Damien Mccrystal

First, weigh your nanny

Damien McCrystal says that fat nannies are a threat to the health and happiness of the family

issue 27 September 2003

This being the time of year when people are hiring new nannies and au pairs, I would like to offer some words of caution: do not hire a fatty. Although it is no doubt offensive and quite possibly illegal to say so, my considerable experience of the fat ones is that they are not very good.

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