Thursday, July 30th, around 3:30pm on Broadway between 110 and 112. Young African American nanny wearing a strapless denim dress, pushing a small dark colored stroller with a young girl, about 12 to 14 months, screaming and crying for 3 blocks, other nannies stopped her to ask what was the matter, she walked away visibly very angry towards Columbus. The screaming was very upsetting for everyone in the street, alarming!
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Broadway between 110 and 112 - Manhattan, N.Y.
Thursday, July 30th, around 3:30pm on Broadway between 110 and 112. Young African American nanny wearing a strapless denim dress, pushing a small dark colored stroller with a young girl, about 12 to 14 months, screaming and crying for 3 blocks, other nannies stopped her to ask what was the matter, she walked away visibly very angry towards Columbus. The screaming was very upsetting for everyone in the street, alarming!
A 2 year old was crying. I don't get it. Can someone explain to me why this is a bad nanny sighting? I'm not trying to pick a fight but if a nanny is deemed "bad" everytime a child cries in public without being visibly hurt in any way, I think we're all guilty.
ReplyDeleteOh, come on! Really?
ReplyDeleteA child is crying for 3 blocks and that automatically says that the nanny is bad?
I think this is too much. All this "bad nanny sightings" are getting a little crazy.
My question is, was it the child or nanny that was crying? Way it is written, not completely sure.
ReplyDeletevague much?
ReplyDeleteOoh, what happened to my comment? Well, it was along the same line as all the others. Child crying. Wow, never seen that before.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't say that it was the child crying and screaming. Possibly the nanny was.
ReplyDeleteYeah. O.K. I keep a 4 year old boy with a 6 year old sister. This child comes from the most loving home with 2 professional parents. They dote on this child from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed, as well as his sister. They call throughout the day to reassure themselves that their children are always happy, having a good time, safe, etc. They enjoy my company, as I enjoy theirs, that is until this little guy has one of his meltdowns. A case of a great looking, well cared for child, having the most hysterical meltdown in public over the most ridiculous thing. His sister, as well as myself, want to leave him in the bookstore until he calms down, if ever, although that is not an option. It is embarrassing and when he gets himself worked up, he cannot hear me asking him over and over to "calm down buddy." I am sometimes approached by these little etherial moms who want to "help" or pamper him to the point of asking if they can do something for him. They just cannot believe this precious little 4 year old would be so out of sorts and actually look at me as though I am not caring for him properly. Makes my skin crawl. It's easy to judge what's going on with someone elses child in public instead of stopping and thinking how you and your own child have probably had the same situation yourselves. Don't be so damn quick to judge. Really!
ReplyDeleteslb- astute observation you made there. I went back to re-read, and I think you might be right. In which case that would change my view of the situation. Kids cry, and adults do to, but adults are expected to control their emotions to a certain extent while in public/on the job. If I were the parent I would need more information to determine if this was truly a bad nanny sighting.
ReplyDeleteI am a mother and I can't count on one hand how many times my child has fussed in public..whether wanting a toy, food, balloon, etc.
ReplyDeleteI shudder to think what others might have thought..i.e., what a horrible mother I must be, I am a child-abuser, etc....
Kids get frustrated, and cry. Grown-ups get frustrated. In private and in public.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the beef, here?
While it is always upsetting to hear and see a child crying in public, I am not sure we have enough information to condemn the nanny in question.
ReplyDeleteOP, was she yelling at the child, cursing at her, or otherwise being obviously abusive? If so, then I hope you will update your submission to reflect that.
Otherwise, I have to say that all children cry at times, and condemning the adult with them as a horrible caretaker is quite an overreach, IMO. The child might have been tantruming, overtired, or simply angry and inconsolable. I know I have, on occasion, when faced with a frazzled and hysterical charge, simply hurried to get home so the child could calm down in private, with my help, away from whatever might have set him or her off in the first place.
Yikes!! I have walked cranky children in strollers many a times and I see the way people look at me. Like, "What's the matter w/you? Can't you make that child stop crying?" Believe me, I wish I could. Sometimes kiddos are simply over tired, hungry, hot, thirsty or just plain bored.
ReplyDeleteI hope no one writes a bad nanny sighting of me. That would suck.
Another nanny...have you ever received awful news while working? I have. And trust me, when that phone call came in that my dad had a heart attack I was a crying disaster from the second I told my employer until I saw my dad in the hospital. That in no way makes me a bad employee and I think it is a bit ridiculous that while you have no idea what the nanny was upset over, you've deemed her unprofessional and possibly a bad nanny. Good grief.
ReplyDeletekj- You are right that I have no idea what the nanny was upset over. That's why I said I would need more information, especially since I'm not sure what OP means by "screaming." But upon reflection, I also do have a bias, because I tend to be pretty level headed, so I would probably want that in a nanny, as well, if I employed one. Not to say there aren't legitimate reasons to be upset in public...I guess that's why I would just need more information than is presented here.
ReplyDeletealso, in my defense, I did not "deem the nanny unprofessional," and if it reads that way in my previous comment, I do apologize. I was just trying to point out, that while a 2 year old might cry for any reason anytime, the tolerance for intense displays of emotions from adults (while in public) is much less. Hence why OP states the screaming and crying was "alarming" to passersby.
ReplyDeleteWow. Im glad this website is based in the states and not here (Aust) as I fear someone would report me as a 'Bad Nanny'. My 9 month old charge has the occasional meltdown and is sometimes inconsolable. I love her to pieces and it breaks my heart to see her in such a state, but sometimes, she just wants to express herself.
ReplyDeleteI dont think this is a bad nanny sighting as much as it is someone wanting to send in a post. I hope the child was ok and the nanny had a much needed (by the sounds of it) cup of coffee. x