Nanny spotting Vienna edition

[Anonymous]

Your nanny - short curly hair, jeans, checked shirt knotted in the front, converse
Kids - 3, - older girl wearing pink shorts. older curly haired boy, boy wearing a top with a firetruck and khaki shorts, speech unclear so I am guessing he is under 3

We were all at the park with the go-around in Meadow Ln park between 11-12. She constantly kept
correcting the girl 'you a girl, you can't go fast'. Your daughter is a
An adventurously little girl wanting to do tricks and jump on and off the spinning platform like the older boys. Nanny seems otherwise nice and attentive.

[Anonymous]

NP - If I see something like this I would not report on DCUM, but if would never want for my little girl a nanny who teaches her she cannot do certain things because she is a girl (fine is nanny tells her she cannot do stuff because she is too young, still too short, net heavy enough and so on, but not because of her gender, unless it is peeing standing up in front of the toilet).

[Anonymous]

I hope the parents see this and have a talk with their nanny. Maybe other parents can be more alert to what odd messages the nanny is sending to their kids. Looks like my post struck a nerve.

-OP

[Anonymous]

I don't care how experienced she is. It's not a nanny's place to tell a child she can't climb simply because she's a girl. This is 2015, there is no reason to force children to fit into antiquated gender roles, it's not the nanny's place.

[Anonymous]

Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

You don't sound like a nanny at all. But here's a REALITY CHECK for you. When you hire an unknown person to be the care provider, there's no way you can control these things.

What's ingrained is ingrained. You can keep fooling yourself otherwise, if you prefer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

i'm just a parent you really don't have anything to do with your life you sitting down try to make somebody's life is miserable. well You are the one going after your self .Little girl have ANY nothing to do with is. You are in pain suggestion is getting help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

You don't sound like a nanny at all. But here's a REALITY CHECK for you. When you hire an unknown person to be the care provider, there's no way you can control these things.

What's ingrained is ingrained. You can keep fooling yourself otherwise, if you prefer.

I'm curious as to what part of my response makes you think I'm not a nanny. I have been a nanny for almost ten years now, and have worked with children in other capacities for even longer. I take pride in what I do.

As to your "point," of course this sort of belief is ingrained in a person from childhood. That is precisely why this post is such a concern. I am certain the parents do not want such thoughts in their children's inner monologues their whole lives. And yes, in a nanny/employer relationship, some issues will pop up which are not foreseeable. This is not necessarily one of them. However, it is important to interview carefully and hire someone who will assist the parents to instill the desired values in their children, and also to address issues such as this as they occur.

I also find it telling that the posts I flagged and asked Jeff to check were deleted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

You don't sound like a nanny at all. But here's a REALITY CHECK for you. When you hire an unknown person to be the care provider, there's no way you can control these things.

What's ingrained is ingrained. You can keep fooling yourself otherwise, if you prefer.

I'm curious as to what part of my response makes you think I'm not a nanny. I have been a nanny for almost ten years now, and have worked with children in other capacities for even longer. I take pride in what I do.

As to your "point," of course this sort of belief is ingrained in a person from childhood. That is precisely why this post is such a concern. I am certain the parents do not want such thoughts in their children's inner monologues their whole lives. And yes, in a nanny/employer relationship, some issues will pop up which are not foreseeable. This is not necessarily one of them. However, it is important to interview carefully and hire someone who will assist the parents to instill the desired values in their children, and also to address issues such as this as they occur.

I also find it telling that the posts I flagged and asked Jeff to check were deleted.

How naive you are. Best to hire a person who shares your values if you care about values. It's not rocket science, my dear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

i'm just a parent you really don't have anything to do with your life you sitting down try to make somebody's life is miserable. well You are the one going after your self .Little girl have ANY nothing to do with is. You are in pain suggestion is getting help.

Please repost in understandable English.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

We will do anything we can to protect other candidates. We have got enough of you!

[Anonymous]

Still looking for point here.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't let my charge jump off a spinning object.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

We will do anything we can to protect other candidates. We have got enough of you!

Would you care to expound on this? It sounds like you're saying that you are attacking my words in favor of defending "nannies" who don't truly look out for their charges, "nannies" who instill negative messages into their charges' inner monologues, "nannies" who do any number of other things which are damaging to their charges, simply because they share a profession with us. But I'm sure you wouldn't be actively trying to lower our status and reputation as informed, loving caretakers of other's children, worthy of respect, benefits, and good compensation, just to stop someone from being fired or having an uncomfortable conversation with her employer. So please, explain what you actually meant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some really weird replies here, and frankly they seem like they're all written by one person. I'll be flagging so Jeff can take a look.

Anyhow, OP, this is a unique bad nanny sighting! Never seen one like it before. I'm glad you posted. The nanny is sending a horrible message to that little girl, as well as to her brothers, and secondarily, to the other kids at the park. I hope the parents see this.

Signed, a nanny who cares about ALL aspects of my charges' growth and development, not just keeping them alive

You don't sound like a nanny at all. But here's a REALITY CHECK for you. When you hire an unknown person to be the care provider, there's no way you can control these things.

What's ingrained is ingrained. You can keep fooling yourself otherwise, if you prefer.

I'm curious as to what part of my response makes you think I'm not a nanny. I have been a nanny for almost ten years now, and have worked with children in other capacities for even longer. I take pride in what I do.

As to your "point," of course this sort of belief is ingrained in a person from childhood. That is precisely why this post is such a concern. I am certain the parents do not want such thoughts in their children's inner monologues their whole lives. And yes, in a nanny/employer relationship, some issues will pop up which are not foreseeable. This is not necessarily one of them. However, it is important to interview carefully and hire someone who will assist the parents to instill the desired values in their children, and also to address issues such as this as they occur.

I also find it telling that the posts I flagged and asked Jeff to check were deleted.

How naive you are. Best to hire a person who shares your values if you care about values. It's not rocket science, my dear.

Your response to my comment doesn't make much sense. Maybe re-read what I wrote and try again.