Speech Therapy for children with ESL nannies

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why parents put their children in the hands of barely-educated immigrants, leaving aside the money issue, perhaps though people convince themselves that these women possess maternal warmth? I suspect immigrant women work for less. Also, it is not considered an impressive career for a college-educated girl nor does it offer many opportunities for a single woman to meet men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Shocking that someone doesn't sit online waiting for the trolls to come out?
I never claimed to have vast experience with bilingual children, however, the source I cited The American Speach Language Hearing Association has plenty, more than you I'm sure. If you are so convinced of your opinion, why don't you take up the debate with a professional, rather than trying to shame the mothers on DCUM who chooses not to employ entitled, bitchy, white women such as yourself.

Now the truth comes out. It's about race.

Well, yes, when you imply that a child will need speech therapy because their nanny is a non-native English speaker (which on these boards usually means Hispanic/Latina) you make it about race. Are you being purposefully inflammatory or just willfully ignorant?

Or are you just pissed that someone countered your lame argument with actual facts?

[Anonymous]

Kind of off topic but I've read that up til about 1960 it was considered classy for a White Southern woman to speak with a slightly "Black" accent - it showed she had been raised by a "mammy" and her own mother had kept a proper distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. These are the threads, after a quick search, that I could find the obnoxious poster in question touting her ridiculous assertions.
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/282114.page

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/287575.page#3035683

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/15/278527.page#2989500

Im sure there are more out there, I feel like she (attachment disorder poster) posts something every time she can make it even remotely relevant.

How extensive is your experience in working with bilingual children?

Zip. How shocking.

Shocking that someone doesn't sit online waiting for the trolls to come out?
I never claimed to have vast experience with bilingual children, however, the source I cited The American Speach Language Hearing Association has plenty, more than you I'm sure. If you are so convinced of your opinion, why don't you take up the debate with a professional, rather than trying to shame the mothers on DCUM who chooses not to employ entitled, bitchy, white women such as yourself.

The shamed bitchy mb defends her right to cheap immigrant labor. Feminist equal rights are for rich American women ONLY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. These are the threads, after a quick search, that I could find the obnoxious poster in question touting her ridiculous assertions.
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/282114.page

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/287575.page#3035683

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/15/278527.page#2989500

Im sure there are more out there, I feel like she (attachment disorder poster) posts something every time she can make it even remotely relevant.

How extensive is your experience in working with bilingual children?

Zip. How shocking.

Shocking that someone doesn't sit online waiting for the trolls to come out?
I never claimed to have vast experience with bilingual children, however, the source I cited The American Speach Language Hearing Association has plenty, more than you I'm sure. If you are so convinced of your opinion, why don't you take up the debate with a professional, rather than trying to shame the mothers on DCUM who chooses not to employ entitled, bitchy, white women such as yourself.

The shamed bitchy mb defends her right to cheap immigrant labor. Feminist equal rights are for rich American women ONLY.

Why are you so angry? Are you off your meds again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Shocking that someone doesn't sit online waiting for the trolls to come out?
I never claimed to have vast experience with bilingual children, however, the source I cited The American Speach Language Hearing Association has plenty, more than you I'm sure. If you are so convinced of your opinion, why don't you take up the debate with a professional, rather than trying to shame the mothers on DCUM who chooses not to employ entitled, bitchy, white women such as yourself.

Now the truth comes out. It's about race.

Well, yes, when you imply that a child will need speech therapy because their nanny is a non-native English speaker (which on these boards usually means Hispanic/Latina) you make it about race. Are you being purposefully inflammatory or just willfully ignorant?

Or are you just pissed that someone countered your lame argument with actual facts?

OP is pissed, but she better not take it out on her family today. That would not be very nice on Thanksgiving Day.

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a nanny who finds it a bit annoying and baffling when I meet foreign nannies who barely speak English. They can't even respond to Hi, how are you? I work in Del Ray, Alexandria and have yet to meet another american born nanny. Where are you???

A friend of mine works in that area
a) they might think you're the MB, so they ignore you.
b) they pretend to not know English so they don't have to talk to you (partially because of point a)
c) they genuinely don't speak English.

It's actually funny. My friend speaks some Spanish, and she's heard the nannies talking about her, discussing whether she's a mom or a nanny behind her back.

[Anonymous]

That's a cheap shot, 9:11, at the Del Ray nanny expressing her experiences, but nice try anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a cheap shot, 9:11, at the Del Ray nanny expressing her experiences, but nice try anyway.

Huh? Cheap shot? How was any of that a cheap shot? I was explaining to her why none of the nannies seem to speak English there. None of it was mean or a cheat shot.

[Anonymous]

The poster OP is referring to is insecure and knows a bilingual nanny possesses a very marketable skill that she doesn't have. Her comments are a lame attempt at trying to convince parents they are causing their children harm by not hiring her instead.

Kind of funny how the poster in question never came back to try and back up her ludicrous claim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The poster OP is referring to is insecure and knows a bilingual nanny possesses a very marketable skill that she doesn't have. Her comments are a lame attempt at trying to convince parents they are causing their children harm by not hiring her instead.

Kind of funny how the poster in question never came back to try and back up her ludicrous claim.

Which statement exactly are you referring to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
The poster OP is referring to is insecure and knows a bilingual nanny possesses a very marketable skill that she doesn't have. Her comments are a lame attempt at trying to convince parents they are causing their children harm by not hiring her instead.

Kind of funny how the poster in question never came back to try and back up her ludicrous claim.

Which statement exactly are you referring to?

There you are! Right on schedule trolling with the silly questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The poster OP is referring to is insecure and knows a bilingual nanny possesses a very marketable skill that she doesn't have. Her comments are a lame attempt at trying to convince parents they are causing their children harm by not hiring her instead.

Kind of funny how the poster in question never came back to try and back up her ludicrous claim.

Which statement exactly are you referring to?

There you are! Right on schedule trolling with the silly questions.

There you are! Loving your cheap labor. I AM bilingual. Are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The poster OP is referring to is insecure and knows a bilingual nanny possesses a very marketable skill that she doesn't have. Her comments are a lame attempt at trying to convince parents they are causing their children harm by not hiring her instead.

Kind of funny how the poster in question never came back to try and back up her ludicrous claim.

Which statement exactly are you referring to?

There you are! Right on schedule trolling with the silly questions.

There you are! Loving your cheap labor. I AM bilingual. Are you?

The only one on this thread equating a bi-lingual nanny with cheap labor is you. The two don't go hand in hand, just like your other silly assertions (multiple nannies cause attachment disorders!!! bi-lingual nannies cause speech delays!! lame one line comebacks constitute valid arguments!!!) nice try though.

[Anonymous]

Where exactly did you say "bi-lingual nannies cause speach delays"?