Courtesy of Nina Keneally
- Nina Keneally founded Need a Mom NYC, where she offers the services of a mom for $40 an hour.
- She's been tasked with everything from doling out dating advice to helping navigate social services.
- She's also had to turn down jobs to impersonate a real mother, talk dirty, and go to a colonoscopy.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nina Keneally, a 71-year-old mom for hire in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts about her job. It has been edited for length and clarity.
Everyone needs a mom at some point in their lives.