I nanny 4-year-old twins. Their mother is 65. What’s going to happen to them?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Q: I am a nursing student who has worked as a part-time nanny for the past two years for adorable twin 4-year-olds. Their mother is 65 years old. She had them with the help of a fertility clinic. I've stayed with her this long solely for the sake of the children. She is single and is majorly in over her head. She has been in three car accidents with the twins in the last 18 months. She wasn't even able to take them for an outing by herself until they were 3 years old because she said she couldn't handle it. Her neighbors and parents of the twins’ classmates have enquired about the situation because they just can’t believe their eyes. She has nannies six days a week, often working 12-hour shifts. She doesn't eat dinner with the children and rarely puts them to bed. What kind of doctor would allow this to happen? She will be nearly 80 years old when they are graduating high school! There are no other family members involved and I can't imagine what’s ahead. The twins need me but I'm reaching the end of my rope and don’t know how long I can stay involved.

[Phil]

What's going to happen to them? Heck, do we look like Miss Cleo to you?

Okay, here goes...

The kids will get one year older each year. Unless they die, in which case they won't continue to age.

They will likely get quite a bit taller than they are now. If girls, their breasts will grow larger and menarche will occur when they reach puberty. If boys, they will get very hairy and their voices will likely drop an octave.

Seriously, letter writer, if you don't know the number to your local social services office, it's very likely found online or in your phone book.

[Félix]

Amen on the nitwit nanny.

[[deleted user]]

Heh, heh...

[[deleted user]]

If they are anything like my daughters, they will go on to bright futures as CIA-trained torture experts.