tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post2034186161186180125..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: Cultural DifferencesLeigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-84571467566111593932012-10-23T18:49:28.068-04:002012-10-23T18:49:28.068-04:00:) Thank you for your kind words! There are many g...:) Thank you for your kind words! There are many great Nannies out there! Sometimes it just takes a while to hunt them down! Good luck on your search Honey!!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792145175465896760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-85102602623823236372012-10-23T17:34:02.438-04:002012-10-23T17:34:02.438-04:00Can I just say for the millionth time how much I l...Can I just say for the millionth time how much I love you? I don't mean to be creepy but you are so fantastic! I am compairing nannys I interview to you and I haven't even met you Lyn! :)momoftwonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-7233631530494047862012-10-23T15:31:33.407-04:002012-10-23T15:31:33.407-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-51792863840418001722012-10-22T15:45:19.863-04:002012-10-22T15:45:19.863-04:00Oh my gosh! OP, I cannot imagine all of the horrib...Oh my gosh! OP, I cannot imagine all of the horrible terrible things that could have happened if anyone other than you were keeping their eyes on this child. Thank God you were around!!! I don't want to start down the cultural discussion, but I will say this, EVERYONE needs to do a better job of looking after their kids. All of the horrible things on the news each night are just a tiny splice of the predators who we share our lives with. This little one could have easily been just another news story.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792145175465896760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-89516747338289826842012-10-22T13:54:45.980-04:002012-10-22T13:54:45.980-04:00Blog Fan the rainbow !Blog Fan the rainbow !RBTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236958965651282895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-12059859974380383492012-10-22T13:22:05.074-04:002012-10-22T13:22:05.074-04:00Oh and to the OP, regardless of this being a paren...Oh and to the OP, regardless of this being a parent sighting, it's a good sighting. I commend you for turning it in. If anything, we have a very interesting discussion going!Blog Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-29110293988368415532012-10-22T13:20:25.649-04:002012-10-22T13:20:25.649-04:00I was going to say the same thing, Bethany. I'...I was going to say the same thing, Bethany. I'm truly fascinated myself by how other cultures raise their children, what works for them and what doesn't. My family is completely mutt, lol, my mom married 4x. One brother is German, one brother is Asian, one sister is Puerto Rican and I'm Irish. I guess you could say my mom liked accents and traveled a lot. She reminded me of Elizabeth Taylor. Anyway, her husbands all had vast differences in their beliefs for child-rearing. Some extremely strict, others seemingly on the brink of neglect. Oh, the stories I could tell! Blog Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-83711015305222172472012-10-22T12:33:32.684-04:002012-10-22T12:33:32.684-04:00I'm glad things turned out well for the child ...I'm glad things turned out well for the child this time.<br /><br />I understand your concerns but your lecture most likely did very little to change their beliefs. She'll probably cast you as a paranoid American.<br /><br /><br />Straying a bit off topic I find cultural attitudes towards child rearing fascinating.Bethanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-2136324626541377142012-10-22T12:32:48.613-04:002012-10-22T12:32:48.613-04:00OP - YOU ARE A HERO !!!
google James Bulger - lit...OP - YOU ARE A HERO !!!<br /><br />google James Bulger - little boy whose mom lost him in a shopping mall with tragic results<br /><br />Op - sometimes heroes are not appreciated but thank God for youRBTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236958965651282895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-58048298659408308932012-10-22T12:24:56.885-04:002012-10-22T12:24:56.885-04:00I dated a man from Denmark for a time even went to...I dated a man from Denmark for a time even went to visit his family. Often saw babies left in carriages outside cafes and such, and no one seemed bothered by it or act as if it where a strange behavior.<br /><br />I don't believe your concern was wrong, but in the future you might want to be careful grabbing kids even if your heart is in the right place.OceanBluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-28938299593581232732012-10-22T10:46:43.143-04:002012-10-22T10:46:43.143-04:00Dear Lex, Im European-born and raised there-moved ...Dear Lex, Im European-born and raised there-moved to the US 6 yrs ago. So the "it happened more than once" makes you automatically think "I believe it's normal for moms in Europe to sit in cafes while their kids are left outside"...little judgmental, aren't we? Let me just point out that having social services coming to somebody's house taking the children away it's not that popular over there but is is over here. Ask yourself why. Btw, I really cannot stand sterotypes...Although I am astonished for these parents' careless behavior towards that little girl, I don't think it has to be a "cultural thing" (where were the parents from anyway?)-it's just horrible parenting. OP writes: "They [the security guys]mentioned they had seen this all the time in the mall, where children wander off and neither team was happy about this situation, as they felt the parents were irrespnsible and negligent." So again, it's not a "cultural thing," it's simply careless parenting.NYCsitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-44839469919630497992012-10-21T23:10:11.280-04:002012-10-21T23:10:11.280-04:00I am in no way of condoning the act of a woman lea...I am in no way of condoning the act of a woman leaving a child in the play area or not paying attention while the young one wondered the mall. I do have a question though. What about parents/ care givers leaving a child in a car to pay for gas or run to a library drop box thirty feet away? (never in extreme heat or extreme cold)NannyTasticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-22742865373931212202012-10-21T15:55:40.457-04:002012-10-21T15:55:40.457-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-49535321935676175362012-10-21T08:06:09.208-04:002012-10-21T08:06:09.208-04:00It probably did have to do with their culture. I&#...It probably did have to do with their culture. I'm sure we've all heard about the mom in NY visiting from I think it was Denmark that was eating dinner in a restaurant while her baby slept outside in a stroller. It's extremely dangerous and it blew my mind the charges against her were dropped! And it's happened more than once here. I believe it's normal for moms in Europe to sit in cafes while their kids are left outside and why they do that is just beyond me.Lexnoreply@blogger.com