Nanny is messy/forgetful

[Anonymous]

Sounds like the good vastly outweighs the bad. I have a lovely nanny who is a total klutz and clutterbug. She has anxiety and also has broken many things BUT she puts up with a lot from my kid. She has brought much joy to DD’s life over the years. So I have learned to let it go. I am visually detail-oriented so I do a round of picking up, cleaning and putting away things left out by anyone in the household before I go to bed. Someday, I tell myself, I will have the place to myself and DH. 😏

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a new nanny, I was probably like this to some degree. I didn't have kids and was learning as I went along. 15 years in and I am so much better--that said, as I got better at the cleaning, tidying, organizing etc, I became less "playful" because I was focusing on the other stuff and encouraging the kids to entertain themselves. I almost never to activities that can be messy, like baking, messy crafts, play-do etc because I don't want to clean it up. IMO, I think it would be really hard to find someone who can excel at both the playfulness and the keeping up with the nitty gritty.

You became more like mom 😉

[Anonymous]

You have someone who's more nanny and not much maid. She's good with children, enjoys working with children, but doesn't like to do the "boring" work of cleaning up and assumes someone else will do it. It's much more rare to find someone who's great with kids, you can always hire a cleaner. Now, if you'd rather have someone who helps in both ways, and your nanny is just taking kids to playdates, make sure they're safe, and your kids self entertain/have tons of friends, then let her go and find a nanny who's more cleaner than kid-focused.

[Anonymous]

You need a maid

[Anonymous]

I became a SAHM when my kids were little. I was a fun mom who did a lot of messy activities, going to the park, zoo, aquarium etc. But, as a result my house was a mess. Thankfully, I had a maid who came twice a week but I could not multi-task at home when I was paying my full attention to my kids.