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[quote=Anonymous]We have been in a share with our neighbors for about 5 months now. We found our nanny together and I went back to work first, so we started with the nanny about 2 months prior to the other family. The other mom and I seemed to be on the same page about our expectations and parenting styles, but it's becoming clear that we are not. We are pretty go with the flow parents and it's become quite clear that the other family is not go with the flow, and prefers a much more structure. They are also extremely concerned about germs/illness, which is understandable, but only up to a certain point. The other mom showed concern for my daughter while she was ill (and I stayed home for almost a week to take care of her), so I shared what was wrong. I found out later that she called her pediatrician and gave my daughter's symptoms and used the information from her pediatrician to argue with me that my daughter shouldn't return to the nanny share, even though my daughter's pediatrician said she wasn't contagious and was fine to return. It's hard to put into words how inappropriate I found this to be.

Does anyone have any tips for how to end a nanny share when the family you share with lives on the same block? I'd like to keep our nanny (and she's told me that she is also frustrated with them and would like to stop working for them but stay with us) and we are willing to pay her more to keep her on our own. I would want to give them a good chunk of notice (a month?) so that they could make other arrangements; I don't want to leave them high and dry. The other mom has mentioned multiple times in many contexts that her sister is a lawyer, and I worry that she would try to sue us for breach of contract if we keep our nanny. I would just like some advice on the best way to end a share when only one party (plus the nanny) wants it to end. Thanks.[/quote]

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