"Miss Teresa-Miss Tess-Miss Betts"

The debate will continue, K*** until I find the right ring to a title. I promise, Miss Tess will not be used.. So now it's between Miss Teresa and Miss Betts.. You decide K***.
As I sat and talked to **** and **** last night while at work I came to the conclusion that there is a definite lack of parenting skills when I am not around. I am afraid to say that **** throws more fits then i can actually handle when I have not been around for some time. (Just observations....) **** tells me how mean and strict I really am but in most regards it's for their own well-being... Their parents have no energy to deal with this nasty cycle of irrate behavior...

So I must pose a question to everyone..."When is it okay to carry around a "booby" aka blanket and or pacifier?" YOu must be sitting on the edge of your seats folks waiting to hear my answer to this burning question.. My little *** who is 2y-o has this special blanket whom he refers to as "dd." This special blanket has those special smells that you would find with a 2 y-o because he brings it to bed and on occasionally takes it out and about. At this age, it's okay to have this "dd" around but mostly in bed. MInd you, it should start to disappear once pre school starts for him. Meaning, he shouldn't bring it to school with him but mostly likely just keep it at home for bed time. And slowly start to phase it out of bedtime.. If the child is treated like a big-kid and feels secure enough he or she will slowly start to not want that beast as much without prompting from their parents.

What about a 6 1/2 year old? Should a blue blankie named marshmallow and "dd" be allowed to be carried around on daily basis? Well, I first must say that ironically, another "dd" was bought for M*** because he was having a huge cow over it not too long ago. M*** sees and hears about ***'s "dd" and realizes that he must have one as well. M*** had one as a little baby and they got rid of it because blue blankie and marshmallow came into play. His mom went out and bought another "dd" for him..(Shake my head and roll my eyes....) Well, M*** shouldn't have this thing with him while going to school let alone carry it around the house like there is no tomorrow. If you were to see his pre-k picture its of him with his cousin, the blue blankie and pacifer is with him as well. His mom thinks its rather cute but not really... Do you really think it's apropriate for him to even have that at school? NO!!! Pre-K is bad but kindergarten and first grade is even worse. Leave that shit at home.. Hide it.. Don't ever let it come back until he is an adult. I know they think they are helping him because it's a "security" thing but in reality you are making him more insecure by having that god damn blanket with him. If he can't go to school without then throw that shit away when he's not looking.

There are many reasons why he must carry this blankie around. So use your imagination and learn from these parent's frightful mistakes. I am just the nanny and I can only do so much. I have actually had to hide other things but they have been found because i didn't do it properly....So when it's time to have your own kids refer to this blog and remember that not all books on safe security is accurate let alone those barbara swensons of mercer island. I am sorry that i put down that name but sometimes the obvious is in clear view. You DO NOt need a child guru to state the obvious to you let alone make you feel better about your shitty parenting skills because the nanny actually makes tons of sense. Can you tell I am a bit irritated?