‘Welcome to the babysitter’s club’: Memes for nannies and babysitters doing a great job and deserving some good laughs of appreciation

Give it up for all the amazing nannies out there handling nap time and temper tantrums!  Having kids is a hard job as it is, especially in their toddler years, when they already know what they want but haven’t learned to control their emotions or follow any societal norms. Yep, quite the challenge to deal …
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Lawyer Mom Denies Nanny Her Last Paycheck Because She Spent $900 For Her to Go to Disney World With Her Kids

Shouldn’t she know that this is against the law?  You would think that lawyers would follow the law to a T because they know it better than anyone else, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In the real world, lawyers know the law so well that they know what they can get away …
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Parents Refuse to Pay 17-Year-Old Nanny After 3 Weeks of Work, Forcing Nanny’s Mom to Pay For Gas so Her Daughter Can Drive The Kids Around

This is absolutely ridiculous. As a parent, there will be times when you must decide whether to intervene in your kid’s affairs or let them handle them on their own. If your 13-year-old daughter has a friend who is treating her poorly but doesn’t know how to end the friendship, it’s a good idea to …
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Nanny of 2-year-old starts dating neighbor, parents protest when she starts calling him ‘big brother’: ‘I’m all for community, but this seems bizarre’

Should the parent or the childcare provider have the final say about who children get to spend time with? Leaving someone else to take care of your kids is a big deal. When parents work for a living, they usually have no choice, but that doesn’t mean that their choice of who gets to babysit …
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Parents demand nanny begin no-diaper potty training with 18-month-old who spends 10 hours a day in her home: ‘They’re adamant it’ll take 3 days’

Should children’s developmental skills be the responsibility of the childcare provider and not the parent? Most of us know that the demands of having a full-time job and being a parent usually do not gel well together. When it comes to meeting expectations in both areas, something has to give. Maybe a parent does not …
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Single mom corners her friend into babysitting her 3 and 5-year-old on vacation so she can enjoy solo time, so the friend decides to get their own hotel for the rest of the trip: ‘She tried to turn me into a free nanny’

If you’re vacationing with kids, can it ever truly be restful?  Parents pay for nannies and embark on child-free vacations all the time. The reason? Vacationing with kids isn’t exactly the restful retreat that some parents are looking for. Children, in all their magic, cuteness, and boundless energy, can be a handful, especially if you’re …
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Nanny making $45 an hour threatens to quit unless she gets another 6% raise: ‘We gave her 3 weeks pay for her bonus and $5000 for her birthday this year.’

It sounds like she’s leaving a pretty good gig behind. The scariest part about leaving a job is that there’s no way of knowing if your next job is going to be better or worse. You can measure factors you are aware of before accepting an offer, such as pay, benefits, commute time, and the …
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5-year-old breaks his nanny’s $2000 laptop, parents refuse to pay her for the damages: ‘I feel like this is absolutely not my responsibility.’

They should at least pay for half of it When you’re babysitting or petsitting, you need to be smart about exactly where you put your possessions. Kids and animals are not always the most considerate of the fact that you spend a lot of money on your jewelry, and do not appreciate it if someone …
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Nine nannies ban woman from park playgroup for slacking off, she fires back by filing complaints to bosses at their jobs: ‘She’s making things difficult’

Playgroups are supposed to be about goldfish crackers, bubbles, and a little sanity for the adults, not high-school-level drama. But one nanny found herself in the middle of a messy dispute after she and others decided to kick out a member who never pulled her weight. The group had a simple system with nine nannies …
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23 Babysitting Memes to Distract You Until the Parents Get Home

It’s summer, which means my teacher friends are officially out of office for the next couple of months. And yes, I’m wildly jealous. While the rest of us are stuck in our usual work routines, they’re out here living their best lives… sort of. Because as much as they love their freedom, most of them …
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