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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know what? I am so much more likely to say, "Don't worry about it," if the person who breaks something offers to fix or replace it. It's when they don't that I'm all "That was my great, great, great grandmother's  antique that she brought over from the Queen of England!"

Is your nanny too physically rough? Or mis-using appliances or what? [/quote]
OP here.  I am the same way.  She used to offer to contribute to replacement and I used to say "no" to it.  Now, i guess she got comfortable and does not offer anymore.  She does things like trying to turn a knob the wrong way, trying to force it when it does not work and then breaking it of.  Just broke of the window knob.  I guess she is just not thinking about it.  She would put place plastic things on hot stove burners, attempt to vacuum without placing a bag in a vacuum cleaner, etc   Based on the responses so far, I will just let it go.[/quote]

Okay 1) if she used to offer to pay, and you always said no, I'd probably stop offering too. You had made clear that you didn't expect her to pay but would now like her to make the empty gesture of offering to pay and you'd feel better? Sounds kind of silly to me. 2) Your nanny sounds incredibly careless and it'd concern me as to how attentive she is with your child. If she has worked for you for more than a few months, she should know by now how the things in your home work so she is either stupid or her head is in the clouds, neither of which are something you want in a caregiver. I'd eat the cost of what she broke, but have a discussion about being focused while at work, and maybe try to figure out what has her distracted (TV, phone, overwhelmed with things to do?)[/quote]

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