not helpful but I cackled

[ysobel]

Dear Miss Manners: My 10-year-old grandson decided to have his stuffed animals — a raccoon, a monkey, a bunny rabbit and an octopus — “spy” on me. They are put in places where they can “watch” me. (I should add that the animals do not have any embedded cameras or recording equipment.)

My wife of 40 years goes along with this. I put the animals away, but she brings them back, maybe even hiding them better.

I have never seen this issue addressed before. How do I get my grandson and wife to stop having these animals spy on me? I am 67 years old, a retired attorney and a minister. I do not need watching!

MM: The monkey says otherwise.

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[minoanmiss]

Hiring the grandchild or one of the stuffed animals? Either way I look forward to the background check.

[melannen]

Oh I meant one of the stuffed animals! Hiring the grandkid would definitely *not* solve the Being Bothered At Work Issue. But if Octopus wants to submit a job application, have a background interview, and sign an NDA/confidentiality agreement, he'd probably be significantly less disconcerting sitting in his own office area with his notepad than lurking behind the potted plant, and Grandkid would still have a presence in Grandpa's office (and Octopus might actually be helpful with some of the counseling work!)

[minoanmiss]

splorfle BRilliant.

[dissectionist]

I love this solution because it’s both playing along *and* creating a healthy compromise.