Oh, so you’re just…

First things first…don’tcha just love the new design?  I owe it all to the sweet, lovely & talented Ms. Carley.  
On to business…
“Oh, so you’re just a nanny?”
Can we talk about this?  Please?  Yes.  I have a college degree.  In writing, actually.  Well, more specifically English with a concentration in Creative Writing.  I am an educated woman.  [But I never claimed to be smart.–that’s a story for another day].
Would you ever utter the phrase(s):
Oh, so you’re just a teacher?  
Oh, so you’re just a lawyer?
Oh, so you’re just a doctor? 
Get my point yet?
People are suited best for different things.  I knew at 18, thank God, that I liked writing and that I was interested in English.  I never once changed my major.  I was also not so naive to be fooled into thinking my major was actually preparing me for one specific job in particular.  I actually kind of liked at the time that it didn’t.  I felt like the world was wide open to me.
I tried the jobs, y’all.  I really, really did.  My resume is embarrassingly long ranging from Tanning Bed Manager to Account Executive for a newspaper.  None of it was for me.

It wasn’t until this past year that I really, truly made the decision that nannying is it.  For good.  It may not be the most glamorous job [says the girl who literally swam in a pool of drool today], but I don’t think everyone can do it.
No, I take that back.  Any moron can keep a baby alive.  But I don’t think people understand what exactly being a nanny entails.  And I won’t get into it right now.  But I like my job.  And I’m good at my job.  And I sufficiently add to my household income and we can pay our bills.
So tell me.
What is everyone’s big problem with
just being a nanny?
Can we please take the just out now?