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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know it's hard OP (i'm the first "smack down" poster) but you need to think about the nightmare of having your nanny leave.  The stress, disruption, work, cost, stress, and did I mention stress, of managing a nanny change is something you want to avoid at all costs if you like this nanny.

Having a nanny makes our life possible.  She provides safety/security/reliability/structure for our kids and she's the reason my husband and I can go to work and come home to happy, healthy kids.  If/when the nanny falls apart so does our day to day life.

So if your house is anything like ours, the nanny is a vital, central part of what makes your life possible.  Time with the grandmothers is important and wonderful but that can wax and wane without a negative impact on your world.  The nanny cannot.

It's like the oxygen mask on a plan - save yourself first!

Also, use your husband to help you make this clear. Do it in an email if that's an easier way for you to be (kindly) straightforward and direct.

And be sure to let your nanny that you're doing this, that you have her back, and that she is important enough for you to stand up for her.  That will go a LONG way to maintaining a great working relationship with her.

It's really just a management problem - you need to find ways to ensure the grandparents have time with the kids and you need to ensure that your employee is able to do the job you want and pay her to do.  If you think about it as a management problem it may help strip away a bit of the emotion.

Good luck!
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OP here.  Thank you!  This is excellent advice!  [/quote]

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