My sister and I were raised by nannies. Our parents are
separated and we live with our mother who has to work from early in the morning
until late night that I barely even see her as a kid. Being a stubborn child, when
my nanny would try to put me to bed, I would still wait for my mother to come
home every night no matter how late it is that sometimes I would just cry the
whole night all because I wanted her to be the one to lull me to sleep. In the
morning, I would wake up alone in the bed realizing my mother had already gone
to work. My nanny would then be the one to take me to school, help and teach me
with my homework, play with me, and tag along with me wherever I go. Growing up,
I interact with my nannies more often than my own parents.
Why do parents even choose to hire nannies? I think that the most common reason is the
lack of time to take care of their household and children especially the young
ones because of work outside the house, just like in my case. Some who doesn't
have work may also get nannies to help them with just their household chores. Mostly
the rich also hires nannies even if they are capable of doing things on their
own just for additional eyes to look after their children. But the thing is,
not everyone who has nannies are rich. That is one misconception I always hear
from people. My high school classmates even tease me that I should be treated
like a princess at school since that is what they think how I get treated at
home and that I do not take orders from someone or nobody is allowed to command
me. Honestly, it is partly true and I guess that is one of the disadvantages of
having nannies: I grew up lazy. I did not learn to do the household chores-
cooking, washing clothes and dishes, cleaning at an early age just like others
because I know that there's always someone else who will do them for me. But
all that doesn't mean we are wealthy. It may be true that most rich people hire
nannies but again, not all who has nannies are rich.
Another disadvantage is that it really takes time to find
the perfect nanny for a certain family. My mother has to search everywhere, ask
everyone, and check backgrounds before we could finally settle for someone. But
our nannies, especially when I was younger, easily come and go. It must have
been tough for them, taking care of somebody else's children- two naughty and
restless children while being in charge of the entire household whenever my mom
is not around, which is always. Given with too much responsibilities, most of
them did not last long with us. There was even this one nanny who did not just
leave us but also took some of my mom's clothes and perfumes with her. Another
who just vanished one morning while me and my sister are alone and sound asleep
in the house leaving the doors of our house unlocked and a note for an
explanation. My mother got hysterical when she got home hugging us, crying and
saying that she was very glad nothing bad happened to us alone because we were
too young then. I feel bad for her sometimes. It is very difficult for her to
trust a complete stranger with her properties and children.
Good thing after quite some time, we finally found
someone who made a perfect match for our family. For 6 years, she stood as our
second mother, disciplining and loving us like a real parent. She made sure
that we do our assignments as soon as we got home from school. She went to
every school events and parents-teachers' conferences we have to support us. She
did not allow us to play outside if we did not sleep in the afternoon. She did
not let us get up from the dining table without finishing all the food in our
plate. She even spanked us whenever we did something wrong, which my own parents
never did to us. But even if I think she does not have the right to do those
things, I was glad she did because it helped us to grow disciplined and mature.
And if she didn't do that, who else will?
As we grew older, things change. We do not interact with
our nannies as much as we did when we were younger. As long as they provide us
food to eat, clothes to wear, and a clean bed to sleep, everything's fine.
Overall, it wasn't really bad growing up with nannies. You'll
learn a lot of different things from a lot of different people and perspective.
My sister and I turned out to be fine women and we owe them for that.
Group 2
Anna Mae Alamag
Jeska Nicole Cabiles
Dally Delos Santos
Rensea Mae De Vera
Isabella Herreria
Feby Andrea Laroco
Danna Ruiz
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