Ever feel like a complete screw-up?

[Anonymous]

Do you ever have a week where you feel like you're doing everything wrong and you wonder why the family doesn't fire you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you ever have a week where you feel like you're doing everything wrong and you wonder why the family doesn't fire you?

Nope, I'm pretty competent.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes, yes.
Usually it's stuff that I've held myself to a higher standard of, and my issue to work through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes, yes.
Usually it's stuff that I've held myself to a higher standard of, and my issue to work through.

I've just been a little forgetful this week. Like not mentioning to MB something that happened and I wanted to tell her but then forgot. I feel like a terrible nanny.

[Anonymous]

No. I'm sure you're doing much better than they are, when you're gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I'm sure you're doing much better than they are, when you're gone.

Thank you. They are wonderful parents but it's nice to hear this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes, yes.
Usually it's stuff that I've held myself to a higher standard of, and my issue to work through.

I've just been a little forgetful this week. Like not mentioning to MB something that happened and I wanted to tell her but then forgot. I feel like a terrible nanny.

Sounds like a humble-brag. "Oh no I forgot to tell MB that aiden laughed when he saw a cat today."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes, yes.
Usually it's stuff that I've held myself to a higher standard of, and my issue to work through.

I've just been a little forgetful this week. Like not mentioning to MB something that happened and I wanted to tell her but then forgot. I feel like a terrible nanny.

My charge threw herself out of her bouncy seat (not hurt - I was right there washing our her bottle) and I left and forgot to tell the parents. I woke up at three in the morning in a panic that they will put the baby in her bouncy seat, she will throw herself out and die. I get there before the baby wakes up so I told them the second I walked in the door and apologized for forgetting. They were completely "no big deal" about the whole thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes, yes.
Usually it's stuff that I've held myself to a higher standard of, and my issue to work through.

I've just been a little forgetful this week. Like not mentioning to MB something that happened and I wanted to tell her but then forgot. I feel like a terrible nanny.

My charge threw herself out of her bouncy seat (not hurt - I was right there washing our her bottle) and I left and forgot to tell the parents. I woke up at three in the morning in a panic that they will put the baby in her bouncy seat, she will throw herself out and die. I get there before the baby wakes up so I told them the second I walked in the door and apologized for forgetting. They were completely "no big deal" about the whole thing.

Definitely not a humble brag. I freak out over these things because I want to be a perfect nanny. I know that is stupid and unrealistic but something I'm trying to get over.

[Anonymous]

Not a week, but maybe an off day.