Nannies truly are unsung heroes.
Here’s what they had to say:
1.
“I babysat for a family when I was a teen.
And no mention of my stepmother or stepsiblings was allowed, ever.
If she went on a date, I was to tell the kids it was a business dinner.”
angels4d4906ef4
2.
“When I was a teenager, I watched my neighbors toddler son.
I told his parents what had happened in case he got sick.
To my surprise, the parents said, ‘Oh, he does that all the time!’
uniquedaredevil44
3.
Not as in video games, but as in any game that could have a winner and a loser.
No board games, no tag, nothing.
‘Winning and losing leads to hurt feelings’ was their explanation.
Everything had to be perfectly equal or the parents would lose it completely.”
undeadgorgeous
4.
“Once I nannied for a couple, and they came home late after having many adult beverages.
First, the dad got out his wallet and started handing me 20s.
He proceeded to tip me several 20s.
When I asked where his wife was, he said, ‘Oh shes doing flips in the hallway.’
She said, ‘I still have my cheer routine down pat!’
This is one of my favorite nanny stories to this day!”
34,New York
5.
I resigned pretty quickly after that.
Too much drama."
27, Maine
6.
“The parents of one family I worked for left a lot of porn and sex toys lying around.
No shame, but put it away, hey.
Your kids and hired help dont need to see it.”
27, South Carolina
7.
“I was a babysitter over the summer for a very wealthy family.
proflower72
8.
“We had a nice family start their then-16-month-old in my class.
The mom told me he was potty trained at home.
I was impressed, so she demonstrated how she holds him over the toilet…over the trash can.
He then proceeded to pee into the trash.
21, Arizona
9.
“I interviewed with a family that asked me to spank their children.
I told them I was extremely uncomfortable with that and wouldnt be doing so.
They kept insisting it would be an extension of them, so it would be expected of me.
I said no and that it didnt sound like we would be a good fit.
The kids were 10 and 12.”
erinkate
10.
I quit, AND I told his wife.”
28, New York
11.
The kids were not interested they hated going to practices.
The sad part was that the oldest boy absolutely LOVED arts and crafts.
They were just sports, sports, sports.”
jennifers4eb4b7bed
12.
“I nannied three boys one summer.
The parents were very wealthy, and the mom, in particular, was incredibly out of touch.
On top of that, they remodeled everything, so it was ALL brand new.”
18, Iowa
13.
“I walked in on them having a threesome with their neighbor.
46, California
14.
I was mortified.”
35, Connecticut
15.
35, Boston
16.
Next thing I know, the 7-year-old starts peeing, AND IT GOES ON THE 5-YEAR-OLD’S FACE.
Even worse, the 5-year-old is laughing, and pee goes directly into his mouth."
20, Canada
17.
“I was a live-in nanny for a family while they stayed in their vacation home for three months.
Then on my days off, the parents fed them candy all day.
Guess who had to deal with the constipated kiddos?”
macey1997
18.And lastly, “When I was younger, I nannied for two great young girls.
It was my night off, and the family was going to dinner.
Before I could leave, I needed to have the girls ready while their mom and dad got ready.
I was keeping the girls occupied while she got ready.
And then, the dad has the audacity to tell the mother its her fault for not being ready.
He was bored and upset they couldnt leave on time.
He walked out the door and left me and the mom to clean it up.”
Anonymous, California
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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