Being a Caregiver: What Kind of Care Am I Giving?

This article is imported from my other blog. 

 When people learn that I am a caregiver, most of them asked me if how could I carry a patient with my small arms and body. To those who don't know, a caregiver can be someone who is taking care of an elderly, person with disabilities or kids. I fall to the latter category. I am a caregiver to 2 boys (ages 1 and 3).

As a caregiver, I am responsible for kids when the parents are at work. Unlike other caregivers here, kid's parents are sometimes at home (observing caregivers maybe? lol). Lucky for me, my employers give me instructions before they leave for work. She will put on the reminders area the things that I needed to do during the day. Food for kids are all ready to cook. I will just reheat them into the microwave. I am always instructed on what supper should I cook. Usually, we have veggies, soup, meat and of course rice. I prepare all of this when kids nap in the afternoon so if my employers come home, they are all ready.. or almost.. I should say that, all food we eat here are organic.. and that's a good thing. I like all our food, except seafood (I am allergic to it).

I usually focus on watching the one-year-old kid. Of course, he cries if he needs changing, he's hungry or there's something awi in him (awi is my employer's term for aww-when the kids are hurt. hehe). I have mistakenly put the diaper before (my first day..kid moved a lot that I haven't put his diaper properly) and he wet his pants. When it comes to food, I don't have any problem with him because, he likes to eat. hehe.. The three-year-old kid is kinda naughty. He always tests my patience. On my first day, he was peeing on the bowl then intentionally wet the floor including my foot. I was sooo mad and didn't clean the washroom floor. Our conversation went like this..

Me: why did you do that?
Him: (no answer)
Me: who's gonna clean that?
Him: you
Me: Why me? Is that my pee?
Him: No. Mine!
Me: Yes.. It's yours and I am not gonna clean that. I will leave this place and I'll show this to your Mom and Dad.
Him: Nooooooooo!!!
Me: Then who's gonna clean that?
Him: Me (then he picked the tissue and wiped his pee)

I felt sorry for him but couldn't help it. He needs to learn the lesson that 1. he can't get away from what he has done and 2. to show him that I am the boss lol.

Him again: I have pee in my hands.
Me: I know but you did it in purpose. Are you gonna do it again?
Him: No!!!

I told the story to the parents and I think, they're not mad at me at all that their son cleaned his pee (or maybe, they haven't shown how angry they were. kidding). In fact, they asked their kid if he's gonna do it again and his answer was the same.. NO!!!

I guess, he learned that lesson. Until now (after 4months), that scenario didn't happen again.