Nanny Nightmare Stories

By: Laura Roe Stevens (View Profile)

When she came by the next day to pick up her things, she yelled at me saying I was a hypocrite and that she didn’t do anything that I wouldn’t do. She opened my freezer to show me a small vodka bottle in there. What she didn’t know is that the bottle, half-full, had been in the freezer for over a year—a leftover from a Christmas party. Yes, I drink a glass of wine from time to time—but no, I don’t drink vodka. In fact, I’m allergic to it. Sadly, there was no reason to even say anything to her. I knew not to engage her and just said I wished her well.

It was unfortunate—I really liked her and so did my son.  Has anything similar happened to you? Have you experienced any nanny nightmares? Any advice on finding wonderful care-givers? We’d like to know! Sound off with us by clicking: “WRITE A COMMENT.”

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posted: 05.21.2008
Gwen
I had friends with three children. They had a babysitter they loved. (She was a senior in high school). I had met her a few times and she seemed quite nice. She attended church with my friend's family, went on vacation with them once, etc. Well, they asked her to house-sit for them while they were away and she ended up having a major party in their house!! She left the place a mess. Needless to say, this was really shocking for the family. They confronted her and, of course, fired her!
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