Same...same...Actually being a full time mom I've assisted her a lot. What she couldn't do, I would simply help to make good without blaming. I've shared some of the work with whcih I know she's never going to meet my standard. Judging from their output, it's the main reason why I'm so busy nowadays. But still she thinks that she's perfect.
Just quote one example: My Buns never try to learn their Cantonese, not even one single word, though I've always urged them to try. It's makes so much inconvenience to me. Everytime I ask them to go downstairs to buy something sth from McDonalds (as simple as can be imagined), I need to write my order list on a sheet to let her bring along to show the McDonald's staff. Then, another version in English for her to check the completeness of food that she got....But still she got it wrong most of the time, saying that it's not her fault when I queried her ( not to talk about scolding or blaming her). Sch problems can be solved if they learn a little Cantonese, but still they refuse.
If taking about cleaning work, they can most of the time make it without much problem (given that I'm not strict with it).
My Buns/Yans always have assumed that their work are limited to cleaning work and any extra thing like playing with the kids, stock level control, etc are out of their scope and thus whenver you reqired them to do such kinda stuff, they do it with the mind that it's an extra work for them. With these works, they will only do it once if I call her once.
Get real, if I really need a helper only for cleaning work, I wouldn't have hired her and rather hire a part-time worker to make it, wihtout the need to spend so much and paying so much day to day consideration onto her (eg. meals, daily needs, precious bedroom and closets).
You know, I go to market and cook for her everyday,even I seldom cook for my parents. I am the one to fetch my kids to school , she only help me to do all the cleaning work. I also assist her sometime if she works slowly, I only can't stand their poor attitute as a maid. After my kids back home, I keep on busyon teaching my kids homework, handle and prepare their dictation and test; but the maid have time to read newspaper and rest .
原帖由 pollyw 於 09-2-11 10:29 發表
Same...same...Actually being a full time mom I've assisted her a lot. What she couldn't do, I would simply help to make good without blaming. I've shared some of the work with whcih I know she's n ...