We are all aware of the proverb which said that “curiosity killed the cat”. If the cat had a name, it will most probably be Natasha Mohd Hishamudin.
Natasha, 32, has always wanted to do something different in life. She was the editor of CLEO Malaysia before she got bored of her profession and decided to be a lecturer. After few years of being a Mass Communication lecturer, she decided to get married and to follow her husband to the United States with hopes to do something different.
The only thing she had in mind after settling down in Minnesota with her husband was setting up a design studio. Being someone who studied art, she always wanted to have her own design studio; until she saw a local newspaper advertisement of someone who was looking for a nanny. Being the thrill-seeker she is, she got curious and decided to become a nanny over her planned design studio.
As she was pondering over her decision, she began to wonder if she made a mistake. After having a conversation with Mandy, the person who needed a nanny for her son, Natasha even told Mandy that she is not a nanny material. It was too late because Mandy really liked Natasha and really wanted her to meet the baby before making the final decision. The meeting went smoothly as expected and marked the beginning of a new chapter in Natasha’s life; the nanny. The first day being a nanny was quite interesting according to Natasha. “I personally hated kids and I never carried a newborn at all! And there I was, sitting cluelessly with a baby and no idea on what to do.”
As days passed by, Natasha and the baby Carson slowly got connected to each other. From a person who once hated children, Natasha realized how amazing babies can be.” Being a person from the communication industry, I was amazed with the way babies communicate with others”. However, the baby managed to achieve what no clients and students managed to do to her. Carson made her so frustrated that she couldn’t do anything else but just cry. Only then she realized how tough it is to raise a baby. She had to change herself into a morning person and go through foul stench of dirty diapers few times a day. Just when she thought she had seen everything, she changed her mind after going through what she did.
When asked about the most unforgettable experience she went through with Carson, she admitted that she went through something that she had never experienced before as a lecturer or even an editor; cleaning up dirty room right after the child passed his motion. “I was so frustrated it got me crying for hours” she said. She also told that she regretted her decision at that time. “I was an editor and I am not supposed to be doing all this!”
However, as Carson grew up, he got so close to Natasha he even calls her “mommy” often. Natasha and her husband had to come back to Malaysia due to family issues. This trapped her in a situation where she had no choice but to leave Carson. “It was a devastating moment for me”. Natasha and Carson still keep in touch as Carson’s parents would call Natasha every now and then. They talk to each other through the phone quite often. When asked on how she could cope up with the stress and pressure she went through as a nanny, she just smiled and went “without my husband, I have no idea if I would’ve survived”.
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