So there we have it, the first full on
week of work is over. How was it you ask, well let me tell you. As
many of you know my views and practices on raising children and
caring for them are pretty strong. My practices are always child
centred and I always have the best interest of the child in mind. I
am certainly not the type of care giver that won't do something
because of mess or getting dirty. I believe that children should
experience the world around them full on, and my personal mantra is
go big or go home. This obviously carries through into my work. For
those of you reading this that had children in my care you know what
I am talking about. How many times did your children come home with a
bag of dirty clothes or and apology for the paint in their ears or
some other thing? I am passionate about my work with children and I
think that is what makes me so good at what I do. Up until recently I
had been pretty modest about my programming and overall work with
children. But I am good. I know my shit and I am very good at what I
do. Those of you who had children in my care before also know this. I
know and believe that it is childrens first time in the world and
what we teach them is what they know. That is why it is crucial to
teach young children to be adventurous, creative, free thinking,
independent, polite, respectful well behaved little people.
This weeks first lesson was learned pretty early on and that was, nanny Jessica does not fuck around. Second lesson, despite how much you cry or scream at me this cold black heart doesn't even flinch. Lastly lesson three is, you think you're stubborn......Let me introduce myself, my name is Jessica 'Stubborn' Morine and I will outlast you every time. As all children do when someone new is caring for them there was a fair amount of testing happening, but by the end of the week we had a minor break through at the playground and you could see she was getting it. It certainly doesn't take children long to figure people out and as I did with the other family I Au Paired for I have to spend the first few weeks being Nanny Hard Ass until the boundaries and expectations are set then I will be able to ease up and bend some of the rules. I think she will respond very well and has already found out where she stands with me. The testing hasn't been so much that it is an uncomfortable situation, but it these weeks that all the work goes into. I would say over all that things are going great and I am looking forward to the weeks to come as we build rapport. Also the parents are totally okay with my antics and are glad I am able to let her experience the world at a hundred and ten. So when I took her puddle jumping and got her soaked to her belly button with muddy water and had to dump out her boots several times they were fine with it. And when I let her paint a giant box on the back deck with nothing but her hands they were cool with that too. So I will keep you updated on my progress there.
Before I go I thought I would tell you about some cons to living in New Zealand. I know, I was as surprised as you are when I discovered them. I figured since I spend the majority of my time blabbing about how freakin great it is here I should let you know some of the areas that the land of the long white cloud falls short. Well to start the price of everything is double compared to home, and unlike Oz the wage is actually not that higher then Canada. I guess you don't need money or things when you live in such a beautiful place, but it makes it a bitch for people like me. Their internet is just ridiculous. Consumers pay a monthly plan based on data usage instead of a flat rate for unlimited usage like we do. So in Canada we pay say 30 bucks a month for internet service and we can download, upload, view and surf until our heart's content. Well absolutely not the case here in en-zed. You pay a fee for say 30GB of data use, so you have to be careful how much you watch on Youtube, or upload photos or download a movie or whatever else we westerners do on the net. This leads me to believe that only the rich can have addictions to porn down here. The other cons I have found are food related, things that you just can't get here. There is no Root Beer and no one has ever heard of a Reeses PB cup, no one has ever had a smore because Graham crackers don't exist, and because of the lack of root beer no one has ever thought of putting ice cream in their pop (you wait till I whip that one out they will think I am genius!). I am sure that there are more things you can't get here but those are a few that I have come across so far. I know it is beautiful and awesome here but, really, without Reeses why would they even get up in the morning? I asked someone that and they said that they get up because they live in heaven. To which I responded, “In my heaven the streets are paved with Reeses and there are root beer float waterfalls all around.” Mom if you are reading this, I will be asking for Reeses and Root Beer in my Christmas package :).
So there you have it folks an update after my first full on week. This weekend is a long weekend because it is the Queens birthday on Monday, which is funny because in Canada you just celebrated her birthday on the May long. Hmmm something tells me ol Queenie might be swindling us for the gifts. BTW my birthday is now also on November 21st............ so you should probably send me some reeses!
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