Meredith's review
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
3.5/5
The story of a nanny for the “elite” in NYC. I liked this book b/c I could relate to many of the upsurd things from my experiencing baby-sitting. I also could relate to the unhappiness and excessive time/worry put into insignificant things (and loss of perspective)…..not to mention the non-existent life of a parent despite having children. This was an easy and entertaining read, simply written by a former nanny. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a ton of respect for the nanny….nothing negative, per se, but in ways she seemed like a typical New Yorker to me, so the contrast wasn’t as stark. But, it did show the ways in which she was not respected. Again, can relate as to being automatically placed on a “plane below”, never being asked what it is you actually do for a living, and being expected to live and breathe for them alone (i.e., answering your phone at all times, even during work).
“Type A, I provide “couple time” a few nights a week for people who...more
The story of a nanny for the “elite” in NYC. I liked this book b/c I could relate to many of the upsurd things from my experiencing baby-sitting. I also could relate to the unhappiness and excessive time/worry put into insignificant things (and loss of perspective)…..not to mention the non-existent life of a parent despite having children. This was an easy and entertaining read, simply written by a former nanny. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a ton of respect for the nanny….nothing negative, per se, but in ways she seemed like a typical New Yorker to me, so the contrast wasn’t as stark. But, it did show the ways in which she was not respected. Again, can relate as to being automatically placed on a “plane below”, never being asked what it is you actually do for a living, and being expected to live and breathe for them alone (i.e., answering your phone at all times, even during work).
“Type A, I provide “couple time” a few nights a week for people who...more
