tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post5833520342884014777..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: Forever 21 in Ann Arbor, MILeigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-15994133042435598292008-05-01T02:56:00.000-04:002008-05-01T02:56:00.000-04:00oh btw my ideas falls under stimulating and entert...oh btw my ideas falls under stimulating and entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-24765081430852089742008-05-01T02:54:00.000-04:002008-05-01T02:54:00.000-04:00Thank-you 2:15am, thank-you and 10:57, FYI childre...Thank-you 2:15am, thank-you and 10:57, FYI children don't like to do a lot of things. Bringing your child to the store while you shop is not a big deal, they get cheeky, you do what normal parents do: Distract them! Talk to them, (what a concept)you know carry a conversation with them, teach while you are shopping I'm sure you can point out colors,shapes,count,practice ABC's, practice manners, I could go on with a plethora of ideas. My daughter and I have fun shopping not only I'm getting what I need but I'm also using our time to teach, and btw I've done this so much that people are impressed how well behaved my daughter is. She becomes fussy and I've done all that I can to distract her then it's time to leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-30955793854652121822008-05-01T02:15:00.000-04:002008-05-01T02:15:00.000-04:00I am a professional nanny and after reading all of...I am a professional nanny and after reading all of these comments from both "mom" and "nanny" I think it is 1. Ridiculous to be ranting about jeans! The price of..the brand,etc! What the hell! Isnt this site about the welfare and benefit of children? I think that people do need to be VERY councious of the world around them and make sure the children are safe, but from the original post...it sounds like the person knows little about the entire situation or day the children had, and it did not seem like they were neglected. Maybe bored or a lost of interest, but the children were safe and not being neglected. Everyone, including mom or a nanny needs down time and to shop some time. One thing people need to remember is that most nannies work very long hours and a domestic help situation is very different than a 9-5 office job. Sometimes nannies have the children at all times during business hours when they can shop, even on weekends believe it or not! You cannot judge a book by its cover! I just would like to know how you could see someone in a store for 5 minutes and post such a brutal comment, not knowing barely any background to the situation, its ludacrist. If a child is truly in danger, that is what a site like this is SUPPOSED to be used for...most certaintly not to rant about a woman's jeans... Grow up. It makes me sick to think what has become of this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-31793785077738366272008-04-18T03:46:00.000-04:002008-04-18T03:46:00.000-04:00your kidding me right?your kidding me right?smileytiger31https://www.blogger.com/profile/08950284390781978420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-69571397714459072822008-04-14T10:57:00.000-04:002008-04-14T10:57:00.000-04:00My son (20 months) LOVES to go to the store - espe...My son (20 months) LOVES to go to the store - especially grocery stores and Target. He likes stores if he can ride in a cart and be high up and see everything. He gets pretty impatient if I shop with him in the stroller, and I don't blame him. Who wants to spend the day looking at everyone at crotch level? If I have quick shopping to do, I bring him with me. If I have more involved shopping to do, my husband does Daddy duty and I go shopping. <BR/><BR/>Our nanny takes our son on errands to Target and Meijer if I need a few things. I have told her that if she has quick errands to run - post office, bank, picking up a few things at Target, Meijer, etc. - that's fine. I have specifically told her that I don't think it's OK to do more serious shopping. I don't think she should be spending her time with him shopping for a new dress for herself, for example. <BR/><BR/>I think this is a reasonable "policy." <BR/><BR/>Oops, I'm blathering - sorry. <BR/><BR/>Long story short, I think it's VERY inappropriate for a nanny to shop for clothes for herself when her job is to provide stimulating and entertaining activities for the children. Kids enjoy a quick trip to the store. Kids don't enjoy shopping for a new wardrobe for Mom, nanny, or anyone else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-36596904332118806842008-04-13T23:50:00.000-04:002008-04-13T23:50:00.000-04:0011:36Brilliant! Unequivocally brilliant!11:36<BR/>Brilliant! Unequivocally brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-18658902861881833242008-04-13T23:36:00.000-04:002008-04-13T23:36:00.000-04:00Look, babies can be made in tubes these days. I am...Look, babies can be made in tubes these days. I am a nanny of average attractiveness, average body but I cannot tell you the men that I attract when they see me fulfilling the traditional mother role. Men love women who can nurture, guide, stimulate and play with children. Why do you think so many marriages fail? The women fail their children first and the husbands who regardless of what income the woman is generating are still stuck in their traditional role, well they are sickened by this new breed of cold, complicated and un maternal women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-81893025971372188292008-04-13T23:32:00.000-04:002008-04-13T23:32:00.000-04:0010:35 you are spot on!!!!! One mother I worked fo...10:35 you are spot on!!!!! One mother I worked for made a comment once about how she wishes she had my job...(she was vice president of a bank) I wanted to tell her "you couldnt do my job, thats why you have me".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-72620770895541317022008-04-13T22:35:00.000-04:002008-04-13T22:35:00.000-04:00I am so sick of the way this site puts all nannies...I am so sick of the way this site puts all nannies in a bad light. We are often more educated than the parents and better with their own children. The large MAJORITY of nannies are wonderful and the large majority of parents with nannies are nightmares. It's like this is your place to lash out and put down the very people you are jealous do a better job in YOUR life than you do? Transparent. Try getting along without us and you deserve what you get hiring illegal non-english speaking babysitters for low page and run around telling everyone you have a nanny and out the other side of your mouth complaining about the poor job they do. Give me a break! Babysitters are shitty, NANNIES are educated, experienced and professional. The people you all are talking about are simply not nannies. Get it straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-4052616533680122932008-04-13T22:22:00.000-04:002008-04-13T22:22:00.000-04:00Kiss my boss's feet..are you freaking kidding me? ...Kiss my boss's feet..are you freaking kidding me? Great nannys are hard to find. One of the women I work for told me once...The families need you more than you need them. I have been told I have the most important job(watching over and loving their kids) in the household by another woman I worked for. Am I thankful for my families...very mch so. But it would be wayyyy easier for me to find work than for them to find a decent nanny. Especially one who drives a 5 star rating safe SUV for their kids to ride in. Who reads and speaks english(born and raised in Calif), does homework with them. Bathes them. Feeds them and does their laundry. Teaches them manners and responsibilty etc etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-29274272633912923042008-04-13T22:14:00.000-04:002008-04-13T22:14:00.000-04:008:51I wouldn't kiss ANYBODY'S feet! I have degrees...8:51<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't kiss ANYBODY'S feet! I have degrees in nursing, child development and working on my masters in psychology. I have run playgroups, been a pre k teacher, instructed kids yoga was the educational coordinator for an entire large city’s school district universal pre k program and have nannied for 4 different families. I am in HIGH demand and have always done the interviewing IMO- and pick families I like. <BR/><BR/>I stay on with this family even though I only work 2.5 hrs. a day which at this point that are if anything are inconvenient to my schedule as I love the kid and I consider the parents my friends- so I make it work. I am self employed with my own business in another field as well. I should kiss who's feet? THEY are GREATFUL (imagine that) that I stay and contribute to raising their now school age child. <BR/><BR/>You better check yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-52495571163381429692008-04-13T15:30:00.000-04:002008-04-13T15:30:00.000-04:00BWAHHH! LOL @ 8:51BWAHHH! LOL @ 8:51Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-85755657481309391582008-04-13T08:51:00.000-04:002008-04-13T08:51:00.000-04:00tra la la la boom,Bench nannies? We don't care abo...tra la la la boom,<BR/>Bench nannies? We don't care about nannies who sit on the bench while their children play. That is the point of the park. We care about nannies who sit on benches and don't let their children out of strollers, we care about nannies who sit on benches and threaten the children with bodily harm for interrupting their "me" time or nannies who fall asleep on the bench.<BR/><BR/>Do me a favor, go to work Monday morning, bend down and kiss your boss's feet. Thank them profusely for hiring you. I bet the line was short.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-10482517409157932682008-04-13T02:18:00.000-04:002008-04-13T02:18:00.000-04:00If i hear one more "indoor" or "outdoor" etiquette...If i hear one more "indoor" or "outdoor" etiquette behavior I'm going to puke. What's the damn dif? It's be good or go find yourself a new family to piss off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-58689983205820729532008-04-13T02:14:00.000-04:002008-04-13T02:14:00.000-04:00walmart sells jeans?walmart sells jeans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-14786548738061463902008-04-13T01:29:00.000-04:002008-04-13T01:29:00.000-04:00i wear cheap jeans from walmart so what?i wear cheap jeans from walmart so what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-68583417786871331282008-04-13T00:43:00.000-04:002008-04-13T00:43:00.000-04:00il/9:08I never saw anywhere in that post where it ...il/9:08<BR/><BR/>I never saw anywhere in that post where it said it was the Grand FATHER. And since it didn't, I ASSumed it was the GrandMOTHER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-36121005915090828092008-04-13T00:17:00.000-04:002008-04-13T00:17:00.000-04:00I'm a nanny AND a mom! OMG it boggles the mind!!!!...I'm a nanny AND a mom! OMG it boggles the mind!!!!! <BR/><BR/>I had my son at 18, I'm now 31 though I am mistaken for about 23-25 usually. Pretty funny when you see my son who is 6ft tall and looks 17. Sorry we don't fit in your mold. <BR/><BR/>I dress how I want, very nor cal and in a style I coin as glam-casual, sooooo what? <BR/><BR/>You people really are so narrow- life in your bubble must be pretty boring. <BR/><BR/>I disagree with leaving a child ALONE in a store and IF it was a nanny- that was a bad move. <BR/><BR/>However- the family I nanny for doesn't mind if I take their kid into the bank or post office with me, every now and then the drugstore or Target once. They trust my judgement. <BR/><BR/>PS<BR/><BR/>They also don't give a damn if I sit on the bench supervising my charge while she plays with her friends and want me to encourge her to play independently at home sometimes as well. <BR/><BR/>Guess I'm going straight to hell? <BR/><BR/>See you there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-83808413070759255882008-04-12T22:05:00.000-04:002008-04-12T22:05:00.000-04:00i just hate it when people say "I have a 30 month ...i just hate it when people say "I have a 30 month old daughter."<BR/>It just makes them sound so freaking stupid. <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-45747062559510566612008-04-12T21:53:00.000-04:002008-04-12T21:53:00.000-04:00"Actually Apple, I'm betting some of them require ..."Actually Apple, I'm betting some of them require their nannies to do that for them." -CaliMom<BR/><BR/>Hilarious because I wouldn't doubt it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-67572399289489393322008-04-12T21:41:00.000-04:002008-04-12T21:41:00.000-04:00i got the apple! said......I'm absolutely shocked ...i got the apple! said...<BR/>...I'm absolutely shocked to realize that you are human beings yourselves and in fact, still have to wipe your own bum like the rest of us...<BR/><BR/>Actually Apple, I'm betting some of them require their nannies to do that for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-55441516661455109152008-04-12T21:34:00.000-04:002008-04-12T21:34:00.000-04:00I'm jumping ahead but I'm guessing one of these "c...I'm jumping ahead but I'm guessing one of these "cheap jeans" snobs is the poster who thought the "average" price of a pair of jeans was $118? LOL!!!!<BR/><BR/>As for the poster who thinks as soon as a woman births a baby she should get a bad haircut and wear matronly beige-ish uglywear, because it's her motherly duty? No thanks.<BR/><BR/>Sure, moms can shop at Forever 21. At least young pretty ones can. Even older, less attractive women are allowed in there. I bet sometimes they even like to browse for their daughters, nieces, etc. I wish there was a Forever 21 store near me but there isn't.<BR/><BR/>And if you begrudge your nanny 10 minutes to buy a lipstick, I'm pretty sure you also begrudge her a glass of juice or a sandwich on "your dime". Good for you for getting your money's worth!<BR/><BR/>My son LOVES shopping, almost as much as I do. There is much to observe EVERYWHERE, if you make the effort to interact with the child and discuss everything around you while you shop, let them feel things, etc. And yes, it is entirely possible for youmg children to know how to gently examine objects for sale, put them back where they belong, and use good "indoor" etiquette in stores. But only if they have the opportunities to practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-84946935243404373572008-04-12T20:24:00.000-04:002008-04-12T20:24:00.000-04:00I too find this post a bit, shall we say, odd? I ...I too find this post a bit, shall we say, odd? I also find quite a few of the replies relating to it, a bit, shall we say, odd as well? haha I think if I hear one more conversation about designer jeans, or who can and can't shop in the mall and why, I'm going to throw up. Some of you are so judgmental, that I'm absolutely shocked to realize that you are human beings yourselves and in fact, still have to wipe your own bum like the rest of us...your "perfection" just astounds me. haha ;)<BR/><BR/>I have to say I did laugh at the comment(s) regarding moms not wearing the brand Forever 21, and that it's absolutely under no circumstance ever appropriate for a mother of any age to wear this brand of clothing. There are all different types of people in the world, and thus there are all different types and ages of moms. My sister, (who is about the best mom I've ever met) is 26 years old, has been happily married since the age of 21, had her first child at the age of 23, and her second and last child this year. Needless to say, she's young, and a total MILF. haha She shops at Forever 21, because she is still young, hip and trendy, but that's not to say she dresses inappropriate-I've never once seen her boobs hanging out as some of you assume all the JR's style tops require this *ahem* added feature. Some mothers are younger than others, and feel the need to dress in their age group for a while before switching over to a more conservative style, and I find that totally appropriate and understandable. In all honesty, it's each individuals decision no matter how old they are, on how they choose to dress, what makes them feel comfortable/and or attractive, and it's truly no one else's business what they put on their bodies. A few of you have just a wee bit too much time on your hands, and just a tad bit too much cattiness to do the world an ounce of good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-39847556209485667762008-04-12T19:42:00.000-04:002008-04-12T19:42:00.000-04:00So, you noticed that, too, LindaLou?So, you noticed that, too, LindaLou?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-86213448368088013562008-04-12T18:37:00.000-04:002008-04-12T18:37:00.000-04:00Wow 1:39, that was quite an accusation. What a nas...Wow 1:39, that was quite an accusation. <BR/>What a nasty, angry person you must be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com