Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

I am a nanny as well as a parent and adult homeowner, Idiot. Who exactly do you think nannies are?

I agree with OP's vent. It is simply tiresome to hear parents crow about how hard it is to be with their own children on weekends.

So, then your point is that OP's job isn't that hard and she shouldn't vent?

OP is venting about her employers comment, Dear, not her job. Please try to keep up.

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

So nannies aren't adult homeowners?! Please tell that to my mortgage holder. And my children since I didn't know we weren't allowed to be parents either.

You are an ugly person, PP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

I am a nanny as well as a parent and adult homeowner, Idiot. Who exactly do you think nannies are?

I agree with OP's vent. It is simply tiresome to hear parents crow about how hard it is to be with their own children on weekends.

So, then your point is that OP's job isn't that hard and she shouldn't vent?

Anonymous wrote:Don't you all love it when the parents pretend they know what they're doing? Yet every Monday I get frazzled, overtired children, and a house that looks like a war-zone. Quitting day is coming soon. What else can you do? I'm done.

12.08 here. This is exactly what I get, but at least I have employers who apologize and/or give me a heads up.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't that why they pay you?

Oh, Sweetie, do you have reading comprehension issues. Let me explain it to you slowly... do not say that know how hard the nanny's job is based on your weekends with your own children.

Got it?

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

I am a nanny as well as a parent and adult homeowner, Idiot. Who exactly do you think nannies are?

I agree with OP's vent. It is simply tiresome to hear parents crow about how hard it is to be with their own children on weekends.

Don't you all love it when the parents pretend they know what they're doing? Yet every Monday I get frazzled, overtired children, and a house that looks like a war-zone. Quitting day is coming soon. What else can you do? I'm done.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't that why they pay you?

You should be asking if the pay is in accordance with what the parents are getting.

Anonymous wrote:Employers said this to me. I don't know why it bugged me but it did.

First, there are TWO of you on weekends - there is just one of me during the week.
Second, you do not do the child's laundry, clean toys, clean her playroom, or shop for her food - I do all that during the week. You do not take her to daily classes on weekends.
Third, you do not do all the ordering and shopping for the house. You are never out of toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc.
Fourth, you do not have to juggle your schedule around deliveries and service people or keep track of the petty cash to make sure I can pay them. You have no play-dates or play-groups on weekends.
Fifth, you have in-laws and parents to help on weekends - I keep your child engaged, occupied and learning by myself all day.

I am happy in my job and love being a nanny but for some reason this really bugged me yesterday. I won't say anything and there is no resolve - just a vent.

Thanks!

Sorry PPs, but that is not a compliment. My MB has said she couldn't do my job, citing my patience, knowledge and willingness to do little child things. My DB has said he couldn't do my job, citing my lack of going stir-crazy, my willingness to only talk to my employers and their kids some days while also being able to handle a crazy kids' party without tearing out my hair, and finally my dedication to making sure that the calendar is updated, lists are correct, everyone is on time, and everyone has what they need. I fill a role that encompasses my strengths and my employers' weaknesses; we complement each other, just as they complement each other in their marriage. Even better, they actually give me heart-felt compliments and let me know what I can improve without comparing their time in the weekend to my time during the week. My MB has hugged me more than 5 times in the last week, out of gratitude, commiseration, and sheer joy. I share in the family's triumphs and travails, I work with the parents to develop plans to help the kids. My employers know I spend several hours every week doing research and other helpful things off the clock, but I don't tell them exactly how much.

I'm sorry op, I wish you had more considerate employers.

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

+1 They were trying (perhaps quite awkwardly) to recognize what you do. It was well intended.

Isn't that why they pay you?

I am a Nanny but am also a parent.

Caring for someone else’s child is always much harder than my own.
Only a Nanny could understand this.
Most parents do not.

I hear you loud + clear OP!

Anonymous wrote:Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

No. NP here and a nanny. I have to do the same things on weekends as my employers do. I am an adult homeowner and parent too.

I hear you, OP.

Would you like me to list all the things adult homeowners and parents who are only home on the weekends do all day while watching children who are out of their regular routine?

They are right; the job is different on the weekends, but it is still hard. Take the compliment.

Employers said this to me. I don't know why it bugged me but it did.

First, there are TWO of you on weekends - there is just one of me during the week.
Second, you do not do the child's laundry, clean toys, clean her playroom, or shop for her food - I do all that during the week. You do not take her to daily classes on weekends.
Third, you do not do all the ordering and shopping for the house. You are never out of toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc.
Fourth, you do not have to juggle your schedule around deliveries and service people or keep track of the petty cash to make sure I can pay them. You have no play-dates or play-groups on weekends.
Fifth, you have in-laws and parents to help on weekends - I keep your child engaged, occupied and learning by myself all day.

I am happy in my job and love being a nanny but for some reason this really bugged me yesterday. I won't say anything and there is no resolve - just a vent.

Thanks!