Originally Posted by babyblue

great title for the book
THE REVENGE OF THE SUPERNANNY!

Inspirational stories, truth, no fiction.
I could gather horror stories from other nannies and explode with exploiting terminology!

I am writing as we speak........

Originally Posted by TruBrit

hiya only me to say today is a new day.....

this is the beginning of a new day
i have been given this day to use as i will
i can waste it or use it for good
what i do today is important because
i'm exchanging a day of my life for it.
when tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever,
leaving in it's place whatever i have traded for it.
i pledge to myself that it shall be...
gain, not loss;
good, not evil;
success, not failure...
in order that i shall not regret the price i paid for this day.........

source unknown.....hope today is better hmmm now where's me fly swat

Originally Posted by babyblue

Just need a little moral support so i brought the padded cell back.
For those that are new...
The Padded cell is a safe place to offload all your wows of the day. The only thing in the room is a little fly in the corner. Happy little fellow that with be an inspiration in your time of need.


Well let me be the first....

Yesterday i left work in tears.. The children that i take care of were completely out of control. I was so humiliated. Their mother asked me to walked them down to the dental office where she would meet us.
The would not listen to a word i said walking down the street(extremely busy road). Get to the dental office as it is as though i am invisible. Mum comes in and informs me she is going into a different room for treatment and i can stay with them whilst they had the treatments. She then says "when you finish you can walk them home". She has the truck in the parking lot!
Three kids, 6, and twins 4. One of the twins is severely disabled.
Well we have huge tantrums, Then the 6 year old sits in the dental chair. Would not listen to the dentist at all. Rude!... Understatement. Kept telling her and me to be quiet. I spoke to him and is was as though i was nothing. The dentist even spoke to him to no avail. She would tell him to keep his hands down and he would raise them. The 4 year old was running around touching stuff and would not listen either. Whilst the special needs boy was whining in his stroller. I was pulling my hair out. I was embarrassed and i felt powerless.
I then did the Nanny thing and took them both aside and came down to their level and talk to them both about the dangers etc...
What did they do?............ Yes you guessed it... Ran around some more and touched everything. The dentist looked at me and she knew what i was going through.

This is a typical day for a caregiver. I know i am not alone with this as i know many other Nanny's that are in the same situation. children that are so spoiled that they don't know the value of anything or anyone.
Don't get me wrong, i love the kids and i know they are just another sad product of todays society. Over compensation and ridiculous amount's of toys etc.
Those that know me understand that i have been through many things in this job. I try so hard to teach them manners and social skills then when i leave work it all goes out the window.
I don't feel appreciated for the the hard work i do or the long hours i work. 11 hours a day. I get my PR soon and an Open work permit. I can't wait..
I get the impression that they think i am only capable of being a nanny!
I have had been a manager(which i do well). I have been a nurse, I have been a fund-raiser and organiser. I am trained as a counsellor. How dare people categories the likes of me...I have coped in many near death experiences and death itself(my own daughter). I am strong, intelligent, great organiser,caring and adaptable. I am doing one of the most important jobs ever. I am taking care of the future, their children.
I am a mother myself and i would never allow my children to ever speak to people or act this way. I know i am not alone with my thoughts.
This is why society is falling to pieces! The whole family thing is breaking down and people never see it until it is too late.
I am not a skivvy nor an idiot. I remember once, the mother introduced me as ' this is Tracey, she looks after our kids whilst we work. Can you begin to imagine how i felt?
People say you should leave as these people really are taking the p**s out of you. Never that simple. I came here under the Caregivers programme and now i would have to go through the sponsorship system again. Too much hassle at this late stage. I am simply trying to bide my time and then leave. They will never get anyone to accept these working conditions. Although i feel for the children, it is not there fault and they do love me very much. We do so many activities and crafts. But at the end of the day they are their children not mine.
Sorry guys as i know some of you have heard my stories before. I am so low right now and this does not help with the settling here either. I know eventually i will feel good about getting up and going to work but right now it is extremely hard.

I am not asking for people to feel sorry for me as this was my choice in the beginning. I just needed to off load.
It helps to get it off your chest.

Feel free to offload and have your say about anything.
The little fly in the corner is here to help....

Originally Posted by dbd33

I have before me a bill I cannot pay from the accountant my lawyer had me hire to demonstrate to my wife's lawyer that I do not have any money. I also have bills I cannot pay from my lawyer and, since she doesn't work, my wife's lawyer. I can collapse RSPs to pay these bills but then I'll have a tax bill I cannot pay.

It's not ideal really.

Originally Posted by annie3-4

here is my rant...
i own a nursing agency and have (had) a business partner who owns a 30%share in the business. i started the business ten years ago from home with a £500 grant and have worked like crazy. Now it turns over 1.2 miliion p.a. Just discovered my so called business partner has stolen around £500k out of the business and I am looking at around 80,000 in legal fees. he is virtually bankrupt and it doesnt look like I will get anything back. except the satisfaction of seeing him go to prison. This guy is an ex barclays Bank manager and I trusted him implicitly and thought he was a friend. I feel totally betrayed and I feel as if I have lost everything I have worked for.

Originally Posted by Souvenir

Ouch.

Did you ever ask him why he was an ex bank manager?

Originally Posted by annie3-4

I was introduced to him by my business bank manager he took early redundancy from Barclays and was looking for a business to invest in.

Originally Posted by annie3-4

I was introduced to him by my business bank manager he took early redundancy from Barclays and was looking for a business to invest in.

Originally Posted by Craftybanshee

Babyblue, really sorry you had such a tough day

In a nutshell, I'm pissed off with waiting to start our new lives. We applied Skilled Worker to emigrate to Calgary back in late 2003 and what a palava it's been since last year when CHC looked at our file. We got a rejection letter and have spent the past year trying to boost our points to reach the pass mark. Me with my post-secondary education (now have 3 points for that) and DH with his TEF, which he has just taken for the 2nd time. CHC have been really good with that 'cos the first time he took it in London was the day of the bombings last July and it disturbed their exam for a short time. We now have to wait 4-6 weeks for the results.

I know peeps have much bigger problems and I try and keep things in perspective i.e. we have a roof over our heads and jobs etc. but the last year has been tough in many ways. We've also had problems with family re. our emigration. You find out who your friends are for sure Hopefully, we won't have to wait much longer now.

Originally Posted by Hangman

After reading all of the above it puts my own problems into some sort of perspective. I feel for all of you and not quite so sorry for myself now. So in a way thanks to all of you.

After giving it some thought I decided to share my story.

I am a 58 year old male.

I have been having regular annual check-ups with my family doctor for the past number of years and these check-ups include a PSA count included in the blood work and a digital rectal examination (DRE) of the prostate.

Up until March of last year these tests have been normal, then the PSA count was elevated so another blood test was done three months later which was still elevated. So off to see the urologist in July who decided we should wait another six months and see if the PSA count would come down.

Test done early December still no change so prostate biopsy ordered. Biopsy done January 5th results back January 18th, I do have prostate cancer. Saw urologist January 24th and discussed options and now have a surgery date of March 14th for a Radical Prostatectomy.

Spent three hours at the Pre-operative Assessment Clinic yesterday and now have an appointment of March 2nd for a Thallium Stress ECG in order to determine if the mild angina I have been experiencing of late will require any intervention or change in medications before they can go ahead with the prostate surgery.

So men if you are over 50 make sure you have that annual check-up along with the PSA count. It is important!!!!!!!

Best regards.
Steve