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[quote=Anonymous]Here's my story below, nannies please give me your opinion on what you think in regards to my question above, thanks!!

I've been a nanny since I was 17. I took a job just out of high school for a family with one child (infant 2 months at the time). The job was in the town I was set to enroll in college in. I started school and continued the job with a very flexible schedule (thanks to wahmb!) 2 years into school and the job I decided I really really liked nannying and would finish out my bachelors (in education anyway) and keep nannying for a while until I saved enough money and eventually want to get my masters and EdD. Well now it's 5 years later, I'm still with my original nanny family I started with, I have my bachelors degree, but I just feel so bored in nannying. I was planning to nanny for at least 5 more years! The thing is I have only very small complaints about my job. The parents are phenomenal, kids are like my own (they now have two and they are now 5 & 4 and both with me full time, my schedule is still flexible, and the pay is great too. The kids can be a little whiny and overly attached to me, so on a day when Im tired it can be annoying but a lot of the time I'm flattered by how attached they are to me. MB works from home, so sometimes she's overprotective, but again I've been her for 5 years so I'm totally used to her personality and parenting style. They don't make me or ask me to do anything besides care for the kids. They treat me like their own daughter and I really feel like family. We do things on the weekend togeter, I often go out to eat with them, and I'm even the kids guardian should anything happen to both parents! So when I say we're like family, we really are. Anyway in the last few weeks, I've just seemed to become bored with work. Coming in, doing the same things every day...in the past I was never tired and enjoyed playing and teaching all day, but now I just feel like I'd rather sit on my phone while they play (which doesn't happen, but it's what I'd love to be doing!) I've even been off since last Thursday because they're visiting family out of state and I'm so happy to have this break! I feel fantastic. In the past I'd be missing the kids so much by now but right now I'm not really so much. Maybe the break will do me some good (since I don't go back till next Monday) but I really don't know!

I'm sad because I truly love this family, and planned to stay with them until both kids are off to kindergarten, but I fear I won't be happy doing that! Nannies, have you ever felt this way? I can't ruin the relationship, because I just would rather be unhappy for another year than never see them ever again. Is there a way to change up routine that could make things more fun? Ideas anyone? [/quote]

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