Loved this article!

[Anonymous]

http://www.scarymommy.com/things-i-wish-you-knew-from-your-nanny/

[Anonymous]

Thanks for posting op. I swear she was writing about my db lol, handsome guy but such a mess and my mb does nearly everything herself. He is like a 3rd kid lol

[Anonymous]

I've read it before and it doesn't really ring true for me. It seems very immature, to be honest. I am not "afraid" to eat my employer's food, but I mostly bring my own because I'm an adult who wants to pack a nice salad and not gorge on junk food from the pantry. I'm not secretly in love with DB, but that's because I am a professional and he'a my boss, not because I view him as a child. I certainly don't want to be like my MBs. They are all lovely women, but I don't aspire to a different career or life. I do agree that it's easier to be patient as a nanny than a parent and that genuine respect and appreciation are always welcome. I think this is from the perspection of a young person who works as a nanny for a few years, not from the POV of a career nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've read it before and it doesn't really ring true for me. It seems very immature, to be honest. I am not "afraid" to eat my employer's food, but I mostly bring my own because I'm an adult who wants to pack a nice salad and not gorge on junk food from the pantry. I'm not secretly in love with DB, but that's because I am a professional and he'a my boss, not because I view him as a child. I certainly don't want to be like my MBs. They are all lovely women, but I don't aspire to a different career or life. I do agree that it's easier to be patient as a nanny than a parent and that genuine respect and appreciation are always welcome. I think this is from the perspection of a young person who works as a nanny for a few years, not from the POV of a career nanny.

She clearly states several times she's twenty something, so clearly not a career nanny perspective.

I personally found it very true to how I felt when I was starting out - especially with the families I loved and got along with. Now that I'm much older it's a bit different, but the sentiment of 'I get to leave' is still there. On the worst days I am just counting down until it's time to go to my lovely quiet home which makes it easier to deal with kids who are being terrible.

[Anonymous]

Haaa! Certainly speaks to the neuroses from the nannies AND MBs on the board! Cleverly written!