WW Playground on W. 93rd. Street in NYC

Received Wednesday, May 3, 2007
You will know this is your nanny when I explain to you her hair. She had very flat, shiny hair that was black and pressed close to her skull and swirled around. On top of her head, she had curly honey colored hair clipped on. She was wearing a white t-shirt, two or three gold earrings in her ear and an ear clip. She was an AA, with a medium but very solid build and average height. She was in charge of a boy of about 3/4 that was not on his best behavior. I got the feeling that the child's behavior was a result of his nanny's behavior and her short fuse. The little boy was eating a little tub of Ritz brand crackers. The nanny repeatedly asked the boy for some of the crackers. When the boy didn't give her the crackers, she snatched the whole thing from him. This caused him to whine and cry more. Then she told him she had enough, picked up her bag and took him by the hand as he cried and left the playground with him. Now before you judge this kid, consider this. I arrived at the park a half hour or so previous and had watched this child play on the playground whilst the nanny gabbed on her cellphone. He repeatedly kept going up to her and telling her that he was hungry. He asked if it was time for lunch or when he could eat. The nanny said 'in a minute'. The boy whined that he was hungry. The boy kept bothering her and telling her he was hungry. He said "I am too hungry to play". She said to him "go play" and pointed at the playground and glared at him. He reluctantly returned to the playground. At this time I thought nothing of it. Nor did I think anything of the fact that the nanny was snacking on a tub of Ritz crackers. It was literally a half hour later when the little boy finally had his Ritz crackers. Or what was left of them. He complained he was thirsty and she said, 'there is water at home, we don't need to leave the house to drink. you wanted to play". The boy whined and said he wanted something different. He asked for a hot dog or a sandwich. The nanny said "this is it for now". Never mind, the time was then 12:40. So yes, the little boy was a whiner but wouldn't you be too? If the person in charge of providing for you was so clueless? Yes, kids get cranky when they are hungry. And I ever so highly doubt this child would approve of his "lunch" or the manner in which you spoke to him. The little boy had was Caucasian with a dark, tanned complexion, dark, curly hair and a pale blue Nike l/s shirt on, blue jeans and Nike tennis shoes that were half white (front) and black (back). The swoosh was blue on the black. This all happened on Wednesday at the WW Playground on W. 93rd. Street.