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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On the issue of the soda in particular, I can understand it.  Soda is something that isn't that expensive, of course, but it's also not something you need, but something that could be justified to yourself as a special little treat and you just want it there when you want it.  So it's annoying when someone else starts drinking it, and likely DB just didn't want to be in the position of having his nanny help herself to one of his sodas every day.

This happened to me with one of our nannies, actually.  I like to buy myself Perrier.  I would drink Perrier all day instead of water, but, I typically drink one a day and then drink regular water otherwise.  It's only about $1.50 a bottle, so maybe $10 I spend on myself as a special treat each week.  I could just as soon drink plain water, but I know I'll drink more water if it's seltzer, and it's only $1.50, so I justify it to myself.

Anyway, my nanny started drinking the Perrier too during the day, which resulted in my having to buy it more frequently and a couple times she would drink my last one and then I wouldn't have it to take to work the next day.  It wasn't the expense that bothered me (although it was irritating that now my little $10 weekly treat was turning into a $20 a week treat), it was more like I purchased that water for myself to have when I wanted it, and that I too would drink it all the time if it was free, but I limit myself to one bottle a day.  My nanny was drinking it instead of water all day every day within a few weeks of starting.  So maybe it was only an extra $10 a week, but it was annoying.  Maybe that's petty, but there it is.

FWIW, our nannies are free to eat whatever they want if they forget their lunch or need a snack, but they've all packed their lunch every day for the most part.

Anyway, just something to consider on the soda issue.  It's not always just someone being cheap.  [b]Don't you guys have something special you buy yourself that you like to eat/drink that you'd just rather not be inconvenienced by regularly sharing?[/b]  Or maybe that's just me :lol:

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Yes.

When I shop it is also meal planning so if stuff starts going missing I can't cook the whole recipe. 
Just be professional and bring the bulk of your lunches, and eat breakfast at home or during your commute like everyone else. 
big picture - the priority is childcare, not grocery shopping, not cooking for yourself and not what you're going to eat and snack on all day from your employer's kitchen and fridge.

P.S. Your nanny knew exactly what she was doing drinking all your imported sparkling water. Selfish and inconsiderate. [/quote]

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