Postpartum depression possibly?

[Anonymous]

I have always gotten along with the mother, it felt like we were friends. She would always text me tell me how amazing I am and what a great job I am doing, she would send me a really nice thank you notes in the mail telling me how grateful she is that her family has me. I have continued to do a great job so I think… After she had her baby and dealing with three other children she's gotten mean, extremely rude, and goes out of her way to poke at me and make rude comments and tell me I'm not doing good… When she just told me I was doing great last week. It's not like her to act out this way do you think she possibly has postpartum depression and is acting out?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like she was hoping you'd step it up, but hasn't clearly communicated her expectations to you and is instead being passive aggressive and vague.

Can you just ask her what she wants? Now that the family dynamics have changed, what does a good job look like to her now?

[Anonymous]

Time to find a new job. She is a bitch and no reason why you have to put up with being treated so disrespectfully.

[Anonymous]

She could be yes. Adding another child to an already huge family could drive anyone to depression.

That being said, by NO means whatsoever should she be treating you the way she has, depression or no depression.

I would initially speak to her about the things she has been saying to you recently. Then if things do not change, it is only the right thing to do to give her notice so that you can move on to a family who treats you plenty of respect as well as dignity.

Best of luck to you OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She could be yes. Adding another child to an already huge family could drive anyone to depression.

That being said, by NO means whatsoever should she be treating you the way she has, depression or no depression.

I would initially speak to her about the things she has been saying to you recently. Then if things do not change, it is only the right thing to do to give her notice so that you can move on to a family who treats you plenty of respect as well as dignity.

Best of luck to you OP.

Since when is 3 kids a huge family? I can see a cause for depression if she didn't want all the kids or they are all very young and it's overwhelming. But 3 kids isn't a large family, and 4 kids is a maybe.