Confession #1

Let me be upfront.
The best part about being a nanny is being able to give the kids back. I think there should be a disclaimer when you take the job warning you that it may or may not corrupt your view of having your own children.

The worst part is when you keep kids during a meal time but aren't given anything to eat. So not only are you starving, you're making food for screaming, mostly disobedient children. After a while shells and cheese no longer has any appeal.

Overall being a nanny is great. It can be relaxing when you're rocking a serenely sleeping baby in a chair that is so comfy you really wonder if it is kosher to sleep while the baby naps. It can be irritating when the parents fail to let you know that the 10 month old has been sick for 2 weeks and can't even suck a pacifier because he can't breathe out of his nose. And it can be unnerving when a baby is so used to mommy putting them to sleep that they pretty much won't have it any other way.

Perhaps that's why I like it.. it's like me
It's never dull, never boring and never predictable :)