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Successful CEO who can't afford a nanny

posted 9 years ago by cinematixx
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So this founder & CEO of a successful internet company can't hire a nanny to take care of her child. Instead she (ab)uses her husband to take care of the child. No wonder that after 18 months of being nothing more than a servant to her wife, the husband finally wants a real relationship with a woman.

Yet this movie goes even further and makes him crawling back and apologizing to her and swearing he'll do better in the future.

The movie would be just as bad if the sexes were reversed.

[–] johnston.scot 9 years ago

It's a startup, pre-IPO. No problem believing that her finances are somewhat limited. Combine that with: the husband having a feckless nature; having bit off a bit more than they could chew, financially, with their home; and the compromises required in hiring nannies in New York City, where the market is skewed by huge-bonus finance guys and the like.

The husband feeling conflicted over his house-husband role is, I think, an intentional element of the movie.

[–] jomar68 9 years ago

Some people just believe in raising their own children.

[–] McCartney42 9 years ago

According to Jules, Matt staying home and her going to work was his idea.

[–] speedy1383 8 years ago

Yup. Exactly. This thread just doesn't make sense. Sure she can afford a nanny, but they didn't want to go that route.

[–] crypticanomaly73 9 years ago

They were probably in a lot of debt to start the company off, so a nanny wouldn't be a first choice.

The thing is though, she is the CEO why not just create a creche in the office and write it off on tax? This would allow the husband to also work and why wasn't he working for her company anyway, even from home?

As another poster mentioned, he was the one who suggested he quit his job so maybe he did what some women do and just decided he could get out of working? That would fit the negative stereotype of men as portrayed in the movie.

Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.

[–] MBerlant 9 years ago

I too kept thinking throughout the movie that Matt should be working part time for Jules' company during the hours that Paige is at school.

[–] tradewithme4444 8 years ago

I think the movie said that the husband had the more successful career so he should have remained working and hired a nanny. I'm sure the nanny could not have cost him more than his own salary. As for some people who don't believe in having others care for their children, then you have 2 choices, either don't have children or stay at home and stfu.

[–] Yorick_Brown 8 years ago

As for some people who don't believe in having others care for their children, then you have 2 choices, either don't have children or stay at home and stfu.

For wanting the parents to be... the parents???

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[–] purpleblows 9 years ago

You come off so bitter!

[–] johnsonium 9 years ago

You obviously don't understand how startups work.

[–] Howlin Wolf 8 years ago

Just because you can afford a nanny doesn't mean you WANT one... What if neither of them wanted to be detached from their kid?!

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[–] Imatwork 8 years ago

Another example of damned if you do and damned if you don't.

I'm guessing you'd also be upset if they HAD a nanny. By the logic you just presented you'd probably be upset that since she was successful the husband should have quit his job so he could care for their child themselves so they didn't requite a nanny.

Some people like to find something wrong with every situation.

[–] AntonioDaniels 8 years ago

Hilariously weak trolling...

Or a sadly shortsighted view on a real relationship