"When *my* Rachel arrived 3 years ago, I gave up me job"

[AwkwardMary]

"Blah blah blah....now I'm a WORKING MUM at the nursery!"

effing ICS advert makes me go all stabby....AIBU to want to kck the TV when it comes on?

It's a combo of "My Rachel" and "Working Mum" that really twats me off....she's not a "workng Mum" anymore than my DH is a "working Dad."

AIBU????

I dont like the ad as that qualification doesnt mean you are qualified in childcare as it is not accepted by any settings. However working in a nursery isnt just for thickos like people seem to think in this thread

I also hate the ad, and find it terribly smug. I particularly dislike the reference, as another poster did, to 'child psychology'! Said in an impressed tone which belies the fact that a private course in child psychology is NOT a route to becoming any kind of registered psychologist.
I agree working in childcare is not for thickos, I suppose I just resent their implication that now you are a 'Mum' you must only be interested in stuff involving children.

I suppose childcare is seen as a mumsy job as it means you always have childcare at any time even at short notice even when you arent at work. If you ring up and say take dd/ds today/for a few hours/whenever then they usually say yes and drop them back to your place for you.

You can get off work to go and do anything you want so never miss any school days or special days. You can take your children with you so thats two birds killed with one stone and you get paid to look after your own children etc. I think that is why its a popular choice for mums.

I haven't seen it but it sounds patronising. Reminds me of a very old fasioned baby book I read when expecting ds. It had a paragraph in it that went something like "of course in pregnancy you will feel tired but how long you want to carry on working is likely to depend upon whether you have a tiring job as a bus conductress or whether you are a typist who is sitting at a desk all day". DS is only 17 and the book was not that old. I wish I could remember who wrote it now - I recall mentioning it to one of the midwives and she raised her eyebrows.

hmm molly - that sounds good - but then what if you are looking for a job that will allow you to get away from your children?

molly there should be NO job which is not available for parents of either sex....so it is irrelevant that childcare is suitable because it's an easy choice for "mums".

You're lucky to find a nursery that will take your kids at any time, let you be paid to look after your own children and take time off whenever you want it molly. I've never known a nursery that can take an extra child any time and drop them off at home for you.

I want to go to the alternative fucking children's centre. Where people don't talk about how many hours their baby sleeps, how much milk they drink, how often they feed, whether there are any signs of teething yawn yawn.

I don't know if it's because I come to mumsnet to talk about this stuff that I want to talk about SOMETHING ELSE when I get to meet another adult in the day.

Can there be a bar there too?

Sorry, thread hijack, yes that advert annoys me too, especially the ooooh! psychology course bit.

oh god, I'm in the US and haven't even seen this advert but hearing it described, I think it's a good thing - I already want to disembowel something and if I actually saw it I think the dog would be in danger.

thank gawd you're all laughing at it... the dog is looking nervous....

And molly I certainly don't think anyone working in childcare is a bit fick. I worship and adore DS's carers, and am pathetically grateful when I drop him off and he stops gringing at me and launches himself into the roomful of lovely toys and happy children.
Sorry. Too much emotion there. he's just being a fiend from hell a bit trying at the moment!

"When my Rachel came along, I began to pull out my eyelashes one by one as the reality of my situation hit me.....I really LIKED being a lawyer...but here I am picking up stickle bricks for the rest of my working life!"

this is sooo wrong, but has me in tears of laughter right now

rita - my nursery does door to door service for me

awkwardmolly - I know a fair few men who work in childcare for the same reson flexible, never away from their kids etc. Thats why they chose it to. Its not just women that work in childcare

"And just, like, don't put me in a box man!!"

Ha ha! I love it!

sorry mary not molly!

I love the stabbyness of the OP

that is all.

Born2 - that's quite a talent!

Who's molly?

Oh you're molly.

Or is it me?

I am molly but I called her awkward molly instead of mary so maybe I am abit thick after all. Im easily confused

I hate the assumption that all mothers will want to work with children, and be in need of any shitty low rated qualifications they can get.

When I was at home with baby DS, the children's centre was constantly offering me basic skills courses - 'you could get a certificate in basic literacy!'

Um, no thanks, I have an English Literature degree, a PGCE and I am a teacher of several years experience, specialising in Literacy. That really won't be be necessary.

Bugger. I'm a working non-mum

Wish I could be eligible for beauty therapy and doing y'all Hollywood waxings and dabbling with child psychology

Le sigh

Guess these urges will come with time

Or not

Jeffing awful adverts

This is why I Sky+ everything& never watch the ads!

A major part of the role of children's centres is to offer courses like literacy and ESOL to parents who need it. Middle class teachers aren't really the target demographic.

No but the target demograpic don't actually NEED to be misled into thinking that 300 quid on a child psychology course is worth them persuing. They'd be better off using their 300 quid for something useful.

pursuing

Tooblunt You stole my thoughts and words!!!