Occasionally she looks happier:
Of course, one solution is to hire a (non-White) maid:
Compare to other images of Black women tending White children here (also see the link at the bottom to the post about Black women tending White women).
It’s sort of an interesting portrayal, which seems to be using the idea that rich women who indulge in expensive high-fashion clothing are selfish, uncaring mothers, or at least, that’s how commenters seem to be reading it. Of course, there are lots of reasons a woman might look put out and annoyed by her kids, and I’m sure most mothers (and fathers) have looks like that at various points, unless that was just my mom.
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