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more about #babymamadrama Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I was a live in nanny for a year. The family I worked for was going through a divorce, which they conveniently "forgot" to tell me during the intervie... more » The Queen of No: Kind of apropos, I watched The Nanny Diaries last week. I never had a "Nanny" but my Mom left me with parent's of my "friends" 4 different times throu... more » NellMood: I'm really excited to read Tasha Blaine's book. I worked as nanny all through college, and full-time in the few years since graduating. There are so m... more » stealthird: They made her work on her day off? Shouldn't she get time and a half for that? This definitely applies to non-nannies; it can apply to anyone whose em... more » poires et poireaux: How timely. I just read this article as I was in the middle of writing up a "childcare available" sign to put up around the neighbourhood. At 29 and w... more » Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): My kids have been in day care for 10 years and I STILL feel awkward towards the caregivers. I want to be friendly but in a way I am their employer. Th... more » gherkinfiend: @Penny: Babysitting and au pairing were the events that made me realise I never want children. I was terrible at it and it made me want to cry all the... more » MiseAmiee: Oh Jesus, it's my life! Except without that annoying Scarlett Johanssen. Really it is such a complicated relationship - you realize you spend more tim... more » kithkin: I'm thinking that one thing that sets nannies apart from the families they work for is: health insurance? Do nannies who don't work through an agency ... more » JazzednJersey: The hardest part of being a caregiver (I shun being called both "Nanny" and "Babysitter) is when your job ends (n one case the Mom lost her job, thus ... more » Lady Skittlehattington: I hate babysitting. Children are jerks. And their parents are jerks. My last experience went like this: "We think Sally has a corn allergy. She gets r... more » Snowbunny: I want to be Temprance Brennan's nanny next season on Bones. more » queenieinmanhattan: I had a nanny, for lack of a better word, for 11 years. My mom hired an au pair to come stay with us the summer my brother was born (I was three), sin... more » amowls: But I think I was hurt because as odd as it seems, I thought we were friends. And you don't ask friends stuff like that. You do when you're 10. Kids ... more » Jeangenie: I chose daycare because: a. I felt icky that a subset of my salary would encompass the whole of theirs---not really rational, but still icked me out. ... more » SmillaSnow: Anyone else call their grandmother "Nanny"? more » kemperboyd: I had a childminder who looked after me from when my Mum went back to work when I was 9 months until I was 15. She collected me from school and was in... more » KittenFluff: I grew up with a series of live-in nannies. One in particular was like an older sister to me, and I was devastated when she left. Her relationship wit... more » Jello Mix: I'm not sure if I had a nanny or a babysitter growing up. An old woman who lived down the block watched me during the day until my mom got home from w... more » SkipToMyLou: "I've heard nannies say a lot that you have to love the children like they're your own, but at the end of the day you have to know they really aren't.... more » -
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Nannies: Friends, Family, Or Employees?
In middle school, high school and college, I made tons of cash from babysitting. But I'll never forget the day I decided I didn't want to take care of other people's kids anymore. More » -
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Possibly Pregnant Panda Persnickety About Procedure
The National Zoo attempted ultrasounds; she was uncooperative. "The ways of panda reproduction are capricious and frustrating, and with Panda-nation awaiting an outcome, one zoo official referred to Mei Xiang as "this dang bear.'" [WaPo] -
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"Pregnant Women Are Smug": Funny Cuz It's True
The only way to describe the hilarious YouTube sensation, "Pregnant Women Are Smug," is with the cliched phrase: It's funny because it's true. More » -
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What's The Difference Between A Guy With Post-Partum Depression & A Total Jerk?
According to an article in Newsweek, over 1,000 men each day become depressed after the arrival of a new baby. More » -
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Baby Mama Drama
An Australian teen was breastfeeding while driving when she almost hit a police car. Turns out she was drunk. This is unrelated to the Florida woman who breastfed while drunk and high. [Daily Mail, News.com.au] -
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French Justice Minister's Maternity Leave Ignites Media Firestorm
French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has the British media in a tizzy over her decision to return to work just five days after giving birth to her daughter via C-section. More » -
