This made me laugh......

[Anonymous]

I love how in this thread almost every parent says how they can only handle playing with their kids for very short amounts of time, yet my employers tell me I need to be interacting with the kids for the full 8 hours of my work day. They don't believe in independent play.
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/341731.page

[Anonymous]

What amuses me is the bull shit we hear about how they need the nanny to buy the groceries, make dinner, clean the house, do everyone's laundry, and wipe their butts, so they can "spend more time with their kids". Right. Smh

[Anonymous]

"I can push her on the swing for two hours straight. But other than that, not really. She's 2, so she cant even articulate what she's doing very well when she's playing. This is half the point of having a nanny. If I didn't hate kids it would be the point of having a second child - built in playmate."
I found this gem on the first page. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I can push her on the swing for two hours straight. But other than that, not really. She's 2, so she cant even articulate what she's doing very well when she's playing. This is half the point of having a nanny. If I didn't hate kids it would be the point of having a second child - built in playmate."
I found this gem on the first page. Sad.

Damn

[Anonymous]

Op here, my MB came home early today to find my charge playing on his own on the floor and me folding his laundry on the couch next to him. She told me she would prefer that I take care of the laundry while he is napping, and instead be on the floor with him asking him about what he's playing. He is 4 years old and doesn't always nap.

[Anonymous]

Do these women not remember their childhoods? I just have a hard time believing many of the MBs we deal with had caregivers ( who in reality were probably their grandmothers, neighbors, or daycare providers) who sat on the floor all day and "played" with them.

My charges are 3 and 1. We play, but 80% of their day they play with each other, themselves, or other kids. They are the smartest, most well behaved children I know.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting -- I needed a good laugh!!! This was it!

[Anonymous]

There was not one parent in that entire 3page post that enjoyed playing with their child more than 10minutes haha

No wonder they want us to be attentive, because they basically ignore their child the rest of the time.

[Anonymous]

I'm a mom, but I find many moms on dcum arent very maternal. They're very career-focused and have children (much) later in life. Not everyone knows how to interact with kids, I remember trying to teach my SIL how to be silly and play with her 5 month old when she asked me how I get him to giggle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, my MB came home early today to find my charge playing on his own on the floor and me folding his laundry on the couch next to him. She told me she would prefer that I take care of the laundry while he is napping, and instead be on the floor with him asking him about what he's playing. He is 4 years old and doesn't always nap.

My former charge LOVED laundry time. He'd get so excited when he saw the laundry basket (it crinkled) and would sit inside of it and play while I folded. It was his favorite activity of the week, I swear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here, my MB came home early today to find my charge playing on his own on the floor and me folding his laundry on the couch next to him. She told me she would prefer that I take care of the laundry while he is napping, and instead be on the floor with him asking him about what he's playing. He is 4 years old and doesn't always nap.

My former charge LOVED laundry time. He'd get so excited when he saw the laundry basket (it crinkled) and would sit inside of it and play while I folded. It was his favorite activity of the week, I swear.

My charges too!!

When they were babies they would crawl to the pile and hide it in as I folded the laundry around them. Now they help me carry things to the washer, move to the washer and "help" me fold things. They LOVE putting things in the drawers (and pulling things out) They are 17 month old twins

[Anonymous]

I don't see the problem. If I'm getting paid to do something and it's different than what parents would do themselves, not my issue.

[Anonymous]

All of this is really insulting to me. I'm a mother, w/ twins and a nanny and a pretty demanding job that our family needs me to keep (and that I enjoy BTW).

I will be thrilled when our kids are old enough to play independently and well, and I encourage my nanny to support that.

I enjoy my children immensely. I also find them exhausting. Our nanny makes our life possible and we are blessed to have her. We make her life possible also.

I don't fit your judgments above and I'm sure the majority of mothers here don't either. Just as I'm sure the vast majority of nannies are far more rational, loving, and professional that many of the viewpoints routinely expressed here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of this is really insulting to me. I'm a mother, w/ twins and a nanny and a pretty demanding job that our family needs me to keep (and that I enjoy BTW).

I will be thrilled when our kids are old enough to play independently and well, and I encourage my nanny to support that.

I enjoy my children immensely. I also find them exhausting. Our nanny makes our life possible and we are blessed to have her. We make her life possible also.

I don't fit your judgments above and I'm sure the majority of mothers here don't either. Just as I'm sure the vast majority of nannies are far more rational, loving, and professional that many of the viewpoints routinely expressed here.

Mom here. I agree, but you should read the other thread and you will see where these nannies are coming from. I get that children's play can be really repetitive, but that thread was just sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of this is really insulting to me. I'm a mother, w/ twins and a nanny and a pretty demanding job that our family needs me to keep (and that I enjoy BTW).

I will be thrilled when our kids are old enough to play independently and well, and I encourage my nanny to support that.

I enjoy my children immensely. I also find them exhausting. Our nanny makes our life possible and we are blessed to have her. We make her life possible also.

I don't fit your judgments above and I'm sure the majority of mothers here don't either. Just as I'm sure the vast majority of nannies are far more rational, loving, and professional that many of the viewpoints routinely expressed here.

Wow, PP, your mommy guilt is showing.