Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

To my knowledge only one very attention-seeking poster uses the term on this board. I agree it is derogatory and hate it too but we all choose to ignore her as she only posts about him for attention.

I doubt it's about attention at this point, as much as spite. Someone feels the need to comment on every post she makes regarding her use of the word "manny". I'd keep using it too just to annoy the whiny, know-it-all nannies with their panties in a bunch.

You are ridiculous and childish, PP. So let me put this is words you understand: Grown-up's don't use terms that hurt people's feelings or make people feel bad about themselves. It is silly to think that irritating people is a way to one-up them. When you're a big girl and achieve something on your own, you'll understand.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

To my knowledge only one very attention-seeking poster uses the term on this board. I agree it is derogatory and hate it too but we all choose to ignore her as she only posts about him for attention.

I doubt it's about attention at this point, as much as spite. Someone feels the need to comment on every post she makes regarding her use of the word "manny". I'd keep using it too just to annoy the whiny, know-it-all nannies with their panties in a bunch.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

To my knowledge only one very attention-seeking poster uses the term on this board. I agree it is derogatory and hate it too but we all choose to ignore her as she only posts about him for attention.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

+1,000,000 but wait there is a poster here who will comment on her male friend that is a nurse and he calls himself a murse ?

That would be me. I have more than one friend who does this, and I'm not the only one.

My question for the first PP is: why do you care? What is it about that term that makes you spazz out to the point that you have to reply every.single.time? The only reason I pause at the term "manny" is because I know the psychotic poster (you, dear) will shortly be posting your rant. Why are you so threatened by the term?

I am the PP who wrote about manny being a derogatory term and this is the first time I have ever seen it on this board and the first time I have ever commented on it.

I would post the same correction to any who ever used the terms: Asian, Retarded, Fag, Wetnurse, etc. It has to do with my morals. And no, I will never allow anyone to get away with a derogatory term without commenting against it.

Learn from it or learn to live with as I will make a correction every time I see it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

I agree.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

+1,000,000 but wait there is a poster here who will comment on her male friend that is a nurse and he calls himself a murse ?

That would be me. I have more than one friend who does this, and I'm not the only one.

My question for the first PP is: why do you care? What is it about that term that makes you spazz out to the point that you have to reply every.single.time? The only reason I pause at the term "manny" is because I know the psychotic poster (you, dear) will shortly be posting your rant. Why are you so threatened by the term?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

+1,000,000 but wait there is a poster here who will comment on her male friend that is a nurse and he calls himself a murse ?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

+1 My brother is in SF working his way through college while taking care of three little boys and he loathes the term "manny" too.

And it doesn't even make sense - a female nanny isn't a "fanny" or "wanny" or anything that might suggest the words female or woman. Why would a male nanny be a "manny"?

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

Please stop using that ridiculous term. No other previously-accepted-gender-specific occupation does this. Male nurses are not Murses and male teachers are not Meachers. Further, female welders are not Felders and female surgeons are not Furgeons.

"Manny" is an insulting and derogatory term that seeks to embarrass males who go into the profession on in-home childcare.

The child just needs to be taught conversational manners like taking turns, saying excuse me, etc...

Not really that big a deal.

Sometimes my kids (1 and 3) get super clingy at the end of the day and are excited to tell me all about what's been going on in their lives. But if our manny wants to talk one of us will corral the kids and the other will walk off with him to chat for a few minutes.

I'm a nanny for a 2 year old boy whose parents work 50 hours a week and often travel. He doesn't behave this way (he actually tells his parents "no!" or "go" when they walk in the door in the evening). If you think the parents would be okay with it, I would get down on his level and say "Nanny is talking to mom/dad right now, please wait." and then not give into his demands until you finished your conversation. The parents have to be on the same page as you though.

Schedule a sit down tell them they need to have someone watch him so you can talk to them without being interrupted. Then tell them your concerns and have solutions to fix the problem. If they are unwilling then it's time to look for a new job. Which I rarely suggest going but it will only get worse

If I were a nanny, I would refuse to take care of spoiled brats and their idiot. Indulgent parents. Quit.

The 2-year-old I nanny is EXTREMELY demanding of his parents' attention. He demands it from them at all waking moments of every day they are there. They give in to him all the time just to avoid meltdowns. Problem is, even though he's not like that as much with me, I cannot even have a short exchange of conversation with his parents at any time without him screaming and wailing. I know he misses them and that is likely the root of this behavior, but are most kids like this with both parents working full time? I've only had infants before this, so it was quite different.