tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post5017429989882462057..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: New Nanny Caught in Lie About LineageLeigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-51290959629845627212009-01-25T19:53:00.000-05:002009-01-25T19:53:00.000-05:00Thanks Cali Mom,I never comment on anyone's educat...Thanks Cali Mom,<BR/>I never comment on anyone's education, or lack thereof, because I do make dumb mistakes myself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-11633067554227496872009-01-24T21:23:00.000-05:002009-01-24T21:23:00.000-05:00Um, just since we are now on the topic of Jamaican...Um, just since we are now on the topic of Jamaican nannies and THEIR supposed lack of education, I'd like to point out that the word in this context is "clique", not "click".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-15413186138485597262009-01-24T19:10:00.000-05:002009-01-24T19:10:00.000-05:00Also agree,Into is one word. I agree, you need a ...Also agree,<BR/><BR/>Into is one word. I agree, you need a nanny who can help your children with homework, (and teach them the definition of prejudice.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-61297938829488809082009-01-24T18:18:00.000-05:002009-01-24T18:18:00.000-05:00I think we're getting off track here with all this...I think we're getting off track here with all this racial discriminatory argument. The OP's issue here seems to be more about how to deal with the lie/not lie told so early on in a shaky relationship. Whether she shoul have hired a Colombian or other nationality or not wasn't really what she was asking advice on.<BR/><BR/>Many nannies come from countries who have poor education systems, poor economy's, etc. You hire them for the relationship and safety they will provide to your family. Let's not sit around here and diss on nationalities and pretend that "WE THE WHITE AMERICANS" have all the answers.<BR/><BR/>If a particular Jamaican nanny or group in your area are lazy asses then don't hire or associate with them, but don't automatically assume that all Jamaicans are like that. That's when racism wars begin. <BR/><BR/>My husband is Haitian and he doesn't come close to matching people's negative stereotypes! In fact he is quite the opposite in many areas.<BR/><BR/>Shame on all of you for "judging a country by one man."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-43911847444934745852009-01-24T15:12:00.000-05:002009-01-24T15:12:00.000-05:00That is so sad! Having to make sure your nanny has...That is so sad! Having to make sure your nanny has more than a 4th grade education so that they can help your kids with their homework!<BR/><BR/>Maybe there's some kids out there that can teach these Jamaican nannies something more than a 4th grade level, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-89240293049978544222009-01-24T15:07:00.000-05:002009-01-24T15:07:00.000-05:00Fact: The average Jamaican Nanny working in the NY...Fact: The average Jamaican Nanny working in the NY Metropolitan area has a fourth grade education.<BR/><BR/>Fact: My children are getting in to a good school and because I work, my nanny has to help the children with their homework and school projects. I require just a little bit more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-48105633316364418982009-01-24T15:04:00.000-05:002009-01-24T15:04:00.000-05:00NNJYou said it girlfriend! Just once I'd like to s...NNJ<BR/>You said it girlfriend! Just once I'd like to see a "Jamaican Nanny" come on this board and type coherently without a bunch of misspelled/misplaced words.<BR/><BR/>I guess their laziness must extend from top to bottom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-84023824534111768092009-01-24T14:37:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:37:00.000-05:00I couldnt hire a Jamaican because they obviously h...I couldnt hire a Jamaican because they obviously have no reading comprehension (the multiple anonymous posts, when wouldn't have been so easy to be "Jamaican Nanny").<BR/><BR/>I couldn't hire a Jamaican nanny because even if she were top of the world, the Jamaican nannies in my neighborhood are a click of lazy, bench sitting, constantly eating, talking on their cell phones, sluggish, glum and BORING nannies. I would never subject my dog to that kind of care, let alone my defenseless 2 year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-28360023456061998562009-01-24T10:52:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-53493547409700820742009-01-24T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:45:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-52382683582443848252009-01-24T10:07:00.000-05:002009-01-24T10:07:00.000-05:00As someone wrote before, the name of the country i...As someone wrote before, the name of the country is COLOMBIA with an "O". NOT "Columbia". Columbia with a "U" is the name of an Ivy League university in New York City. Typically I think spelling errors should be ignored on this blog but I think that it's important that we, as adults, should know how to spell the names of different countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-76121974150281043702009-01-23T18:37:00.000-05:002009-01-23T18:37:00.000-05:00chryssma,I believe Manhattan nanny was making the ...chryssma,<BR/><BR/>I believe Manhattan nanny was making the point for OP that she might best hire a nanny who will make an effort to get to know the other nannies, because the kiddos might be best off realizing that its best not to stick to just one group of people to associate with. I am seconding that. <BR/>And kids can't help who their parents hire as a nanny, so it's a shame to write off certain kids because their nanny might not mix well to the other nannies. Maybe that nanny across the park, even though she looks standoffish, might just be shy and she might really like to be invited to a play date.<BR/><BR/>So, don't choose your nanny by her nationality. Choose her by her willingness to get out there and mix with the nannies of the kids your kids like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-20704630455402411362009-01-23T17:47:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:47:00.000-05:00Other than any immigration issue, which I don't re...Other than any immigration issue, which I don't recall the OP mentioning the person was foreign, I don't see how this really matters.chrissymahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779749087058915541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-29451528484091498852009-01-23T17:04:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:04:00.000-05:00Manhattan Nanny,You make a good point. For whateve...Manhattan Nanny,<BR/>You make a good point. For whatever reason (I suspect because they're shy and polite) my kids attracted practically every new child at school as a new friend...and at our elementary school there were so many kids from so many different countries that caucasion was by no means the majority. Darn if most of the people weren't just as nice as they could be. And we were able to learn a lot about a lot of different places. People from somewhere else are typically very hungry for friends, but may be wary of encountering prejudice...but if you are just nice to them, they open right up.<BR/><BR/>We only had one bad "ethnic" experience and it was with jerk of a man from Saudi Arabia...although his wife was as sweet as could be....so I suspect it was mostly just that that guy was an ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-54759609407064704252009-01-23T16:06:00.000-05:002009-01-23T16:06:00.000-05:00Amen desperado.Amen desperado.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-65279164336195945612009-01-23T15:45:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:45:00.000-05:00I sincerely hope that you find a good nanny for yo...I sincerely hope that you find a good nanny for your children, OP. With the kind of education (or should I say rather lack of education) you seem to be giving them, they obviously need all the help they can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-61289720405545659162009-01-23T15:31:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:31:00.000-05:00Re: nanny clicks.It is natural for nannies with a ...Re: nanny clicks.<BR/>It is natural for nannies with a lot in common to hang out together. I don't think they are "snubbing" me as a Caucasian nanny, but leery of the kind of prejudice they might encounter. <BR/>Any child my charges enjoy playing with will be invited for a play date, and I find if I go more than half way in reaching out, I get a friendly response. I work in an area with nannies from all over the world, and have learned so much about different religions and cultures from all the interesting nannies I've gotten to know. I consider it one of the perks of my job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-64564787112266666122009-01-23T09:01:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:01:00.000-05:00Wow LA Mom. That could explain everything. That wo...Wow LA Mom. That could explain everything. That would mean nanny didn't lie at all...for any reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-69435606600997510622009-01-23T02:25:00.000-05:002009-01-23T02:25:00.000-05:00I didn't have time to read all comments so sorry i...I didn't have time to read all comments so sorry if I'm repeating. Being Colombian is like being American. Unless you are a native Indian, you are descended from immigrants. Irish and Italians immigrated to Colombia just like they immigrated to America. Thus, you can be ethnically Irish and Italian but have your nationality be Colombian (Colombian citizenship). Just like you can be Irish and Italian and have your nationality American (US citizenship). To further elaborate, she could be descended from Irish and Italian immigrants to Colombia. Then she HERSELF immigrated to the US. Thus, she can call herself Columbian but really that's a cultural identification if nothing more.<BR/><BR/>One of my best friends is Puerto Rican and tells people that. But her last name is Italian. Her ancestry is of Italian and Spanish immigrants to Puerto Rico. Thus she has American nationality, Puerto Rican cultural identity and ethnically is Italian and Spanish.<BR/><BR/>OP, you need to be more specific here before we can say you have been deceived???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-75395939540858106722009-01-22T23:39:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:39:00.000-05:00Author,I commend you for "playing by the system!" ...Author,<BR/><BR/>I commend you for "playing by the system!" I am an American/English nanny and I get snubbed by many of the intercultural nannies out there. I'm not a racist by any means, my Haitian husband is laying next to me as I write this, but it is true that certain cultures will not intermix despite my best attempts. It doesn't hurt me, it hurts the children as they deserve to play with whomever they befriend. As nannies we shouldn't not allow "our" children to play with kids at the park or schedule play dates just because we won't be able to communicate or get along with the kid's nanny! Who are we working for again?<BR/><BR/>I'm in the Chicago area, if you happen to live in this same metro I would be happy to meet with you and interview for your open position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-43502918845948398532009-01-22T20:27:00.000-05:002009-01-22T20:27:00.000-05:00What a lame reason to fire a nanny or not hire one...What a lame reason to fire a nanny or not hire one,her ethic background. What a bitch you are OP!<BR/><BR/>You're racist and it seems like your showing your children to be as well.Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983766570877047865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-60163097095286691782009-01-22T20:24:00.000-05:002009-01-22T20:24:00.000-05:00OP author,"The best families in the neighborhood.....OP author,<BR/>"The best families in the neighborhood....... I wanted my children to be included in the preferred circle of play dates." <BR/><BR/>Oh man, I'm glad I don't live there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-58161353145090817472009-01-22T19:06:00.000-05:002009-01-22T19:06:00.000-05:00So, are you hiring legally and paying on the books...So, are you hiring legally and paying on the books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-45784763273645760742009-01-22T19:03:00.000-05:002009-01-22T19:03:00.000-05:00When I considered hiring a nanny, I concerned the ...When I considered hiring a nanny, I concerned the make up of the neighborhood. There are two families that have Jamaican nannies and many of the American/Italian/Irish nannies do not schedule or host play dates with them. The English nannies will work with American nannies but are similarly not so fond of Spanish nannies. The best families in the neighborhood have American or English nannies. I'm sorry if you think by reporting this fact, I am a bad person. I'm not. I'm just playing the game, and yes I wanted my children to be included in the preferred circle of play dates. That the nanny chose to represent her ethnicity to me is huge. It is a common fact that different nannies do things differently. I don't know what route to use, but we do plan to terminate her Friday after work. I have met 2 suitable candidates today at coffee shops. Neither of who has me excited and I don't intend to rush in to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-9381296997527162562009-01-22T18:58:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:58:00.000-05:00Just a hunch, but I suspect that the type of perso...Just a hunch, but I suspect that the type of person who would shit bricks at the horrifying discovery that her nanny is "half Columbian" would also be the type to pay cheap and off the books.<BR/><BR/>So, OP, did you verify her legal right to work in the US, and are you paying her on the books? I guess OP could just "deal with this" by saying to the nanny "sorry nanny, but I do not employ any "half Columbians". You're fired."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com