My housekeeper is vey religious and it’s causing issues

They both sound woo woo 🤭 i could imagine this being a comedy show 🤣

Well, in reality you are all Human Servants to the Furry Overlord 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

I’d watch the movie.

What do the crystals tell you?

Btw, I think the cat is a spy. Sent from God = sent from the government. They are trying to warn you.

They do however both agree that our rescue street cat is sent from God to protect us.

Indeed. Hallelujah.

I was brought up in that life and we had some pretty weird staff. It also was not always that easy to let them go if a replacement was needed - depending on the posting, staff had to be approved by the locals as well as us and it could become more trouble than it was worth. I think all you can do is double down on the no religion talk and if the children are old enough to understand that the staff are batshit, then tell them so.

Well the nanny can go. Wouldn't want her looking after my children ....

Resist attempts to change how your children live, but don’t change the people. Chances are any replacements will have similarly diverse beliefs- which they are entitled to- and may not offer any benefit.

I lived in Singapore briefly and wealthy locals and most westerners there had a maid who cooked, cleaned, and also supervised the children. Many had two. The maid’s room in the apartment we stayed in was like a large cupboard, with a small high slatted window that you couldn’t climb out of. You were responsible for your maid’s behaviour and potential pregnancy, so employers were extremely strict- even attending birth control appointments. It was awful.

My DC went to a local nursery part time to give me a bit of a break. It was very different to the UK.

🤷‍♀️ so?

i've been told i'm very blunt and outspoken, i would say "i pay you to keep my house in order not to act as a religious adviser or life coach, please clean and tidy my house without trying to enforce your religious beliefs, this is my house and your place of work. if you want to continue to work here please stop this talk, it's up to me what i believe in and buy my children and it's up to the nanny what she wants to believe in. this is the last time that i'll tell you, i don't expect there to be a next time, if there is a next time be prepared for consequences" or words to that effect and expect her to get the message or get a new job.

how much do you pay them, out of curiosity?

Random bits of all religions fascinate me. I'd laugh it off provided they're not radicalising your children. Giving me vibes of Miranda's lovely Catholic housekeeper in SATC. Perhaps watch that episode to see how deals with her. Firm but kind I think.

@Balkancity Your children could experience multiculturalism by living in London with all the expats around. There isn’t anything superior about your kids NOT experiencing “middle England” or a “mumsnetter’s view of the world and experiencing something else instead.

I can’t stand satanic panic as was a victim of it myself as a teen in a very Christian conservative country. When I was only 13 I was accused of being some sort of satanist because I enjoyed wearing black clothes and listening to goth music. 😂

I believe in freedom of religion but I couldn’t tolerate living with someone who shoves their religion down my throat.

How very dare you.😂All cats are angelic beings.

Was it light-hearted though?

The point to me seemed to be be about silencing your housekeeper's religious views (though the nanny's superstitions you seem to embrace).

replace the staff

Keep the cat

There's a different approach to encouraging religiously incontinent people to button it - I stumbled on this quite by chance a few years ago. It needs a couple of hours and preferably a pot of tea. You sit them down, express curiosity about the nuances of their belief system and then grill them mercilessly until they are squirming to get away. So Jesus is coming - you mean he's NOT already with us?? What do you mean by 'in spirit'? What exactly is the trinity? What's your take on transubstantiation? And to most of their answers you say either 'what exactly does that mean?' or 'what makes you think that'? It works even better if you can puzzle over contradictory Bible verses, all done very politely though.

Get this right and you won't hear a peep from them about religion ever again. If you get it wrong though, you could be up for further rematches. At least you'd have plenty of writing material though.

She does have an angelic aura about her. Or maybe it's the sunlight hitting the camera lens 😂

My cat sitter advised me that my cleaner should use bleach in the sink. I just nodded in a non-commital sort of way. Maybe try that …

Magic charms and witchcraft, I think. Neither a good idea. But then you have crystals and Tarot cards, so maybe not?
Actually, why are you asking us? Consult the cards. Celtic spread should do it, or maybe just 3 major arcana.

I’d join in with my own made up religious nonsense.

“Housekeeper I hope you weren’t planning on eating that kiwi? It was cursed by dolphins”.

”Nanny High Goddess Boobula tells me she’s please with you this week”.

In this particular case it’s not a mumsnet thing. This poster seems to be imagining me to be thinking and saying things that I simply am not.

There's a sitcom in this. If you're a writer you'd be mad to let such solid gold material go to waste.

I don't think it's a language barrier thing with "Jesus is coming soon"; she just spends a lot of time thinking about how Jesus is coming soon.

It's your house; I don't think you have to let your staff critique your belongings (like the toys). It's ok to just say gently that you're not looking for input on what toys your kids have and you're drawing a line under that topic.

Cant get the staff these days....