Tomike Adeoye, a prominent figure in Nigerian media, has questioned the custom of parents requiring their nannies to wear uniforms when they accompany their kids to public events.
Tomike called the practice “humiliating” in a video posted to her Instagram page, adding that she prefers her kids’ nannies to always be well-groomed and presentable when they are with her family.
“I can never wrap my head around people who go out with their children’s nannies wearing their uniforms. I find it very humiliating. It’s giving, ‘I’m a nanny.’
Especially when you’re at a party and you’re looking all glammed up, your kids are looking so cute, and then you have their nannies wearing uniforms.
“As long as you’re taking care of my child, looking after that child in my absence, you have become my family. My husband once heard one of my nannies telling her boyfriend, ‘Even my madam cannot speak to me like that.
“Even my madam cannot call me names.’ I said, ‘Clock.’ If you will come to my home and become more self-aware, then I have made a positive impact in your life. Life is not that hard.”
I completely agree with Tomike Adeoye—she’s very right. Nannies wearing a uniform to ceremonies can sometimes feel inappropriate and unnecessary, and I believe it’s a no-no for me as well. Such occasions call for a touch of individuality and elegance, not uniformity.
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