Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And the racism starts again!
OP, luckily your kid is fine. I would pay for a refresher CPR AND first aid class, in Spanish, for your nanny.
Oh, please! It is hardly racism to expect the person in charge of your child actually speak English in an English speaking country. This is just one of the repercussions of the bargain-basement undocumented foreign nanny. I would say the same about an American nanny who doesn't speak fluent Spanish in Mexico.
You dumbass. The racism is insisting anyone who doesn't speak fluent English MUST be undocumented, despite OP saying otherwise, because you said so. As well as insisting OP is hiring under the table and all this BS +1ing like reading an internet thread made you a psychic. It is a common theme among sanctimommies on DCUM. You do realize that someone can be legal in this country without being a citizen, and whether you like it or not there is no requirement to speak English to be a resident?
Get real! She is a nanny who cannot speak English - do you seriously think she is here on a Diplomatic Visa?
And fuck off, PP. The whole "sanctimommy" thing is so played out.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pay a decent wagevand hire a legal, ENGLISH speaking nanny.
This! And then you BOTH get the first aid training.
Thirded.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And the racism starts again!
OP, luckily your kid is fine. I would pay for a refresher CPR AND first aid class, in Spanish, for your nanny.
Oh, please! It is hardly racism to expect the person in charge of your child actually speak English in an English speaking country. This is just one of the repercussions of the bargain-basement undocumented foreign nanny. I would say the same about an American nanny who doesn't speak fluent Spanish in Mexico.
You dumbass. The racism is insisting anyone who doesn't speak fluent English MUST be undocumented, despite OP saying otherwise, because you said so. As well as insisting OP is hiring under the table and all this BS +1ing like reading an internet thread made you a psychic. It is a common theme among sanctimommies on DCUM. You do realize that someone can be legal in this country without being a citizen, and whether you like it or not there is no requirement to speak English to be a resident?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And the racism starts again!
OP, luckily your kid is fine. I would pay for a refresher CPR AND first aid class, in Spanish, for your nanny.
Oh, please! It is hardly racism to expect the person in charge of your child actually speak English in an English speaking country. This is just one of the repercussions of the bargain-basement undocumented foreign nanny. I would say the same about an American nanny who doesn't speak fluent Spanish in Mexico.
Anonymous wrote:And the racism starts again!
OP, luckily your kid is fine. I would pay for a refresher CPR AND first aid class, in Spanish, for your nanny.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here... I've resisted responding so far but this is getting silly. I have a legal nanny, who is paid a good wage, gets 3 weeks paid vacation, bonuses etc. We like her and want to keep her, so we do our best to treat her well!
She understands a lot of English, and I understand a lot of Spanish, so in general, we have no trouble communicating. In this case, though, knowing the word in Spanish for "choking" vs. "gagging" is pretty advanced. So there is a language barrier here. I wanted to make sure she could review a resource in her native language.
Re: the CPR class, I paid for her to attend one 3 months ago. After I posted this, we talked about what happened more, and she said in prior CPR classes, they recommended a mouth sweep. I don't know if they specifically said NO MOUTH SWEEPS in the last class or just focused on what she should do.
In any case, there's just a lot of assumptions and judgments here. And I am finally frustrated enough to respond! But I do appreciate those who took the time to provide helpful responses. I am grateful!
Sorry - you are still an idiot. Both you and non-English speaking nanny should have known that if the baby/child is coughing YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE. NO ONE EVER RECOMMENDED A MOUTH SWEEP FOR A COUGHING CHILD/BABY.
AND you are NOT paying a good wage and she is not legal. Cut the crap.
This.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP here... I've resisted responding so far but this is getting silly. I have a legal nanny, who is paid a good wage, gets 3 weeks paid vacation, bonuses etc. We like her and want to keep her, so we do our best to treat her well!
She understands a lot of English, and I understand a lot of Spanish, so in general, we have no trouble communicating. In this case, though, knowing the word in Spanish for "choking" vs. "gagging" is pretty advanced. So there is a language barrier here. I wanted to make sure she could review a resource in her native language.
Re: the CPR class, I paid for her to attend one 3 months ago. After I posted this, we talked about what happened more, and she said in prior CPR classes, they recommended a mouth sweep. I don't know if they specifically said NO MOUTH SWEEPS in the last class or just focused on what she should do.
In any case, there's just a lot of assumptions and judgments here. And I am finally frustrated enough to respond! But I do appreciate those who took the time to provide helpful responses. I am grateful!
Sorry - you are still an idiot. Both you and non-English speaking nanny should have known that if the baby/child is coughing YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE. NO ONE EVER RECOMMENDED A MOUTH SWEEP FOR A COUGHING CHILD/BABY.
AND you are NOT paying a good wage and she is not legal. Cut the crap.
Anonymous wrote:OP here... I've resisted responding so far but this is getting silly. I have a legal nanny, who is paid a good wage, gets 3 weeks paid vacation, bonuses etc. We like her and want to keep her, so we do our best to treat her well!
She understands a lot of English, and I understand a lot of Spanish, so in general, we have no trouble communicating. In this case, though, knowing the word in Spanish for "choking" vs. "gagging" is pretty advanced. So there is a language barrier here. I wanted to make sure she could review a resource in her native language.
Re: the CPR class, I paid for her to attend one 3 months ago. After I posted this, we talked about what happened more, and she said in prior CPR classes, they recommended a mouth sweep. I don't know if they specifically said NO MOUTH SWEEPS in the last class or just focused on what she should do.
In any case, there's just a lot of assumptions and judgments here. And I am finally frustrated enough to respond! But I do appreciate those who took the time to provide helpful responses. I am grateful!