I have a question for all Nannies and parents. I’m a foreign nanny but I have lived in this country for 25 years. I’m actually 48. All the families that I have worked for with a 23 years of experiences as live out nanny where well behave. I explain myself, when I come in
the morning and they are downstairs I say “good morning” if it’s Monday morning I asked them about the weekend. Well, now I’m a live in nanny since 3 years now because my husband passed away and one of my child is married and the other one in college. Therefore, I’m not paying rent to support her. However, it’s more convenient for me since I start at 6am and the parents are doctors so on call. My first year, they were nice and saying “good morning. The second year they expected me to tell them “good morning “ when they come in the kitchen. What I really feel disrespectful is that they talk to their children, saying good morning to them and asking them about they night and they just ignored me. I’m just curious if because I live in their home I should great them or not. But, in my culture it’s very disrespectful that you don’t great someone that you find in the room. I really need some advices and how to handle that. They really want me to stay and apparently they really need me. They haven’t found someone who will work for them for two years before I work for them.