I was a nanny before I became a mother. It was the best job I ever had, and I miss those kids every day. It was nice to have Amy Pohler recognize hard work.
LOVED this! Her speech was a great mix of cocky swagger and honestly recognizing the people that make it possible to do what she loves and is good at. It’s great to see childcare workers treated as people who do an important job, rather than just faceless, nameless ‘support staff’.
One gripe, though: this was so female/mom-centered. It perpetuates the idea that the resposibility of caring for children lies solely with their mothers and that mothers only have careers under a ‘special dispensation’ that involves outsourcing childcare work that belonged to them only.
Working men (especially ones whose work gets them the kind of recognition to be at a Time 100 banquet) get to do what they do because other people take care of their kids as well.
Kudos to Miss Katie!
Thanks, Jan! :)
I was a nanny before I became a mother. It was the best job I ever had, and I miss those kids every day. It was nice to have Amy Pohler recognize hard work.
I should add being a mother is better than being a nanny.
LOVED this! Her speech was a great mix of cocky swagger and honestly recognizing the people that make it possible to do what she loves and is good at. It’s great to see childcare workers treated as people who do an important job, rather than just faceless, nameless ‘support staff’.
One gripe, though: this was so female/mom-centered. It perpetuates the idea that the resposibility of caring for children lies solely with their mothers and that mothers only have careers under a ‘special dispensation’ that involves outsourcing childcare work that belonged to them only.
Working men (especially ones whose work gets them the kind of recognition to be at a Time 100 banquet) get to do what they do because other people take care of their kids as well.