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[quote=Anonymous]Who has a respectful, give and take, family-like, and gracious relationship with the family I work for?

I hear so many complaints from both MB's and nannies on this board and are you all really happy?

This is how it works with my nanny family. 
If I need to take off early or come in late one day on occasion no big deal and so when my boss(es) get home late one day on occasion, also this is no big deal. Things even out. When I get into work MB and I chat. We talk about her week/my week/cute things her son has done or said/and anything else I should know or she or I want to share! Sometimes this doesn't always happen because she has to go right to work, but most mornings we chat. When she's done working again we will chat. I usually leave 5-10 min after I am "off" and that's fine with me, again because they're flexible with me when I need them to be AND because I enjoy talking with my only "coworker" of types. 
I am respected in their home and I respect them and everything in their home. I don't take things without asking and on the same hand am always offered more than I would ever ask to take. They respect my weekend hours, but will often ask me to have dinner with their family should I want to. I normally accept because I enjoy their company as they say they do mine! If I ever had an emergency, they would be the first I would call because they are essentially my family in this town. And if they ever need a small favor or had any issue with their child they'd also call on me. They trust my judgment when it comes to their son and back me up when I discipline and I also do the same for their parenting philosophies. I've watched their son grow up and I treat him as I would my own and in return, they treat me as if I were their own (they're about 15 yrs. my senior). I cannot imagine working for anyone else and having this type of relationship and I will be very sad when I have to leave. (I'm not a career nanny so he will be my first and last as I am in school.)

But is this type of give and take relationship just so uncommon or do people just overreact on these boards? It just seems like NO ONE is happy. And when you're caring for kids, I would think you'd want to be happy![/quote]

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