Where can I find an EXPERIENCED travel nanny to fly London - Sydney - London?????????????????

[Georgiaplus1]

I'd rather not pay a recruitment agents fee, I've searched google, and still nothing......

I need an experience nanny who has the experience of entertaining my 2 year old son for the flight from London to Hong Kong (stay over night) then Hong Kong to Sydney - stay in Sydney for a month then back again. I'm a nervous wreck! I'll be on the flight too but can't stand the thought of my son not being happy or being able to run around.

I'll of course pay for the nanny's flight etc, does anyone know where I can find someone with experience without paying a recruitment fee?????

Thanks

Not calling anyone ignorant. Nothing else to add to my initial post.

I think people respond in different ways and you have to allow that - just as people are invited to respond to the original poster in their own way. Some will describe it as 'bullying' and and others will just shrug and think how odd.

Funniest thread I've read in ages! Thanks everyone

Starry I don't consider myself ignorant, but nor can I put myself in the OP's position as I have no idea waht that is be it
(a) medical/phobia reasons
(b) can't be arsed reasons
(c) just because she can afford to reasons
(d) she isn't for real and it is all a wind up

or a mirade of other possibilities.

Agree Aussie Mumsnet at it's most classic.

I am still wiping the tears from the Phuck/Phuket/Phar interchange

COV

I havent called anybody a bully. I haven seen any threads were people have been called a bully.

I am upset by what you call "gentle mocking" because I am sick of seeing threads were

1. OP asks advice
2. People start mocking
3. Some try to answer OP, and may or may not be mocked for that (not saying this happened here)
4. People start saying it is a wind up

BUT on the other side there is somebody who have posted something that concerns her, maybe not phrased it well enough, and gets upset because she is "gently mocked".

And worse, her existence is called into question by people saying the post is a wind up?

It happens all the time. Just because some people are unable to understand another persons reality, it is a wind up?

To not know whether you are answering a person with a query, or some sniggering namechanger who wants to have some fun at others expense is irritating.

Thin skin?
How do I survive in RL?

Come on! That is just pathetic. You cant play schemes like this in RL. You can take people at face value (mostly) they dont run in and out of phone boots changing garb like bloody superman do they?

well, not seen any threard were people are called bullies aside from this one.

But, I must say I am beginning to understand the flock mentality some posters refer to.

Starry I never said you called anyone a bully I told those who were saying it to get a grip, so obviopusly no tto you. If you look at several threads since yesterday the topic of bullying has arisen. Now I'm not agreeing nor disagreeing with the way people post on these threads I am just pointing out that the phrase "bullying" is inappropriate as a description of the behaviour.

Well, when a flock of people agree so completely on an internet chat room where the posters are from all corners of the country and possibly international, and from all walks of life....maybe there's a REASON that they are 'flocking' to agree....heaven forbid, maybe they AGREE with eachother, and if lots and lots of reasonable human beings agree with eachother, maybe they have a point?

Ok CoV, I thought you told me to get a grip for assuming this poster was real and trying to advise her.

I have missed much MN action here it seems. ( could that be possible? )

I am just too bl**dy nice and naive.

But surely if you can't respond to someone in a different position to you then that's a bit disquietening? That would mean you can only feel able to help someone who's life you understand....

NO Starry I am asking those who shriek "bully" all the time to cool it

There's a difference between understanding, and respecting though. I can understand what the OP was asking but I can't respect the choice to parent like that, so I wouldn't want to give advice and I would want to register my shock at that approach.

I suppose I was projecting - thinking why you might want help on a flight(ill? etc)
I'm too soft all round.

Kerry ,
I guess I could sympathise more easily with this poster as I had BEEN there. Not able to walk, and not able to push the buggy, not able to carry my baby, because I was too bl**dy ill to do so. Yet I wanted to see my parents, more than anything. And from that perspective, that this could be somebody who was not physically able to deal with it on her own, I worded my replies. Yes, I was lucky that I could pay my summer aupair to come with me. I have not done this since, now that I am well it would not occur to me to pay somebody to travel with me and my two kids.

But starry could you not also see that your story devoid of the pertinent information as to the reasons why you did it would have raised eyebrows. The OP hasn't really given any info as to why she is doing this (not that she is under any obligation to do so), and as such it isn't surprising the reaction she got.

Good grief... this has been blown a tad out of proportion. On all sides.

BTW, OP, when is the trip? I might know someone.

CoV, if she was just loaded and wanted hand, and company on the journey, and could afford it, why not? If that was me, mumsnet (or maybe gumtree) would be the first place to ask advice, not? Why mockery?

I have to go, we can continue this debate (or maybe not) when I see you the 19th, have to take DS1 to the dentist....

Isn't Mumsnet a happy cheery place today

If she was loaded and could afford it why would she be trying to avoid the agents fee, which will be a fraction of the cost of a return trip to Australia and a months stay?

Oh I don't know, and frankly I don't care. I don't agree with the pack mentality. I know nothing about the OP, but I can't stand this constant harping on about bullying. AM off to stick the kettle on.

I recently travelled to the US,me in business class and dd and nanny in economy as I had recently had a leg operation.Complete waste of money as I spent most of the journey "down the back" with dd and nanny anyway.
On return journey I upgraded nanny and dd to premium economy despite having just given up my job as I wanted them to have more comfort on the way back.

As it happened,dd,upon discovering my "bed" decided that was where she was going to stay.
I ended up standing in the galley for most of the journey whilst dd stretched out watching her TV and nanny slept blissfully having 2 seats in premium economy.

As a result,my leg has worsened and have to go back to hospital.

Just wanted to say that not everything is as clear as it appears to be and whilst I don't think there is bullying here-there may indeed be some jealousy?