptism, birthday parties, a weekend holiday to the beach, etc.
I also knew quite a few au pairs from the same agency that worked in the area and most of them worked 10 to 12 hour days too because most host parents went to offices where they were 8-9 hours a day plus the commute to and from work. Louise "works" from home but let's face it... if she can avoid doing any of the actual work of being a mother she will have that au pair working from the moment Liam leaves to work until he comes back home.
I also suspect it is a money play, au pairs are significantly less expensive than nannies, a full time au pair will cost her less than her current 3 times a week nanny. She's not making as much money as she used to before so it makes sense she wants to save on childcare without having to sacrifice the benefit of having childcare.
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I do think au pairing can be a bit exploitative. I only did it for a few months in a foreign country and it was hard work! I specifically went for a family that weren't asking me to do any chores or cleaning, as I have friends who have done that and essentially been treated as a slave, which isn't far from the truth on the salary you're offered. I earned €60 a week! OP, did the listing specify what price they were offering?
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The latest hit record
"Wake up it's a beautiful morning, wake up and.. preorder my booookkkk" are you f-ing kidding me
"Wake up it's a beautiful morning, wake up and.. preorder my booookkkk" are you f-ing kidding me
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I think the theme of every vlog should just be her book she mentions it so bloody much.