Nanny with child not dressed for cold weather

[Anonymous]

I don't want to call anyone crazy, but...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to call anyone crazy, but...

oh... so it's not crazy to think that because a child is blond, has fine straight hair and blue eyes it's impossible for her mother be black?

[Anonymous]

The next time I see one of the assumed-to-be-nannies in my neighborhood, I'm going to say, "How old is your daughter?" and see if she laughs at me. I'm guessing... yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The next time I see one of the assumed-to-be-nannies in my neighborhood, I'm going to say, "How old is your daughter?" and see if she laughs at me. I'm guessing... yes.

she'll say SI, in spanish...

8)

and the child will speak back to her in mandarin.

I bet you won't understand any of the languages they speak.

[Anonymous]

Ok, may have to call BS on this -

the baby was young enough to be in a sling, but yet had "long blond hair"?

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how did OP know it was the nanny...

OP here. It was a dark-skinned, African-American woman carrying a white child with long blond hair. She was walking with another African-American woman who was pushing a white baby in a carriage. This was in the middle of the afternoon. Call me crazy, but I assumed that they were nannies.

I opened the door, you walked in-get ready for serious flames.

Thanks for taking this thread in a totally wrong direction. I'm sure you are justing loving it and having a blast.

[Anonymous]

Is there going to be a fight ?

[Anonymous]

Nanny or parent - doesn't matter really. My advice to the OP and the other sanctimommy PPs who advocate interrogating the adult in this case is simply MYOB. So what if a kid's coat is not buttoned on a cold day - unless it's your kid, it's really not your business. The child was not in any kind of danger, unless you see the common cold as a 5 alarm emergency. Yes, it takes a village, but the village doesn't need to opine on my kid's preferences with respect to outwear. Like a few of the saner PPs, my older son can't stand heavy clothes and from an early age has always resisted wearing a jacket. We pick and choose our battles - so a short walk on a day (from the parking lot into the grocery store) when it's cold but not frigid isn't worth a fight, but a trip to the playground would be... I've had a few snide comments - mostly from elderly busy bodies at our local supermarket - and believe me that sort of thing won't change my behavior or my son's tolerance for warm clothes. Just get over yourselves and stop trying to helicopter parent other people's kids. Sorry for my forceful tone but I just don't understand why some parents feel the need to tell everyone else how to raise their children.

[Anonymous]

I have to agree 14:04. Unless the child was visibly cold, shivering with chattering teeth, I would leave things be.

[Anonymous]

Another hooray for 14:04 and the novel concept of minding your own business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to call anyone crazy, but...

oh... so it's not crazy to think that because a child is blond, has fine straight hair and blue eyes it's impossible for her mother be black?

Actually, blond hair and blue eyes are recessive traits, so it is possible for a mother with dark skin/hair/eyes but a blond in her ancestry to have a blond, blue eyed child. In fact, it is possible for TWO dark-complected parents to have a very fair child. It's the reverse that can't happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to call anyone crazy, but...

oh... so it's not crazy to think that because a child is blond, has fine straight hair and blue eyes it's impossible for her mother be black?

Actually, blond hair and blue eyes are recessive traits, so it is possible for a mother with dark skin/hair/eyes but a blond in her ancestry to have a blond, blue eyed child. In fact, it is possible for TWO dark-complected parents to have a very fair child. It's the reverse that can't happen.

I disagree. If two parents have light complexion, they can still produce offspring with dark complexions. The light skinned parents can have dark skin/hair/eyed child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will agree with you and sky write my apology the very first time I ever meet an African-born woman who either gives birth to or adopts a pale-skinned, blonde child with fine straight hair and light eyes. I promise.

My husband is (North) African, born and raised, and our child is very pale and blond.

Right, but is he black?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how did OP know it was the nanny...

OP here. It was a dark-skinned, African-American woman carrying a white child with long blond hair. She was walking with another African-American woman who was pushing a white baby in a carriage. This was in the middle of the afternoon. Call me crazy, but I assumed that they were nannies.

I won't call you crazy.

I'll call you IGNORANT.

have you heard the word ADOPTION before?

Did you know that some parents ask IN LAWs or FRIENDS to watch their children?

You're ridiculous and sick to assume that just because the hair texture is different and the skin color seems different their relationship is employer-employee.

YOU'RE PATHETIC!

It is not ignorant or sick to assume it was a nanny. In this area it is very common to have an ethnic nanny and there is nothing offensive about thinking that. It absolutely could have been the mother but it also could have been a nanny. Lighten up.

[Anonymous]

OP, where did this happen? Could you at least give us DC, MD, VA or a city?