Haleiwa$18.60/hr | 10+ years experienceDear Parent(s),
I am a 42 yr old woman. I grew up on Oahu. After grade school I moved and lived in the Bay Area for 14 years. I have lived an unexpected life of care-giving. I cared for my mother until she passed (when I was 20), and my younger siblings after that (no other family on the island). In my later 20s I was a live-in nanny for a cousin's three baby boys for 2 years (2 of them were in diapers). After that I was a caregiver to a very elderly woman for 4 years (age 97-101). And then 8 years ago, I ended up moving back to hawaii because my sister was pregnant. She has birthed 3 children now, and I have essentially raised them all. They are now ages 2, 5 and 8.
These early years are short, but so formative. Harder years will come, so I care very much about loving and caring for the little ones during this time, making them feel safe, stable, well cared for. It's an honor to take care of each child.