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Caigs List WTF- #7 in a series.. (continued)

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I need a babysitter tomorrow!! Hi. My babysitter cancelled on me at the last minute so I need a reliable babysitter tomorrow thursday (8/21)around 2pm-8:30pm and on friday (8/22)either afternoon or evening, depending on your availability. I live in Little Neck and I have a 7 y/o daughter and a 2 y/o son. My son still wears diaper and has a little cold but no fever. If you write to me, please let me know your hourly rate and a phone number where I can contact you. Thanks.
Original URL: http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/kid/805706946.html _________________________________________________________

u will have the good one (Brooklyn) hi,,i have a very good frind she work as a nany she love her jop and she now how to care abut child...she looking for full time jop without living .. she live in bay ridge brooklyn..she is realy very good please call 917-442-**** .
Original URL: http://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/kid/804710027.html _________________________________________________________

Babysitter (Minden) I am seeking a part time babysitter for my 5 month old daughter. Must have experience with infants, 10 references- 5 personal 5 professional, reliable transportation and submit to drug testing. Has to be available Mon-Fri only from 12pm to 4pm. *Location: Minden *Compensation: $300/monthly *This is a part-time job. *Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. *Please, no phone calls about this job! *Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Original URL: http://reno.craigslist.org/edu/802883567.html _________________________________________________________

Caregiver/Mother's Helper Needed (Harlem/Morningside) Looking for experienced, dependable, and loving caregiver/mother’s helper to provide in-home infant care for our adorable 9 month old son. He enjoys being sung to, read to, held & fed, stroller rides, clean diapers, and naps. Seeking help M-F a week starting as soon as possible. Assistance needed from 7:30am – 6:30 pm. - Salary: $400 per month. - Must have solid references - US citizen or legal immigration status required - Previous experience caring for infants - Non-smoker Please email if interested, available & qualified.
Original URL: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/kid/804886288.html __________________________________________________________

Live in Nanny Needed for 4 kids (Pls don't call them "Precious Ones") (Upper East Side) My kids are a pain in the ass. Just in the past hour, i have had to tell each one to do something more than once. oldest: can i have soda? it's just a sprite? please? can i? no, no and no. the next one...don't even get me started. seriously. the twin six year olds: one wanted dessert before her dinner was over, one kept wanting to know why I wouldn't let nine year olds swing her around by her limbs. (the fear of a dislocated shoulder did nothing.) Please help me. I can be a tad difficult to work for. I'm loud, pushy and while I used to think we paid well, i am no longer sure. i work from home, so you get the pleasure of being hounded by me all day long. and, you get to pretend to like me, because i am deeply sensative. (but well dressed and a know it all, a winning combination I assure you.) If you cannot multi task, or communicate without being passive aggressive, don't even bother replying. If you are the type who doesn't notice crumbs on the table, skip to the next post, because crumbs are a deal breaker. they put me over the edge. i have all sorts of theories on how to stack my dishwasher, and if you are judgemental about ritalin for adhd, or think such things are caused by too much sugar, again, deal break city. You do get a separate entrance excellent studio on the ues. you do get air conditioner and internet connection and cable. even hbo. and showtime. you can bring your spouse, roommate or partner, but sorry no kids. If you ask, can i bring my kid, the answer will be...anyone? anyone? No. If you can cook, all the better. otherwise, i'll teach you all sorts of things about pasta. (Here's a freebie, butter and parmesean, mmmmmm) If you know anything about chess and violin i will be impressed. We are not snobs, which is good. but then again, my kid sometimes swears to make a point. (We're working on it, but halfheartedly, because, well the apple doesn't fall far from the fucking tree.)Although I am told they are all very bright, they have not mastered the use of the oh so complicated napkin. This is a napkin Junior, say it after me...Nap Kin. Good boy. i am not looking for Super nanny, or anyone who wants this job because they will love my kids as if they are their own. you won't. really. they are infinitely lovable, but trust me, they're mine and you will move on when your journey with us is over, and save for some funny stories and a delightful email every now and again, you won't grieve. Nor will we. (okay, we did all grieve a few of our past sitters, oddly they were all named Sarah or Kate, or Nikki. And Leah. Leah was delightful, even if she did drop my twin babies off our couch during a family gathering. Good times. I don't want someone who has a lot of theories on the right way to raise kids, because in the end, I'm just a woman doing my best. I'm willing to learn from you, or anyone, but not so much about how i should parent my spawn. teach me to knit. introduce me to yoga, the white stripes, russian literature or the best place to get a burger in the village at 2Am, but do not tell me to put star stickers on a good boy chart. stickers irritate me. If you are fundamentally unhappy with your life, you will be more unhappy if you take this job, so do us all a favor and get some treatment or move to the Rockies, but do not apply for employment with us. Also, if you suspect all wealthy women are frivilous, we are not for you. I do not want to hide my occasional bergdorf shopping bag. If you smoke, please quit. don't apply either, but please quit. i have known too many people diagnosed with cancer this year. Even if you are a judgemental nanny 911 wannabe, no one should have to endure some of the things I have wittnessed. You gotta be able to drive with a valid license, but if you've ever hit a human,move to the next post. You won't have to drive in the city, but if we go to our weekend place together, or if you make it to the summer and still work for us, we need you to run into town to get some pink milk, so be able to drive a mini van. Can you swim? Swimming is good. If you do drugs or drink enough so that you are grumpy in the morning and grumpier at night prior to that next cocktail, call AA, and peruse craigslist childcare positions when you have a year sober. I'll probably be looking again, and now is the time for you to focus on yourself anyway. I need a team player. I need someone to back me up when it comes to remembering when the library books are due, and whether i have rsvped to that birthday party yet. Help me dear G-d keep track of our skim milk supply and also, also, also, what should I make for dinner tomorrow night? the hours are 7 in the morning to 8:30 in the morning. We'd be in it together, getting the kids out with clean faces, brushed teeth and some food in their bellies. Doesn't that sound easy? Doesn't that sound doable? Then come on back for a fun filled afternoon 2:15-8:15 of activities and playdates and snacks and dinners and homework and riveting conversations about global warming, hannah montana and guitar hero. When you do get to go home (to that swanky studio and possibly a significant other or buddy) your time off will be respected. If I would like you to give extra hours, i'll ask. if you say yes, you get paid 15/ hour. if you say no, I will not fire you or hate you. Except if it is a school holiday or if i have a sick kid, then i might ask, and unless you have a final exam worth 2/3 of your grade or tix The Lion King, you may need to help out. Okay, if you're still reading this ad, it means: a) i am a halfway decent writer and maybe i really will get that book deal i'm yearning for b) you need a job desparately c) you think this just might be destiny, and that you could be one of the few, the proud, the potential babysitter of our dreams. D) you want all the information about job requirements, so that you can write me emails about how I should stay home with my kids otherwise they are going to grow up to be sociopaths. (If my pen pal is out there, wassup? Found love yet? No? How 'bout that.) best of luck to all of you in your search for a job. Seriously. Job searching sucks. No two ways about it. - RLS
Original URL: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/kid/804253499.html _________________________________________________

I need NANNY TO START TODAY!!! (Nashville/Airport) Live in nanny needs to start work today! I wont beable to meet you but my sister in law will be able too. You will have your own room free room and bored. for 2 kids 3 and 16 months. I can pay you 300.00 a week and will end up being more a week as time goes on. Free food and free place to stay! call me if you can start today. You will need to bring your own blanket and pillow until sept 15, I am prior air force so not all furnuture and things are there yet. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I Am trying to give my kids a better life I am a single parent. Sarah Well just email first please and then I ll give you my nummber.
Original URL: http://nashville.craigslist.org/kid/802485338.html _______________________________________________________

(Thank you to all those that Contributed to this CL-WTF. Some Ads that were Submitted were unusable because there was no URL, or the Author had pulled the Ad.-MPP)
publish date: 08/23/08
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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVED the "Don't Call them Precious" ad. It made me laugh so much! Talk about full disclosure, lol.

Anonymous said...

I really liked that one too momma bear! The one asking for you to take care of his kid for 2 wks. for $800. was a real stitch! What in the world is he thinking? And who would actually take that job? Scary.

UmassSlytherin said...

the "precious" ad scared me.
:(
I think I'm gonna have nightmares.
:(
i'm serious.

Anonymous said...

i thought the *precious* ad was hilarious.

Anonymous said...

I thought that the "precious" ads was simply awesome fiction. Sorry, she sounds awful to work for, seriously. Even if she is just joking, it was creepy at times. :)

Some of the other ones were just odd... "Live-in Nanny needed TODAY!", but I won't be able to meet you, but my sister-in-law will. I can't imagine moving in with someone the same day or hiring someone on the spot to move into my home.

The caregiver/ mother's helper is also laughable. $100/ week for 55 hours of work... I'm going to try this again... is roughly $1.81/ hour. Are they serious?

And 10 references for, again trying..., $3.75 an hour? Thanks, but no thanks.

Hopefully my math is better this time around... :)

Anonymous said...

I actually kind of liked the honesty that was presented in the "precious" ad. I didn't like how it started out, but by the end I was thinking... "hey, this woman is honest, and she may not be as bad to work for as she makes it seem", I mean, I wouldn't take the job... but I respect her honesty.

On another note... am I the only one who feels kind of sorry, and more forgiving to the fathers that are offering bad pay? I'm not even sure why I feel that way!!

Lisah said...

The "precious" ad was great! Her honesty was wonderful & I think she'd be a kick to hang out with. To work for, not so much.

The $1.81 job was so incredibly insulting. And really, what baby DOESN'T enjoy clean diapers. Give me a break.

Kelsey said...

OK wow the Dont Call them precious one seriously had me laughing. I don't even live in NY but I have an urge to respond to that post just to see if she's real.

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Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 7:52, your posts probably got deleted as "anonymous" posts are no longer accepted. You have to pick a moniker!

Anonymous said...

swiss nanny, you're so nice! yeah, she probably got deleted for being anon. I just re-posted another anon post, so hopefully she'll pick a name/moniker.