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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like she is just really fearful and struggling right now.  I wouldn’t give up on her just yet and allow her a little space and time to get things straight in her own mind.  Try every way to help her before you throw in the towel, OP.

If the end comes, handle things calmly for your kids’ sake.  Let them see her and have her visit a lot during the transition.

What are you going to do without her, OP?  It’s a really tough time to find a nanny. [/quote]

Yes, I agree w/ you.  We're all afraid - that's normal, and we absolutely will give this time and will work with her.  I had a pretty strong reaction to the nanny saying she wouldn't hug or be close to our kids but I'm calmer now.  I think we'll figure it out. And there is no scenario where the kids wouldn't have an ongoing relationship w/ her.  They still are close w/ their first nanny (also with us for almost 4 years) so if/when this ends the same will be true here.

If she leaves us we won't look for another nanny. The kids are getting older and with both parents working from home most of the time now (and one of us w/ some real job insecurity) we would probably just decide we're done w/ the nannying stage of parenting. So we could figure things out without replacing her if need be, but hopefully it won't need to come to that.

I appreciate the feedback from everyone who responded.[/quote]

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