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Posts by Sarah Oxford

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  • 0 12.7.10Black Nannies, Brown Nannies: All Types of Color Nannies!
    “I hope they’re paying you a little more than minimum wage to watch that baby!” She exclaimed in a thick Irish accent as I was getting ready to load Saud and myself into a cab. I turned around to see who she was speaking to. To my utter surprise it was me. “You poor thing” [...]
  • 0 3.25.10Innocence Lost
    The time is 3:30 pm in my neighborhood and school is out. As I walk the streets of Kingsbridge Heights in the Bronx, I am taken over by sadness and disappointment. Sadness directed at our youth and disappointment directed at our adults. Ten minutes into my walk I witnessed a teenage boy smoking a joint [...]
  • 0 2.22.10Broccoli-ness Valentines Day
    This post is well over due but as you know, I have a Boo Bear to deal with, so time is of the essence. This past Valentines Day I was left speechless with disgust as I witnessed the most horrific scene at our local Applebee’s. As most of you know, my husband and I do [...]