Do you have a Nanny/Yaya when you were a kid?

well for me here in lebanon we all well not all but the high class ppl have maids/housekeepers who are also our nanny's i had one since i was a little girl and we still have one till now

I do agree with you,i had my yaya before when i was just a kid.We consider our yaya's as member of the family.When i got married my 2 kids have yaya's also,they are the underrated people who loves kids as their own inspite that they have also a family to attend too.I salute to this kind of people.Sometimes i feel bad if i heard a news about yaya's that are abused by their employer.

Hi there nrtan2000!

When I was younger, my parents would leave me in the care of my maternal grandparents most of the time. There were also times when they would leave me with my paternal grandparents. In some instances, my aunts (mom's younger sisters) would take care of me if my parents have to be away for a while. They did not get me any nanny. I am thankful that I was never taken care of by any stranger.

hi

nope i never had a nanny to look after me. nor do i know any one who did lol well i dont actually think we needed one anyway as my mum is at home always she took care of us herself so it is ok.

Dear friend,
In India it is a variety of cultures and lifestyles. These kind of maid, yaya, nanny etc are all kept according to the financial status and other needs. In some homes their own mothers are housewifes and they would look after them. When I was kid I used to looked after by my grandmother and yaya. As my mum was working. Later I was send to day care.

yup and i had 2 yayas i think that was fired by my father for leaving me to my neighborhood and off my yaya goes to a date with her boyfriend when one day my father finally found out about what she has been doing to me. then my 3rd yaya came. i think i was about 2 years old. until now she is living with me and continues to take care of me. she has been my bestfriend and my second mother for she has loved me like no other.

Yes.My brothers and sister had one each. Plus the cook and every one else. My mom used to tend a store so plenty of help were needed. It was like there were always too many people around. My mom was a very good cook and baker. she would make wedding cakes and siopao and empanandas in our dirty kitchen. We really needed lots of help then but mom was always at home.
when I got married, my dad will send us 2 maids because he says if we only get 1, she will get bored right away. Since my husband was only earning so-so at that time, my dad paid the maids-hehehe. so kind of him. He deosnt want to see his eldest daughter with out a maid.LOL
Now, since the kids are 16 and 17, we only have 1 help. She sleeps a lot and doesnt do her duties. Grrr. We cant let her go because her parents are the care takers of our farm. If we let her go home, we will have to add meal allowance to her parents.I just dont mind her. It will only cause stress. She is left alone in the house the whole day so I just wrtie the things I want her to do. example-recipee for sinigang(sour stew) so she can prepare our dinner.plus step by step procedure on how to clean the bathroom,the list goes on and on. That way, I dont need to talk so much.We just go easy on her...she is a family, no choice.

Yes, we had so many Yaya's before. some were nice and most were greedy and lazy..but there was this one maid that shed in the past. it was the Yaya of my elder brothers. she cam back to us as of 3 years ago. she had a lot of kids, but she still continue to serve mom and us.whenever there is a balikbayan from abroad.she help us around the house and help serving the relatives..

well i didnt have a nanny/ yaya. my brothers were my babysitters. but once in awhile i would have babysitters. also over in the philippines. families are close. i was in the philippines. i am thai. but i was adopted. now live in usa.