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I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.

There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often.

I babysat kids in a ShopRite, which is a grocery store. They had a babysitting center so that parents could bring their children while they shopped. It was awful. I also was not very good at keeping the kids calm.

I am a fosterer of animals.

Also, while I was at Yale, I had a job teaching kids at the museum.

Growing up in Kansas City, I was always neat, the teacher's pet, know-it-all type.

I was a schoolteacher for a while, and it was the worst job.

Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time.

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.