Babysitting Interview Jitters

I had my very first babysitting interview today at the Tremains' and I was never as nervous as I was in that living room, sitting in front of my potential employers. I have been to regular interviews before but this one was different. For one, they were seeing if they could entrust their only child in my sole care. The young prince they call their son is their pride and joy so finding someone who fits his needs in every way was more like an intimidating CIA interrogation than a conventional interview.

I was very intent on going to this interview with all of my good cards on the table. I arrived 10 minutes early, dressed neatly with my hair in a bun. I introduced myself to my potential employers and tried to come across as confidently as I could without losing any appearance of being a fun and happy person. Inside, my insides were twisting with anxiety but as long as I didn't let it show, I don't think they noticed.

When they asked me about my past experience with children, I told them specifically how long I've babysat for and how I treated the children, how I dealt with discipline and what kind of babysitting activities I had them do. Not surprisingly, the terms regarding how to look after their only son was relatively explicit and stringent. He was to be fed only vegan food and allowed to watch exactly two hours of educational television while remaining a safe five feet away. Although I never had to deal with a situation like that, I told them that I would be willing to comply to whatever rules they had enstated, within reason.

They're going to call me shortly and I hope that they've since decided that I am the person for this nanny job. That would be quite the encouraging outcome for my first babysitting interview.