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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny is a legal immigrant who came to the US a few years ago and speaks no English.

I try to be an ally to her in navigating various aspects of life in the US and helping her solve problems.

I’m getting extremely fed up though, because I help her but then she makes bad/irresponsible decisions. It is maddening.

Examples:

1. I helped her sign up for health insurance via the exchange. We registered her but she needed to mail in a supporting document. I gave her the letter in Spanish, told her what she had to send in. She didn’t and her insurance got cancelled. Then she comes to me asking how she fixes it, months later. This is after I spent hours getting her signed up in the first place!

2. I helped her buy a car (went to dealership to translate/negotiate, and gave her an advance to help buy the car). Told her about registering car. We even were out of town for 3 business Days when the registration was due. She “forgot”. Now she’s asking for time off to register the car and asking me what happens since it’s so late.

3. She goes to the ER for every ailment. I have told her, REPEATEDLY not to do that. She brings me a $3k Bill from the last visit, hysterical. I told her yes, I’ve explained this-it’s very expensive in the US to go to the ER. It’s for emergencies. Not back pain. She asked me how she can pay less. I even printed out the forms for her to request a reduction. I don’t know if she turned them in but she then went to the ER again a month later for a headache.

Other than just backing away, and not being her “helper” anymore, how do I deal with my frustration? [/quote]

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