Karma is a Bitch

You know the saying "what goes around, comes around"? Well, that was certainly confirmed for me tonight. In addition to being a full time student, I am a part time nanny (as my last post stated). Growing up, me and my sister always had Au Pairs. They would come from another country (usually Germany) and live with us for about a year each. My parents would pay them and give them a place to live in exchange for childcare. They would take classes at a community college during the day and take care of me and my sister before and after school and most weekends. My sister was an angel. Always polite, never caused any problems. I, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. I hated having babysitters. I didn't see them as fun, rather annoying people telling me what to do. I constantly pulled the "you're not my mother card" and made 8 out of 12 of them cry. I was awful! Anyway, the tables have turned. Now I am a nanny of 2 wonderful, but difficult kids. They are about the same age difference as me and my sister were and just like us these kids follow the same trend. The younger one is an angel. Always listens, never yells. The older one is just like me, likes to push buttons and test limits. Being that I was the same way, you would think that I'd know how to handle a situation like this, but I don't. I fight with the oldest, I make deals, I ask nicely, I compromise. Nothing seems to be working. In my past, every time I misbehaved, the babysitter would yell and told me how bad I was. This is the wrong approach. the more they disliked me and adored my sister, the madder I got. I resented them for it and in response acted out more. Cause and affect. Currently I'm trying to explain to the oldest, that even when he's bad I still like him. So far it hasn't been super effective. I guess I really just got what was coming to me. Oh karma.