Wednesday, September 26, 2006 1:25 PM
Your nanny: Possibly Polish, plain looking, mousy hair, no make up, wears matching sweatsuits (not the fashionable kind).
Your child: Coby or Colby. A boy of about age 3 who takes karate as I have seen him in Karate gear.
Last seen: Ceylon Playground Brookline, MA 1:25 PM September 26, 2006
The problem: Your nanny is mean. She missed her calling as a butcher or something.
All she does is bark orders. When she takes your son to the park before Karate, she has no problem changing him from his park clothes to his karate clothes outside the car. This isn't such a big deal but there is a better way to do this. My main complaint is a nanny that never smiles or laughs or soothes or holds a childs hand (grabbing is not the same thing). Why? How does she give your son water? "Drink this". If your nanny goes to Ceylon Playground and you have a son about this age, please take an hour and observe her when she is not expecting it!
I assume you are not a nanny, and are not aware of how messy and destructive small children can get during the day. It is not a great idea to wear expensive, fashionable clothing when spending your days with children. If I were you, when taking the time to describe a person's outfit, don't use such phrases as "Not the fashionable kind". Do you understand how much the "fashionable" kind of sweatsuits cost these days in relation to a nanny's salary? I realize you probably think we make tons of money and can afford Juicy sweatsuits... But you're wrong. Most of the nannys I know are very underpaid and underappreciated. Stick to the facts, like what she was doing to the child.
ReplyDeleteStop complaining and take care of you OWN children!!!!
ReplyDeleteI definitely think the bitchy comments about the nanny's appearance erased any effective information this might have had. It made me wonder why you wouldn't have anything better to do than make snarky comments about a low-wage employee's clothing and hair.
ReplyDeleteThe person who posted this is an elitist B****. Yuck. Is anyone going to take these comments seriously after that?
ReplyDeletePeople certainly are taking exception to the descriptions, aren't they? I think the person lacks for descriptive ability. I see sweatsuits as two kinds, athletic and those juicy style that went out three years ago. She should have been more descriptive. I was just observing nannies at a birthday party all of whom I knew and all of whom seem to be reasonably good to great. If I were describing them based on their physical appearance and did not have benefit of their name, I certainly wouldn't walk on eggshells to calm the irrational fears of the idiotic people who scream "elitist" here. Some nannies are very fat. Some nannies wear too much make up and jeans that I wonder how they even walk in. Other nannies are unkempt. That would become part of their public description. Deal with it and move the hell on. Take your liberal BS and go pester Coulter.
ReplyDeleteYou are all missing the point that this post is about a nanny barking orders at and grabbing a small child. Focus on the main point, please.
ReplyDeleteIs this a mean, nasty woman in ugly clothes who barks orders at a small child, or is this a poor, isolated (therefore depressed/lonely) immigrant who doesn't speak much English who says what she can and is interpreted to be snapping because she is terse by necessity?
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous Above,
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me? WTF would be the benefit of hiring some depressed and lonely, isoloted immigrant-is that seriously the case you are making? I highly doubt that was the case! But even if it were, "by necessity"? What kind of parent expects so little for the care of their child?
Minutemen Rule! Let's clean house.
I am a nanny and I know people who hire au pairs from foriegn countries. They actually don't know what to expect as the nanny doesn't interview with them beforehand. Most of these girls are underpaid and exploited by these cheap, demanding families. They have very little and see coming to America as their ticket to freedom. I don't think its ok for anyone to mistreat anyone else, especially a little kid but you don't know her circumstances. As far as I am concerned, these families don't care what goes on, as long as it doesn't cost them too much on Friday evening.
ReplyDeletethis is just a general comment, first of all, i think someone should write something positve im sure there have been plenty of times when you have seen a teriffic nanny out and about. because there are alot more dedicated hardworking compassionate nannies than there are lazy and 'abusive' ones. second, instead of making a snap judgement, think that maybe you are not seeing the whole picture, you dont know what happened 5 minutes before. things are not always what they seem
ReplyDeletethird-- if people are so skeptical of nannies, maybe they should think about staying home and raising their own children instead of hiring someone else to do so.