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[quote=Anonymous]The problem is that this is something that probably should have been discussed prior to your employment.  If setting a good example with food is so important to the MB she should have said it to start with and certainly not by making nasty comments now.  With that said though she is still the parent and your boss and if you want to make this work I think you need to offer at least some sort of compromise such as "I'd be open to eating more healthful foods while at your house if you are open to providing them."  I will say though, I'm an MB and setting up healthy eating habits in my kids is really important to me but I'm not sure I would think to ask my nanny about her eating habits ahead of time.  We've had several nannies over the years and I've always told them they are welcome to help themselves to any of our food but most of they do bring their own.  They all have been healthy eaters too so it's never been an issue but as I said it's not something I'd have thought to bring up ahead of time.  If they were in fact eating junk food in front of my kids I definitely wouldn't handle it the way this MB has but I do think I'd talk to the nanny about what we could do to make both of us comfortable. If my nanny refused to alter her habits in front of the kids I would let her go.  For those of you who disagree with me that this is an issue, you can be indignant all you want and say it the parents job to teach the children eating habits not the nannies but it's the parents choice who they want around their children and if you want this job you are going to have to make a change.  If you care more about your free will to eat what you want then, by all means, quit and let them find a nanny who is a better fit for them.[/quote]

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