The thought of sitting in another office doing meaningless work depresses me, so I applied to a position in which I had minimal experience. But despite my lack of "real nanny experience" as they called it (something the other applicants had in abundance), the parents thought my background in English would be useful in helping their kids with homework. Thanks to 3/4ths of an English degree, I got the job. The only problem is that when I think of nannies, I think of Fran Drescher, Scarlett Johansson, and this scene from You've Got Mail -
Nelson Fox: You know, I stayed on this boat after... let's see, your mother... Laurette, the ballet dancer...
Joe Fox: My nanny.
Nelson Fox: She was the nanny?
Joe Fox: Yeah.
Nelson Fox: [laughs] I forgot that. How ironic. Then there was the ice skater.
Joe Fox: Also my nanny.
Nelson Fox: Really?
Joe Fox: Yeah.
Nelson Fox: That's amazingly ironic. And then there was Sybil, the... um... it's an "A" word...
Joe Fox: Astrologer.
Nelson Fox: Exactly. Yeah.
Joe Fox: Whose moon turned out to be in someone else's house, as I recall.
Nelson Fox: Just like Gillian.
Joe Fox: Gillian ran off with someone?
Nelson Fox: The nanny.
Joe Fox: Nanny Maureen?
Nelson Fox: Yes.
[Joe bursts out laughing]
Joe Fox: Well! Gillian ran off with Nanny Maureen, hmm?
Nelson Fox: You got it.
Joe Fox: That's *incredibly* ironic.
These are not good associations for "nanny." Maybe now I'll think of myself and redeem the word.
I was a nanny for years... and I loved it. You can think of me :)
ReplyDeletehaha -- I was a nanny for 3 years too! You'll love it! The kids will think of you as a big sister. I am still very close with the family. How old are the children?? Miss you!
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