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[quote=Anonymous]I've been with my nanny family for over four years and they want to sit me down tomorrow and talk about the upcoming new school year. The twins will be starting half day kindergarten and big brother will be in second grade (all day). When the twins started preschool (two days a week for two hours) two years ago, I picked up a few household tasks to make up for the loss of time. This past year when preschool turned into three days a week, my bosses and I had a huge fallen out because they expected me to pick up all household duties while the twins were in preschool. It was pretty bad for a while and I even started looking for new employment because my bosses could not understand that it was unfair of them to ask me to become a maid because their kids were placed in a two day preschool program. Since then, things have evened out. I still do many "non-nanny" tasks to keep them happy and to even out the time. As of right now, I make sure the house is nice and tidy when my day ends, empty and reload the dishwasher, do at least two loads of clothes daily, clean the main bath weekly, make all beds daily, clean kitchen which includes wiping counters and sweeping floor daily, mop kitchen weekly, vacuum main living areas twice a week, changes bedsheets weekly, straighten pantry weekly, clean playroom daily, organize and straighten kids clothes weekly, and wash windows weekly. None of these tasks were "given" to me, I just do them to meet my bosses in the middle and to put forth the effort that I am willing to compromise.

Now that the twins will be in half day kindergarten next year, I am unsure of what to tell my bosses that I will do without turning myself into a full fledged maid. I have previously offered to grocery shop and dinner prep but those were quickly shot down. I am so happy that they told me that I'm not going anywhere but I am worried that I won't give them what they want when it comes to more tasks. Thoughts, suggestions, or advice?[/quote]

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