Summer nanny

Jennifer Fisher

The summer after my first year in college, I agreed to babysit for my cousins. Little did I know, two extra kids would be thrown into the deal. This meant that I was dealing with 6 kids by myself, five of which were in diapers and two of those were around 4 months old.

One day in particular left me absolutely a mess. The two youngest babies always screamed for their bottle at the exact same time as the twins (1 year olds) were begging for food also. The 7 year old was not much help and didn’t always listen to me. Then there was a two-year old boy that can only be described as a wild child who liked to run away from me and refused to wear pants.

The most interesting day was when the twin boys got out because the two year old opened the door while I was changing one of the younger babies. They were running around in their backyard, but I was able to find them just before they crossed the street. Later that day, I noticed a mountain lion in the backyard…yes, a mountain lion.

Evidently the neighbors had a pet deer which attracted the mountain lion. The 7 year old was in tears and scared to death, and I had to call the humane society. Nobody believed me at first, but they eventually found it.

Most STRESSFUL summer ever!