My Nanny's Ramadan Fast

mom.me ^ | 7/24/13 | by Christie Tate

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

My Nanny's Ramadan Fast

by Christie Tate

Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, is under way, which means my nanny will fast from dawn to sunset every day. And that fasting means no food or water during the hours she will be watching my children. This is our third Ramadan as her employers and just like the previous two years, I feel a pit of fear in my stomach, worrying about her health and that of my children as she cares for them while the temperatures soar.

I know how this will go. For the remainder of the holy month, I will keep my phone closer than normal when I am at work. I will worry that she will pass out from dehydration while leading my 2- and 3-year-old children across the street. I will think about how light-headed and unable to focus I become when I go hours without eating or drinking water in the sunshine. Then I start picturing specific scenarios where she doesn’t watch them closely enough at the pool. Or maybe she’ll space out while my daughter rides her bike with her wobbly legs and her inexpert command of the brakes.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Another genius lib putting the lives of her kids at risk so she can be "totally progressive" with those Mus-lames.

[ClearCase_guy]

Your kids may be in danger, but at least you feel good about yourself.

[Albion Wilde]

Cannot imagine this level of irrationalizing.

[Da Coyote]

As if I give a smelly Obama about anything concerning this woman’s so-called “problem”.

[TYVets]

A Muslim nanny?

No freaking way!

[Red Badger]

SHE SHOULD BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE NANNY PROSELYTIZING THEM......

[Black Agnes]

This.

[cherry]

no one is going to die of starvation or from thirst in 12-14 hrs.....these muslims do this in hot, arid countries and we don't read about them dying like flies....

if this woman trusts this nanny with her two small children otherwise, and apparently she does since she's had her as a nanny for yrs, then what is her big beef?...just another "look at me" and my "big" problems lib...

[CatherineofAragon]

I’d worry less about her fast and more about the possibility of her killing the little infidels with a kitchen knife.

[PeteB570]

Religion aside - going without food or drink (as long as you are in good health)during the day is not that much of a big deal - as long as you’re not exertinh yourself too much.

And Islam allows people in critical jobs to eat and drink if they have to during the day - which Muslims will never bring up to infidels.

[momtothree]

“Your kids may be in danger, but at least you feel good about yourself”.

BINGO! Imagine how “progressive” they feel when they talk about their MUSLIM nanny at work and at cocktail parties. What morons...

[SpaceBar]

Compare to this...

What really died at Auschwitz

[Mr. K]

He’s OK with putting his kids in a dangerous situation?

Nice parent...

[Venturer]

This woman is some kinda nut.

Does the Muslim woman wear a Burka? How Muslim is she ? the Hijab or any of that other crap? Does she pray 5 times a day?’’Find yourself a new Nanny.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

which means my nanny will fast from dawn to sunset every day.

And eat like a pig after sunset.

[viaveritasvita]

At the very least, Christie, hide the box cutters.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

...these muslims do this in hot, arid countries and we don't read about them dying like flies....

The bimbo mom didn't say she was Arabic...only Muslim. Maybe the nanny is from Chechnya.

[servo1969]

Dear Christie,

Why the f--- did you hire a Muslim to take care of your children? Were there no Westboro Baptist Church members available? Or are you just an idiot? I mean, let me get this straight: You are spending your own money in a way that makes you sick with worry. You think it's selfish of you to pick which parts of her religion the woman you hired brings around your children in your own house. These are your children we're talking about, right? Have you perhaps experienced some sort of head trauma at some point in your life?

Sincerely,
Everyone

[HiTech RedNeck]

a person who doesn’t like the actual burden of having to choose something and live with it in peace, if a watchful peace, i fear. so instead she just writes an open ended, worried screed. confess it, this sort of worry-warrior gets under our skin sometimes doesn’t it, and it speaks to our weakness too that it does.

[SoothingDave]

Ding ding ding! We have a winner.