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[quote=Anonymous]We have a pretty new nanny who has been with us several months and issues keep coming up.  She does address them (eventually), but I am getting tired of having to deal with them and feel like new issues are always popping up.  Past issues -

Multiple absences (she was dealing with a personal issue, which has since been resolved)
Forgetfulness, such as regularly leaving the house keys at home & the cleaning supplies closet not dead bolted
Feeding toddler DC old food and milk (not rotten, but not fresh) w/o asking me first
Not taking DC to places I told her to

She is wonderful with DC who loves her, she is honest and I think in her own way, she does try hard.  But I get the feeling these past issues (and there are many more, by the way) are just indicative of who she is rather than being isolated incidents. (Isn't that usually the case?)  For instance, she has been nannying for a couple years, but she has other aspirations and I feel like she doesn't treat this job as seriously as she should.  She is smart and I know that whatever I ask her to do, she will do it, but I am tired of telling her things she should do without being asked.  Like shouldn't a good nanny make fresh food instead of digging through our leftovers??  Every evening, I come home and find DC's nose is full of visible boogers, which I know is from being out in the cold, but that was hours ago.  So basically, DC's nose is full of snot and nanny doesn't clean it up, not even by the end of the day.  Shouldn't a nanny keep her charge fairly clean and presentable?  But I am always hearing "there's no perfect nanny" and I wonder if her replacement won't have her flaws, but in other ways.  WWYD?  If I should try to stick it out with her, should I have a sit down with her?  I've done this a couple times already and I feel like if we keep having these, our relationship is going to get tense.  One of my mom friends says she drops hints with her nanny that she gets, but I don't know if our nanny is sharp enough to pick up on tactful hints.  [/quote]

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