Nannies - do you truly love your charge?

[Anonymous]

I am very loving with my charge but when I tell her how much I care about her she says, "I don't care about you." When I tell her I'll miss her (over the weekend) she says she won't miss me. It's a little hard to love someone who seems to not care/have distain about you.

[Anonymous]

No. He is a cool kid but thats not love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am very loving with my charge but when I tell her how much I care about her she says, "I don't care about you." When I tell her I'll miss her (over the weekend) she says she won't miss me. It's a little hard to love someone who seems to not care/have distain about you.

Stop telling her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. He is a cool kid but thats not love.

What do you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. He is a cool kid but thats not love.

What do you mean?

I believe that Americans use word "love" way too often (I'm European). I care about my charge, I keep him happy, safe, fool, rest all day. I don't think about him when I am not with him, I don't miss him when I am not with him. I'm always happy to see him but that's all. I have my own child and that's a true love.

[Anonymous]

I meant full lol

[Anonymous]

You may believe we use the word too often, but that doesn't diminish the genuine love some of us feel. Unlike you, I did miss my charges when I stopped working for them. I have a "family name" the children call me, just like their bio aunts and uncles. I didn't love all of my charges - just these two and one other - but it is "a true love." Disclaimer: No I do not think it resembles parental love; it is more comparable to loving a niece or your BFF's son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. He is a cool kid but thats not love.

What do you mean?

I believe that Americans use word "love" way too often (I'm European). I care about my charge, I keep him happy, safe, fool, rest all day. I don't think about him when I am not with him, I don't miss him when I am not with him. I'm always happy to see him but that's all. I have my own child and that's a true love.

I understand what you are saying however I do truly love my charge by all measures. I do think about him when I am not with him and always start missing him on Sunday afternoon! I have my own child as well but she is grown.

[Anonymous]

MB here some of you sound scary and i would NOT leave my child with someone who thinks and miss my kid. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

I've loved SOME of my charges .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here some of you sound scary and i would NOT leave my child with someone who thinks and miss my kid. Sorry!

You're cold hearted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here some of you sound scary and i would NOT leave my child with someone who thinks and miss my kid. Sorry!

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have truly loved some of them but not all. The ones I don't love, I'm still quite fond of if that makes sense.

+1

This sums it up for me as well. Usually the ones I am their with from birth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here some of you sound scary and i would NOT leave my child with someone who thinks and miss my kid. Sorry!

Another MB here and I find your statement so very strange. I want the best for my child and the best is someone who is devoted to him and wants what is best for him. Yes, I am sure that involves missing him and thinking about him when she is not with him. How could it not?

[Anonymous]

I've loved some of my charges and liked most of them.