Here we go again. New country, new baby, new job (James), new identity (me). Not in the witness protection program kind of way, just in the no longer a career woman becoming a stay at home mom kind of way. This blog got it's title from the question we got every time we told people we were moving to Tbilisi, Georgia: "Is that near Atlanta or Augusta?" Yes. Just east of Atlanta friend. And, well, north of Turkey.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Choking

I meant to write this a few weeks ago when I was looking for a nanny, but it still shocks me, so it must be shared.

I was told by a friend here to ask the nanny's I interviewed what they would do if a baby was choking.  She told me the reply she had gotten, and I figured it must have been a fluke.  So I decided to test it out on 3 different nannies I spoke to.

I asked:
What do you do if a baby is choking?

I was told:
Nothing.

And no blink of the eye, or discomfort in the response.  Just a simple, "nothing."
Oh, OK.  You're hired.  You seem like a good caretaker for my child.

I'm still kind of hoping this is a "Lost in Translation" moment.  But, not sure why they all answer that way....Perhaps it is just the Georgian way - whatever will be will be.

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