The REAL Nanny Diary

I have been a nanny for a year and a half now.

I feel like I have a teensy bit of child knowledge.

Let me share with you !

• If the house is quiet, something IS going on. And it is NOT good.

• You CAN, in fact, get permanent marker off a wall.

• The fellow parents at an AYSO game think they're kids are participating in the world cup.

• Nothing makes a migraine worse like the sound of trumpet AND violin practice...at the same time.

• One very vicious diaper can ruin your whole day.

• The sound of a nightly prayer given by a 2 year old can make you tear up.

• Theres never enough time in the day to do all the things you were hoping to accomplish.

• Dora the explorer can either be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on what episode it is.

• Just because they have taken a shower does not mean they are clean.

• Some days, Popsicles and popcorn ARE a balanced and nutritious lunch.

• Bribing them with a 7-11 slurpee is sometimes necessary.

• You may have to brush up on your 6th grade algebra before you help with homework. You may have to go online to look up the answer.

• The 3 most precious words are "I love you".
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  Its okay to want to shoot yourself before you read "green eggs & ham" ONE more time.

• There are ways of cheating in Candyland. And you WILL get caught.

• The naughty cuss word beginning with S , is "Stupid".

• The worst backseat driver comes in the form of a 10 year old.

• There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishments. FINALLY Telling time, using the potty, tying shoes...etc..make you feel like you have won the lottery.

• Its perfectly okay to have the family dog eat the spilled cereal so you don't have to clean it up.

• Siblings don't like to share. Unless its a secret. That, they DO enjoy sharing.

• Babies are like dogs, they can smell fear.

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• Toddlers always wait until you are in a crowded area to have a full blown tantrum.

• You can never watch Toy Story TOO many times.

• Loving every second of their growing up process and rolling with the punches = priceless.

So glad i get to see these 5 little children grow up and experience life. Im so appreciative towards all the experience I am getting. Their innocence and pure genuine love excites me every day.

Mary Poppins aint got nothin' on me! BESIDES Bert... I gotta get me one of those.