caribbeanmama
05-03-2010, 10:47 PM
So last Thursday morning DH and I had to attend a funeral and had to leave home pretty early. We asked our nanny if she could arrive an hour early so that she could help get the our boys ready for school. I asked her to take DS1 to the bus stop and later, DS2 to his preschool [which is about four blocks from our house]. I left everything ready for her - their clothes, what they would have for breakfast, etc.
After the funeral, around 11:45 am, I checked in with our nanny to remind her to pick up DS2 from preschool at noon. DH and I then decided to have lunch and I arrived home around 1:40 pm. Upon my arrival at home, my jaw just dropped! Not only did I find DS2 at home, but also DS1! When I questioned our nanny about what happenned, she nonchalantly claimed that they missed the school bus because...(insert anything here that takes the responsibility away from her and puts the blame solely on 7 and 5 year old kids)
That's right, it was my kids' fault that my 7 year old missed the bus. Okay, but missing the bus is not my source of anger as that can happen to anyone. However, why didn't this woman call me to let me know what was going on??? She knows when and how to reach me and she could have left a message on my cell phone. Even when I called to check in at 11:45 am, why didn't she tell me what was going? Oh and to make matter worse, my first grader missed his class pictures that morning! :mad:
If she had only communicated with me or DH, we would have called our next door neighbor who would have been able to take our DS to school. I am still boiling with frustration here. I talked to her about the situation, but I really feel that she just doesn't get the gravity of what she did. Unbelievable!!! :shake: Thank goodness we only have her till June 11 and then it is ADIOS! :boogie:
I would kind of fire her (especially since I have alternatives for child care), but oh well I don't know if I should go there since we only have a little over a month left. This woman (when is in her 50's, btw) is otherwise a good caretaker. I just feel she was so careless though, like she just didn't want to deal with the situation. :irked:
After the funeral, around 11:45 am, I checked in with our nanny to remind her to pick up DS2 from preschool at noon. DH and I then decided to have lunch and I arrived home around 1:40 pm. Upon my arrival at home, my jaw just dropped! Not only did I find DS2 at home, but also DS1! When I questioned our nanny about what happenned, she nonchalantly claimed that they missed the school bus because...(insert anything here that takes the responsibility away from her and puts the blame solely on 7 and 5 year old kids)
That's right, it was my kids' fault that my 7 year old missed the bus. Okay, but missing the bus is not my source of anger as that can happen to anyone. However, why didn't this woman call me to let me know what was going on??? She knows when and how to reach me and she could have left a message on my cell phone. Even when I called to check in at 11:45 am, why didn't she tell me what was going? Oh and to make matter worse, my first grader missed his class pictures that morning! :mad:
If she had only communicated with me or DH, we would have called our next door neighbor who would have been able to take our DS to school. I am still boiling with frustration here. I talked to her about the situation, but I really feel that she just doesn't get the gravity of what she did. Unbelievable!!! :shake: Thank goodness we only have her till June 11 and then it is ADIOS! :boogie:
I would kind of fire her (especially since I have alternatives for child care), but oh well I don't know if I should go there since we only have a little over a month left. This woman (when is in her 50's, btw) is otherwise a good caretaker. I just feel she was so careless though, like she just didn't want to deal with the situation. :irked: