Sackable offence?

[NorhamGardens]

What would you do if you had an excellent nanny, had been with you for about 3 years and brilliant with your children etc. Someone you liked and your wider family liked.

You found that she had taken your expensive make up and brushes etc, a few things over time and kept them.

A few other things, small, have gone missing over the years and now doubts are in my mind. If I am honest I am not sure she is 100% trustworthy she in this regard, if she thinks I don't want it I'm not convinced she won't swipe it. I would trust her not to take money or anything big.

I've also given her a few make up bits and pieces over the years and I happened to be at her flat and see my stuff there. I am not sure about everything but I know for certain that she has taken at least 3 items (I am absolutely certain these are mine and she has taken them without my permission - v unusual stuff).

I know she is superb with my children, they adore her and I cannot fault her in any other respect but this discovery is really getting to me :(

This all sounds very vague to me, I remember working in a job once where the employer had a very expensive perfume which I also owned a bottle of and ended up never wearing to work in case she thought I was using hers Your items don't sound very exclusive to me and if they are yours, as a previous poster suggested, it's possible the children gave them to her and she thought you knew about it. I worked for a family where the six year old was always offering me things I always said "that's a lovely thought but I don't think mummy would want you to give that away!"