(Closed) Working with kids vs. having your own

posted 4 years ago in Career
Post # 1
Member
859 posts
Busy bee
  • Wedding: September 2014

Hey y’all,

I’ve been a babysitter for 11 years (since I was in middle school) and I’ve been a nanny all through college. I’m a child development and family science major. I really love kids and want to work as a pediatric occupational therapist. I have to say I nanny some really difficult kids so that may be part of it. However, I’m feeling really “burnt out” on children for a few months now. Of course, right before I’m getting married and we’ve talked about TTC in the first 6 months-1 year. Now my feelings of not really enjoying nannying are making me scared of not enjoying parenting… (don’t get me wrong, I love the kids I nanny I just don’t feel an enjoyment about doing it like I used to).

This is a question for nannies and teachers and daycare workers and anyone who is with kids all day— when you had kids, was it very different and did you enjoy it much more than taking care of all the other kids you had taken care of? I know I can’t fully understand being a parent right now, I just want to hear everyone’s experience. Thanks!

Post # 3
Hostess
11278 posts
Sugar Beekeeper
  • Wedding: June 2011

@FutureMrsT1221: I was a teacher, I taught teenagers. Some of them were a delight to have in the classroom and well some of them, well they just weren’t. The thing is from speaking to the parents of those more challenging kids or meeting them at parents evening, in most cases it explained why the kids were the way they were. It would be you bringing up you children to your morales and as they’re yours, you’d love them anyway.

Post # 4
Member
869 posts
Busy bee
  • Wedding: December 2014

hi

im feeling the same way lately too. I teach young children and lately my passion and drive for it seems to be disappearing. Kids are hard work but I’m sure it will be very different when they are our own. Plus no dealing with crazy parents!

Post # 5
Member
859 posts
Busy bee
  • Wedding: September 2014

@CatyLady:  so true. Most of the kids that are difficult have parents that are worse. lol.

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