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What I learned from being a nanny for a week

What I learned from being a nanny for a week

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Cathy Reisenwitz
Nov 12, 2024
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Even as I told people my plans, to a person, they were like, “Really? You?” 

But, I need to make more money. 

And my sister told me that she and her wife can’t use their daycare anymore and could use a nanny. 

I was also looking to get out of Huntsville. It sucks to live here without a car or license. It’s been hard to make friends. And it’s going to be hard to find a job in my field here. 

So, my sister and I hatched a plan. I’d do a week-long trial run of being their live-in childcare in the D.C. ‘burbs. 

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