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Nannies and The Husbands? Myth or Reality?
Dear Jane,
I don't know if this would fall under Rant or not, but with all of the attention given to the Nannies in the news lately either because they are having an affair with their Boss or filing a complaint of sexual harassment, I would be curious to know how many Nannies on this Blog would be willing to tell their story. Were they just "hit on" by their Employer, were they harassed, or did they have a full blown consensual affair? How did they feel about it? And did the Wife ever find out? Thank you.
53 comments:
I typed out a whole thing but I don't see that it posted...so here I go again...
I've been a nanny for over 5 years. My first nanny position was when I was 19. The husband I worked for never "hit on me" per se, while I worked for them, but he did make comments. He would say things like "you look nice today" (but in a flirty kind of way) or "that's a nice shirt, it hugs you in all the right places". I'm a very passive person, so at the time, I never knew how to deal with it, so I blew it off. Well, they moved to a different city after a year so my job wit them ended. About 2 years later, I ended up moving to the same city. We got in touch and I went over to see the kids. Again, he made comments like "it's so comforting to see you here" etc. No big deal I guess. But, a few months later, I saw they had posted an ad on a popular local website for a job I thought my boyfriend at the time may have been interested in. I e-mailed about it and the husband replied "which ad did you see?". I told him the one for the job...and he replied with "oh, well I have two ads on there, one for a job, and one for a mistress..." Then he asked if I was interested in the "mistress" position. I actually checked the website, and sure enough, there was his "mistress" ad. I was appalled, and needless to say, I never wrote back and have not spoken to the family since.
Other than that, I've never had it happen. It seems like some horror story really, but, you never know what can happen. I'm just glad it never was "officially" suggested until AFTER my position with them had ended.
- Apr 17, 2008, 11:47:00 PM
I would say largely myth. Only because I burned for my male employer for years. Consumed at night, sleeping a hundred feet from him, I dreamt of licking his milky, white thighs. Fortunately, he was oblivious, consumed with his high powered job, he never noticed my pathetic stare, the drool, the longing. I'm happily married now and laugh at the thought that I ever had such wild fantasies.
- Apr 18, 2008, 12:50:00 AM
Wait, didn't we do this once before? This question? Because the first post sounds familiar.
- Apr 18, 2008, 12:51:00 AM
Most of the time, it's a MYTH! Most nannies are too professional and decent to even consider "stealing" their employers' husbands.
And let's face it, wealthy or not, most of these men are nothing to get excited about. Once you've seen one early in the morning, unshaven and wearing his tatty old robe, belching and scratching himself and cursing at his business partner on the phone, the idea of romance goes right out the window. Besides, any nanny idiotic enough to risk her job and her reputation by shtupping her boss should find another line of work. It's a lose-lose proposition.
I'd personally rather stab myself in the eye with a hot poker and kiss the President on the mouth (gag!) than sleep with (or kiss or touch or even hold hands with) any of the fathers I've nannied for.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to be sick!
- Apr 18, 2008, 1:29:00 AM
I remember the 1st post, but I'm not sure there's been one asking about nannies and their bosses.
- Apr 18, 2008, 3:59:00 AM
Well, this should be very therapeutic. I imagine if there are others that have a chance to get it all out, maybe they'll feel better because sometimes it helps to talk about it.
I've never told anyone what happened to me. But several years ago when I was a teenager I was sitting for this little boy and his father sexually harassed me. It went quite far, mainly because I was scared and didn't know what to do. I hate that I never told the wife what happened, but I got out of there as quick as I could and never went back.
All I think about now is if it ever happened to some other poor unsuspecting girl, and it really bothers me.
- Apr 18, 2008, 4:26:00 AM
I am sure their are women who have played games with their emploers husbands, Look at Robin Williams, he divorced his wife and married the nanny. Lets face it their are women who are looking for a wealthy
husband or suguar daddy and there are husbands out there looking for something on the side.
Maybe thats why some women want their nanny not to wear clothing that shows their clevage? Or short shorts or bikinis. Maybe they have already seen that movie.
People cheat because they think they are so clever that they won't get caught.
I think if I had a husband (which thank God I don't) I wouldn't be hiring a good looking nanny lol
Why put temptation in your own house?
If I were a nanny and the husband made crude remarks or hit on me I would be looking for a job very fast, as someone said why take the chance of this guy ruining your ability to work and ruin your reputation. I think most nannies have good morals,and are good to children, and would be smart enough not to fall into that trap.
- Apr 18, 2008, 5:14:00 AM
I'm with you 5:14. But why do you suppose some nannies keep going back when they are continually harassed? Case in point, Rob Lowe's nanny. If I were being treated like that, I wouldn't put up with it -- if you were a real victim. It doesn't make sense why some stay. The money can't be more important than your dignity.
- Apr 18, 2008, 5:27:00 AM
I was in a part-time position last year looking after 2 pre-school aged girls. Often the dad would be home early or working from home. I never felt too comfortable around him and thought he was slimy lol. A few weeks into the position the dad oh so casually put his hand on my shoulder whilst talking to his daughters (he came up behind us). I shrugged it off and moved a few steps away. He was always too close or saying things too suggestive (like 'hows my 3 favourite girls today?' with a wink for me-ugh!) Not pleasant. He started working from home more and more often so I took to sitting in the girls bedrooms whilst they napped so that the dad could not talk to me. I quit 12 weeks into the position, and had a 12 week notice period (oh my word, those were a horrible 3 months!!!) I never told the mum, but I made sure that the dad realised that I was SO NOT interested and was disgusted at his behaviour. I used to stand with my arms crossed (very defensive) when he was talking to me and body turned half away coz I felt violated. I refuse to even talk to them - feel bad for the children though. And I know I'm not the only one. He approached a friend of mine who was working at his youngest daughters school and he was so puchy and suggestive that she took to hiding in the bathroom and letting another teacher deal with him till he left.
I like my bosses, as bosses! yes, I hug one of my ex-bosses but they're like family and I was there for 3 yrs. Eeew...wouldn't dream of anything happening
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:37:00 AM
I was in a part-time position last year looking after 2 pre-school aged girls. Often the dad would be home early or working from home. I never felt too comfortable around him and thought he was slimy lol. A few weeks into the position the dad oh so casually put his hand on my shoulder whilst talking to his daughters (he came up behind us). I shrugged it off and moved a few steps away. He was always too close or saying things too suggestive (like 'hows my 3 favourite girls today?' with a wink for me-ugh!) Not pleasant. He started working from home more and more often so I took to sitting in the girls bedrooms whilst they napped so that the dad could not talk to me. I quit 12 weeks into the position, and had a 12 week notice period (oh my word, those were a horrible 3 months!!!) I never told the mum, but I made sure that the dad realised that I was SO NOT interested and was disgusted at his behaviour. I used to stand with my arms crossed (very defensive) when he was talking to me and body turned half away coz I felt violated. I refuse to even talk to them - feel bad for the children though. And I know I'm not the only one. He approached a friend of mine who was working at his youngest daughters school and he was so puchy and suggestive that she took to hiding in the bathroom and letting another teacher deal with him till he left.
I like my bosses, as bosses! yes, I hug one of my ex-bosses but they're like family and I was there for 3 yrs. Eeew...wouldn't dream of anything happening
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:37:00 AM
I am sure most nannies have no desire to score an affair with their boss. But there's always one in every bunch.
I had a very attractive girlfriend that made no bones about having an affair with hers because she wanted a better lifestyle. I knew it would only get ugly and it did.
She got entirely jealous and finally tired of his "games" and phoned his wife to let her know what was going on. The wife left her husband, and their nanny, thinking the door was now wide open for her, went in for the kill. I don't know how she could be surprised, but the husband wouldn't have her. He was pissed she had told the wife.
Eventually, she found herself a rich husband, but thank God this one wasn't married.
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:52:00 AM
I've been a professional nanny for six years and I've never experienced anything like this. I also belong to many professional nanny organizations and support groups and I've never met anyone who has experienced this personally. I'm sure it does happen, but it's not nearly the epidemic Hollywood purports it to be.
- Apr 18, 2008, 8:02:00 AM
- Robert Synnott said...
It's difficult, or not impossible, for any affair to be truely 'consensual' if one party employs the other and can fire them effectively without notice. There's implicit coercion, even if neither party conciously realises it.
- Apr 18, 2008, 8:15:00 AM
- Rebecca said...
I totally agree with 1:29, and also with Robert. Even the idea of my bosses...yeesh. And it's not really totally consensual if a person can be fired at any time.
I've been a nanny for several years, and I know LOTS of other nannies - not one of whom has ever even WANTED to have an affair with a boss. Nannies are mostly professional about their jobs, and wouldn't do something that stupid. However, as 6:52 says, there's one in every bunch - nanny, secretary, teacher, doctor, whatever. But it's not AT ALL common - just makes a good tabloid story. Kind of like psychopaths - I doubt they're as prevalent in real life as they are on the Lifetime Movie Network.
I did have one job, however, where the father made some weird comments - he picked up his toddler and said the child smelled like me (I realize that could sound bad, but it definitely wasn't an insult), and he would question me about things like my car - did my dad make sure it was safe (I didn't live with my parents)? Did I get it checked out regularly? He'd be happy to check it out any time for me. Now, it's entirely possible that he was just trying to be nice - but he was so...EAGER about it that it made me feel a little awkward. He was never inappropriate though, and I didn't work there for very long.
- Apr 18, 2008, 9:46:00 AM
If it's job security you are worried about, as a nanny, the best thing you can do is establish a sexual relationship with your boss. Womem; the mothers are jealous, mistrusting, suspicious and batshit crazy regardless. They will fire you on a dime. Whether you are a nanny or a secretary, job security comes from sleeping with the person who signs your paychecks. That's the cold, hard truth. All jobs end and when your job ends, you are guaranteed a very healthy, generous severence. Sometimes, they give it to you in two parts, the part the wife knows about and the part the wife will never know about.
- Apr 18, 2008, 9:53:00 AM
the fear of this rarity has kept me from getting jobs! It's hard for an attractive/educated/outgoing/highly experienced nanny to get a job in a home with a jealous mommy :( I think they rather you be "less than" them in some way. It has always taken me a lot longer to find a job between that whole deal and the fact that I am VERY picky about who I will work for (must have same parenting styles, agree on disapline and have some chemistry) I might look for months- but and thats a big BUT (lol) I find the best eventually and they last years. I have never had a hubs be anything more that at most like a great friend- I am a master of the perfect balance of professional distance :)
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:03:00 AM
I've had one of my "Dad" employers come down the hall and ask me a question as he was using a rotary buzzing device in his nostrils. I've chased a toddler in his parent's bedroom to see Dad's horrible aim, his rumpled up newspaper and his stained bowl, with feather, flakey bits. I've had my "Mom" employer ask me to pick up Selsun Blue or 'ask the pharmacist what the strongest thing is for severe dandruff' for her husband. I had one "Mom" employer take me online with her while she ordered sex toys for her husband, one was a leather whip and the other was a certain plug that had a horse tail coming down from it. The mother was very open, had few boundaries and I asked her, "does he let you use those on him", her response, "if he's good". I almost vomitted then and there. I've seen "Dad" employers get so stressed out after spending two minutes in the company of their children that they looked like they were going to explode. I confirmed numerous appointments for one "Dad" employer with a specialist who he was working with to correct his profuse sweating. I've watched "Dad" employers who eat like wild pigs with food flying out of their mouth and landing on my plate and I've watched "Dad" employers come home from work and sit down and start reading while "Mom" employers came home from job one and started job two with zero help from "Dad". I've seen "Mom" employers beg, bargain, plead and cajole the "Dad" employers to pick up, play with and talk to their own children. Just last week, I watched my current "Dad" employer use the house phone's antenna to clean his ear.
Have I ever been tempted to sleep with one of my employers?
Hell, no.
In my 9 years as a nanny, have I met anyone who had designs on the "Dad" employer or had the "Dad" employer harass or proposition her?
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:17:00 AM
You're not as attractive as you think.
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:18:00 AM
- Rebecca said...
9:53 - I see your point about job security, but don't think you're right. A nanny having a sexual relationship with her boss could be fired: if her boss thinks she will tell the wife, if the wife suspects, if she breaks off the affair, by the unsuspecting wife for poor job performance unrelated to the affair... for any number of reasons. Sure, she could blackmail the husband into keeping her on or giving her a huge severance package - but if she has no proof that's a pretty risky plan. No, I don't think that's a foolproof plan for job security at all.
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:26:00 AM
- maggie said...
Instill just a bit of fear in your nanny and keep your husband satisfied.
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:33:00 AM
10:18 must be a jealous mommy lmao
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:51:00 AM
I have never had a male employer I am atracted to...so I am sure that's a good thing. I do know of one nanny who wasn't my friend but a friend of a friend who went to work for a family that had newborn twins. She and dad hooked up...its been over 20 years they are married and have 3 more children together. So I mean I feel bad for the mom of the twins but apparently after 20 years of marriage it wasn't superfical
- Apr 18, 2008, 1:20:00 PM
about that ear cleaning, it reminded me of something I saw at the South Bend Indiana airport a couple of weeks ago. A man sitting directly across from me in the waiting area proceeded to use the ear pieces on his eyeglasses to thoroughly clean out his wax encrusted ears without a thought for his fellow passengers and absolutely not a hint of embarrassment. As he plowed deeper and deeper into the depths of each ear canal, I tried to keep my eyes averted but to no avail. I kept checking to see if it was over as I tried to keep my stomach still.
- Apr 18, 2008, 1:35:00 PM
- Sarah and Mitch said...
I worked for a family for about 7 months, and was totally fine until the last few weeks.
The dad was home at lunchtime (every day at least one parent came home for lunch) and commented that he was very happy. He thought they were going to get an "old grandma of a nanny. But then, SHAZAM, we got you." I kind of laughed at it, but definitely avoided him like the plague after it. The guy was a creep after that, commenting on the size of his toddler son's boy parts, and laughing that I knew what their slang words really meant. I never commented on it at all, especially not to his 8mos pregnant wife.
Anyways, after I really started avoiding him and only talking to him about his son, in a very professional manner, things went downhill fast. And when I couldn't spend an entire week vacationing with them in Tahoe (only 45 mins from my house- I was willing to commute daily) I was let go at the end of the next week because his wife decided to stay home with the new baby's arrival. I have gone into that on another comment on here actually... But I think not giving him any friendly (genuine friendly, nothing more) attention had a lot to do with the decline in the relationship with his family.
- Apr 18, 2008, 2:18:00 PM
Bottom line is MEN CANNOT BE TRUSTED. For this reason I could never hire a manny nor could I hire an attractive nanny. I read awhile back that Budhist nannies were all the rage, I understand why. I wonder why there isn't more demand for lesbian nannies. They are usually athletic and eat healthy, two requirements for my home.
(I'm a sahm and don't have a nanny, but I'm just saying..)
- Apr 18, 2008, 2:25:00 PM
2:25 -- I'm a lesbian nanny, and I will say that while I don't think there is any heightened demand for lesbian nannies in general, I have never had a problem finding jobs and I don't think it hurts me in anyway.
- Apr 18, 2008, 2:34:00 PM
10:17 and 2:25,
Thanks for the laugh!
- Apr 18, 2008, 2:44:00 PM
I would never do anything inappropriate with a male boss, but let me just say that I have thankfully been spared all of the disgusting daily intricacies of him (and her) for that matter.
I have never seen them blow food out of their mouth, pick their ears, noses, or butts.
I think it's definately a great turn-off, though - and one way to avoid an affair! lol
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:06:00 PM
- jerseyxjacqui said...
I couldn't imagine even thinking that way about my charge's father, nevermind acting on anything like that.
If you're raised the right way, homewrecking should never even be an issue...shouldn't even cross your mind.
I've babysat MANY families in the past and not once has ANYONE ever acted inappropriately with me.
Why? Hopefully because they love their wife, children and LIFE...but also because I would never allow something like that and probably gave off that impression? I don't know, I'm just speculating. But daddies hitting on me or making a move on me was never something I worried about.
Some of the nannies' stories about getting hit on actually skeeve me out a bit.
Poor girls :-(
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:13:00 PM
"Instill just a bit of fear in your nanny and keep your husband satisfied."
I'm sorry maggie - but "instill fear in your nanny"?
That's just a bit cruel, don't you think? Why wouldn't you want an equally respectful relationship with your nanny, instead of her being afraid of you?
It just doesn't seem right.
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:17:00 PM
I have a disgusting Dad story, although he really was and remains the nicest guy!
When I was a nanny, about ten years ago. I traveled with them on vacation and for our day's event, we were going to take a boat out to a smaller Island. I don't know boats, I don't know what this one was called, all I know is it didn't have a bathroom. We were waiting on the pier for the boat to come and the husband looked at his watch and then looked like he was going to head back down the pier. Then he turned around. I assumed he was just growing impatient with the boat's arrival. The boat came and the five of us got on the boat. We all put on lifejackets and we started cruising out to see. I'm a nanny and I don't make a habbit of being chaufered around by a captain, the sun was brilliant, the children were in super moods, the water was beautiful, it was just a georgous day. I was rubbing lotion on the eldest of my charges when I started to smell something awful. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw their father, in his red polo bathing suit, standing, holding his stomach, with his legs turned in kind of bent over. I think I let out a gasp. Mom who was towards the front of the boat saw my face and walked back. The father, "said "Oh No, S-it". I distracted the children and kept them towards the front of the boat. Mom conferred with the captain. Soon, the engine came to a stop. Next thing I know Dad was overboard. By now, the kids had come to the back of the boat and were looking at Dad in the water. The five year old asked, "what is daddy doing?" The mom said, "he's washing his shorts". And he literally did pull them off as he floated by the side of the boat and swish them furiously around in the ocean. He was thorough, I'll give him that.
It could have been incredibly awkward but the father had a great sense of humor. This guy-he was a total hunk, but he was so in love with his wife. Nicest people I ever worked for.
- Apr 18, 2008, 6:25:00 PM
Just ..... ewww.
- Apr 18, 2008, 7:24:00 PM
the poor fishies!
- Apr 18, 2008, 7:25:00 PM
6:25pm...LOL LMAO and EEEWWWW!!!!
I thought my story about the family I worked for who ALL (Dad, Mom and kiddies) farted freely and enthusiastically on a regular basis was bad, but it pales in comparison to your "Daddy has exploding diarrhea at sea". Wow.
- Apr 19, 2008, 2:54:00 AM
The second family I ever worked for the parents were young and attractive. The parents BOTH made advances. The mom would insist I stay in the room with her with the baby to play while she showered and then walked around her room naked for 15-30 minutes. The dad also would flirt with me, although thankfully never exposed himself. One night I came to babysit and the mom was out of town. The dad was on the phone with her when I showed up and he told her I was there to stip for them! I couldn't believe it, but was even more shocked when the mom's responce was, "No fair, she has to wait until I'm there!"
I was young at the time, 19, and they were my moms neighbors so I just left after only 2 months saying I wanted to go back to school full time. Yet, I am pretty sure they knew why. The are now divorced, but not before become swingers soon after I left.
The last family I worked for had a sleeze of a father. He was in his mid 50's, his wife was in her early 30's. She was pregnant when my year anniversary came around. I am not sure why, but he completely changed after I got my raise for my 1 year anniversary. He would always hang around for around an hour, and then finally get dressed. He started showering in the bathroom at the back of the house, and then walking in a tiny towel in front of me into his bedroom, usually stopping to bend down and kiss his son. He then started saying creepy things. One day I wore a white tee shirt and he encouraged his 2 year old son to spray me with a hose, saying he wanted to see what I would look like in a wet tee shirt contest. Another time I forgot their house key and he said something to the effect that I needed a spanking for it. When he said that, I took his son into his bedroom, came out and proceeded to tell the father he should, "consider this my two weeks notice, and should you say anything like that to me again, I will leave immediately and be forced to tell your pregnant wife and whomever else I feel should need this information." He stood there with his mouth hanging open and I just walked away. I left two weeks later, with a great severance check, and I never had to mention it to his 9 months pregnant, going to burst any day, wife.
- Apr 19, 2008, 3:25:00 AM
Good for you, girl!
Turn the tables on that cad!
- Apr 19, 2008, 6:56:00 AM
I'll be honest - I had a brief and uncomplicated affair with my employer.
I was 22, hired on a 7 month assignment while the wife was on maternity bed rest. He was a 32 year old Investment banker.
Around the end of month 1, husband and I started eating dinner together after he got home from work (wife was asleep by 8pm) and discussed the child's day and his work (a field I was interested in).
By month 3 we were sleeping together once or twice a week. It made me feel good - I am not a 'super attractive' nanny. He was not fantastically good looking either. OUr afir had more to do with our being comfortable with each other and getting some sort of mutual benefit from the relationship. Not once did I feel that my job was in jeopardy should i refuse. It was totally consensual.
I was not 'in love' with this father and although I didn't like his wife that much, I never even considered telling her after I left at the end of the assignment. They are still married now, 7 years later.
I have spent time with the amily in the last 7 years and nothing has ever happened since - a knowing look here and there, a wistful smile, but no intention of another affair.
Judge me all you want, I am at peace with it, neither of us think it hurt anyone at all.
- Apr 19, 2008, 9:08:00 AM
As long as the both of you keep it to yourselves, you mean nobody is hurt?
I disagree. Even though the wife you disliked so much is blissfully unaware, I guarantee you ... the damage is done. It doesn't matter that 7 yrs. later they are still married, that husband will forever know that he deceived his wife and he has to live with that until the day he dies. I wonder what he's thinking when he's looking at his children, or tucking them in at night?
Don't think for a moment that there aren't times he won't feel some regret ... he's only human. And for you not to be ashamed of yourself? I think you did it because of low self-esteem, and that was the wrong reason to get into any kind of relationship.
As a matter of fact, since you state that you had such disdain for his wife, you probably felt pretty good about what you were doing at the time.
I really pity you.
- Apr 19, 2008, 9:51:00 AM
We had a live in nanny who was with us for over a year. We had a good relationship, until about a month before she left. Suddenly, she became very agressive and nasty to me - completely out of past character! It got so bad that finally, my husband and I decided it was time to terminate the relationship with the nanny and she packed up and went home. About a week or two later, to both my husband's and my suprise, he began to get love letters from the nanny. FINALLY at least I was able to figure out her sudden anger towards me - she had a crush on my husband!
- Apr 19, 2008, 1:16:00 PM
wow! lol, go figure! at least you had her out of your house.
- Apr 19, 2008, 3:41:00 PM
6:25 You've made my day with that hilarious episode of your nanny life! Hilarious!
- Apr 20, 2008, 3:22:00 PM
- jennifer lecarlo said...
- Apr 21, 2008, 10:44:00 PM
In my personal experience this is true. When I was 18 and in my first year of college I got a nanny position with a family who paid me six bucks an hour. I didn't mind the pay because I was young inexperienced and need flexibility with my school schedule. Any who, the mom of this family generally left before I got to their house at seven, and was not home when I left at five o'clock. Once a week she would come home early to see me and the baby together and to chit chat. She was really a nice woman, and i actually liked these people, the baby was a newborn, and so sweet. Any who the father worked from home, so at least this is what his wife thought, he spent most of his time sitting very close to me on the couch when I would feed the baby, or if the baby was falling a sleep in my arms, he would put his arm around the back of the couch and his leg would be touching my thigh, I would always find reasons to move away from the situation, I would say time to play with the baby I would move to the floor, time to put baby in bed move into the bedroom, he was a very nice guy as his wife, however this behavior made me feel very uncomfortable, he did it everyday, he asked me personal questions about boyfriends and such, I was just annoyed with him, he should have been working, I lied and told the family that being a nanny just wasn't for me, and stayed until they replaced me about a month later, I knew the husband knew, because once I gave my notice, he stopped, and you wouldn't believe what he did, he started inviting other women over, and going into his office and closing the doors and blinds, what a freak I thought, I decided against telling the mother because I didn;t want to the messenger of a broken heart, I felt bad that he was pretending to work, and while she busted her butt, she e-mailed me a couple times after that updating me on the baby's growth and sending pictures. I really do hope she is still happy.
- Apr 24, 2008, 9:37:00 PM
How sad. For Mom and baby. And you.
I do hope this didn't jade you from still being a nanny, there's going to be both good and bad out there.
- Apr 25, 2008, 12:24:00 AM
I have been hit on, went out with and dated TWO dads of children I took care of... in a daycare.
The first was just recently divorced... the second... well lets just say he was on his way to divorce (legally seperated) and he was sure his wife was dating... so we started dating (right after I quit the daycare).
We actually have been dating ever since and are a happy and healthy couple! I adore his kids and wouldn't turn back the decision if I was given all the money in the world.
So, yes, nannies/childcare workers, do sometimes fall in love with the daddies. :)
- Apr 25, 2008, 5:23:00 PM
Sounds kinda sexy, kinda wrong.
- Apr 25, 2008, 5:35:00 PM
9:51 I agree with you. What bothers me the most is that 7 years later she and the husband are exchanging " whistful smiles" and has the nerve to even step in this womans house.
It seems to think this was an affair? Well it wasn't. He used her a sex toy while his pregnant wife was bedridden. She was nothing more than a piece of ass to this guy. His whistful smiles are probably "OMG is she going to tell"? OMG is she going to black mail me? I am quite sure he is relieved when she leaves and wishes she would stay away.
This nanny is eating this womans food and taking her hospitality and all the while making a fool of his wife. I am quite sure he has no special place for her in his heart LOL She was just any old port inthe storm to him.
- Apr 26, 2008, 2:32:00 AM
- Nancy T said...
I don't know what people are thinking? Hiring a sexual rival is stupid. These folks are in your home and bonds form. Usually they are well liked by the children. Marriage is hard and at times a tired woman's sexual desire will be lessoned, especially if she has young children. This is not the time to bring in a young woman with energy. Get an older Nanny! This is not rocket science
- Aug 29, 2015, 4:02:00 PM
Most nannies have good moral and don't even want your husbands.
I've been a nanny for 3 years, I never had an affair with a dad.
But one one them had some inappropriate comments. I'm thin but with a prominent chest, so whatever shirt I wore he was looking at my boobs and says "I like your sweater..." calling me sweetie, or saying "lwow" when I hade a tight dress.
He waa also commenting my hairstyles. I'm black so I always have very different hair. He was like " I prefer the afro, I like the long braids better... "
I didn't say anything, just avoiding him and quit the job 2 months later.
My other experience is with my current family. The dad is polite, we don't see each other a lot anyway. I'm very professional with him. He said he talked about my hair only one time. Except some looks I've noticed, he's ok.
The problem are the kids. They always want to touch my boobs specially the little one (4 years old). And the do that while the dad is their, and they say comments like "booooobies! It's big" I feel sooo embarrassed. Thr dad doesn't say anything. Probably embarrassed too.
The little boy once said he would like me to be his mom. And the worst of all, he said to me in front of mom that their Dad is going to marry me. Oh my God!
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|Looking again, it seems the presser foot was sewn on at a slight bit of an angle to the feed dog and the feed dog is lifting up the presser foot a bit; it didn't present a problem when I tested it out before buying, but when doing work it started. Maybe just going to try to find a pfaff or adler and get rid of this one.
|When I an doing a double fold over stitch, I don't leave much of a margin between the fold and where I sew, the cutout on the welting foot seems to be causing the fabric to bunch up it doesn't push the fabric through right.
The presser bar, along with the needle bar, should only be changed by a qualified sewing machine mechanic. You will never replace the part yourself without screwing up the timing of the machine, and then you'll have to pay them anyway. $150 for the presser bar and the labor to install it is a reasonable price. The new presser bar is about $30 from a dealer, and it's 1 1/2 hours to replace.
Why do you need to replace the foot? I sew 99% of the things I sew with a welt foot on my machine. Granted, it would be nice to be able to switch feet, but for most sewing it's not necessary.
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When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's recent shames and devastations--the Hoovervilles, the desperate, dirty children, the dissolution of kin, the oppressive labor conditions--in the Joad family. Then he set them down on a westward-running road, local dialect and all, for the world to acknowledge. For this marvel of observation and perception, he won the Pulitzer in 1940.
The prize must have come, at least in part, because alongside the poverty and dispossession, Steinbeck chronicled the Joads' refusal, even inability, to let go of their faltering but unmistakable hold on human dignity. Witnessing their degeneration from Oklahoma farmers to a diminished band of migrant workers is nothing short of crushing. The Joads lose family members to death and cowardice as they go, and are challenged by everything from weather to the authorities to the California locals themselves. As Tom Joad puts it: "They're a-workin' away at our spirits. They're a tryin' to make us cringe an' crawl like a whipped bitch. They tryin' to break us. Why, Jesus Christ, Ma, they comes a time when the on'y way a fella can keep his decency is by takin' a sock at a cop. They're workin' on our decency."
The point, though, is that decency remains intact, if somewhat battle-scarred, and this, as much as the depression and the plight of the "Okies," is a part of American history. When the California of their dreams proves to be less than edenic, Ma tells Tom: "You got to have patience. Why, Tom--us people will go on livin' when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we're the people that live. They ain't gonna wipe us out. Why, we're the people--we go on." It's almost as if she's talking about the very novel she inhabits, for Steinbeck's characters, more than most literary creations, do go on. They continue, now as much as ever, to illuminate and humanize an era for generations of readers who, thankfully, have no experiential point of reference for understanding the depression. The book's final, haunting image of Rose of Sharon--Rosasharn, as they call her--the eldest Joad daughter, forcing the milk intended for her stillborn baby onto a starving stranger, is a lesson on the grandest scale. "'You got to,'" she says, simply. And so do we all. --Melanie RehakAbout the Author:
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Everyone has some kind of novel or desperate idea to get money for the schools; at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to learn Mayor Nutter had been to Lourdes. The latest pitch comes from Councilman Jim Kenney, whose own novel idea involves city rentals — at the stadiums.
After the mayor asked for donations so students could get school supplies (I can't believe I just wrote that sentence), Kenney suggested the city rent out the skyboxes it controls at the Linc, Citizen's Bank Park and Wells Fargo Center. As it stands now, the tickets for those boxes go to schools, non-profits, staffers and friends of elected officials," according to CBS 3. Ah, "friends of elected officials."


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Mystic – The Emporium, a gift shop in downtown Mystic, has announced it will close early this summer after 48 years in business at the same location.
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Raghad Basher, a 24-year-old graduate student at Southern New Hampshire University, listens to remarks at a community appreciation dinner hosted by the Manchester Iraqi community at the Manchester police station Thursday. (MARK HAYWARD / UNION LEADER)
But the 25 families from Iraq who have settled in Manchester over the past five years have found the city safe, which is far different from their homeland. That's according to Haytham Aukra, a leader in the Manchester Iraqi community.
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CHAPEL HILL - Don't miss your first chance to see the 2013-14 University of North Carolina men's and women's basketball teams at Late Night with Roy 2013, to be held on Friday, October 25th at the Dean E. Smith Center.
A celebration of the beginning of Carolina basketball season, this year's Late Night will feature the return of the Blue/White scrimmage. While not a full, 40-minute, regulation game, this year's Late Night will feature a more competitive basketball showcase than in years past due to the earlier start of practice this season. The scrimmage will be the first opportunity for fans to see freshmen Nate Britt, Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks in a Carolina uniform.
Admission is free with general admission seating. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and the event will kick off with the volleyball match versus Maryland at 5 p.m. The basketball portion of the evening will follow volleyball at approximately 7 p.m.
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"Friday Night Lights" fans aren't the only people who'd like to see the book-turned-movie-turned-TV show reimagined as a new film.
Connie Britton, who played the beloved Tami Taylor (wife of Kyle Chandler's Coach Eric Taylor) on the series, says she's hoping the rumored film will soon become a reality.
"I would love it to happen," Connie, who now stars as country queen Rayna James on ABC's "Nashville," told E!. "I'm a big supporter of it happening. I don't know if we will see it or not."
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The actress said "FNL" writer/director Peter Berg is definitely working on making it happen.
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If the movie does get made, one character may not return -- heartthrob Tim Riggins (played by Taylor Kitsch).
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"Pete [Berg] knows this as much as anyone else -- I love the way that we ended the character of where he's at," the actor explained at the time. "I love playing him, but I think I want to leave him the way that it is."
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Short term trends: Another proxy fight
If we assume for a moment that the ENSO variability and volcanoes are independent of any change in greenhouse gases or solar variability (reasonable for volcanoes, debatable for ENSO), then the work by Foster and Rahmstorf, or Thompson et al (2009) to remove those signals will reveal the underlying trends that will be easier to attribute to the forcings. This is not to say that ENSO is the only diagnostic of internal variability that is important, but it is the dominant factor in the global mean unforced interannual variability. Given as well that we don't have skillful predictions of ENSO years in advance, future trends are best thought of as being composed of an underlying trend driven by external drivers, with a wide range of ENSO (and other internal modes) imposed on top.
We can derive the underlying trend related to external forcings from the GCMs – for each model, the underlying trend can be derived from the ensemble mean (averaging over the different phases of ENSO in each simulation), and looking at the spread in the ensemble mean trend across models gives information about the uncertainties in the model response (the 'structural' uncertainty) and also about the forcing uncertainty – since models will (in practice) have slightly different realisations of the (uncertain) net forcing (principally related to aerosols). Importantly, the ensemble mean trend is often closely related to the long term trend in any one specific realisation, while the short term trends in single realisations are not.
In any specific model, the range of short term trends in the ensemble is quite closely related to their simulation of ENSO-like behaviour. I say "ENSO-like", rather than "ENSO" since the mechanisms resolved in the models vary widely in their realism. Consequently, some models have tropical Pacific variability that is smaller than observed, while for some it is larger than observed (this is mostly a function of the ocean model resolution and climatological depth of the equatorial thermocline – but a full description is beyond the scope of a blog post). Additionally, the spectra of ENSO-like behaviour can be quite different across models, or even for century scale periods in the same simulation (see this presentation on the GFDL model by Andrew Wittenberg for examples). Thus it is an open question whether the CMIP3 or CMIP5 models completely span the range of potential ENSO behaviour in the future – and that is assuming that there is no impact of climate change on the ENSO statistics. Though if there is an effect in the real world, the century-scale variance seen in the GFDL model for instance, would mean that it will take a long time to reliably detect in the observations.
We saw above that the ENSO-corrected underlying trends are very consistent with the models' underlying trends and we can also see that the actual temperatures are still within the model envelope (2012 data included to date). This is not a very strong statement though, and more work could perhaps be done to construct a better forecast using the underlying trends in the models and statistical models for the ENSO and internal variability components inferred from observations, rather than purely from model realisations. It is also worth pointing out that the CMIP5 estimates of ENSO variance might be significantly improved over what was seen in CMIP3.
So, to conclude, if you think that future 'global warming' is tied to the underlying long term trend in surface temperatures, there is no evidence from HadCRUT4 to warrant changing expectations (and no physical reasons to either). However, if you think that the best estimate of the future comes from extrapolating the minimum trend that you can find over short time periods in single estimates of surface temperatures, then you are probably going to be wrong.
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text: Share Poster Session Frequently Asked Questions 1. What size are the poster boards? Answer: The live display of poster boards is normally 3.75 feet wide x 3.75 feet tall (110 cm x 110 cm). Please make sure your poster is slightly smaller so that it fits in the space. 2. What do I use to put my poster on the actual board? Answer: AIChE supplies push-pins to put up your display. You can pick up the push-pins when you enter the poster area. 3. Is there any audio visual equipment allowed in poster sessions? Answer: No, none allowed. 4. Are electrical outlets supplied to the poster boards? Answer: Electricity is NOT supplied to poster presenters. 5. How do I locate the poster board I should use for my poster presentation? Answer: AIChE will provide you a list of presentations with the poster board number next to your paper title. 6. When should I set up my poster? Answer: It all depends on how complicated it is, but anywhere from thirty minutes to one hour before the actual start time of the session is appropriate. 7. How should my poster look on the board? Answer: It should be done so that the viewer can easily follow it - type should be large enough to be viewed from several feet away - flow charts should be simple, leaving more complicated explanations to verbal interaction between the presenter and the viewers. Some guidlines to improve your poster can be found here. 8. When should I take down my poster? Answer: Immediately upon conclusion of the session, unless otherwise stipulated. 9. Is there a grant program that could cover the registration or travel expenses. Answer: AIChE does not have a grant program that awards funding towards meeting registration or travel expenses. Take a look at specific Division or Forums to see if they offer any travel stipends or awards that include stipends here.


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'Sabres Goaltender Martin Biron filed for salary arbitration on Monday, meaning he'll be under contract at the start of training camp. It also means the Sabres will have their top two goaltenders under contract with Mika Noronen signing last week.'
Biron files for salary arbitration
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text: I am brand new here so please forgive me if you have answered this question before. I am 50 and considering a TEFL course with a view to using it in Mexico. I have a couple of minor convictions from over 20 years ago and wonder if I would need a CRB check to work with adults out there?


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'The hit that caused the position shifting – Kasparaitis' low check on Connolly along the boards Tuesday in a 2-1 Sabres victory – was deemed legal by Regier. But he, like his team, didn't like it. "I would be supportive of taking those hits out of the game," said Regier, who added discussions about the legality of hip checks have been held at GM meetings. "That isn't even a hip check. You're catching him with your rear end, and it's low enough, especially with someone like Kasparaitis, it's low enough to be in the knee area."'
Sabres' emotions front and center
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Posted: Jul 24, 2016 04:57 PM PDT
Updated: Sep 14, 2016 12:15 PM PDT
2013: A high-speed train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, while rounding a curve with an 50 mph speed limit at 120 mph, killing 79 passengers and injuring 140 more. Four days later, the train's driver, Francisco Jos������ Garz������n Amo, was charged with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness and additional counts of causing injury by professional recklessness. [ + - ]
2013: Virginia E. Johnson, the psychologist best known as the junior member of the Masters and Johnson sexuality research team, dies at age 88 in St. Louis, Missouri. Along with William H. Masters, whom she eventually married in 1971, she pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunctions and disorders from 1957 until the 1990s. [ + - ]
2012: Actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for playing George Jefferson on the sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," dies at the age of 74 in El Paso, Texas, from a cancerous mass on his lung. [ + - ]
2005: Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France and retires afterward. He later un-retired in 2008 and would compete in two more Tour de France competitions, finishing third in 2009 and 23rd place in 2010. However, in 2012 the United States Anti-Doping Agency would disqualify him from those races and ban him from cycling for life for doping offenses. [ + - ]
2002: The U.S. House expels Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion. He would go on to serve a seven-year sentence in prison. [ + - ]
2001: Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as prime minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office. [ + - ]
1998: Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore, premieres in theaters. The film would end up being nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and win five, including Best Director for Spielberg. [ + - ]
1998: Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire, killing two police officers. He was later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial due to paranoid schizophrenia and remains in a mental institution. [ + - ]
1983: In what became known as "The Pine Tar Incident," Kansas City Royal George Brett hits a game-winning two-run home run in Yankees Stadium, but the home run is nullified and the Yankees given the win after umpires rule Brett had too much pine tar on his bat. An angry Brett charged out of the dugout and was immediately ejected. The Royals protested the game and it was later replayed from the point of Brett's home run, ending in a victory for Kansas City. [ + - ]
1982: Actress Elisabeth Moss, best known for the TV series "The West Wing" and "Mad Men," is born in Los Angeles, California. [ + - ]
1982: Actress Anna Paquin, best known for her movie roles in "The Piano" and the "X-Men" trilogy, and in the HBO series "True Blood," is born in Winnipeg, Canada. Paquin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 11 for 1993's "The Piano," making her the second youngest to ever win the award after Tatum O'Neal. [ + - ]
1981: Actress Summer Glau, best known for the TV series "Firefly" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is born in San Antonio, Texas. [ + - ]
1980: Actor Peter Sellers, best known for movies such as "Being There," "Dr. Strangelove" and "The Pink Panther," dies of a massive heart attack at age 54 in London, England. [ + - ]
1980: The self-named "Quietly Confident Quartet" of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 meter medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level since its inception in 1960. The United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics in protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. [ + - ]
1979: Actress Rose Byrne, best known for the TV show "Damages" and movies such as "Insidious," "Bridesmaids" and "Neighbors," is born in Balmain, Sydney, Australia. [ + - ]
1979: A Miami jury convicts Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters. The trial judge imposed death sentences for the murder convictions. [ + - ]
1974: The United States Supreme Court, in United States v. Nixon, unanimously rules that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. [ + - ]
1969: Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is born in The Bronx, New York. [ + - ]
1969: Apollo 11, the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon, splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. [ + - ]
1968: Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth, best known for Broadway roles, including "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "Wicked," and for TV shows like "The West Wing," "Pushing Daisies," "Glee" and "GCB," is born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. [ + - ]
1964: Former major-leaguer Barry Bonds, who played 22 years for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants, is born in Riverside, California. Allegations of steroid use has overshadowed his records, which include the single-season and career home run records. [ + - ]
1963: NBA player Karl Malone is born in Summerfield, Louisiana. He would go on to play 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz and one with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 2004. Malone was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team. He scored the second most career points in NBA history and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame twice, for his individual career and as a member of the gold medal-winning 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team. He's seen here in 2011 visiting troops in Afghanistan. [ + - ]
1959: At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate." Both men argue for their country's industrial accomplishments while also agreeing that the United States and the Soviet Union should be more open with each other. [ + - ]
1957: Country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Pam Tillis, the daughter of country singer Mel Tillis known for hit songs such as "Maybe it was Memphis," "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" and "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial," is born in Plant City, Florida. [ + - ]
1952: Film director Gus Van Sant, best known for movies such as "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk," is born in Louisville, Kentucky. [ + - ]
1952: The western "High Noon," starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, premieres in New York City. [ + - ]
1951: Actress Lynda Carter, best known for being Miss World USA 1972 and as the star of the 1970s television series "The New Original Wonder Woman" and "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman," is born Linda Jean C������rdova Carter in Phoenix, Arizona. [ + - ]
1950: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. Bumper rockets carried small payloads up to altitudes of almost 400 kilometers, allowing them to measure attributes including air temperature and cosmic ray impacts. [ + - ]
1949: Comedian and actor Michael Richards (far left), best known for playing Cosmo Kramer on the sitcom "Seinfeld," is born in Culver City, California. [ + - ]
1948: Although he is unnamed in the film, Marvin the Martian makes his first appearance in the Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon "Haredevil Hare." [ + - ]
1947: Actor Robert Hays, best known for his roles in the movies "Airplane!" and "Homeward Bound," is born in Bethesda, Maryland. [ + - ]
1946: Gallagher, the comedian known for smashing watermelons as part of his act, is born Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr. in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [ + - ]
1946: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis make their official debut together at Atlantic City's 500 Club. [ + - ]
1942: Actor Chris Sarandon, best known for movies such as "The Princess Bride," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Fright Night," "Child's Play" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," is born in Beckley, West Virginia. [ + - ]
1939: Basketball Hall of Fame center Walt Bellamy, who spent 14 years in the NBA, is born in New Bern, North Carolina. After winning a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Bellamy won NBA Rookie of the Year in 1962 after his first year with the Chicago Packers. He also played for the Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Jazz during his career before retiring in 1974 with career totals of 20,941 points and 14,241 rebounds. He died at age 74 on Nov. 2, 2013. [ + - ]
1936: Actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi, best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," is born in Westerly, Rhode Island. [ + - ]
1933: Actor John Aniston, best known for his longtime role as Victor Kiriakis on the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives," is born Giannis Anastasakis in Chania, Greece. He is also known as the father of actress Jennifer Aniston. [ + - ]
1915: The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew were killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. [ + - ]
1911: Yale University historian Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Peru's Machu Picchu, which he terms "the Lost City of the Incas." For the hundreds of years between the downfall of the Inca and the rediscovery of Machu Picchu, only the local peasants knew about the place. [ + - ]
1901: William Sidney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry ("The Gift of the Magi"), is released from prison after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. [ + - ]
1900: Zelda Fitzgerald, novelist and the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, is born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama. [ + - ]
1897: Amelia Earhart, who would go on to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and set many other aviation records, is born in Atchison, Kansas. [ + - ]
1866: Tennessee becomes the first state to be readmitted to the Union as part of Reconstruction following the American Civil War. [ + - ]
1862: Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841, dies of bronchial asthma and heart failure in Kinderhook, New York, at age 79. Van Buren also served as vice president and secretary of state, both under President Anderw Jackson. [ + - ]
1847: After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. The settlement is shown here in 1850. [ + - ]
1802: Writer Alexandre Dumas, best known for his novels "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo," is born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie just outside Paris, France. [ + - ]
1701: French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan. [ + - ]
1567: Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate her throne and is replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI. She eventually fled to London, seeking the help of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, but was imprisoned for nearly 19 years before being tried and executed. She is pictured here in a 1583 painting with James as a young boy, but in reality saw him for the last time when he was 10 months old. [ + - ]


text: I did not see a thread about the NCAA's March Madness. So here it is. Two of my alma maters (Kansas State and Marquette) made it to the field of 68. Neither is likely to make it very deep into the tournament. Dick Vitale picked Indiana and Louisville in the championship game, with Louisville winning. I am also watching Arizona, although I have no connection with that school, other than that I live in Arizona. It's going to be fun regardless. How many of you are betting on the tournament? I never do; I just like to keep my predictions to myself, and for a good reason. I am no Dick Vitale.


text: Editorial: An enormous opportunity to shape change Paul Toner, MTA President During my presidency I have adopted a quote from President John F. Kennedy as a motto: Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. Based on my own 20 years of experience as a middle school teacher, local president, MTA Board member and now state officer, I most certainly agree with Kennedy's viewpoint and would argue that the pace of change in education has drastically increased over the past decade. This is why I believe there is an enormous opportunity for educators — along with parents, students and community partners — to take on the mantle of educational leadership and reform. During my years of teaching and union involvement, I have always proclaimed that the MTA is a union of professional educators and that teachers and their unions must be the voice of public education and the profession. Yes, we absolutely should continue to advocate for good salaries, working conditions and benefits, but we also must be the leading advocates for the profession and for taking charge of quality. We must put forward our best ideas for improving our schools and profession, even if we don't have 100 percent consensus as an organization. In poll after poll done by the MTA, the NEA and MetLife — and even in our two rounds of TELL Mass surveys, which drew responses from over 40,000 educators in the Commonwealth — teachers say they want more time to work with their colleagues and more control over their profession. These results are regularly corroborated by my own conversations with local leaders and members, both veteran and new. Our members want less top-down and more shared decision-making over policy and practice in their schools and classrooms. They want to be the architects of reform and not continue to be the objects of reform. They want to be treated as the professionals they are. On this issue I have been heavily influenced by the ideas of other educators and union leaders, including Dennis Van Roekel, Al Shanker, Adam Urbanski, Bob Chase, Susan Moore Johnson and Randi Weingarten. All have advocated for teacher-led reforms. Governor Deval Patrick and Secretary of Education Paul Reville have as well. They believe that by increasing teachers' voices and working toward strong labor-management collaboration, we can bring about lasting and meaningful change in our schools for the benefit of our students. This is why they encouraged Horace Mann charter schools and made Innovation Schools an option in their 2010 Achievement Gap Bill: to give educators and community partners an opportunity to lead by creating teacher-led schools and to provide an alternative to Commonwealth charter schools. I believe that teachers and their unions need to take this opportunity and run with it or else others will. One of the best sources available on the topic of teacher-led change is Taking Charge of Quality: How Teachers and Unions Can Revitalize Schools — An Introduction and Companion to United Mind Workers, by Charles Taylor Kerchner, Julia E. Koppich and Joseph G. Weeres. It was published in 1998, but it could have been written yesterday. I hope it is not too late for us to capitalize on the recommendations it includes. The authors point out that American schools are being asked to do something they have never been asked to do before and were not designed to do — to educate all students to a very high academic standard and make them career- and college-ready. We have entered a world of profound change in which knowledge, not industry, is the future. Thinking for a living is the norm, not the exception. As the demands for change continue to increase, teachers and schools are being criticized for perceived shortcomings. We are locked in an either-or debate. One side says our schools are great and there is no need for change. Others argue our schools are failing and we need to blow up the system. This is not a black-and-white debate; there are many shades of gray. Lots of people on the outside are telling the teachers, administrators and superintendents on the inside how to do their work. Some of these outsiders support public education as an institution, but believe they know what is best. Others are entrepreneurs who believe they have found a better way to organize schools and make money at the same time. Some question the value of "public" education altogether and would like to privatize us out of existence. Teachers' unions must play an important role in shaping change by focusing far more on the quality of education, which includes taking part in setting academic standards, promoting strong evaluation systems, designing better preparation and professional development programs and, most importantly, demanding shared decision-making authority in exchange for shared accountability for the results. I believe that all of this can best be done at the school level. Central administration officials, school committees and district unions are still necessary and vital partners, but mainly as providers and bundlers of services and as advocates for resources and supports for the educators and schools they serve. The educators, parents and community partners at the school level must be given much more site-based control and flexibility to meet the demands and needs of their students and communities. I believe that we need to focus on developing schools that are much more student-centered and meet the challenges of a 21st-century knowledge-based economy. Such schools can only be successful in the long term where there is a trusting and respectful labor-management relationship and a true partnership with educators and their unions. This is why the MTA is participating in the Massachusetts Education Partnership, which also includes the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, Northeastern University's Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, MIT's Institute for Work and Employment Research and the Collins Center for Public Management at UMass Boston. The goal of this partnership is to support local school districts and unions that want to develop collaborative models of school-based reform to advance student success. I have heard from some members who believe that the MTA should not be taking the lead on these kinds of ambitious school improvement efforts and instead should stick to advocating strictly for members' economic interests. Respectfully, I disagree. I believe we must do both — in order to faithfully represent our members, for our future survival as an organization and to be true to the last line of our official mission statement: "The MTA is committed to human and civil rights and advocates for quality public education in an environment in which lifelong learning and innovation flourish."


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By Joe Brewin
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was tempted to Arsenal by the style of their play and the wisdom of their manager.
The young winger joined the Gunners from Southampton in the summer and has impressed quickly during his short time at Emirates Stadium.
Grabbing a goal on his Champions League debut on Wednesday night would have impressed the watching Arsène Wenger – the man who inspired Oxlade-Chamberlain to join the Club in the first place.
"I always used to watch Arsenal and I loved the way they played football," he said. "I think it was the manager, stadium and fans that sold it for me.
"The boss is a massive influence in the game and he is such an intelligent man. The stuff he says, you have to sit back and can only admire. Even in his team talk for today, the stuff he says is brilliant.
"You always learn stuff from him. He has a quiet word every now and again but the stuff he says is spot on. You think 'yeah, actually I didn't realise that and thank you.' He's just a fantastic man and I think the way he thought he could develop my game really pushed me towards Arsenal.
"It's a massive club and nights like this prove it. I came to a few games last season – the Barcelona one here when they won – and I was blown away so that was it."
Although Wenger served the final match of his two-game UEFA suspension on Wednesday, his words earlier in the day eased Oxlade-Chamberlain into his first taste of European action.
"He just said go out and be confident and do what you do, concentrate on defending and going forward," said the 18-year-old.
"I tried to take on board everything he said but he is a manager who does just let you get on with it as well and learn yourself. Then he'll come over later on, have a quiet word and say where you could improve.
"He said a little bit before the game which calmed my nerves a bit."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Re: Training and Developing Crew
Originally Posted by ctl411 View Post
L124c If you look close that was a quote from someone else. I said basically what you did, if you are counting on someone they need to know. I didn't highlight the quote so hard to see where it ends and I start.
Re: Training and Developing Crew
ccriders did you get a chance to try any of the ideas out? What worked what didn't?
Re: Training and Developing Crew
L124c If you look close that was a quote from someone else. I said basically what you did, if you are counting on someone they need to know. I didn't highlight the quote so hard to see where it ends and I start.
Re: Training and Developing Crew
Originally Posted by Agri View Post
I don't really see the point in trying to force someone go learn all the vocab right up front. I've only been sailing for a couple of years and still don't know many of the correct terms, yet still manage to get the boat where I want to go. (I do know what the mainsheet is). Almost everyone I've sailed with to date has zero experience as well. When I want them to do something I just point at it and say "pull in that rope", "let out that line", ect... Terminology is irrelevant as long as they are doing the write action, as time goes on they will learn what your talking about. While they are performing the action you could then inform them what the name of the line is and next time they might have less of a dumb look on their face.
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Another suggestion is get them to take a sailing course. They will learn a lot faster that way then being trained by you, for the simple reason that it removes the emotional aspect from the equation. Plus if they mess up something its not on your boat.
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When I get new crew aboard for the first time I try to figure out what they are wanting, a boat ride, to help out a bit, or to learn how to handle the boat. ( A sailing club I belong to has a fair supply of potential crew, then there are the sailing meetup lists) They are asked to take the wheel, and given instruction for the task at hand. Most are happy to try tacking the jib, but I don't jibe w/o experienced crew. Before we leave the dock for the first time I tell them they are welcome to learn about anything aboard, what ever they'd like to do.
When I find one who is serious about learning, I have a dockside sailing day, 101. We start on a relatively wind free day and raise and lower each sail, change jibs while one is up, tie in the reef on both main and mizzen. If, after a sail or two, they want to go on to 102 we learn to get the boat in and out of the slip and how to turn it 180° mostly in place. 103 has had only one person to get that far, what we did was to figure out how to fly spinnaker and the mizzen staysail, we've yet to fly the mizzen spinnaker away from dock, though the other two sails have been used while out.
But mine is a 37' boat, and trying to teach anything beyond simple steering and tacking while in motion hasn't worked out very well, but after the two to three hour 101 course, I have someone I can work with out there.
I have had two guests with 'keel boat certification' come aboard. One apparently didn't care for my tub of a boat, the other thinks it is grand. But both were able to be very helpful while underway, knowing the terminology, and maybe every bit as important, the risks. One was also very aware of how little knowledge that certificate actually gave him, I encouraged more courses through Power Squadron or USCG Aux.
As a side note, I have one friend for many years who loves being on the boat and really wants to work the sails, but because of his age, being out of shape and general klutzyness that often results in damage to himself or surroundings, he is forbidden from leaving the cockpit. After much pleading I gave in and went though the 101 run down. Before we even completed the reef tying he resigned the class saying it was too hard for him and thanked me for my good judgement, looking out for his best interest. He is becoming a good helmsman, freeing me to handle the sails.
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I used to teach a motorcycle road racing class always amazed at the various ability to learn. We would cover the gauges to get them to feel the bike slip without the distraction. Same with boats better to watch the sails and feel the boats speed then look to gauges. It's also easier to teach good habits if they are new hard to unteach bad habits.
Re: Training and Developing Crew
Originally Posted by jameswilson29 View Post
The British Navy maintained excellent crew discipline through Rhum, sodomy and the lash.
Re: Training and Developing Crew
I find this thread quite fascinating. I talk about this all the time with different things.
There is a time with anything new, where a person has a thought response to any order or situation. When new, the thought process can be slow, for the person is connecting the dots. You ever watched a 15 yr. old drive a car (in the US of course)?
There is some point, that same person starts having learned responses to the same orders or situations. They do not "think" about what they need to do, they already know.
All complicated training has these two facets. Driving a car, flying a plane, sailing a boat, all fall within this realm. Repetition, and calm thinking are the only way to learn these motions/actions.
Please, if you are training someone, remember they may take some time to process the request you put forth. Sometimes they will have brain lock. So don't gybe ho without a lot of future warning, and possibly fiscally moving the individual to keep them safe.
The more information you can pass to the trainee minutes(not seconds) before the needed action the better.
There is much to learn about sailing (boating in general), so it does take time. Don't think someone is not trying because it is taking longer than, you believe, needed. Everyone learns at a different pace, and may take a different approach to be taught.
James L
Re: Training and Developing Crew
Originally Posted by ccriders View Post
.....My crew is very intelligent.......
I think these are traits that make for a good student, but certainly don't have to be world class:
I think you can train through a few of these, but its harder.
Remember, the original sailors on square riggers, were the bottom of society and fully uneducated and they sailed sailed across oceans. How hard could this be?
Re: Training and Developing Crew
Originally Posted by ccriders View Post
Thanks everyone for your comments. My crew is very intelligent and really wants to learn to sail. I think there has been too much reading in the past and am not sure that I can recommend that course.
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So I have done some extensive research and am at a stand-still. Tons of conflicting information, so I would greatly appreciate some advice!
My dream goal is to teach in Florence (a long with everyone else in the world). I understand it is competitive, especially for an American. However, I am trying to choose the course that will give me the best shot at achieving my goal.
I understand it is important to take the TEFL course in the area you want to teach because you can network, visit the schools in person, etc. Of course Florence does not offer any certTrinity or CELTA courses...
I understand that having a CELTA or certTrinity "opens more doors". There is a CELTA course in Rome (International House) and a Trinity course (Oxford House) in Barcelona that I am interested in. The International House is 400 euros more than the Oxford House, and I am not sure if it is worth the extra expense.
I love Barcelona and would not mind at all landing a teaching job there, but as I mentioned before, I am trying to choose the best course to teach in Italy (preferably Florence).
Lastly, the Barcelona course would not end until October 20-something and I understand the "hiring periods" are between September and October.
So, I am at a cross roads and my inability to decide is taking too much time... Please help!
What are the "good" TEFL courses in Florence? I was looking at International TEFL Academy.. They seem very friendly and helpful. Also, I was considering VIA Lingua.
Or, would you recommend taking the Oxford House in Barcelona and just trying to find a job after I have a Trinity certificate?
Or, should I just suck it up and find a way to justify spending an extra 400 euros for the CELTA course in Rome?
Any other advice/suggestions is also appreciated!
If you need to know my "credentials":
BA in Psychology, minor in Education
Worked 1.5 years at International Market Research Firm
Native Speaker (American)