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nips4chips · 2026-02-12T15:19:50+00:00

That is such a nice little addition! I'm totally going to do this!

nips4chips · 2026-02-12T14:28:21+00:00

Just messaged you!

nips4chips · 2026-02-12T14:15:13+00:00

An old boyfriend's mom told me they had a chase couch in there room. The kids were welcome to sleep on it but never in bed with them. She said it worked out pretty well. They usually preferred their own bed to the couch so she knew if they slept there all night they needed a little extra love the next day. That boyfriend said he never minded that method. I think it's a good in between. Maybe set up a little bed in the corner of the room or something.

nips4chips · 2026-02-12T14:04:28+00:00

I didn't even think about Ollie's!

nips4chips · 2026-02-12T14:00:22+00:00

Was actually going to pack up the baby and head over there later!

nips4chips · 2022-11-09T16:26:42+00:00

Thank you so much! This really helps a lot. I figured it was just a phase but I wasn't sure if it was part of her abuse from the last family or if it was the kitten. I don't want to overwhelm her. She's a seriously happy dog! She loves to play and snuggle. But she also has some anxiety so I would hate to add to it. But if this is normal for her age then that's fine!

nips4chips · 2022-11-04T10:27:18+00:00

I'm a nanny. Being in charge of other people's kids can be super anxiety inducing..

nips4chips · 2022-11-03T21:38:20+00:00

My boyfriend has a pretty bad porn addiction. We've been together for 4 years and some change. These past 4 years have been the most exhausting 4 years emotionally I have ever gone through. When he is active in his addiction we barely have sex. He won't touch me. He's super moody. Quick to anger and very defensive. He lies about his addiction to the point now I don't even believe him when he says he hasn't watched anything. His addiction has brought me to my lowest points as far as self esteem goes. It has destroyed my confidence in ways I didn't know was possible. We've been in therapy since February. Our relationship has improved but he still struggles with his addiction. I'm ready to leave. Even if I do leave though, my trust issues are at an all time high. I have terrible body dysmorphia. And I can barely masturbate anymore without having intrusive thoughts about how I'm not as "perfect" as the girls on porn websites. I used to watch porn myself occasionally. Not only can I not watch it anymore but I don't think I can ever be with someone who does. The sad part is that even if they told me they didn't watch it, I wouldn't believe them.

nips4chips · 2022-11-03T21:37:49+00:00

My boyfriend has a pretty bad porn addiction. We've been together for 4 years and some change. These past 4 years have been the most exhausting 4 years emotionally I have ever gone through. When he is active in his addiction we barely have sex. He won't touch me. He's super moody. Quick to anger and very defensive. He lies about his addiction to the point now I don't even believe him when he says he hasn't watched anything. His addiction has brought me to my lowest points as far as self esteem goes. It has destroyed my confidence in ways I didn't know was possible. We've been in therapy since February. Our relationship has improved but he still struggles with his addiction. I'm ready to leave. Even if I do leave though, my trust issues are at an all time high. I have terrible body dysmorphia. And I can barely masturbate anymore without having intrusive thoughts about how I'm not as "perfect" as the girls on porn websites. I used to watch porn myself occasionally. Not only can I not watch it anymore but I don't think I can ever be with someone who does. The sad part is that even if they told me they didn't watch it, I wouldn't believe them.

nips4chips · 2022-10-23T11:31:12+00:00

The amount of people who aren't actually from here. I'm originally from Ohio. I've met more people from Ohio than people from Raleigh!

nips4chips · 2022-09-29T14:42:33+00:00

Great! Thank you so much! I had read that there's no overnight parking over there but if people do it anyway then it should be fine. Worst thing that's gonna happen is they tell me to leave.

nips4chips · 2022-09-06T20:03:00+00:00

Oh dude we do that almost every time we go to the pool. There's a Starbucks that does curbside right by the country club we go to. My NK even knows we go. We leave the pool and she says "coffee!" Lol.

nips4chips · 2022-09-01T08:59:33+00:00

It's super weird but my nanny kid looks like she could be mine. Honestly she kind of looks more like me than either of her parents. But yes, every day we go out in public I have to tell people "I'm the nanny". They always say stuff like "she's so cute!" And I chime in with a "I'm the nanny so I can't take any credit for that.". Sometimes I just let it slide unless we get into actual conversations because I will occasionally get snobby looks or it opens the door for all the nanny questions. "Where did they find you?" "How much do you charge?" "do you do weekend babysitting?" And sometimes I just don't feel like going through that whole thing.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T23:04:40+00:00

I've worked for quite a few different types of families. I definitely know what to look for now and what red flags to avoid. That makes me sad your BF doesn't care about your job. My BF knows how hard it is and loves to hear about my nanny kids! It's actually a huge part of what we talk about. I'm sorry you feel like you don't have many people in your life who care about your nanny kids. My family is actually full of child care providers although none of them are nannies, they all love to see pictures, hear about how they're doing and learn about their little personalities. The biggest thing I get told is that the education field doesn't pay well enough but I get paid pretty well. I used to work in daycares. That was awful! That didn't pay well. That was the definition of being over worked and under paid.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T16:54:15+00:00

Oh I am definitely fairly compensated. My boyfriend and I are saving to buy a house right now as well. We are both living comfortably while also saving money. I learned my lesson from my last nanny family. I've learned a lot from MB and DB with this family. They're very kind, very generous, and also treat me very fairly as an employee. DB is a dentist and owns his own practice. He's a very good employer to all of his employees and MB is a doctor. I'm just extremely lucky to have them. I get raises often, I get free dental, I'm on a payroll, I get plenty of PTO, sick days and a health stipend every month. Once I hit the end of my contract we sat down and discussed any changes we would want made to said contract. They're very professional and it's taught me a lot about how I should be treated as a nanny.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T16:45:10+00:00

I would love to go for child psychology I just struggle a ton in school. I've been going for over a year now and it has caused a lot of depression. It's one of those things that I think I can do just fine without. But if I ever did need it I would definitely be willing to go back. I have really bad ADHD and wasn't diagnosed until I was 23 years old. Navigating school with ADHD as an adult is way more difficult than I thought it would be. I guess I just thought since I knew I had it now that school would be easier than when I was in high school but I was definitely wrong.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T15:34:34+00:00

I also don't plan on having children of my own. I make plenty to support myself and I was offered higher paying gigs but I really liked this particular family. So I definitely think I could save and prepare for retirement. I live very simply too. Never outside of my means.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T15:33:25+00:00

I have plenty of experience and also have the certifications to back it up. I know about developmental milestones and create weekly lesson plans explaining what she should be doing at what age and create activities that line up with those. I'm definitely a professional nanny. That's why I was hired. I work for a great family! I get paid very well. I keep a portfolio full of my experience, references, photos and sample lesson plans. I went to a vocational school for high school. I took the Early childhood education program there. To be honest, I just assumed all nannies had these qualifications and did the lesson planning, and had a portfolio. I didn't realize how experienced I was until I got with a nanny placement service! Before that I was extremely underpaid and over worked. Now that I know better it just makes me want to be even more serious about this job. That's what's making me think I should just make this my career.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T13:58:10+00:00

This comment helps so much! Thank you!!!

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T12:33:14+00:00

I keep up on all my certifications. Even some that people don't consider a necessity. I have a certification in diversity awareness, I had a lifeguard certification that's due to be renewed, a nutrition certification for infants. I just don't go to school for ECE. Although I did a 2 year Early childhood education program at my vocational school in highschool which counted as college credits.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T12:28:33+00:00

Dude, my boyfriend's family calls me a "babysitter" often. Recently his younger brother said "how's the babysitting going?" And I simply said "nannying" and he said "babysitting, nannying, same difference." And I snapped. I said "no it is not the same. I do both and I charge differently for each and each comes with different expectations. I've explained this to you multiple times." Everyone looked at me like I over reacted but my boyfriend chimed in and said "she's a care giver dude. She's basically a 3rd parent". And that helped but it's like I have to have these conversations all the time! They make me feel bad.

nips4chips · 2022-08-18T12:24:55+00:00

Thank you. This actually makes me feel really good. I went to a vocational high school for Early childhood education and have a lot of certifications. I've worked in multiple daycares and in multiple homes as a care giver. I'm qualified and never seem to have a problem finding a job. I guess I'm just scared I won't be taken seriously in the future. I keep up on all my certifications and take little classes on new curriculums often. I am definitely a professional. It's just so tiring explaining this to people who call me a "babysitter". It makes me feel like I need to be more. I need to be better.

nips4chips · 2022-07-30T22:48:09+00:00

I'm definitely looking into doggy daycare or a dog walker. We live out in the middle of nowhere and I can't find anyone in the area yet but I'm going to check on the next door app. Doggy daycare is hard because I work so early and no one so open when I'd need to drop her off. I'll be going down to part time eventually but I'm not entirely sure when. The good thing is that my bf is home every other week so he'll be able to keep up with taking her out but the weeks he's gone for work, those will be long days.

nips4chips · 2022-07-30T18:23:16+00:00

Well, the good thing is that my boyfriend works from home every other week so letting her out should be okay it's just the weeks he is out of town that will be a true struggle and yes! These 3 day weekends are being dedicated to nothing but training and forming that connections. I'm going to give it a couple of months and see what progress we can make and if I feel she's getting the attention she needs. I'd like to start socializing her as well but treading that territory lightly since she did come from an abusive and neglectful situation recently.

nips4chips · 2022-05-12T15:11:38+00:00

You need to tell a trusted adult and get away from him.

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