{"id":1556,"date":"2015-10-24T22:39:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T21:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2015-10-24T22:39:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T21:39:44","slug":"why-you-put-up-with-quirks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-put-up-with-quirks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you put up with your nanny\u2019s quirks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0This is a guest post from a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. Just to remind you we welcome all contributions, and look forward to a respectful discussion!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes your nanny will drive you crazy. She dumps her bag just inside the door. She teaches your children songs that get on your nerves (get on your nerves, get on your nerves). The garden has been turned into a mud-pit. She never writes enough in the nanny diary. She always uses the last of the butter. There\u2019s only ever one baby wipe left in packet. But you wouldn\u2019t swap, or would you?<\/p>\n

You focus on the good and let the niggles slide, and that\u2019s fine as long as they\u2019re just niggles. You can stop here if using up the butter is your biggest bugbear. This article is not for you.<\/p>\n

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Truthfully you\u2019re afraid to rock the boat. Except sometimes those quirks aren\u2019t so much quirks as taking major decisions on your behalf, like insisting that your baby takes all naps in the cot when you\u2019re fine with a kip in the pram, or starting the potty training process because she thinks it\u2019s time. Or maybe it\u2019s suddenly announcing that she has to start 10 minutes later so she doesn\u2019t have to get the early train. Perhaps she insists on having a credit card on your account so she doesn\u2019t have to risk you forgetting to top up the kitty. I\u2019m fully on board with the trust her with your child, trust her with your money philosophy by the way, I just find it a fairly huge quirk to insist on a credit card.<\/p>\n

So you have a choice. You can put up with it and suffer, and many people do, or start the disciplinary process, let her go and get a new nanny. It\u2019s easy to see why that\u2019s not an attractive option. Pulling out the disciplinary process on someone who works, and potentially lives, in your home is not a comfortable situation to be in. You have found fault with their work, and in a personal job it\u2019s not hard to take it, well, personally. Instead you choose mild, lasting discomfort instead of intense pain because often the children are happy and that’s what counts.<\/p>\n

Plus there\u2019s no guarantee that the next one will be any better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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