β€œWe spend $85 to $100 a day just for lunch and breakfast. I take the kids to school five days a week, and we always get breakfast to-go, as well as Starbucks β€” myself included.”

"1. The drama is just like TV. The dad in the family I was a nanny for had a secret daughter and family for five years.Β 

2. How money is just thrown around. A $500 rocking chair is the wrong shade of orange? Just throw it in the garbage and go buy a new one. Are the daughters fighting over their Barbie dream houses? Calm them down by taking them to the American Girl store for new dolls, then get them blowouts afterwards.Β 

3. And yet, despite this, they forgot to pay their bills for three months and got the gas turned off in their house."

"She didn't spend a lot of time with them, and boy, did that show in those kids. They were starved for affection and attention. They were super spoiled and didn't understand the cost of life.

I once told them how much I was getting paid, and the older one told me that wasn't a lot; he had gotten that amount for his birthday. They did not understand frustration, and everything had to be given to them when they asked. It was actually kind of sad. I wonder how they are doing now. They should be preteens."

"The last part, which is a bit sad if you ask me, is the lack of connection in the girls' and their parents' relationship. It could be as simple as scheduling. For instance, the mom doesn't know when ballet and tennis are, but I do. The kids confide in me about their worries and fears, and when I bring it up with the mom, she's surprised to learn they're not always happy, even though they have nice things. There's definitely something missing there, and it shows. The 3-year-old slips up and calls me 'mama' constantly, and it breaks my heart."

"While they might not have been super wealthy, they were certainly up there. What surprised me most of all was how much they truly loved their kids. There were a few times I woke up to texts saying I had a paid day off because the weather was beautiful and they wanted to take their children to play at the lake, or how they preferred to pick their kids up from school themselves so they could hear all about their day. I miss that family so much, but I'm still in contact with them and get texts and calls from them so I can be a small part of the kids' lives."

Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.