Anonymous
06/22/2014 00:41
Subject: Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:I am sure as Nannies, we all have done something that was not necessarily kid-related at one time or another.
For me, on occasion I feel guilty if I receive an important phone call, whether business or pleasure that I get so involved in.
Even if my charge is behaving and occupying himself w/a toy or a T.V. show and is content, for some reason, I feel bad talking on the phone to someone when his parents are paying me to watch him.
Now this has happened about 2 or 3 times and is very rare, but I still feel guilty.
Or when my charge naps, I sometimes lay on the couch and take a 20 min. or so power nap. I have never fallen asleep and not woken up while my charge screamed and screamed, but I feel like if his parents came home and saw me there, it wouldn't look too good.
Yeah that's a hard situation!
Anonymous
06/17/2014 12:16
Subject: Have you ever...
I am sure as Nannies, we all have done something that was not necessarily kid-related at one time or another.
For me, on occasion I feel guilty if I receive an important phone call, whether business or pleasure that I get so involved in.
Even if my charge is behaving and occupying himself w/a toy or a T.V. show and is content, for some reason, I feel bad talking on the phone to someone when his parents are paying me to watch him.
Now this has happened about 2 or 3 times and is very rare, but I still feel guilty.
Or when my charge naps, I sometimes lay on the couch and take a 20 min. or so power nap. I have never fallen asleep and not woken up while my charge screamed and screamed, but I feel like if his parents came home and saw me there, it wouldn't look too good.
For me, on occasion I feel guilty if I receive an important phone call, whether business or pleasure that I get so involved in.
Even if my charge is behaving and occupying himself w/a toy or a T.V. show and is content, for some reason, I feel bad talking on the phone to someone when his parents are paying me to watch him.
Now this has happened about 2 or 3 times and is very rare, but I still feel guilty.
Or when my charge naps, I sometimes lay on the couch and take a 20 min. or so power nap. I have never fallen asleep and not woken up while my charge screamed and screamed, but I feel like if his parents came home and saw me there, it wouldn't look too good.
Anonymous
06/17/2014 09:57
Subject: Re:Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:No, I don't. I have my lunch break (when charge naps) where I take a few minutes to myself and will set an appointment or return a call but I've never done any non-child related activity when I'm working. I'm telling the truth on this - I feel very strongly about it. While I let the charge play by himself (it's important he know how to entertain himself) I am watching him.
That sounds sooooooo boring. I mean, I watch DC play by himself sometimes because he's being so cute...but staring at him for twenty minutes? Shoot me. I'll read The New Yorker a few feet away and glance up regularly.
Anonymous
06/17/2014 08:57
Subject: Have you ever...
I will text or occasionally take phone calls when with the kids. This is only if it's something that needs to be done right then. But never just a chat or web surfing.
Anonymous
06/17/2014 08:52
Subject: Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:MB here. I expect my nanny does this. If not, I want to know her secret!!! Because on the days when I'm with dC (nanny is PT) id go crazy without taking those short little breaks during the day! I love pps "it's taking 20 seconds to load" bit because I've certainly done that before!!
Another MB here and I agree.
I don't want the nanny ignoring the kids, of course. But I do want the kids to learn to play independently, and I want the nanny to retain her sanity!
Anonymous
06/17/2014 07:18
Subject: Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:done something during work that was not related to the kids? Like read a book when you could have been with them? Or told them you were looking up something on the computer for them but really you were looking up something for yourself?
When the baby is sleeping I check my email,that's it.
Anonymous
06/17/2014 06:53
Subject: Re:Have you ever...
No, I don't. I have my lunch break (when charge naps) where I take a few minutes to myself and will set an appointment or return a call but I've never done any non-child related activity when I'm working. I'm telling the truth on this - I feel very strongly about it. While I let the charge play by himself (it's important he know how to entertain himself) I am watching him.
Anonymous
06/16/2014 23:50
Subject: Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone! I thought I was a terrible nanny for doing this!
No, you are not. Our nanny takes our DC to her home and never tells us the truth.. We are going to fire her.
Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the reassurances though everyone?
Anonymous
06/16/2014 23:16
Subject: Have you ever...
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone! I thought I was a terrible nanny for doing this!
No, you are not. Our nanny takes our DC to her home and never tells us the truth.. We are going to fire her.
Anonymous
06/16/2014 22:34
Subject: Have you ever...
OP here. Thanks everyone! I thought I was a terrible nanny for doing this!
Anonymous
06/16/2014 22:24
Subject: Have you ever...
MB here. I expect my nanny does this. If not, I want to know her secret!!! Because on the days when I'm with dC (nanny is PT) id go crazy without taking those short little breaks during the day! I love pps "it's taking 20 seconds to load" bit because I've certainly done that before!!
Anonymous
06/16/2014 22:06
Subject: Have you ever...
Of course. I work 12 hour days. They don't need or want me in their face for 12 hours a day.
Anonymous
06/16/2014 22:00
Subject: Have you ever...
Yes, of course. "I'm pulling up the elephant video right now...it's taking a second to load" = 20 second email check.
"Look at the long line of trucks you've made. I'm going to sit here and read while you drive them around the tracks."
And so on.
Yep, I do this when my MB is home. No, she doesn't mind.
"Look at the long line of trucks you've made. I'm going to sit here and read while you drive them around the tracks."
And so on.
Yep, I do this when my MB is home. No, she doesn't mind.
Anonymous
06/16/2014 21:56
Subject: Have you ever...
Of course. We should actually try to be normal human beings, even when it's hard to do so.
Anonymous
06/16/2014 21:53
Subject: Have you ever...
done something during work that was not related to the kids? Like read a book when you could have been with them? Or told them you were looking up something on the computer for them but really you were looking up something for yourself?