Weird Thing #2 Let their nanny boss them around

To paraphrase Tolstoy . . .All good nannies are the same.  All “other” nannies are ridiculous in their own way.  Gather any ten working mothers in your living room, ply them with wine and ask them to tell you about their nannies.  We guarantee you will be entertained for the next four hours.  What’s more, at least half of the moms will tell you that their nannies boss them around.  “I’ll tell you when to feed him green beans!” one nanny told a mom we know.  Then there’s the admonishments not to spend so much on the kid’s clothes, the lecture about when to toilet train, and the request that the house be stocked with exotic fruits and vegetables each week.  While these desires seem hilarious and odd when presented out of context (like when you’re drinking Chardonnay in the living room) they are nonetheless honored and obeyed when being commanded to a mother first thing in the morning on her way out to work.