Coming from a one-time NYC babysitter/ Columbia U. student, I must admit that some parents were kind of loopy. Some of the stories were a bit extreme but not out of the ball park. I thought the book was well written, witty and amusing. It is like brain candy... fun, indulgent and probably not very (intellectually) good for you. Yes, the main character was a bit shallow and did a lot of wallowing for money but remember she was young and a student on a college budget, not a easy position to be reasonable and logical.