I couldn’t figure out why every babysitter we hired quit after only one or two shifts. They’d smile politely when leaving, but soon I’d get a text saying they wouldn’t come back. At first, I thought it was the long hours or maybe my toddler being too energetic—but it kept happening.
Finally, I decided to set up a nanny cam. What I saw left me shocked. My husband wasn’t just “checking in” on the babysitters—he was making them deeply uncomfortable. He’d hover too close, ask inappropriate questions, and even make comments about their looks. One sitter looked so uneasy she pretended to get an urgent call just to leave early.
When I confronted him, he brushed it off as “jokes” and claimed I was overreacting. But I knew this crossed a line. His behavior wasn’t only disrespectful, it was driving away help we desperately needed and putting others in uncomfortable situations.
I showed him the footage and told him if it didn’t stop immediately, he’d lose more than just babysitters—he’d lose me. Some truths are hard to face, but the nanny cam revealed exactly why our home kept losing sitters.
