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Last night I was watching Nanny 911. As a former nanny, I find these shows fascinating... Especially the part where the nanny gets to tell the parents how they are ruining their child's future by letting them get away with murder or repeatedly hit their siblings or whatever problem of the week it is. My GOD! how I wanted to do that so many times. (Ok, with one mother I did, but the woman was psychotic and she was turning her 6 year boy into a bulimic! )

So here's my question about the show? Is it only upper middle class families that are picked for the show? Why aren't there any working moms or houses without a 3-car garage? Why not a family scraping by in a triple decker in Southie or a trailer park in a former mill town in NY? That would make an interesting reality show.

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Rachel said…
I've often thought that too: why no working class (or lower) families. As a teacher in the inner city I know these kids exist outside the 'burbs.
10:48 AM
Pigs said…
Maybe because it's more entertaining to watch the rich folks have no idea what they're doing. It's easier to empathize with people who aren't trying to keep up with the Joneses. :o)
Those shows just prove every point I ever write about kids. It's great!
8:23 PM
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