"I wish my Mom and Dad would play with me"

[Anonymous]

I had my charge at a Christmas event where they had a wishing well. I gave him a coin and told him to make a wish for what he wanted most in the whole world. I truly expected him to say that he wished for a scooter or to be a part of the Paw Patrol - but this was what he wished most of all.

My eyes actually filled with tears. The father relieved me yesterday and I told him what his son wished for and he just blew it off. I know he will not tell his wife.

[Anonymous]

Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

[Anonymous]

This is sad. ;(

I bet the Father was ashamed + embarrassed by what you told him.

However I do hope that he thinks about it a bit & does tell his wife so that they do end up interacting w/their son much more.

[Anonymous]

Poor little guy. As a nanny, I hope you play with him, OP - sounds like he really needs it.

[Anonymous]

So tell the mom yourself.

[Anonymous]

I’m an MB. My daughter told me all she wanted from Santa is for mommy to quit her job and stay home with her all day. Like being stabbed in the heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

Therapists will make a fortune off your kids emotional problems.

[Anonymous]

Poor little man...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

The nanny is around here will probably tear you apart for this, but as a nanny who has worked for this exact type of kid, I can concur that they totally exist and they feed off of overly emotional and dramatic adults like the OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

The nanny is around here will probably tear you apart for this, but as a nanny who has worked for this exact type of kid, I can concur that they totally exist and they feed off of overly emotional and dramatic adults like the OP.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

The nanny is around here will probably tear you apart for this, but as a nanny who has worked for this exact type of kid, I can concur that they totally exist and they feed off of overly emotional and dramatic adults like the OP.

I love when the resident pick me nanny chimes in. The nanny is always wrong except Nanny pickme because she is experienced. The MB is always right. The unpopular opinion is always right. Your schtick is tired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can be dramatic. They can also be manipulative.

I bet he got a significant and very loving response from you.

Wow, you are cold-hearted, PP. I hope to God you are not a parent.

I am a parent. Maybe the child is genuinely deprived of parental attention, maybe not. I have several kids and two of them are particularly prone to dramatic pronouncements. One because she's just mercurial and reacts dramatically to everything, the other because he's keenly aware that triggering a sympathetic emotional reaction pays dividends for him. I also have one kid who would never say or do something like this - he just kind of sails through life without much bothering him.

I am never inclined to believe the worst of a parent just because a child, especially one young enough to have a nanny, says something seemingly alarming.

Show me finger marks on arms, bruises on the torso, a flinching reaction to sudden gestures, a sexually explicit child, etc.... then you get my attention. Dramatic statements? Meh.

How sad that you view your kids wanting to spend time with you as manipulation.
How sad that it sails right over your hed that you have two kids doing what they can to gain your attention and one who realizes it doesn't matter what he does because you won't care unless it's something you have to take time off work .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor little guy. As a nanny, I hope you play with him, OP - sounds like he really needs it.

I play with him all the time. And no, he is not a dramatic kid or attention-seeking. This was actually his wish - made with a hopeful tone in his voice.

My relationship with his mother is not good enough for me to tell her - I barely ever see her.

He is such a great little kid.