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A overpowering nanny

Olivers nanny (not my mum but his dads mum) is very over controlling with the way i raise oliver. She will do things to oliver and not ask me, like last week she gave him his first hair cut when i was in the shower but she didnt ask me.. I felt really heartbroken as i felt it should have been me doing it and she chucked all his first hair away. Also she will just give him any food off her plate without asking me if he can have it. Is this me being silly? i dont know what to say as i basically just want to tell her to back off x

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by Cheeky27 31 July 2010

  • oh course not honey! she has absolutely no right to tell you how to raise YOUR son and she certainly has no right to cut his hair! if anyone touched my kids hair without my permission I would go nuts! i would try and find a way to tell her nicely to back off and leave you to it. Do you live with her? x

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    by mumof2 31 July 2010

  • your not being silly at all shes taking over your role which is unfair. Talk so your son's Dad and ask him to talk to her if that does not work then sit down with her and salmly explain that you feel she is doing too much and if feels like she is invading or while she is doing something that you disapprove of tell her you would prefer that she did not
    i hope all goes well x

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    by katherine 1 August 2010

  • calmly*

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    by katherine 1 August 2010

  • of course not, hes your son not hers, i'd explain to her that you don't like her not asking if he can have things or if she can do things. I know i'd hit the roof if that was my mother in law.

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    by youngmum2b 5 August 2010