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[quote=Anonymous]MB here.  I am quasi-compulsive about keeping the house neat and organized.  It is true that in our house, at least, I would never leave a weekend's worth of dirty dishes piled in the sink, or large messes on the floor.  If OP's family does that, then they are not very considerate (or clean).

However, it is also true that I do not always fold the laundry, empty the dishwasher; and that I sometimes do not get to making the beds, or putting away clothes from the night before.

Our nannies (two in twelve years) have always done this light housekeeping (make the beds, fold everyone's laundry and put it away, do the prep work for meals, vacuum dust or dirt off the kitchen/living room floor, work in tandem with me to organize drawers and closets, bookshelves and cabinets).  I greatly appreciate the nanny's help with all of these tasks.

I think that other posters have it right, there is a difference between asking and expecting your nanny to do relatively "normal" (but perhaps still time-consuming and difficult) work around the house, and showing no consideration by leaving piles of dirty dishes and household items strewn everywhere like a slob.

After all, would you like to pick up after MB's used tampons (not done here, but the same slippery slope)?[/quote]

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