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Its still hard trying to figure out whats expected of me here, im so confused. I havnt quite figured out if they want me around allllll the time just so the kids can hear english or when the parents are home if i can come into my room and watch a movie or fb,pinterest&blog so sometimes i just feel like a little lost puppy dog just chillin. For instance today is Saturday and the mom is home so i dont think i should be the one to take care of the kids so i hope shes not mad im in my room, sometimes i'll just walk out there to get a drink or sit on the couch out there so they dont think im hiding haha! ps- they have the COOLEST couch ever. its huge like a bed... i'll post a pic soon. Or whenever the grandparents come over/cousins/aunts/uncles which is very often and the kids are playing with them am i supposed to just sit there or what? I havnt summoned up enough courage to talk to them about it yet but im sure it will get much better once im here for a few weeks and get used to it. Also the kids have no schedule. -_- seriously? Thats the worst because i love/need a schedule. And i think kids especially need one. The boy is supposed to take a nap but has no schedule so some days he goes down at 11 and others at 3 and if she would just say kay at noon take nap im sure he'd get used to it. Also bedtime, if the kids cry then they let them come out of their rooms to watch a movie with them on the couch so its like 10pm and these little kids are so exhausted but tyring to stay awake for the movie so then their schedule gets all thrown off again. So when i come in and its just me taking care of them, i like a schedule but it has no power over them cuz the way their parents just go with the flow....its kinda difficult. However i've gotten very good at my mothers saying "if you wanna cry, you can cry in your room." hahaha this is my favorite. Tantrums just for attention dont fly with me and Camilla loves to have them. So usually once a day she gets to hear me say that to her lol. She is so cute and sweet but to Leone she will push him and purposely hurt him and already have a lie made up so when i ask her what happened she doesnt think she'll get in trouble. Poor little girl thinks she can outsmart me ;) NOPE! haha and so then she realized i caught her in a lie and she'll cry and throw a fit. Or she'll pretend she doesnt understand what im saying but i know she does she is just choosing not to listen so she will go fro loving me to hating me and then loving me again its funny. She tells everyone "I have a new american nanny from arizona named A-ree-kuh and she speaks english!!" *in italian of course* Shes very proud of it. Welp i just re-read this and it sounds kinda bad haha it really is awesome here and the family is GREAT, just a little unsure of whats expected but i am loving it :)
Yeah it kind of sounds like maybe a culture thing? I like to have a schedule too. And that saying is my moms favorite, and one that I use often. :)
ReplyDeletehahah well our moms are sisters ;) i love it and will definitely use it with my kids too!
ReplyDeleteI am sure it is culture, Justin says the Italians are VERY laid back. So that will take some getting used to. But when it is your time to take care of the children, you just implement your schedule for them and that is what the rules will be when you are in charge. They will get the hang of it and probably like the structure, because that is what children need! I mean we won't go out to dinner with the girls if it throws off bath and bedtime routine because they deserve to be in bed at the same time every night. Anyway, you are doing a wonderful job as I knew you would and by the way, I say that same saying to Genevieve too when she wants to cry and be sassy about things!! :)
ReplyDeletehahah it works great its my favorite phrase....cept i neverrr had to use it with your girls cuz they never cried!
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