Employers: how do you handle communication from terminated employee?

[Anonymous]

We had to fire our nanny for cause six months ago and, after getting her w-2 from us, she sends us a long email stating her hurt and questioning our reason for terminating her (she hurt my infant daughter, claimed it was accidental but for us trust is 100% or nothing so we let her go a month before the end of her contract with us). Would you respond? If so, how? She's a litigious type so I want to be careful. Her email did state she wouldn't read our response even if there was one due to the feels, so I'm leaning toward the path of lesser effort and not responding.
Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Troll.

[Anonymous]

She hurt your child and you only fired her? If she harmed your child you should have called the police. Instead. You fired her and now she can get another job and possibly harm another child. I do not believe you.

[Anonymous]

What?

I'm w/ 18:35.

[Anonymous]

Sigh.
The injury was something small but inflicted by an impatient employee.
We didn't take our chances based on past attitude of employee.
Can we please get back to the question about communication?

[Anonymous]

Sigh. "She's a litigious type"? What does that even mean? You are free to ask a question but you don't get to dictate how the discussion unfolds on this forum. Why don't you answer some of the questions so your query can be fully considered. With the information you've given at this point it's possible that you are a nut. What is an injury "inflicted by an impatient employee"? That's a very serious charge OP. Your initial post just doesn't make a lot of sense.

[Anonymous]

Ignore it.

[Anonymous]

Here is a phrase I learned in family counseling a long time ago: You don't HAVE to take part in every fight you have been invited to.

[Anonymous]

I second ignore it. She knows she was fired for cause. You sent the W-2, that's the end of your obligation. If she tries to use you as a reference, take the call and be truthful.
~Nanny who thinks it's incredibly weird that a nanny fired for cause is trying to talk to you

[Anonymous]

Ignore and block her email address I had to do that with some parents I worked for a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

Are you the person who complained the nanny scratched her child and just couldn't possibly see how it could be an accident, despite her otherwise being a stellar employee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What?

I'm w/ 18:35.

I agree....
If someone harmed your precious child, firing her would be Step 1. Step 2 would be notifying the authorities and make sure she never has another opportunity to hurt someone else's precious baby.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll just ignore the email.

17:34 - I wouldn't have described our old nanny as stellar!

[Anonymous]

Really? Didn't you like her for the 18 months you had her previously? and then let her continue when she was yelling and being rough with the baby, but then immediately fire her over an accidental scratch? Sounds like you sent a ton of mixed signals. She's probably confused but that's her issue. Ignore her.

[Anonymous]

I've seen nannies that roughly handle their charges when they are impatient. You were right to end the relationship. I would not communicate further with her.