Everyone has their thing. Growing up, this was my mom's thing as well. She found it disgusting if she pulled on a handle and their was food stuck on it.

This is one of those perfect opportunities to do something like 10:09 said. Bring it up casually and politely and then pay her a compliment as well. Your nanny should be a professional, which means she should be able to take constructive criticism in a professional manner.

I'm a former nanny whose MB mentioned something about how I loaded the dishwasher (I would load it towards the end of my day). I just put dishes in however and they weren't always getting cleaned. Since MB/DB unloaded the dishes before dinner, they would get a little annoyed if the dishes were not cleaned. One day MB mentioned that the way I was unloading the dishes wasn't properly cleaning them. No harm no foul

Anonymous wrote:MB here. I agree the stage won't last long, and I also think you can make a very casual mention of it.

"Hey Jane, would you mind just wiping off the fridge handle once in a while? THanks. By the way, thank you so much for doing that laundry this morning - I don't know what I'd do without your help!"

Great post and I am a nanny

MB here. I agree the stage won't last long, and I also think you can make a very casual mention of it.

"Hey Jane, would you mind just wiping off the fridge handle once in a while? THanks. By the way, thank you so much for doing that laundry this morning - I don't know what I'd do without your help!"

As a neat/clean freak, I don't think this is petty at all. It would really annoy me if I had to come home & clean up after another person every single day.

Perhaps she doesn't realize how messy she is being.

Let her know in a very diplomatic manner that washing her hands would make a huge difference. Acknowledge that your son IS a very messy eater & that you fully understand that.