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U.S. Janet B. > wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2018 13:58:01 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> On 5/24/2018 1:10 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Thu, 24 May 2018 12:32:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
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>>>> On 5/24/2018 12:04 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 10:37:32 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
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>>>>>> some people are so time committed that they don't have time to plan
>>>>>> what you are talking about. I know several couples, they travel
>>>>>> almost constantly with work, have 2-3 kids, a dog, a nanny a
>>>>>> housekeeper and lawn care person. They moved here from the big city
>>>>>> to live a more relaxed life style. I can't imagine what their life
>>>>>> was like before. They claim they are living a slower pace now.
>>>>>> Janet US
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>>>>> They have a housekeeper, a nanny, and a lawn care person and still
>>>>> can't put a meal on the table????
>>>>>
>>>> Why didn't they hire a cook?!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> Perhaps they wanted to do as much as they could. I don't understand
>>> the negative reaction to people like this. I simply explained why
>>> some people would use a meal service from time to time. I live in a
>>> community full of busy people like this who want to retain as much
>>> family time as they can without the intrusion of live in help.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> They wanted to do as much as they could by hiring a housekeeper and a
>> nanny? Hands on. Sure. It sounds to me like s very posh lifestyle and
>> not like the parents want to be much involved with their children.
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>> Ordering a meal kit won't make the family be any closer. It's a
>> marketing image.
>>
>> Jill
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> Weekly housecleaning help (I know there are women here who have that)
> and weekly lawn service (I know there are people here who have that)
> and someone to take and pick up the kids from school (that is a common
> thing these days, maybe grandma?). If I had used different words than
> nanny and housekeeper you would have been able to look around and find
> many couples around you (all of RFC) who do the same thing. The
> words nanny, housekeeper, lawn care are the words used in my community
> but apparently are trigger words for some folks here. Posh lifestyle?
> Not hardly.
> Janet US
>
I should have finished reading the thread before jumping in! What you said
here is exactly so!
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