Nannying has taught me...

[Anonymous]

That I don't want kids. Like ever.

Love my charges but I cannot do this day in and day out for eternity without being paid and getting to leave at night

[Anonymous]

I'm 25 and have been going through phases of "baby fever" lately but then I go to work and have a day where all 3 kids are fighting and crying and cranky and then 5 oclock comes and I get to leave and it's a BIG reality check that no..I do not want a baby right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 25 and have been going through phases of "baby fever" lately but then I go to work and have a day where all 3 kids are fighting and crying and cranky and then 5 oclock comes and I get to leave and it's a BIG reality check that no..I do not want a baby right now.

This. Exactly. (Op here)

God bless mamas everywhere but I don't think it's for meeee!

[Anonymous]

Ugh, same here. I am 24 and nannying is the best birth control.

[Anonymous]

+1 to nannying as birth control!

I'm 25 love children and most days have the baby crazies.... then I go to work with 3 kids fighting all day and it puts the baby crazies on the backburner for at least a month or two!

[Anonymous]

I find it so strange to hear this. I am the opposite. I am late 20's and would give birth to twins tomorrow if circumstances were different (I am single and couldn't afford SMBC).

What I have learned from nannying is:
1) There are lots of "right" ways to parent; you have to do what works for the people involved (parents, kids and care providers), not what seems most "correct" in an abstract sense.
2) I have been a fly on the wall in a lot of marriages and I have learned that mutual respect and honest, clear communication are so important for building a family together.

[Anonymous]

Another nanny who does not want kids. I'm 31 and married. Love, LOVE being a nanny but I also love coming home to my sanctuary.

[Anonymous]

I had all three of my kids by the age of twenty-three, and trust me, had I been a nanny in my youth, I would have remained child free for the rest of my life.

Only half (sorta!) kidding.

[Anonymous]

39 and after 20 years working with kids, no thank you to having my own!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it so strange to hear this. I am the opposite. I am late 20's and would give birth to twins tomorrow if circumstances were different (I am single and couldn't afford SMBC).

What I have learned from nannying is:
1) There are lots of "right" ways to parent; you have to do what works for the people involved (parents, kids and care providers), not what seems most "correct" in an abstract sense.
2) I have been a fly on the wall in a lot of marriages and I have learned that mutual respect and honest, clear communication are so important for building a family together.

You rock.

[Anonymous]

I am the opposite! I am only 21, so kids are still a few years off for my SO and I, but I cannot wait for the day when we are financially ready for them. Even when my charges are having bad days, screaming, throwing fits, etc. I still want kids!

[Anonymous]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only nanny who never wants kids. Most of my friends look at me like I'm crazy when I say I never want kids. I told my former MB that my husband and I weren't planning on having kids and she looked at me like I just said I want to kill a baby. I will never make that mistake again by telling a MB. I love my job but I have no clue how parents do it all the time! I'm so patient with the kids, we have so much fun together and I absolutely love kids but it's because I get to go home at night and just relax with my husband.

[Anonymous]

I don't want children either. I knew during my first week of being and nanny and haven't change my mind since.

[Anonymous]

i want kids just like my charges. I've already raised these two to be wonderful kids, I'm ready to do it with my own.