Anonymous
Post 05/02/2026 15:28     Subject: Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:You are nothing more than a servant to your employers. Find another position with people who treat you respectfully. The father is a jerk.


This
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2026 15:28     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Simple answer to your simple question, no it was definitely not fair.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2026 11:39     Subject: Was This Fair??
You are nothing more than a servant to your employers. Find another position with people who treat you respectfully. The father is a jerk.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2026 09:06     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
^ Amen. ^

Getting upset because the nanny let the kids play with Playdoh on the driveway????
My sister runs an inhome daycare outside of her house and when the weather is warm out, one of the outdoor activities is playing with Playdoh, slime and colored chalk on the driveway and patio which are both made of concrete.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2026 05:53     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Your Nanny Family sounds exhausting!
They will ALWAYS find something to complain about.
I personally cannot work for families like this one.
They are never satisfied.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 13:13     Subject: Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:How does this person tolerate driving on dirty roads and highways? Through *puddles* and *mud*?


+1
Cars run over all kinds of stuff on a daily basis.
Someone could have left Play-doh in a parking lot and anyone of us can drive across it when we park into a space.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 13:11     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^^ Yes of course.

I would have acquiesced and tried to remove the Playdoh from the cement just to be nice.

But then after that I would have went home and never came back.

Nannies need to stand up for themselves and stop letting their bosses treat them like slaves.


Cleaning up after the kids messes is your job, that's not being a slave, you are paid to do it.


Okay says a Mom Boss.
I say cleaning up messes but c’mon…

No hard physical labor intensive jobs like scrubbing a driveway.


Then don’t use stuff that does not clean up well.


Do you realize how insane you sound right now??
Are you seriously advising a nanny NOT TO use Playdoh on someone’s driveway????!!
Would you prefer the nanny does not actively engage with her charges?
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 13:08     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
This whole situation is nuts!
I have never seen Playdoh permanently stuck on someone’s car’s tires!
I mean, come on - people run over all kinds of stuff on the road and in parking lots!
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 18:09     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am a mother of a 3YO and a 5 1/2 YO and my children have played Playdough everywhere, inside, outside, in the grass, on the wooden terrace, yes even on the concrete driveway and sidewalks!
It eventually washes away since it is water-soluble.
I think it is made of flour/dye/salt anyway.

I would never ask my babysitter or nanny to scrape it off the ground.
Just like I wouldn’t ever ask her to scrub colored chalk out of the driveway or sidewalk either.

Smh.


Mom here. Agree. Playboy will not hurt tires. It would wash out of the treads on any wet day.

Your employers are neat freaks.


I agree.
Anyone who is a parent knows that kids will make a mess when doing any activity.
Such is their nature.
And playing Playdoh is a benign activity……


And, that's why you cover the surface and put it on a tray to protect things.


This is on point.

I would have fired my nanny had she allowed my children to play with playdough outdoors.
Every parent/nanny knows that playdough is an indoor activity ONLY.

Op, you sound very inexperienced.
At worst inept.
Especially letting playdough dry out on someone else’s cement driveway.

I bet if it was your driveway you would understand.
I say this with all due respect.


OP said mom doesn’t allow it inside…
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 18:05     Subject: Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:Did the playdoh also get ruined with rocks and crap from the driveway? So bizarre. I would have put the playdoh on something, not the ground.

Go to the dollar store and buy 10 table cloths or shower curtains and you put them down for crafts and such.


With the family’s petty cash, fine. Nannies don’t provide supplies.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 20:39     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^^ Yes of course.

I would have acquiesced and tried to remove the Playdoh from the cement just to be nice.

But then after that I would have went home and never came back.

Nannies need to stand up for themselves and stop letting their bosses treat them like slaves.


Cleaning up after the kids messes is your job, that's not being a slave, you are paid to do it.


Okay says a Mom Boss.
I say cleaning up messes but c’mon…

No hard physical labor intensive jobs like scrubbing a driveway.


Then don’t use stuff that does not clean up well.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 15:43     Subject: Was This Fair??
How does this person tolerate driving on dirty roads and highways? Through *puddles* and *mud*?
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2026 09:47     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^^ Yes of course.

I would have acquiesced and tried to remove the Playdoh from the cement just to be nice.

But then after that I would have went home and never came back.

Nannies need to stand up for themselves and stop letting their bosses treat them like slaves.


Cleaning up after the kids messes is your job, that's not being a slave, you are paid to do it.


Okay says a Mom Boss.
I say cleaning up messes but c’mon…

No hard physical labor intensive jobs like scrubbing a driveway.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2026 18:57     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:I am a mother of a 3YO and a 5 1/2 YO and my children have played Playdough everywhere, inside, outside, in the grass, on the wooden terrace, yes even on the concrete driveway and sidewalks!
It eventually washes away since it is water-soluble.
I think it is made of flour/dye/salt anyway.

I would never ask my babysitter or nanny to scrape it off the ground.
Just like I wouldn’t ever ask her to scrub colored chalk out of the driveway or sidewalk either.

Smh.


This.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2026 00:52     Subject: Re:Was This Fair??
Anonymous wrote:^^ Yes of course.

I would have acquiesced and tried to remove the Playdoh from the cement just to be nice.

But then after that I would have went home and never came back.

Nannies need to stand up for themselves and stop letting their bosses treat them like slaves.


Cleaning up after the kids messes is your job, that's not being a slave, you are paid to do it.