The voyeurs next door

A few years back I took a job working for one of my mom’s next door neighbors. I was 19 years old and a full time college student, and needed a new nanny job fast because my previous employers had left the country. I should have known this was not going to work out from the beginning because she actually haggled me down from $9 to $8 an hour, and then insisted on paying me under the table for “my benefit.” Her little boy, at 6 months old was a complete joy for me. He was a very happy baby and made my job so easy during the day that I began dismissing the weird things his parents were doing.

First off, both the parents were full blow alcoholics! I mean they would pop open beers at 9am, while they are supposedly home “working” or “doing things around the house.” These parents also had a fully stocked, HUGE bar. This due in part to the mom being a rep. for a MAJOR alcohol distributor! They would also tell me, “When the baby takes a nap or goes to bed, have a drink!” And, at 19 I knew it was wrong and totally ridiculous!

Not only was the mother an alcoholic, she was pretty much a voyeur too. When I got there in the mornings, she would have the baby and all his things set up in her room. Inevitably, she always wanted me to stay in her room with him and her while she took a shower to get ready in the morning. The first few times I figured, maybe she just wants to spend more time with her son, and be able to watch me with him at the same time. Only this didn’t change, the only thing that changed was she stopped trying to cover up when she was naked and was soon walking around her room completely naked getting ready! I mean she was naked for a good 15-30 minutes in her room with me there. I don’t know about anyone else, but I totally was not comfortable with this!

The final things that sent me over the edge and made me quit, was when the mom was away on business and I came over to watch the baby while the dad went out with a friend for the night. When I got there the dad and his friend were both drunk! He was on the phone with his wife, and when I came in he told her I was there. He then proceeded to tell her I was in my bra and underwear and was getting ready to strip for them! I was in complete shock. But then, they shocked me even more, when I hear the wife scream into the phone, not fair I want to watch too! I couldn’t believe it, and again being a naive girl, I just laughed and counted the minutes until they left.

A week later, I told the mother I was quitting to focus on school full time, and that I needed a job with more flexible hours. I knew I would have to see this family again on a regular basis, so I made sure to be a nice as possible until I left. After, she called me a few more times to baby-sit, but I always had an excuse, and I am sure she knows why!