03/19/2013 11:30
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
Op next time don't tell your kids they have lice. Problem solved.
Anonymous
03/19/2013 09:13
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
Entitled MB. Shame on you.
Anonymous
03/19/2013 08:56
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
Anonymous wrote:Is it just me, or did the "baby-sitter/nanny" in this situation already make a thread about this?
Yeah I remember that.
Anonymous
03/19/2013 08:34
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
Anonymous wrote:Is it just me, or did the "baby-sitter/nanny" in this situation already make a thread about this?
I don't know but a few kids in my dd's class have had it in the last few months. It's probably spreading around.
Anonymous
03/19/2013 07:48
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
"The last thing you want is for her to tell other people that you fired her for refusing to come babysit after she found out your kids had lice. "
OP, can you just imagine whose side people will take in that one? think hard.
Anonymous
03/19/2013 01:25
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
I bet you'd be pretty upset if the tables were turned and her full time charges spread lice which ended up in your home.
She found out yesterday and told you. Now, if YOU were professional you would have told her prior instead of trying to hide it because you need a sitter. Kinda selfish on your part.
Anonymous
03/18/2013 23:43
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
Is it just me, or did the "baby-sitter/nanny" in this situation already make a thread about this?
Anonymous
03/18/2013 18:36
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
I'm surprised she still wants to sit for you after kids having head lice twice.
Anonymous
03/18/2013 17:28
Subject: Regular sitter canceling last minute-should I fire her?
I'm a MB, and I'd be REALLY angry if my nanny picked up lice from a babysitting gig and gave them to my child, so I'm with the PPs in thinking the sitter was right to say better safe than sorry. You probably think it is fine, but 9 times out of 10, so did the mom of the child who gave your kids the lice (both times).
Don't fire her. Even if you feel justified in doing so, think of it in this (admittedly self-centered) way - she goes to your church. The last thing you want is for her to tell other people that you fired her for refusing to come babysit after she found out your kids had lice.