Perfect Nanny
As I mentioned at the end of the of the last chapter Katie Nanna is no longer working for the Banks family. She probably wasn't cut out to be a nanny anyway. It seemed to me that Jane and Michael always left her feeling frazzled and stressed out which really isn't a good situation from anyone's perspective.
I feel quite awful for Winifred. She always tells me at Women's League how hard it is to keep a nanny employed for Jane and Michael. What I really feel they need us a governess who can also teach them basic educational things they need to know…or maybe a tutor. They need something more stable other than just nannies who do not last that long in the household.
Winifred went on to explain to me how Jane and Michael wrote an advertisement for the newspaper to hire a nanny.
"Really, what were some of the things they were looking for?"
"Singing songs, playing games stuff of that sort."
"Did you send that in to the paper?"
Winifred shook her head. "I'm afraid not. George thought it was full of nonsense so he tore it up and threw it into the fire place."
My jaw dropped. "How absolutely terrible. He didn't give them a fair chance when you think about it."
"I know Ethel, what's done is done."
"Why is he so hard on the children Winifred?"
Winfred shrugged. "That job at the bank runs him ragged. I think he takes his stress out on Jane and Michael. He drinks a lot also."
"Have Jane and Michael talked about the drinking to you?"
"I don't think Michael notices it but Jane certainly does."
"Is she afraid of him?"
"It's nothing that bad. She worries about him an awful lot though, I can tell. I do too."
"What do you see in a perfect nanny?"
"Actually I think an ideal nanny might be someone Jane and Michael described in their advertisement but she does need to be at least a little strict so the children can have some discipline."
" I do hope you find some to replace Katie Nanna quickly."
Winifred gave me a hug. "So do I dear, so do I."
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