The Nanny Diaries Page #10

Nanny!

Where are you going?

- Nanny!

- Grayer. Grayer.

- Nanny!

- Stay here.

- Here.

- What are you doing?

- Take it, take it.

- What?

I can't tolerate the yapping.

Grayer's too young anyway.

- Nanny!

- Grayer.

- Nanny, don't go!

- Grayer, sweetheart...

Nanny, wait!

- Nanny!

- Grayer!

Nanny, don't leave me.

Nanny!

Grayer.

What?

Go ahead, puppy,

do your business.

Anywhere you like.

Good puppy!

Nanny Cam, Nanny Cam,

where are you hiding?

I love you.

Hola.

Hmm.

Aha!

Okay, lady,

you want Nanny Cam?

I'll give you

"Nannies Gone Wild."

And this is how the most

significant confrontation

in my life...

happened with a teddy bear.

After the abrupt termination

of my field work,

I took some time to

make sense

of all that

I had witnessed.

During this period

I read that critics of

anthropology believe

that just by

observing a culture

you inevitably change it.

- Mm!

- Ow! Hey.

In the many times that

I thought of Grayer,

I secretly hoped

those critics...

were right.

This is a tape of

my latest nanny disaster.

She was extremely problematic,

to say the least.

She neglected Grayer.

She drank.

She even flirted with my husband.

I finally had to fire her

for promiscuous behavior

with a boy in the building.

This videotape shows her

feeding my child

peanut butter and jelly

directly from the jar.

You know, I remember

this nanny.

She had a very

peculiar attitude.

Let's watch.

You excited about

going to Nantucket?

Yes.

Okay, well, why don't you

close your eyes

and you can dream about

building sand castles?

- I love you, Nanny.

- Good night.

This must be the wrong tape.

I've never seen this one before.

It's all right, just let it play out.

We'll get to something good.

Oh!

It's a problem.

Big problem.

Okay, Mrs. X, now it's time for a few

simple child-care rules.

Oh, all right. The teddy bear has

been compromised.

Slamming the door in

your kid's face is not okay.

Spending more time on a benefit for

kids you've never met

than you do with

your own blood is not okay.

Going to a spa when

your son has a fever of

and not answering

emergency calls,

that officially makes you

an unfit mother.

This is outrageous.

Stop the tape.

Uh, no, this is clearly

a disgruntled nanny.

We... we might have

something to learn here.

Yeah, I know that you're really busy

with your hair appointments

and your Watsu

massages

and your attempts to stay young

so your husband won't leave you,

but here's an idea... why don't you try

eating dinner with your child

every once in a blue moon?

And a head's up here,

lady.

Try smiling once in a while.

People hate you!

As for you, Mr. X,

who the hell are you?

Maybe you're asking

the same about me.

I know you've noticed my ass,

but you probably don't

recognize my face,

so here's a little hint,

okay?

I'm the one who's been

raising your son.

Grayer is not

an accessory.

His mother didn't

order him from a catalogue.

Your son, your wife,

are... are...

are people in your home,

human beings who are

drowning in their desire

for you to just...

for you to look at them.

You know, the truth is,

I don't wish either of you harm.

If for no other reason

than you having

the profound privilege

of being Grayer's parents.

Grayer loves you.

He...

he doesn't care what you're

wearing or what you buy him

or what school

he gets into.

He just... he just

wants you there.

That's it.

And time's running out,

and he won't love you

unconditionally that much longer.

So...

for your own good,

don't miss out

on getting to know him.

He is...

he's truly

an amazing

amazing little person.

Excuse me.

Of course.

Buenas noches.

It's a much tougher game

out there for women.

Nature deals us

some tricky cards.

Is that so hard

for you to understand?

No.

I don't know, Mom.

I just...

So I guess you're not

going into finance?

I don't think that having money

makes it any easier.

You know,

I know that now.

It's okay.

It's your life.

Personally, I think

you're making a big mistake.

But it is your life.

I want you

to be happy.

Hey.

- Hayden.

Oh, that's right.

I forgot to mention

his name is Hayden.

And once I finally

let myself say it,

it was a habit that

was pretty hard to break.

It is... it's going

pretty good actually.

There's more scholarships

out there than I thought.

So why are you

so late?

Because I have

something for you.

It's from

your former employer.

What?

She cornered me

on the 12th floor,

figured I could get

to you before she could.

I don't want to

read this.

- Why don't I read it to you?

- Okay.

"Dear Annie...

It's been several months

since we've spoken.

Even so, the things you said

on that tape haunt me every day.

And now looking back,

I don't know what to say

except thank you...

- and I'm sorry."

"And I'm sorry.

You were so right.

Of all my privileges,

Grayer is my greatest.

I desperately needed

someone to show me that.

You did.

And for that,

I owe you the world.

You may or may not

be surprised

to learn that

I've left my husband.

Not out of the jar.

Try it.

Any man who made me

feel desperate enough

to feign a pregnancy

wasn't worth fighting for.

Isn't it good?

Yeah.

Yeah, it is good.

So I'm pretty confident

that in time

we'll be getting

along just fine.

Yeah, it's really good.

It's really good.

Please know that I wish

you all the best in life.

- Sincerely..."

- "Sincerely...

Alexandra.

P. S...

I'm happy to report that Grayer asks

for you a little bit less

every day and every night."

- Come on.

- Okay.

Let's get out of here.

Catching the Yankees game

with my dad tonight.

- Sounds wonderful.

- Yeah.

There's a popular belief

amongst anthropologists

that you must immerse

yourself in an unfamiliar world

in order to truly

understand your own.

I've probably gotta

get going soon actually.

See you

later tonight, okay?

Yeah.

I certainly hope so.

In conclusion,

I hope this field diary

has been illuminating

for those considering my application

to graduate school.

It certainly has been

for me.

Oh yeah

After a lost summer

of being Nanny,

I finally got to know Annie.

Thanks to a little man

named Grayer,

I only had to trek

across the Hudson River

to make this most

amazing discovery.

- I won't let you down

- Freedom

- I will not give you up

- Freedom

Have some faith

in the sound

You got to give

what you take

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