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Brilliant_Rock
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ok PSers...i need major advice...
i work 2 1/2 days a week. coby has one sitter/nanny on tu/thur and a different one on wednesday. i have been very happy with both of them so far. until thursday, that is...
i happened to finish up at work about 30 minutes early (that never happens), and just decided to head home. when i pulled up to my house, i noticed that the stroller was sitting in our courtyard (where i often park it, so no biggie). then i rolled down my window and pulled up to my mailbox, and thought i heard a baby crying. but since there was no one in the courtyard, and the front door was clearly shut, i convinced myself it was just the cat next door. i pulled into the garage, and just to quiet my mind, decided to investigate. well, low and behold, coby was in the stroller, in the courtyard, with the gate wide open, and NO SITTER IN SIGHT!!! and he was sobbing! i grabbed him from the stroller and walked around to the other side of the house. still no sitter. so i walked in through the garage like i normally do and she was in the kitchen!! she was taking the dishes out (which is nice), and was obviously a little shocked to see me home, and a little MORE shocked to see me holding coby. she said, "oh my goodness, i just checked on him a minute ago and he was sound asleep." but she still couldn''t explain why she hadn''t just brought the stroller into the house, or at the very least, left the front door open so she could see/hear him. what''s truly terrifying is that she had no idea i had taken him from the stroller, and i could have been anyone (granted, we do live in a very safe, gated neighborhood but still).
so, what would you do? she could tell that i was upset, although i am incredibly non-confrontational (to a fault), so i basically just said goodbye and that we could talk about it later. she did call on friday to apologize again, and she said she would "obviously need to change some things."
RIGHT!! but now i''m just worried. in some ways, it''s not a huge deal b/c he was obviously fine, and maybe she did just come inside for one second (although we all know that accidents only need one second to happen), but on the other hand, what worries me is her JUDGEMENT. i mean, who would leave a 13 month old alone outside??
so now i don''t know what to do. i really like her, and i know she needs the money, and i really don''t feel right firing her right around the holidays. and she''s always been really great with coby before this. not to mention that i don''t have another sitter that i can use! i am REALLY considering day care for the 2 days a week...i THINK it would be really good for coby to get some socialization, etc...
HELP!!!
i work 2 1/2 days a week. coby has one sitter/nanny on tu/thur and a different one on wednesday. i have been very happy with both of them so far. until thursday, that is...
i happened to finish up at work about 30 minutes early (that never happens), and just decided to head home. when i pulled up to my house, i noticed that the stroller was sitting in our courtyard (where i often park it, so no biggie). then i rolled down my window and pulled up to my mailbox, and thought i heard a baby crying. but since there was no one in the courtyard, and the front door was clearly shut, i convinced myself it was just the cat next door. i pulled into the garage, and just to quiet my mind, decided to investigate. well, low and behold, coby was in the stroller, in the courtyard, with the gate wide open, and NO SITTER IN SIGHT!!! and he was sobbing! i grabbed him from the stroller and walked around to the other side of the house. still no sitter. so i walked in through the garage like i normally do and she was in the kitchen!! she was taking the dishes out (which is nice), and was obviously a little shocked to see me home, and a little MORE shocked to see me holding coby. she said, "oh my goodness, i just checked on him a minute ago and he was sound asleep." but she still couldn''t explain why she hadn''t just brought the stroller into the house, or at the very least, left the front door open so she could see/hear him. what''s truly terrifying is that she had no idea i had taken him from the stroller, and i could have been anyone (granted, we do live in a very safe, gated neighborhood but still).
so, what would you do? she could tell that i was upset, although i am incredibly non-confrontational (to a fault), so i basically just said goodbye and that we could talk about it later. she did call on friday to apologize again, and she said she would "obviously need to change some things."
RIGHT!! but now i''m just worried. in some ways, it''s not a huge deal b/c he was obviously fine, and maybe she did just come inside for one second (although we all know that accidents only need one second to happen), but on the other hand, what worries me is her JUDGEMENT. i mean, who would leave a 13 month old alone outside??
so now i don''t know what to do. i really like her, and i know she needs the money, and i really don''t feel right firing her right around the holidays. and she''s always been really great with coby before this. not to mention that i don''t have another sitter that i can use! i am REALLY considering day care for the 2 days a week...i THINK it would be really good for coby to get some socialization, etc...
HELP!!!