All my high-income employer have taught me a lot. The MBA helped me get out of debt, the lawyer got my rent rolled back, and the doctor diagnosed several chronic issues. i don’t think I’d want to work for a dumb one!

Op you are so right. Most American employers are so lazy at parenting and keeps spoiling thier bratty kids and then hands it to the nanny. Awful

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Anonymous wrote:I had two very high powered and high profile parents who were beyond worthless in even a minor emergency. I came to work one morning and they were both in near hysterics - the toddler had locked himself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. They tried to explain to him how to do it - he couldn't. When I got there the father was filthy from trying to climb through the bathroom window and they were dialing 911. Both were screaming. The bathroom door opened out and I told them to just pop off the hinges. They looked at me like I told them to fly to Mars so I got a butter knife and popped off the hinges and took down the door. It took all of 60 seconds.

They saw the same hinges that I did. It was their house! They acted like I was some household genius!!

This is not stupidity, it’s ignorance. I know a lot of people who outsource the most basic DIY because that’s what their parents did. I don’t think they’re stupid, they were just never exposed to basic home repair and don’t think it’s important to ever learn.

No, that’s stupidity AND ignorance.

No, its not. How much DIY can you do? We do a lot but there are things we will not like the roof and siding?

It was NOT ignorance and was in fact stupidity. I myself am a single woman that has to outsource home repairs etc and just because someone grew up privileged does not mean it’s ok to not use your brain for simple problem solving. Common sense tells you that if something is LOCKED figure out the other ways to open it. Hence removing hinges to get your own child that could turn on water at any second and drown themselves VS disturbing law enforcement.

My mb was running around the house screaming the f word because the bathroom door knob fell off on the inside while the door was shut. She started calling her husband (who doesn’t even know to check watt compatibility when screwing in bulbs, & asked me how to boil hot dogs) like he would do something about it. I showed her how to use a butter knife to push the actual lock back inside the door to open it. She has told most of her family how brilliant I am. She constantly talks about how much smarter than her I am when it comes to using common sense when doing things to manage her kids. I think they secretly enjoy chaos, leaky sippy cups, dark rooms and locked doors. But MB’s last boss called her an imbecile so I’m sure this reaches beyond home.

I know what you mean OP. My mb can't pronounce basic words sometimes and she's American. She also constantly goes on and on about going on a diet but everything in her house is processed food. It's sad how unhealthy Americans eat.

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Anonymous wrote:I had two very high powered and high profile parents who were beyond worthless in even a minor emergency. I came to work one morning and they were both in near hysterics - the toddler had locked himself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. They tried to explain to him how to do it - he couldn't. When I got there the father was filthy from trying to climb through the bathroom window and they were dialing 911. Both were screaming. The bathroom door opened out and I told them to just pop off the hinges. They looked at me like I told them to fly to Mars so I got a butter knife and popped off the hinges and took down the door. It took all of 60 seconds.

They saw the same hinges that I did. It was their house! They acted like I was some household genius!!

This is not stupidity, it’s ignorance. I know a lot of people who outsource the most basic DIY because that’s what their parents did. I don’t think they’re stupid, they were just never exposed to basic home repair and don’t think it’s important to ever learn.

No, that’s stupidity AND ignorance.

No, its not. How much DIY can you do? We do a lot but there are things we will not like the roof and siding?

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Anonymous wrote:I had two very high powered and high profile parents who were beyond worthless in even a minor emergency. I came to work one morning and they were both in near hysterics - the toddler had locked himself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. They tried to explain to him how to do it - he couldn't. When I got there the father was filthy from trying to climb through the bathroom window and they were dialing 911. Both were screaming. The bathroom door opened out and I told them to just pop off the hinges. They looked at me like I told them to fly to Mars so I got a butter knife and popped off the hinges and took down the door. It took all of 60 seconds.

They saw the same hinges that I did. It was their house! They acted like I was some household genius!!

This is not stupidity, it’s ignorance. I know a lot of people who outsource the most basic DIY because that’s what their parents did. I don’t think they’re stupid, they were just never exposed to basic home repair and don’t think it’s important to ever learn.

No, that’s stupidity AND ignorance.

Pediatrician didn't recognize a yeast infection... Caused by parent not putting on enough diaper cream after not cleaning the child well enough (three day weekend for me), and wouldn't listen when I told them what it was.

Neurosurgeon who never saw her toddlers walking anywhere was sure that there were no issues. 15 month old was walking on his toes, bow legged, poor balance, refused to crawl. I had him start crawling over me, using me as an obstacle course while I laid on the floor. Pediatrician sent them to OT a month later, suggested wedges and blocks but he wouldn't crawl on them, and they wouldn't listen to my suggestion until I was allowed to talk to the OT who said that crawling over me was actually better than wedges and blocks.

Parent who didn't want any educational songs or games, because out would pressure the child and make them hate school later.

Parent who thought that board books should start when the child has enough dexterity to turn pages. No reading necessary until then.

Parent who thought cloth diapers should be washed twice with bleach, then with a double dose of smelly gain and smelly fabric softener, then dried with a handful of dryer sheets, all so the old urine smell wouldn't be noticeable. I showed her how to scrape off most of the feces, rinse and leave them in a bucket of water with a little vinegar. Lo and behold, wring therm out, throw them in with seventh generation bleach and detergent, double rinse, no fabric softener, no dryer sheets, smelled just fine. I stopped sneezing and baby's rash ended.

Parent wouldn't listen about car seats, infants, and puffy coats.

Parent thought 2 year olds didn't need car seats anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:My previous employers were academically brilliant. Both were Ivy League undergraduates and one earned a PhD in science while the other went on to medical school and vascular surgery residency. Common sense alluded them. I started with them - part time for a few weeks - before the mother went back to work. The baby was about a month old when the mother noticed that I snapped the bottom of his onsie. She said oh no! Never do that as the urine would wick up the onsie to his chest...

They were snapping the onsie under his diaper...

This is stupidity.

Of course it is stupidity, Miss Obvious, as that is the point of the thread - to give examples of stupidity.

My former MB was exceptionally academically intelligent and DB was a high ranking officer in the Air Force. Neither were capable of reassembling a Dr. Brown bottle on their own. I had to reassemble all the bottles before I left for the day so all they had to do was push the button on the Baby Breeza and screw on the cap. I have probably one hundred examples of the simplest tasks for the baby that they were incapable of performing correctly.

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Anonymous wrote:My previous employers were academically brilliant. Both were Ivy League undergraduates and one earned a PhD in science while the other went on to medical school and vascular surgery residency. Common sense alluded them. I started with them - part time for a few weeks - before the mother went back to work. The baby was about a month old when the mother noticed that I snapped the bottom of his onsie. She said oh no! Never do that as the urine would wick up the onsie to his chest...

They were snapping the onsie under his diaper...

This is stupidity.

+ 1 and so were the other examples smh

Anonymous wrote:My previous employers were academically brilliant. Both were Ivy League undergraduates and one earned a PhD in science while the other went on to medical school and vascular surgery residency. Common sense alluded them. I started with them - part time for a few weeks - before the mother went back to work. The baby was about a month old when the mother noticed that I snapped the bottom of his onsie. She said oh no! Never do that as the urine would wick up the onsie to his chest...

They were snapping the onsie under his diaper...

This is stupidity.

I had a doctor (but not pediatrician) DB who kept giving his vomity toddler a big bottle of whole milk every time the poor kid threw up because “he needs to stay hydrated!” I arrived in the evening and MB told me their plan and I explained that I usually wait at least 30 minutes after they throw up to give them anything and then I start with ice chips or a few sips of water or coconut water or broth and don’t let them drink more than an ounce of anything in one sitting until they have been barf-free for at least 2 hours. She rolled her eyes at me and said, “their dad is a doctor. I am not letting him get dehydrated by making him wait.” Poor kid threw up 3 more times before she tried it my way and he was magically cured.

Anonymous wrote:I had two very high powered and high profile parents who were beyond worthless in even a minor emergency. I came to work one morning and they were both in near hysterics - the toddler had locked himself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. They tried to explain to him how to do it - he couldn't. When I got there the father was filthy from trying to climb through the bathroom window and they were dialing 911. Both were screaming. The bathroom door opened out and I told them to just pop off the hinges. They looked at me like I told them to fly to Mars so I got a butter knife and popped off the hinges and took down the door. It took all of 60 seconds.

They saw the same hinges that I did. It was their house! They acted like I was some household genius!!

This is not stupidity, it’s ignorance. I know a lot of people who outsource the most basic DIY because that’s what their parents did. I don’t think they’re stupid, they were just never exposed to basic home repair and don’t think it’s important to ever learn.

I had two very high powered and high profile parents who were beyond worthless in even a minor emergency. I came to work one morning and they were both in near hysterics - the toddler had locked himself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. They tried to explain to him how to do it - he couldn't. When I got there the father was filthy from trying to climb through the bathroom window and they were dialing 911. Both were screaming. The bathroom door opened out and I told them to just pop off the hinges. They looked at me like I told them to fly to Mars so I got a butter knife and popped off the hinges and took down the door. It took all of 60 seconds.

They saw the same hinges that I did. It was their house! They acted like I was some household genius!!

I agree op