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Post by deeconsistent on Aug 8, 2015 14:57:13 GMT -4
I give her a pass on maintaining her composure since this is a professional gig. And, this is certainly a time when the nanny should be taking over. However, I am disturbed by how out of control Moroccan is. I wonder if Mariah undermines any nanny's attempts to discipline him? I could totally see that being a problem in the household. And where is Nick Cannon in all of this? I don't know... it doesn't seem like her "composure" and Morrocan's behavior are unrelated. The way Mariah handled the kids was reportedly a major source of tension between them and, as a poster upthread said, they seem to have a high nanny turnover rate.
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Post by famvir on Aug 8, 2015 15:20:37 GMT -4
I can only respond to what I saw on the video, and it's a mom doing her job (that is her job, getting photographed) while the person hired to keep the kids in line is MIA. Had it been me, I would have had at least two handlers, one for each kid, or maybe three, because sometimes it took two people to pull Moroccan off his mom. What is she supposed to do but smile while she waits for the people she hired to get.her.kids.off.her.
She can't swat at them, or yell at them, or it will be all over the tabs. You know what is worse than having yourself called a bad mother because you are not all "sweetie" as your smelly loaded diaper kid is crawling all over you as you are getting The Star Of Fame, for chissakes? to have you push him away, or yell at him or do anything other than smile and...nothing else.
This is such a loaded situation. If she doesn't being her kids she's a bad mother, if she does and the kids are all over her, she's a bad mom, and if someone else grabs the kid and whisks him off, she's a bad mom. It's times like this I am glad I'm not a celebraty (see what I did there?).
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Post by Hamatron on Aug 8, 2015 15:32:58 GMT -4
I agree, though I tend to lean toward it probably being better not to bring them. She's working, and toddlers don't have much interest in Walk of Fame ceremonies. There's nothing there for them to do there. Some younger kids can handle stuff like receptions, restaurants, and more adult situations. Many (most?) cannot. There's a lot of potential for boredom and anxiety.
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Post by eclair on Aug 8, 2015 16:24:01 GMT -4
Yeah, I think the kids should have stayed home.
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Post by Atreides on Aug 8, 2015 19:42:41 GMT -4
Yep, if they can't behave properly, don't bring 'em out. If any reporter asked, she could have simply said she didn't feel comfortable having them out because of the crowds and noise.
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Post by celerydunk on Aug 8, 2015 20:57:17 GMT -4
That age is so hard to predict. They can be having a great day and then it all goes to hell. The first time the nanny took him away, she shouldn't have brought him back. It's clear he wasn't feeling it. I'm surprised Mariah didn't have that kind of plan in place. That is a lot of noise and commotion for two preschoolers. Someone up thread mentioned the nanny turnover. Mariah wants it that way.
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Post by HotLips on Aug 9, 2015 1:06:05 GMT -4
Someday we'll read about this incident in Moroccan's book, Mariah Dearest. Hopefully he'll be off pacifiers (and potty trained) by then.
Dying to know what her former nannies have done to "make themselves more important" than her. I'm imagining that it's little stuff that Mimi blows waaaaay out of proportion.
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Post by narm on Aug 9, 2015 1:30:07 GMT -4
I tend to be Team Preschoolers Are Strange. My four year old is articulate, vivacious and Very Cute. She charms everywhere she goes, and we are very close.
This summer, I attended a closing ceremony for a college prep program at our local university, where I received recognition for my time at the program. I had to go on stage to get a certificate, and my 7 year old clapped and hollered. My four year old bawled and yelled for me to come back like nothing I'd ever seen from her. I felt awful that she felt abandoned...yet, I know that I did nothing wrong. Momming is hard, yo.
I don't follow Mariah that much, but I don't know that this instance really illustrates her parenting. Preschoolers are soooo unpredictable. I don't doubt that Mariah is a difficult personality, but I can't judge her here. Who really knows...
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Post by discoprincess on Aug 9, 2015 11:50:54 GMT -4
I don't follow Mariah that much, but I don't know that this instance really illustrates her parenting. Preschoolers are soooo unpredictable. I don't doubt that Mariah is a difficult personality, but I can't judge her here. Who really knows... There may or may not be issues with how Mariah parents; I don't know. However, in this instance I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt. There wasn't a medical emergency, and Morrocan didn't seem to be in imminent danger. Mommy was working, and he was getting in the way of her moment. It remains to be seen whether he'll cite this moment in therapy years later.
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Post by ani on Aug 10, 2015 1:23:26 GMT -4
The whole 7 or 8 minutes of that video seemed like this was a chaotic ordeal, much more so when you factor in young kids. I can't imagine what the minutes/hours before and after were like for them.
I'm gonna give Mariah a pass on this one. When I'm smack in the middle of my mundane work (like work related phone conferences while I'm at home), I get cranky and witchy at my child, whenever he comes to bug me, and he's old enough to know better. Mariah is in the middle of an important work event, and yeah, being photographed for this is work. I'm amazed that she didn't go off on the boy or the nanny/nannies, who were doing a crap job of handling him. My first thought for him was, "Have you had your nap?" Kids act a fool when they're tired, and who knows how long they had been at it, not just the pictures, but getting ready, the commute, etc. Then you throw in that they boy didn't just need a change, but also had soiled clothing!?! In the middle of a media event!?! With video and pictures for all to see!?! I would have been livid and someone would have felt my wrath afterwards.
I don't have anxiety issues, but just watching that video set me off. I would have completely lost it, kids or no kids, from 600 people yelling my name and giving me directions. I don't know the details of Mariah's breakdown back in the day, but if this is the kinda stuff she has to deal with on the regular, I see why she drinks so much.
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