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[quote=Anonymous]Originally posted in the main forums and thread got locked for posting in wrong place, so reposting here - hoping I have this in the right place now!! Thanks to all PP posters. Hi ladies - I have a six month old daughter. While on maternity leave, I've quit my old job and am starting a new job Monday. New nanny is in grad school at night - has tons of infant experience which we wanted - good references - and seems very flexible and easy going. My husband and I are pretty laid back. I showed her how we do things and then kind of left her to get adjusted and ask questions while I was in and out running errands etc. I have all of the usual rules plus no texting/surfing internet while playing with baby. Ok, so here's the issue - I've caught her lying to me at least 10 times in the last two weeks. They are all really stupid, inconsequential lies. Ranging from - no I am not allergic to pets, but I am allergic to the outdoors (week 2 confessed she is extremely allergic to pets and we have three). Yes, I have class the night before Thanksgiving (my best friend goes to the same university it was CLOSED) - when I looked at her quizzically - she said "ok no class, but I have a paper due". Yesterday, I was gone from the house for a while - came home and she said "oh we've been reading lots of books!" - I thought nothing of it. My housekeeper was here while I was gone (she's only in once a week but we've had her for years). Housekeeper called later and said "hey thought I'd keep an eye on the new nanny - she let DD play on the floor for an hour, but was on her phone and never once engaged or looked at her." Finally, I was on a conference call for new job (a pre orientation thing) and nanny took baby out in the bjorn to walk around the yard. I could see them from my window. Nanny walked around like a zombie for the hour (honestly, I don't really care, I use the bjorn and the walks for the same purpose- get baby outside, let me relax my brain a bit). When she came in, she exclaimed "OH we've been outside singing songs and clapping our hands." Again, I don't really care that the baby played on the floor for the hour (she wasn't crying, so she was happy) and I don't really care that she wandered around the yard for an hour not engaging too much, but why the lying? So, experienced moms with nannies, I am kind of screwed - I start new job on Monday and my husband owns his own business, so can't take the week off while we find someone else - what do you think of this situation? I am going to start looking immediately, but my gut feels off on someone I find keeps lying to me with small little white lies (like, is she going to lie if baby falls and hits her head?) [/quote]
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