Once I was at a public pool with my nanny babies, which included a 5 year old, a 3 year old, and twins who were 5 months. About an hour later the doorbell rang and The pool guy was here to service the pool….do I really need to say more? – Donna in Universal City, Texasġ1. The silly little elfs used a black dry erase marker and drew a beard, a mustache and some very bushy eyebrows on my face…while I was sleeping! Of course the kids loved it….and of course, I forgot all about it. It was Christmas and I was getting the Elfs ready to pull another prank on the kids. LOL! – Mary in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvaniaġ0. I found it stuck to his bedroom wall when I put him down for a nap. One day I had my spare handbag full of toys searched over by a two year old who found a new panty liner I must of stashed in there and forgot about. I looked ridiculous!! – Donna in Wheeling, Illinoisĩ. The mom was under 5′ and very tiny so I had to borrow a pair of sports shorts and a t-shirt from the dad. Then realized I didn’t have a change of clothes with me. I set up the kids pool and sprinkler one hot day. Luckily, they were cool about it and I continued sitting for them. This would definitely be when I was 12 years old babysitting for a neighborhood family… I put their dishes in the dishwasher and was so pleased with myself… only to have them come home to the dishwasher bubbling over because I had used soap that wasn’t meant for a machine!!!!! Whoops. Neither of them mentioned until we’d almost gotten home that I had a huge tear down the back of my pants!! Luckily their mom had a sewing kit and the day was saved! – Lauren in Milford, N.H.ħ. It was a nice summer morning and the library wasn’t far, so we decided to walk there and back. I took the two kids I nannied at the time out to the Library in town. His response: well we have a vacuum……… done. One day he asked me how I thought his mom kept the floor so clean, my response: aliens come in while we’re at the park and use huge dirt and toy magnets. The little boy I used to watch was a pretty funny little guy and would always ask me questions then proceed to contradict my answer with super silly ones. Well as we were walking these two guys walked by and at that moment the little boy says, Hey how’d your boobs get so big? I thought I was going to die. I was caring for a friends little boy, we were walking through the mall that was about to close, I forgot to mention earlier that day I was wearing a T shirt, then before we left I changed into a shirt that had a scoop neck shirt. So, I walked around dirty the rest of my 11 hour shift. My boss told me to put on her sweatpants and wash mine in the washer, but I didn’t feel comfortable doing that…. I lived 45 minutes away (without traffic) so I couldn’t just go home. I look at my arm, then my shirt, then the child …. I go to put him down and feel something wet on my arm. (Let me be clear, I am veryyy attentive when I am with children so I have no idea how this happened). I start playing with him and he gets a little fussy, so I pick him up and put him on my hip. I ended up forgetting about it because he didn’t show anymore signs of trying to push nor did he whine. After roughly an hour of going back and forth, he didn’t poop. I saw the baby trying to poop but he was struggling, so I kept checking his diaper every 10 minutes to make sure he had/hadn’t pooped so I could change him. I was singing along to “Let It Go” at the top of my lungs and when the song ended, I heard applause from the neighbors outside! – Jennifer in Inglewood, Californiaģ. The most embarrassing moment I’ve had while on the job is I was having a sing and dance along with the 3 year old I was watching and my (then 7 year old) daughter. Pee on my shirt, the sofa, my shoulder! All the while, baby Nathan was giggling hysterically! I was mortified! But thankfully the mommy was nice enough to lend me a dry t-shirt! Incredibly embarrassing but definitely a nanny right of passage. The second it came off BOOM I was suddenly at the Bellagio. The mommy came home as I was about to give a diaper change. It’s a nanny right of passage when caring for a baby boy. Or just read these 20 confessions and know you’re in good company!ġ. If you’ve had a particularly embarrassing moment on the job, share it below in the comments below. This week we asked caregivers to share with us their most embarrassing moments at work - and they delivered! Turns out, there have been a lot of diaper blowouts, awkward conversations with kids and unfortunate encounters with parents. We’ve all been there: A mistake made on the job that has you blushing for days.
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