The Joys of Being a Nanny
- When you are supervising homework time and she finally says, "I DID IT!" and beams as she shows you her work.
- When they were asked to draw a picture of the family and you are included in the drawing. (How sweet, right?)
- When you go to the driving range at the golf course and the kids are so much better than you that you don't have to try to let them win!
- When they leave you notes under your bedroom door because they missed you overnight.
- When they make an egg breakfast for you! And it tastes delicious!
- When they are able to show you how the science experiment works!
- When you take them trick-or-treating and after going through their stash of candy say, "you can have this Reese's Cup, I know they are your favorite" and you know that they will never have a problem sharing.
- When you walk in on them reading a book to their little sister and making the animal sounds in the book!
- When asked "what did you learn in school today?" and they say anything other than "nothing." **
- When they come home from school with an A+ test and thank you for helping them study.
-When you tuck them in at night and they give you a kiss and say they love you!
** Nannies, if you don't already, ask your charges "what did you learn in school today?" after school each day. I found that it makes them think about what they did and gets them talking about school after the bell rings. Most of the time they will remember this stuff too, so you are helping them retain their knowledge.
What are your joys of being a nanny?
--Katie Conrad
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