Hi mummies,
Remember I said I received calls from some foreign number? Ya, it is confirmed to be from Indonesia and it's my maid's husband's number.
When he called, I was about to pick it up after one ring but then the maid alrdy picked up. I kept saying "hello" but nothing. So I went down and the maid told me is her husband who called.
So I said ok u talk for 15min. But on second thoughts, I went back and took bb away fr the maid, cos I kinda knew it was bb's naptime and then she was fussing.
True enough, she was crying v loudly while the maid was on the phone. So I told her ok I will take care of bb while she can only talk 15min.
Shortly after, bb was coaxed to sleep. Then the maid came up.
I told her next time her husband cannot anyhow call here, only for emergency. Cos I told her, her hubby called few days ago. She said she asked him but he said he didn't. Like real! Cos I have caller ID and having been tracing the number.
I told her firmly, if her hubby calls due to emergency, is fine, I can allow. But I told her, her hubby nvr identified himself on the phone, so how am I supposed to knw who called, and pass the phone to her?!
Anyway, she said sorry and said her hubby called to tell her he will be putting their children's at her mother's place. As he will going to Kalimantan for 1 yr. While saying this, she was teary-eyed and apologizing. I really want to give her the benefit of the doubt but....
Well, seriously I duno whether to believe her. There are 3 pts of suspicion:
1) The phone rang only once and she picked it up so fast, as if she's expecting the call. Even though she was downstairs where the phone was, I mean she can pick up so fast meh?
2) If it was an emergency, why didn't her husband identify himself and say it's an emergency? And play this hide-and-seek game, by calling every 2-3 days? Like v sneaky.
3) I noticed few days ago when I was at home, but upstairs, doing my thing or napping, I didn't recall the phone ringing, but somehow that number was in the incoming call log.
THEN, I told my hubby abt it. He said why I so unreasonable, dun give her the phone to talk blah blah... Say just give her a hp.
AIYOOOO>>>>> I so wana explode at him. I told him no way I will give her a hp at free will to use. I related krex's maid's incident. I even mentioned all those 3 pts of suspicion to him.
MEN! They always think things are so simple, and I told him I hv difficult role to play, to manage the maid. If I do not manage her well, i.e. put her on a tight rein, then things will happen. He can actually retort and say what things will happen. I said they will take us for granted, come up funny stories that hubby or children sick need go back 2 weeks then come back here.
He said like that cancel/terminate the contract. At least he has the brains to say smthg correct in this instance.
Sorry for the long rant.... Need to vent my frustration and some feedback on what measures I can take or whether to continue my smiley face and pretend while tracking the foreign incoming phone calls.