u/Ancient_Recover_8693

Hi fellow nannies! I love this group and all the feedback and interactions with other nannies as I have no friends or connections who work the same/ similar job as I do

I’m just curious what responsibilities you all do for your family? I have a great pay rate and take care of 3 children who are typically in school. I’m not complaining or anything as I love my job, but am just curious what everyone else does in comparison!

My responsibilities include:

getting kids ready for school, drop off, lunch packing, pick up, and entertainment until parents come home from work. I do occasional easy dinners or serve them food their parents prepped right before NP come hone. I also bathe them on occasion when asked or when I can tell they’ve sweat a lot and I try to include outings and/or educational activities both after school and on days where they don’t have school

while at school I do the kids’ laundry, put it away, load and unload the dishwasher, replace kids bedtime water, clean the coffee machine, set up activities, look into after school sports, make Dr appointments, occasional food prep, wash last week nap mats, feed the cat, and plan their pajamas and outfits for the week

on Dr appointment days I take the kid/kids and then they either go to school after or stay home with me. Depends on appt type and what I need to do for the day. I also do organization for kids rooms and other general areas of the home to help NPs and because it’s fun for me haha.

anywho would love to hear the differences in people’s responsibilities and tasks

So I know that the title probably sounds harsh but I just wanted the title to be blunt and to the point. I love my job and adore the whole family. Not even just the kids and parents but literally the whole family and have gotten close to them so fast!

The kid’s grandma has taken a liking to me and actually was really rooting for me to get this job when they fired their old nanny. I don’t really want to get into the details, but let’s just say that the entire family especially the grandma were not fond of the old nanny.

The grandma doesn’t seem to have any friends or many people to talk to, aside from family but she doesn’t seem to like to tell them personal things, so she talks to me at work A LOT. Which is absolutely okay! She’s at the house most of the time when I work so I don’t typically mind chatting and if I need a break from talking I’ll just do a task in a different room.

However she has now started contacting me SO MUCH on my days off. Texting my number, on facebook messenger, and calling me. The parents told me to ignore her or just tell her to leave me alone as she does this to them on occasion and they can’t stand it. I hate feeling like I’m being mean to people so I really don’t want to tell her to leave me alone or stop contacting me and I also don’t wanna ruin the relationship that I have dealt with her as she is so kind and I love talking to her

this past weekend, though she texted my phone 12 times because I didn’t answer her and I truly was busy. and on Thursday, I was at a birthday party and she called me three times as well as leaving me voicemails because I didn’t answer her. None of these things were emergencies she simply just wanted to chat, and I am glad that she feels comfortable talking to me, but I don’t always want to talk to my employers’s family members whenever I’m off the clock. How can I tell her this kindly as she’s very sensitive and I don’t want to ruin our relationship or hurt her feelings. Sorry this is so long. I just wanted to give ample context and thank you in advance for any advice.