I am in the midst of rehearsals for the Racine Theater Guild’s production of “Mary Poppins,” which is why this Morning Show interview from a few years back came to mind.  Nancy Davis’s fascinating book is a collection of a number of essays written by a number of woman writers – exploring in various ways the experience of bringing a nanny into their home to help them care for and raise their children.   The relationship between mother and nanny can be very close and loving – very frosty and businesslike-  very awkward and turbulent – or even a mix of all of these.  It’s a tremendously interesting book which includes moments of entertaining levity as well as moments of true heartbreak.

This is one of those instances where I found myself drawn into a book which, on the surface at least, should not have been of interest to me.  I’m not a parent – so I’ve obviously never employed a nanny.  Nor have I ever been a nanny myself.   Nevertheless,  this book really got me thinking about how tricky and challenging these kind of relationships can be.

The official Morning Show archive is housed on the station’s website, which is wgtd.org.  It is there that you can find nearly all of the Morning Show interviews that have aired over the last several years- in their entirety.