Nanny-dotes
NANNY'S MAGIC LUMP
As occasionally happens in Nannydom, I am asked to stay over a weekend with the children while parents enjoy some peaceful, mucous-free alone time. Obviously my job is to ensure their little darlings remain alive and within acceptable limits of physical and emotional wellbeing in their absence - sometimes easier said than done.
BEWARE of Toddlers with Technology
It is not uncommon these days to see a young child adeptly pressing icons on an iPad, typing away on a computer or completely engrossed in a conversation on a cell phone. I am, however, uncomfortable asking a five year-old to get me “un-stuck” while trying to navigate the three remotes on an Apple TV.
Pre-K is No Place for Sissies
Upon picking up my two charges from school one hot spring day, I arrive to find the younger child looking as though she has been dragged through the school yard by a team of raging buffalo. A mere seven hours earlier, I drop off the sparkling child at the very same location with perfectly symmetrical pigtails, a cleanly scrubbed face, freshly pressed clothing, well fed and ready to face the day.
End of the Innocence: The Children's Disturbing Discovery of Mommy and Daddy's Vibrating, Marital Enhancement Device
I suppose something of this nature is bound to happen when one works for so many years in peoples' private living spaces. One does their very best to avoid areas that might contain adult or intimate paraphernalia, such as unmarked boxes in the master bedroom, drawers or closets in the master bathroom and one of the most suspicious locations of all...
Toddlers, butt-cracks and bosoms
Nanny Goes Green
It is a glorious spring day, and I am taking my two charges, ages two and four, to a nearby strawberry farm where the general public can hand-pick and purchase their own berries by the bucket. I’m not sure why I think this is a good idea…