My Maid is So Ho Mia

Lots of my friends said that I pamper my maid. Well, if you come to my house, you will see that I’m not the one who’s pampering her, it’s my MIL! LOL!

The main reason why we have a maid in the first place is MIL is getting old, she can’t manage the house all by herself. Previously, she protested the idea of having a “stranger” at home. So, when SIL#1 had her 2 kids, MIL handled everything from house chores, marketing, cooking, washing (except my and hubby’s clothes), ironing, and etc. So, can you imaging it? And my house is huge! It’s an old house mah…

However, we managed to “brainwash” her into getting a maid after Justin was born. There will be 3 kids in the house, and that means more laundry as MIL insisted all the kids clothes have to be hand-washed!

Ok, so my maid came 4 months after Justin was born. As you know, I’m a “cha poi” mom, I’m very picky and particular about my kids. At the same time, I’m a moo, so my kids are very attached to me. My maid helps out when them, as I know I’m not supermom, I’m only a great mom! LOL!

Besides that, we hired her because we need a domestic helper, not a mommy substitute, right? At the same time, my maid doesn’t read baby care books nor she’s is mother herself, so I can’t trust her 100% in handling my kids. See the clips below and you know what I mean.

I was actually trying to capture Isabelle learning how to spoon feed herself. There were 2 voices in the background. The harsh and “scolding” tone belongs to my maid, who’s a bit impatient, while the other “soft” and “encouraging” one is me. You see, babies are babies. They mess up when they are learning how to eat, as long as there is some one to clean up the mess, I don’t see why I can’t let her try. That’s the way I “trained” Justin too. I want my kids to explore but not just sit there and open their mouths waiting to be fed.

I’m not blaming my maid, she’s a very good helper to me. But she doesn’t know how to talk to kids sometimes. She’s the “head” of the house whom all the kids are afraid of. Once, when I was giving Justin a bottle of yakult in the afternoon, Justin said, “Shoooo, don’t tell kakak Justin drink yakult” and fast fast finished the drink. Ha!

When my boy wants a jelly, he dare not asked my maid but he will go to MIL or SIL. My maid will not approve to junks unless I give her the green light. She doesn’t let the kids watch much TV too, as she herself only watches TV at night, after she finishes her work. She has a TV in her room, given by FIL. That’s what I like about her. She follows my principles.

Other than the tone, she’s ok. My house is definitely not sparkling clean as there are too many people staying under the same roof, unless we brainwash MIL to accept another maid. However, I appreciate her help.

So, someone said she wants a maid that won’t allow kids to watch TV ya? I got one here, but she’s mine. LOL!