Classified Ad for Nanny: My Kids Are a Pain

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Can you believe someone actually took out an advertisement for a nanny with the opening line, “My kids are a pain.”  It’s actually quite sad when you think of all the loving would-be parents out there who are unable to have children.  Here is someone able to have children, physically, but is incapable of showing her children the love and affection they deserve.

If You Can’t Love Them, Don’t Have Them

It seems like more and more couples are so wrapped up in their own lives, or their own careers, that they simply don’t have time to parent their children.  I wish people like this wouldn’t even have kids, because it is obvious they can’t dedicate the amount of time required to be a loving parent.  In this case, the husband and wife had children, but the husband owns a store and the wife lists her career as a painter.  I’m not sure what being a “painter” entails, but I’m quite sure it could be done around parenting responsibilities.  So what is their answer?  Hire someone else to raise their kids.

If You Can’t Multitask, Don’t Have Them

Maybe this mom should take her own advice.  In the body of the online ad she stated, “If you cannot multitask…don’t even bother replying.”  Well, perhaps she should have considered her own abilities to multitask before having children and wanting to further her own career.  The bottom line?  Make your children a priority in your life, and never refer to them as a “pain.”  Children are a blessing.  They are our legacy.  If you cannot put them first in your life then you should not be a parent.