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[quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny and one of the parents has a habit I find frustrating:
He wants to control things and make choices about the kids (not big stuff, day-to-day things), but he never does it in a timely manner.  So for example, I am happy to order clothes for the kids in the correct sizes and make sure they are ready for the season, but he says “No, I will do it.  Please tell me what size and what they need.”

So I will tell him, “Oh we need swimsuits in size 5T, winter boots size 12” etc.  Then he does not order for months.  Last winter they did not have boots until January, so we couldn’t do any hikes in November/December if it was wet bc their feet would get wet and they would get frostbite.  I will offer to just order and he will say no, but then it takes another month for him to get around to it.

He will do the same with outings.  The kids are off school tomorrow so I said, “Why don’t I plan a playdate?”

He said, “No, I am going to do an outing with them.”

Today he told me he can’t take them on an outing bc it’s too cold for the park and he doesn’t feel like going to a museum so now we have no plans and I have to put something together last-minute.

Has anyone else dealt with this and do you have advice?[/quote]

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