Babysitting versus Internship

I am a full-time student at Baruch and I work as a part-time babysitter for a German American family. I take care of a 4-year old boy called Noah who lives in the Upper West Side. I have been working for the family for almost two years. I really love my job because I love taking care of kids, especially Noah. He is such a sweet and smart boy. We get along very well and we have a lot fun. Moreover, his family is very nice and we have a healthy relationship. However, I will be a senior next semester and my family and my boyfriend urge me to get an internship. I know that they are right – it’s definitely time to get one. Furthermore, I want to have some working experience before I look for a full time position after graduation. Unfortunately, it is easy to talk about my plans, but it is very hard to do. My schedule is full of classes and work, but in order to find an internship I need to invest a lot of time and effort. So time is definitely an issue. In addition, I can’t really imagine how I could tell the family I work for that I am about to quit. Taking care of children creates personal attachments which are not easily broken. I know that they trust me and that they don’t want me to quit. I even have nightmares about the day I will have to stand face to face to them and tell them my internship plans.

As a matter of fact, I am still not sure how things will be and how I can manage this dilemma. I wish I could have my babysitting job and an internship at the same time, but that is not possible because of school work. The only solution I see is to quit school. I hereby tender my resignation to Baruch College effective immediately. Just kidding!

Hi there!

My name is Thuy and I am 24 years old. I am happy that I transferred from Queens College to Baruch. I am still undecided about my major, but I am sure that I will figure out this dilemma within this semester. Currently, I work part-time as a babysitter, but I am looking for an internship.
About my background: I was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, and I moved to Germany when I was 5 years old and I grew up there. Thus, German is my first language. I have a very sweet brother who is 11 years old. I have been living in New York for over 4 years. The beginning was pretty hard because I had to get used to be without my family. However, my New York life is great now- I enjoy living with my boyfriend and my parrot Louy.
My hobbies are traveling, tennis, inline skates and movies.