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[rivka]

I'm writing back to nanny job applicants.

There just isn't any way of saying "I'm sorry, but we're really not looking for someone with wholesome family values to take care of our children", is there?

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[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

The trouble is, their idea of "wholesome family values" may not mesh with your family values, which are quite wholesome by my lights. But you don't have to rub their noses in it...it's just as easy to say "Thank you for applying, but we do not feel you would be a good match for our family."

You might want to get a little more specific in your ad---"We are Unitarian Universalists, and are trying to raise our children to be tolerant and value diversity." We liberals have our code phrases too!