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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here, and I went through a phase like that when I went back to work full time.  I didn't recognize it until years later.  
I had two nannies at the time:  one who had worked for me while I was part time, and one that I hired to cover the additional hours as my initial nanny only wanted to work part time.  
The second nanny was the recipient of this competitive attitude I had.  Ironically, she was the less competent of the two, so I don't think thats what it was about.  I think it was more about attitude.  She was one of those who felt her job was 100% about taking care of the children and nothing else.

For example:  I am eating breakfast with my children when she gets to work.  Nanny #1 would start cleaning up breakfast dishes or pack backpacks while I finished.  Nanny #2 would sit down and take over feeding the baby so that I could get backpacks packed for the older kids.  
And nanny #1 always made sure the playroom was cleaned and things put back in their proper places so that I could play with my children.  When one of the kids needed to go to the doctor, nanny #1 offered to stay with the other children so I could take him, while nanny #2 offered advice on how to take care of my sick child.

I don't know if any of that helps.  Good luck.  I know that is a tough road once it starts.  [/quote]

You thought less of the nanny and wanted her to arrive and become the housekeeper because you weren't on schedule with finishing breakfast yet? [/quote]

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