Received Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, (2/23) at approximately 10:45-11:15, I witnessed a nanny and her charge at the Fun4All Indoor Play park in Port Jefferson Station. The nanny was upset because she gave the child orders to meet her by a certain yellow slide and he was not there while she waited for about three minutes and then went to find him- at another yellow slide waiting for her. He was only about three years old and when he was taking off his shoes, I helped him put his shoes back on (the rules). Also my husband was on hand to help give him a boost on a climbing structure. The little boy tried to bond with us, asking us to watch him do this and that. The fact that the nanny was upset because he wasn't there was ridiculous given his age. She was on her cell phone, even as she waited and adult supervision is one of the rules of the place. He was a sweet boy and I didn't mind the interaction with him, but even in a child friendly place such as this, predators lurk looking specifically for the child who is left alone.
Nanny: Approximately 5'5, 150 lbs, straight medium brown hair, medium skin color, Hispanic, brown corduroys, white thigh length sweater with tied sash, black cell phone in a black leather flip case.
Child: Approximately 3 years old, Caucasian, straight white/blonde hair, pale skin, blue eyes, Caucasian, has a very sweet talking voice, was wearing Cakewalk cargo pants with a zipper and pocket on the front of each leg, eggplant color and a striped shirt with many colors and stripes and a silk screen of a tiger on top of that. He had on Adidas short socks and blue leather sneakers with double velcro and the letter N on it. I am not familiar with the brand but the child was clearly well dressed.
More thank likely the brand name of the shoe is:
ReplyDelete'New Balance'
That may help the Parents ID him better.
I hope the kid was o.k.
Not so Fun4All, eh?
ReplyDeletemarypoppinzonetoomanypills,
ReplyDeleteI think anyone would recognize the new balance brand of tennis shoe. I would guess the brand is Naturino. If the child was in fact, well dressed.
fuck you helaine
ReplyDeleteOh come on, Anonymous!
ReplyDeletei did some research and didn't find any shoes by naturino that had N's on them.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you don't shop where I shop? I just adore Naturino and Falcotto shoes for my little ones.
ReplyDeletePS Were you trying to prove me wrong?
Whoa!
ReplyDeleteAll I did was suggest 'New Balance' because they have a big 'N' on them, like OP said.
Why do you have to jerk on my moniker Helaine?
Not nice.
I'm sorry, I just thought New Balance was a wee bit obvious. Though one can never be certain of the sensibilities of the submitting author.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that 'N' is kinda hard to recognize, it looks like a cursive Z, but really ...
ReplyDeletewho cares?
Thanks just the same.
Next time I won't offer OP any help ... since all it got me was insulted.
Calm down Sally Sensitive,
ReplyDeleteHelaine apologized.
Hello ... look at the TIME, we posted together. I had NOT seen her post yet.
ReplyDeleteGeesh. I'm outta here.
Oh man, now there are status symbol sneakers for three year olds?
ReplyDelete12:29
ReplyDeleteis that you helaine? good try.
Helaine is just being a stuck up b*tch, ignore her.
ReplyDeleteGo buy some more crappy shoes that your little ones will adore!
lol Like they know the difference!
Anyway.....I thought New balance too and was about to say so, but I saw that MPP said it...followed by a bunch of insults. Having fun yet?
ReplyDeleteWith the good description of his clothes, the parents will have no trouble recognizing the boy if they see this.
And OP is right, this is exactly the kind of place where you want your child supervised very well. And it was Saturday...why couldn't his parents have taken him to play? Very sad.
Why are you blaming the parents? Maybe mom is an RN. Maybe both parents are attending a funeral out of town. Stick to what we know.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why newbies run like hell after a few posts. 15 comments, most having to do with people fighting over BS.
ReplyDeleteYes, after all I was only trying to impart my wisdom on MPP. I just assumed that the N of new balance would be readily recognizable.
ReplyDeleteWhatever shoes this child was wearing, I hope his nanny is outed because as the OP said, this is exactly the sort of child a predator is looking for. And this poor child is looking for someone to pay attention to him.
Oh my gosh! The shoe's Helaine posted are freaking cute! I am ordering some as I write this! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDelete"impart my wisdom on MPP"?
ReplyDeleteThanks, but no Thanks.
And to 2:38, you're right. But it always has to start with one rude comment ... like you accidently spell a word wrong (I've been jumped on for that), or you use the wrong grammer/part of speech (I've been jumped on for that), or as it seems now .... MAYBE not having the correct answer to a fuzzy question.
12:19
ReplyDeleteMaybe 1 out of 20 shoes would have an N on it. I don't think Naturino's are as easily identifiable as you think, and really only to someone that would be familiar with the lable.
I wish OP would post back. They would be able to tell by looking at the styles between the two and tell us - since so much of a discussion is happening about them.
Regardless, they are cute as hell, huh?