You can love the children you care for.
You can enjoy your job.
You can feel lucky to do what you do.
And still have very little left by the end of the day.
It’s the constant presence.
The constant engagement.
The mental energy it takes to be attentive, patient, and present all day.
It’s the thinking ahead.
The constant adjusting.
The big emotions.
And sometimes, even after you’ve given everything you have all day, you go home feeling like you didn’t do enough.
But that’s the part people don’t always see.
Nannying isn’t just playing with kids. It’s physical, emotional, mental, and sometimes incredibly overstimulating work.
And being exhausted doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful.
Needing a quiet evening doesn’t mean you don’t love your job.
Having days where you’re counting down until bedtime doesn’t make you a bad nanny.
You can love this work deeply and still need to recharge from it.
Nannies, what leaves you most drained by the end of the day?
