You Know You a Nanny When...

[Anonymous]

http://nannycredential-thetimeisnow.blogspot.com/2010/08/you-know-youre-nanny-when.html?m=1

You know you're a nanny when......

...you have a fairly authoritative, slightly scary "nanny voice" and it can stop everyone around you in their tracks

...you grab into your bag for a pen and pull out a crayon, a half eaten bag of goldfish and some tissues

...you heart soars when a child accomplishes something practiced often but never conquered until now

....you forget the name of the last movie you saw but you can recite every word of the "Cat in the Hat" and can sing all 15 verses with motions to the "Wheels on the Bus"

...you are willing to give up your weekends to go to ballet recitals, baseball games and art shows

...you have never gotten the tax deduction for "your" kids

...you are kid magnet where ever you go

...you love your job especially because of the perks like hugs, days at the pool, naptime and home made valentines

...you have several outfits and perhaps even a car that smells slightly of baby formula, play dough and juice

...you have days when you are a pirate, a ballerina, a dog and an explorer

...you are proud of what you do- even if that means all you did today was get a two year old to take a bite of broccoli

...you have mistakenly asked your friend if she had to use the "potty"

...you are faster than a crawling infant and can leap tall towers of toys in a single bound

...you want to inspire the future of the world one child at a time

You know you're a nanny when the ripples of your daily work extend out for generations.

How do you finish the sentence- You know I am a nanny because......

[Anonymous]

You know you're a nanny when.. you get called " entitled" on dcum..haha jk.. cute list! I can totally relate to them all! I often find myself using baby sign language by accident with adults since I use it all day with my charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: You know you're a nanny when.. you get called " entitled" on dcum..haha jk.. cute list! I can totally relate to them all! I often find myself using baby sign language by accident with adults since I use it all day with my charge.

Yes! Hahaha

[Anonymous]

You know you're a nanny when....

You find yourself narrating your every move even when off the clock.

You have to ignore your instinct to make silly faces and blow raspberries when an adult is upset. I have found it to be effective on my boyfriend when he's being a grump, however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know you're a nanny when....

You find yourself narrating your every move even when off the clock.

Oh my gosh i totally do this all the time!

[Anonymous]

You know you're a nanny when you ask your husband if he has to "go potty" before we leave for dinner. It happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know you're a nanny when....

You find yourself narrating your every move even when off the clock.

Oh my gosh i totally do this all the time!

+2

Me too!

[Anonymous]

You know you are a nanny, when on your off-time...

You get super excited to see an emergency vehicles and make siren sounds!

Search your bag for your keys and pull out a match box car instead.

You find yourself cutting your dinner into itty-bitty peices.

When a song on the radio ends, you shout "yay!" and clap.

When you see a cute pair of shoes at Macy's you say "ooooh wow!".

When dining at a restaurant you move your boyfriends glass of water from the edge of the table.

Have an argument with your stubborn brother, and resist the urge to count 1-2-3 and put him in time-out!

Look in a mirror for the first time all day and notice you have finger paint on your cheek, and what you can only hope is peanut butter in your hair.

[Anonymous]

Marry Poppins Poopy head?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know you are a nanny, when on your off-time...

You get super excited to see an emergency vehicles and make siren sounds!

Search your bag for your keys and pull out a match box car instead.

You find yourself cutting your dinner into itty-bitty peices.

When a song on the radio ends, you shout "yay!" and clap.

When you see a cute pair of shoes at Macy's you say "ooooh wow!".

When dining at a restaurant you move your boyfriends glass of water from the edge of the table.

Have an argument with your stubborn brother, and resist the urge to count 1-2-3 and put him in time-out!

Look in a mirror for the first time all day and notice you have finger paint on your cheek, and what you can only hope is peanut butter in your hair.

This!!! I made myself a grilled cheese the other day and without even noticing, I cut off the crust and then cut it into 4 pieces like I do for the twins I nanny for! haha

[Anonymous]

I LOVE this list! So true.

[Anonymous]

"You know you're a nanny when the ripples of your daily work extend out for generations."

That's a pretty powerful statement, and oh so true.
With all our petty gripes and those of the MB's on this board, we should be proud that we are making a huge difference in our kids lives, ones that will effect them their whole lives. We are doing a super important job when all is said and done.

You know you're a nanny, when at the end of the work day you feel the pride and accomplishment of helping raising someone else's kids to be the best they can be. To know that you can sacrifice the appreciation and respect that doesn't come hand in hand in our field. To step back and be proud when the little ones accomplish something big and small, and be okay that you will not be credited and compensated fairly. That is not what a nanny is about. We do this for the love of children, and our hope to leave this world in a better place.

God bless our nannies. The wonderful women who take care of our most precious possessions. May we do all we can in our means to provide all the right tools to insure the people taking care of our LO's are happy and more than capable.

[Anonymous]

musician/speaker/author family when)

You drive a car with carseats in the back seats and Highschool musical cranked up
Your perfume switches between, sweet potato puree, spit-up, hot dogs and baby sunblock.
When the youth you work with want to play with your phone they realize all you have are baby, fisher-price games
Your most said phrase is "Oh, I'm just the nanny."
A "normal" schedule consists of different hours and days every week and spending weekends either traveling or staying home watching kids all weekend
You can change a diaper with one hand while holding octopus arms in the other (at least that's what it feels like)
98% of your photos, tweets, status' are of or about kids
You can sing all the theme songs to Dora the Explorer, The Wonder Pets, and The Backyardigans
You get excited when Parent magazine comes in the mail
You are much better at socializing with the group of moms and discussing disciplining techniques than you are socializing with people your own age
You're told you have a "mom" look when the need arises (I work with a youth group...they're real honest)
You get two types of looks when you are out in public- The sympathetic, "awww poor single mom with four kids" or the judgemental "hmph young, single mom with four kids."
When people ask if you've seen any good movies lately...you can ramble off every animated/kids movie but are pretty much clueless as to what "grown-up" movies are out
You watch the same Animated movie over and over for months until the next big animated movie comes out....then you watch that one over and over and over.
You're constantly asked if you are ever going to continue your education to actually use your Psychology major (I always laugh at that one, I use it everyday)
You DO go out with your friends only to have a pacifier and baby wipes fall out of your purse
You realize at the end of the day that you walked around all day with dried oatmeal all over the back of your pants
You can stand in Target with your boss discussing/analyzing what the best sippy cup is
You can have the worst day and have it all turned around by a sweet hug from a five year old
When "Miss" has become a permanent part of your first name
You spend all day smelling baby poop...but are unable to pin-point the source
It's not out of the norm to walk around the mall with a baby in an ergo, a stroller and kids trailing behind you
Sunday is your dress up day, sadly not because of church but because the rest of the week you spent wearing baby-food covered sweats
You find joy and yet your heart aches when seeing simple accomplishments, like a babies first words, a kid reading you her first book, or facing fears and growing up
You can make a killer heart-shaped PB&J, the best mac n cheese and a grilled cheese to die for
You love analyzing birth-order and personalities
You know when every "Kids eat free" night is in your town
The workers at the local kids activity centers know you by name
When you go shopping for clothes your first priority is to find things that are "kid friendly" and easy to move in
You experience all this, yet have no kids of your own.

From the Handy Nanny Blog

[Anonymous]

When you don't have biological children of your own, yet you feel unconditional unending love for every child you've ever cared for. To the extent that years after you've cared for them, you follow every birthday, graduation ceremony and achievement as if there were your own. And are eternally grateful for the parents that encourage and make sure you have the opportunity to do so.

[Anonymous]

MB who loves this thread. It's so nice to hear about nannies who love their charges so much!