Ladies, keen to share my experience today. Absolutely heart-ache.
On the way,to my elder son school to pick him up-I came across an Indonesian maid with 3 kids and one baby about 2 year old. The baby was crying out loud along the way while the maid scolded him loudly and pushed his stroller. The 3 older kids just followed the maid obediently.
I was walking just behind them. As the baby cried louder, the maid started to shout at him and mumbled in Bhs Indonesia " day and night like this..i'm tired!" to the baby.
As predicted, the baby cried even louder - attracted some passerby to look up.
The the maid slapped the baby, then she pitched the baby in his cheek, then she pulled the baby out of the stroller- the baby scrambled to stand on his feet. BTW, he looks about2 years old.
I was so angry to see that i approached them and scolded the maid in Bhasa Indonesia.
To my bewilderness, the maid scolded me back. And challenged me to report her to his madam. Cos the madam gave her permission to beat up her kids when they are naughty. Then she told me she were happy to be sent back to Indonesia!But i paid the ticket. (CRAZY DUDE?)
Then, i replied"You won't be home to Indonesia, you will be at police station by abusing little kid like this!"
The older brother came closer to me, he told me his daddy's handphone number- but he seemed very afraid with the crazy maid! He also told me they are staying at block 261c and he is attending compassvalle primary school.
I called the father- and told him what i have seen. Hope he will do some investigation and keep closely watch-guard to his maid.
I might not in the position to scold the maid- but watching 2 year old boy got beaten by maid....it's painful. Especially we also got children.
From what i can understand-the maid complaints,that she is over extended already. Taking care 4 children by herself is too much! Day & nite like that - is kind a frustrated job for he. But she should resign from her job-rather than abusing our kids.
But i don't like her also. She dared me like that! showing she thinks she is right!
The lesson for us are:
Don't give permission to a maid to beat up our kids in any kind of situation. It's just a ticket for her to abuse our kids.
Don't over extended maid jobs-i think they are human too- they need rest and proper attention. If they go crazy- our kids will be the victim.
I think Childcare will be better place-rather than- with crazy maid like that