Mendara wrote:
Also - why would she have a nanny for three years while living with her mother? And why didn't Cindy show concern for her granddaughter and ever WANT to meet this nanny?
Not that I'm the norm Grandma by any stretch of the imagination and lawdy knows I've made some grandma-type mistakes but what you said hits home with me.
I have 8 grandchildren and all live within 52 miles from my home.
At one time or another, for whatever reason I wasn't able to babysit while a parent was working, my grandchildren had a babysitter or caregiver.
You can bet my husband's next paycheck on it that I met every single one of those babysitters!
You can bet your life that we did background checks on each of them.
When my adult child was about to interview a new babysitter she/he would call me and ask me to come to their home and sit in on the interview.
I had/have landline numbers/cell phone numbers, addresses, next of kin information on babysitter and the real kicker, I took pictures with my digital camera of babysitter.
I know, I know, maybe a bit overboard but if your grandchildren are in the area and have a babysitter, how in the heck does a grandparent NOT come in contact with or have pertinent information on babysitter at one time or another?
*scratches head in wonderment*