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My nanny family has sex during the day
At 51:35 · chapter starts 30:18
Shayne reads an October 2025 post from r/Nanny in which a full-time nanny at a dream $32/hr job has become convinced her employers have sex during the dad's lunch break. Her evidence: she thinks she hears the bed moving sometimes, and the mom comes out with messy hair and changed clothes. She has even begun interrogating the mom when she emerges. The panel is united: married adults are allowed to have private time in their own home. Arasha draws the roommate analogy — sometimes you just need to put on music and let life happen. Courtney makes the point that the parents' private time is effectively their break from parenting, and the nanny is being paid specifically so they can have it. The Reddit comments are similarly one-sided, with the top comment calling her 'creepy' for 'listening for bed creaks.'
A nanny earning $32/hr at a dream job became convinced her employers were having sex during her shift. Instead of ignoring it, she cornered the mom outside the bedroom and asked if she was napping. It did not go well.
The nanny in story three earned $32 an hour with full benefits in a medium cost-of-living area, which the panel described as a 'dream job' that she ultimately lost.
The mom calmly told the nanny her only job was caring for the baby, not policing the bedroom. Then she sent her home. Later, she texted: 'We're moving in another direction.' The nanny immediately regretted everything.
Despite being confronted about her private life and having to fire her nanny, the mom boss forgave the nanny, paid her a full month's severance, and texted that she hoped it would be a learning experience. The panel was stunned.
After being fired and receiving $5,200 in severance she said she didn't deserve, the nanny finally admitted the truth: she was jealous. The mom was 28, beautiful, rich, and in a happy marriage — and the nanny was the same age.
After being let go for confronting her employers about suspected bedroom activity, the nanny received one month's pay ($5,200) as a severance gesture, which she admitted she didn't deserve.
