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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny and I was given a photograph of my charge in a frame that said "I Love My Nanny".  Honestly, it was one of the nicest gifts I ever received.  [/quote]

Was this also a charge you watched only part time, for less than six months in total?[/quote]
WTF. Are you ill? Don't you have some parenting tasks to do?[/quote]

What? I'm a nanny, today is my day off. I've had pictures of charges given to me when positions ended. They might stay out for a year or two, then after that they get replaced by pictures of more current charges, and put in the back of the closet. And these are charges I watched full time for over a year (in most cases for 2-4 years). It's a nice gesture, but ultimately it feels weird to have a picture on display in my home of a child who I haven't seen in two plus years, who I no longer have a relationship with. Yes, I have a special place in my heart for them and I sometimes miss them and certainly think back on our time together fondly, but I don't need a framed picture of them. [/quote]

I agree with this!! Please don't do this OP. My MB gives me a printed picture of her daughter each year for Christmas. It comes across as cheap and like she couldn't be bothered to actually think of something I'd like. Your nanny likes/loves your kid, but she is not her kid. She does not want a framed picture of her. Go with a gift that is for her, not focussed on you and your family. A gift card and a nice thank you note/reference letter would be fine. I enjoy reading the cards and reference letters I've gotten over the years, but would find it strange to have pictures of unrelated children displayed in my house. [/quote]

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