Stella’s Mum Called

I didn’t have to work today. Bree’s mum planned to spend at least two Fridays a month with her precious little one. This doesn’t mean that Bree will have Mum to herself all day. They still have to drop by the office in the morning. Stella’s mum has a similar arrangement as well. She prefers to spend Friday afternoons with Stella unless something comes up, requiring her to be at the office for longer. This is all good to me because I miss my long weekends. Twice a month is better than none at all. The two freed up Fridays give me ample time to get things done. For instance, I got to properly plan my study unit today. If I didn’t do it today because I am working, I will be doing it tomorrow and that will take up the time I had planned for other things. It is not easy trying to achieve a balance. Imagine if I have kids and work full-time!

Okay, sorry that I got a little side-tracked. The topic of this post is meant to be about the phone call from Stella’s mum. Stella’s parents were running a little late yesterday. They came home at the same time as Bree’s father arrived to pick his daughter up. They were all late but that was no big deal because it doesn’t happen very often and I had nothing planned for the evening. They were all very chatty and I didn’t have my opportunity to brief them about their girls. Stella’s mum was very apologetic about being late and sent me on my way. Bree’s dad offered to drop me off but I declined as usual. A lot of things bothered me on my way home and not briefing the parents was not one of them because they can always read the girls’ diaries to learn of what happened in the day.

Stella’s mum rang around 2 pm this afternoon. She asked to chat about what happened at the park yesterday because Stella was very down after I had left. Stella had been going to bed earlier than in the past lately because she is still adjusting to the new school schedule. So, when Stella went to bed early, they thought that she was just exhausted. Then she went to check the diary to see if I have left any important notes, she was surprise to learn that Stella didn’t have a good time at the park. Because I didn’t go into great details in the diary, I had to tell her more about what happened over the phone. After she heard what I told her, she sounded a little annoyed when she told me that Lachlan’s mum called her on Thursday morning to arrange for the play-date at the park. She was told that Lachlan will be there with a new nanny. In return, Stella’s mum told her that Bree would also be accompanying us to the park. Despite the new nanny’s attitude, I refrained from telling Stella’s mum everything. I didn’t tell her that the new nanny was a little rough. I don’t know the nanny enough to judge her harshly. All that I saw was just the short duration they spent at the park. She probably had a bad day with Lachlan and may possibly be a doting carer most of the time but no matter what, I didn’t like the way she treated the charming little boy at the time. So, I will just observe for now. Ultimately, it is up to the parents to decide if a candidate is suitable to be their child’s nanny. They may have reasons why they hired her. When I saw Lachlan at QV recently, I heard the possibility of more than one nanny. So, this nanny might well be job-sharing with other ladies.