Nannied

The State assumes responsibility for so much that we used to do ourselves, we are so 'nannied' that I think we have gotton out of the habit of noticing other people and just expect there to be a department for every problem. ❋ Newmania (2007)

But critics warned that the public was increasingly being "nannied" over their health. ❋ FIDO The Dog (2009)

The husband is put off by such hand-holding, but after five days of dogged GPS navigating and molten heat, I am relieved to be nannied. ❋ Sara Ruffin Costello (2011)

The policy is based on the "nudge theory", which says people should be encouraged towards living more healthily rather than "nannied" through regulation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Its mix of action and pop culture-soaked nerd comedy isn't something we've seen much of in the half-hour format and while it was a bit jarring to jump from Chewbacca jokes to semi-tense action sequences, the overall effect was akin to watching the mildly rambunctious lovechild of Chuck and Better Off Ted, as nannied by that nifty Robert Redford caper "Sneakers." ❋ Unknown (2011)

After a taste of higher education at SUNY-Purchase, she dropped out, nannied on the Upper West Side, walked on stilts in Midtown with a Dixieland jazz band and waitressed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When I nannied, I always wondered what the deal was. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She loved my jet fuel coffee, having nannied with a French family before us, and had an appreciation for our Mediterranean cooking. ❋ Marianne Leone (2010)

Health secretary Andrew Lansley was roundly criticised when he attacked Oliver's campaign as an example of people being lectured and nannied. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Whether it is banning smoking in cars or talking with disdain about junk food (read: junk food eaters) the idea is the same -- autonomous citizens we are no longer, but rather childlike subjects that need to be nannied. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While many East Germans felt comfortable being nannied by the Communist Party, many West Germans felt cozy in the Gemütlichkeit of a federal state, where regional identity mattered and where the European Union was welcomed, not reviled, as a straitjacket. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They must be allowed to experiment, use the bunsen burner, use the "dangerous" substances to test and retest and not be so nannied that they are not allowed to do the most exciting experiments in case someone is injured, or frightened and their parents may sue! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I've nannied and babysat regularly for over a decade now and I've found that, like most things, what works discipline-wise varies kid to kid duh, I know, way to state the obvious! ❋ Unknown (2008)

I was the most insistent, feeling it was shameful for a Big Boy to be nannied along to school. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The year after I graduated from college. i nannied for a family in California for two or three months. ❋ Happy (2008)

Do spend a pleasant half hour reading the many comments where people are sick to the back teeth of being over taxed, lied too, talked down at, moralized by this amoral government, having facts spun, being nannied, bullied and buried in red tape and petty rules, all the while seeing waste and incompetence at record levels and a total denial of any problems what so ever from the Brown government. ❋ FIDO The Dog (2008)

Pitnutter : "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT PRECIOUS IS A [NEUROTIC] BEAST! SHES THE BEST DOG EVER AND SHE'S GREAT WITH KIDS! DONT YOU KNOW THAT THEY WERE [NANNY] DOGS!?" Precious : *currently mauli- I mean , [nannying] a child* ❋ RandomInternetGoblin (2022)

'I [really] [love] my nanny' ❋ Thesarcasmguy (2016)

I was watching [the nanny] last night and [fran] made out with mr. [Sheffield] cuz they have a sexual attraction to each other!! ❋ Nannyfan69 (2009)

Jack: "So what do you do for a living?" Jill: "I'm a nanny" Jack: "So you go to the kid's house every day, feed them, teach them things, buy groceries with the parents money for them, [run errands] for the family, that sort of stuff?" Jill: "[Uhhh, no], I just go over every once in a while and watch the kid for a few hours" Jack: "You're a fucking [babysitter]." ❋ Don'tLie (2011)

I [have to] [nanny] ❋ Fatgirlnation (2019)

My [stomach] was [hurting], so I had to [nanny]. ❋ Carmeljo Woodside (2022)

Skyler-did you hear about [Pepe] tying his [nanny] to a tree during the party? Maria-no way! Skyler- rich kids [am I right] ❋ Pipuple (2016)

[The rich] woman rather shop all day then [take care of] [the children]. ❋ Lisa (2004)

- Now that we have a [nanny], we can [smoke crack] on the weekend and she'll take care of little [Susie]! ❋ Shaytan (2010)

I don't want [my son] to become a [latchkey kid] so I rather hire a [nanny]. ❋ Tayo Nguyen (2010)