My problem
The other day I freaked out when Hassan broke my Sennheiser wireless headphone, but I didn’t pat him on the hands or shout at him, I just got up, fixed it with cellotape. So I thought why get angry over nothing. It’s still working.
Some days I feel like being a super housekeeper, I’d get out my broom, sweep the floors twice, dust all the surfaces and mob mop the floors three times, once with Dettol, once with Softy Lemon scented floor cleaner and finally once with Downy diluted in water. Then to top that, I’d lit a candle.
Other days like today I just can’t keep things in order, I’ve had some real problems with my babysitter, she’s always been enforcing her ideas upon me every since I got her. She has simply become a pain in the neck. I’ve always felt I can’t talk back at her because I needed her to take care of Hassan while I’m away at work. I feared she would hurt my baby one day but I’ve had it with her now. Now she wants to leave. I’ve given her a choice to stay for one extra month and she’d have pay her ticket from her own salary or I could find her another home she can work for an extra year. She wants to go with the first option. I quickly agreed.
In the past year I’ve had her, I couldn’t really trust her, she was just so nosy and rude to everyone. From day number one I made her feel welcomed, just like a sister and if I didn’t like something I’d overlook some matters just for the baby’s sake. I don’t know why I put up with her for so long, maybe because I thought about her little daughter. I wouldn’t want to be in her shoes so I gave her many chances because I’ve never lived away from my family, and I wouldn’t know how it feels.
Number one on my list now is to find myself a new babysitter, I’m clueless what to get this time, I’m thinking a Sri Lankan. I hope this time I’d have better luck.
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November 22nd, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I just got rid of my housekeeper a few days ago for basically the same reasons. I overlooked the rudeness, the laziness, the lying, the eavesdropping, the attitude, everything - because I have two small children in the house and I know that housekeepers like to take their revenge out on children.
Good luck. People will tell you not to make your decision based on nationality, that there is good and bad in every group, but take into consideration their cultures and see which one suits you and your family best.
November 23rd, 2006 at 6:57 am
My problem is mom is trying to convince me to have a babysitter lol when it comes to our baby my husband and i take turns, he doesn’t like babysitters and I’m cool with that, good luck in finding a good one
November 25th, 2006 at 10:50 am
I’m so lost. I’d love to handle everything on my own but I don’t think I can. It’s so hard to cope with house chores without hired help.
I can never get things done on time even with a babysitter, little time is left for me, so I can’t imagine how it would be if she left. Plain chaos!
November 28th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
This is something difficult but you have to make it clear to them anything happens to your children that they will be held responsible and an extreme trouble.. knock that idea through their head.. you know what I mean. Again it isnt easy since its your child!