The Baby-ry Coast
This contributor recently had a baby, who is now two and a half months old. It's been quite a fun journey exploring the city with such a wee one. (We highly recommend the Ergo Carrier for such journeys. Strollers are a pain.)
We figured we'd try to do a regular column dedicated to parents and kids, 'cuz there are some parents out there, right? And if you have any anecdotes or know of kid-oriented events, send them our way!
We're heading to the main library this afternoon for the weekly Baby Rhyme Time. We'll tell you how it is!
The following Craigslist ad is an opposite example of the parent we aspire to be.
Monterey Parents Looking for a New Parent Live-In Nanny
Apparently these parents in Monterey have already gone through all the nannies down south, since they're now advertising for a live-in nanny up here in San Francisco. While their offer of $1500 a month pay, along with covering the nanny's rent and all living expenses, sounds like a great deal, this nanny would have to work 14 hours a day, seven days a week. (They're willing to discuss days off though.) To quote the father, who wrote the post, "the position includes basically becoming his [the kid's] parent." Um, why did they have a kid in the first place? Poor little guy.
As a Craigslist user wrote in response to this ad, asking the nanny to have no life means that their son and the nanny will be miserable. Case in point, they are looking for someone who will not
be talking on his/her cell phone while watching our son, will not be drinking beer while watching our son, will not be chatting on a web cam while our son watches cartoons in another room, will not let our son play with nail clippers, prescription, or non-prescription pill bottles. (all of which has happened with other nannies; because we must trust you with our son's safety, we do not discuss these issues when they occur, we seek replacements).
We can't really blame the nannies for doing the first three aforementioned offenses, since the nanny has to find some form of outlet during those grueling 14 hour days, but the last item is a bit absurd. Wow!