Do i really need a maid?
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I agree… no need a maid.
The maid may potentially give you problems especially when they know you will not at home for now and then -
Maid is for doing housework & taking care of young children & old folk. Your child is an independent 13 years old girl. Your place is small & it is easy to maintain. You can consider move near to your relatives’ place. Let your girl take bus to school or transfer to a nearby school. She can stay at the relatives’ place when you are not in town. It is not cheap to hire a maid & you need to be around to supervise the maid. You really don’t need one.
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You don't need a maid! You'll end up worrying more than previously.
As no more supervise them and your daughter is young, it's really dangerous.
What if you are unlucky and get a 'hiao' maid.....brings men home, then the men starts to prey on your daughter instead.....Terrible consequence. :slapshead: -
seem like the chances of getting a bad maid is pretty high
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Agree with PhoBia on "hiao" maid. I have seen a guard leaving my neighbour’s house at mid-day when they are out at work. Hard to find sensible and responsible maids nowadays. In worst case, they influence your girl with their values and attitudes.
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I too will agree to say that no need to have a maid but it is good to have a female adult relative / neighbour that u trust to keep an eye on yr daughter!
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You don’t need a maid since your daughter seems independent. Send your daughter for enrichment classes or day care if you’re worried that she’s not utilising her time properly. Are your relatives willing to put her up after school? Perhaps she could go to their house and do her homework / study and then make her way home in the evening. This way, she will feel that she is in good hands, has company and a conducive environment to study.
Maids are a lot more hassle. You will need time to train her, and waste energy re-teaching her and lecturing her if she doesn’t learn or refuses to learn. These days, maids don’t come equipped with the required skills. Don’t succumb to maids if you can help it. -
I try to avoid employing maid. My reason : one more person to look after & to give instruction & there’ll be an extra person in the house, feels funny (maybe not use to it). Try to get my DH, DSs & even DD to help around & always remember that when new toys are brought out to play, old ones must be properly keep first.
I still wash the dishes, only mid & year end holidays, I instructed my DSs takes turn to help. As for mopping of floor, my DH helps. I only magic clean it. My DH also helps washing the toilets & DSs once in a blue moon come to help but using only plain water without the detergents. Think they’ve fun playing with the water when scrubbing.
Mainly, the laundry & cooking are done by me except when I’m sick. Sometimes once in a while, we dine out.
The workload need to be distribute among the family members else we mothers will be overloaded & can fall sick easily.
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