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39. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting

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Having a Baby Sitter Is a Good Idea

Ellen wolfers and stevenson are both busy professionals, which means that matilda would be spending a fair amount of time with a baby sitter. Could they have hired a perfectly nice, friendly nanny for 15 bucks an hour? Yal they could have. So you guys hired a nanny who was a public who was extremely skilled as a as a nanny and beyond. And i think matilda's getting the same kind of upbringing and intellectual stimulation as if we were at home raising her. I ask, what ellen gets paid? I've 50 thousand dollars a year. Ellen does more than just watch after matilda. Mammabpapa ogood job.

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