A new nanny says the girls she cared for offered her part of their allowance, then found out how the old nanny took advantage

A nanny said the three girls she started caring for offered to share their allowance with her, then explained that their former nanny used to take money from them every week. Mimi shared the story in a TikTok video, as first reported by the Daily Dot. She said the former nanny, whom she calls Katie, had reportedly been fired for letting her boyfriend visit while she was supposed to be working.

Mimi said the family’s three daughters had a hard time accepting her because they were still attached to Katie. She said she eventually learned that Katie had allegedly behaved in ways that were far from professional.

The parents gave the girls an allowance and doubled it at the end of the week if they saved some. When the girls got their money, they asked Mimi if she wanted some, which she found strange. One of the children then said Katie had reportedly taken money from them every week.

The girls really missed their old nanny

Mimi said one of the daughters had a particularly hard time warming up to her and reportedly said she was lonely. That allegedly led Katie to come back to the house, and the girl reportedly let her into the yard through a gap in the side fence. Mimi said this could have put the child in an unsafe situation. Firings in nanny jobs do not always end cleanly, and one nanny was fired then rehired within 12 hours.

She said Katie even offered to take the daughter with her and bring her back later. Mimi said she worried about what could have happened if the girl had left with her former nanny, and she questioned whether the child could have been kidnapped.

Viewers had plenty to say about the claims, and some joked that Katie had built a loyal following among the girls. “Oh they was riding for Katie,” one commenter wrote. Another viewer was more concerned about the fence incident, writing, “I was giggling about Katie until she said she’d take her and bring her back…no.”

Families pay a significant amount for in-home childcare. US parents posted nanny rates averaging $870 a week, or about $21.75 an hour, for one child, according to Care.com’s 2026 Cost of Care Report. How nannies are paid has come up online before, including one Atlanta woman’s $20 an hour nanny arrangement.

Mimi said she eventually helped the girls settle in, though the process was difficult. Her claims come only from her own account and have not been independently verified.