I am finally getting a proper haircut at one of those no frills tiny hair salon while Lil Shauna is in class. I can't remember when was the last time I cut my hair, that is the good thing about having long hair. Not that I mind the price, I simply have no time to sit hours at the salon.
I had actually hope for a hair wash and a good head massage but those decent salons are packed and I don't have all day. Well, at least I won't look like lion king for awhile and I hope the hairdresser can fix my fringe, which I have worked on myself in a hurry a few weeks ago. I should have known better to try to trim my fringe right before I need to rush for an appointment. It is ok, I didn't die from crazy bangs, they are mere reminders of my sacrifices for the kids. My mummy's medal.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Bad, Bad, Bad
NRT is still with us. I have more or less decided that I will change her, especially when she irritates me by adding more frustration than help when I needed another pair of hands or when I hear Popo yells at her in frustration thus disturbing my peace or when Popo complains or grumbles about the stupidest thing that she did. Oh, she does stupid things everyday, so that is always plenty for Popo to grumbles about. The urge is of course less strong when things go well or when I see her really trying hard. The down side is that despite the efforts that she puts in, her improvement is pathetic. The kids still take every chance to run away from her. Housework still not up to mark and she still lacks initiative. I think it is an issue with capabilities and how to teach initiatives?
She is still on instructional mode. Give instructions and she moves. If she is unable to proceed with any part of the instruction, she pauses or tries until it is possible. She is apparently not clever enuff to work around the situation or takes initiatives to do things beyond the instructions. She follows the instruction like a SOP, word for word. Faint.
I took 3 CVs from the agencies last Sunday and only 2 of them can be contacted. One of the 2 was chosen and the remaining one did not look after kids during her 2-year stint in Sgp. The family that she was with had 2 grown up kids so I supposed she mainly deal with household chores. Once bitten, twice shy and I am reluctant to take this maid despite her having a 3 YO kid. NRT has 2 young kids herself but it seriously didn’t help things. The agent shared that there are no more CVs until beginning January bcos the agency is trying to clear up whatever CVs they are left with to start the year afresh. In other words, what they have now may be the leftovers of what others have chosen. She then suggested that we wait until the new CVs come in since we are still live-able with NRT and there is no real need to change her immediately. If we only chose the new maid in January, she will only come join us after CNY.
So we are in a catch 22 situation. No good maids to change now and we have to wait until after CNY. If we can survive so long with NRT, I think we can continue to live with her lor. Then there is Popo, who continue to complain about NRT yet refused to change her! My guess is that she doesn’t want to (a) be the bad guy (b) get the blame if the next one is worse than this one. So we are in this vicious cycle of her complaining, I threaten to change maid which she refuses (or at least says that she hasn’t decided and wants to monitor somemore) but at least stop complaining until the next thing that NRT does irk her. This cycle can repeat itself almost EVERYDAY. It happened again this morning. -______-“ Why am I in this shit?
After Popo’s first call to complain about NRT this morning, she called again to say that she wants to bring the kids to Sentosa, no swimming but to only play sand at the beach and the 3Fs are not going. Strange. She said that she wanted a break. Double strange. I suspect that she will throw the kids at me when I meet them in Sentosa after work and she will go for her RWS. She’s feeling a little rich recently. *Dread* What can we do in Sentosa with the possible wet weather or terrible heat? Haiz. If my guess is correct, she will probably not come home today to make her RWS entrance fees worth. Then she will be super cranky tomorrow due to lack of sleep and will jump at the slightest mistakes that NRT makes tomorrow, which will be plenty. I better plan my escape routes especially when Daddy Lim has to work late both days. Arrggghhhhh, what a weekend. I need help!
Mummy Lim
She is still on instructional mode. Give instructions and she moves. If she is unable to proceed with any part of the instruction, she pauses or tries until it is possible. She is apparently not clever enuff to work around the situation or takes initiatives to do things beyond the instructions. She follows the instruction like a SOP, word for word. Faint.
I took 3 CVs from the agencies last Sunday and only 2 of them can be contacted. One of the 2 was chosen and the remaining one did not look after kids during her 2-year stint in Sgp. The family that she was with had 2 grown up kids so I supposed she mainly deal with household chores. Once bitten, twice shy and I am reluctant to take this maid despite her having a 3 YO kid. NRT has 2 young kids herself but it seriously didn’t help things. The agent shared that there are no more CVs until beginning January bcos the agency is trying to clear up whatever CVs they are left with to start the year afresh. In other words, what they have now may be the leftovers of what others have chosen. She then suggested that we wait until the new CVs come in since we are still live-able with NRT and there is no real need to change her immediately. If we only chose the new maid in January, she will only come join us after CNY.
So we are in a catch 22 situation. No good maids to change now and we have to wait until after CNY. If we can survive so long with NRT, I think we can continue to live with her lor. Then there is Popo, who continue to complain about NRT yet refused to change her! My guess is that she doesn’t want to (a) be the bad guy (b) get the blame if the next one is worse than this one. So we are in this vicious cycle of her complaining, I threaten to change maid which she refuses (or at least says that she hasn’t decided and wants to monitor somemore) but at least stop complaining until the next thing that NRT does irk her. This cycle can repeat itself almost EVERYDAY. It happened again this morning. -______-“ Why am I in this shit?
After Popo’s first call to complain about NRT this morning, she called again to say that she wants to bring the kids to Sentosa, no swimming but to only play sand at the beach and the 3Fs are not going. Strange. She said that she wanted a break. Double strange. I suspect that she will throw the kids at me when I meet them in Sentosa after work and she will go for her RWS. She’s feeling a little rich recently. *Dread* What can we do in Sentosa with the possible wet weather or terrible heat? Haiz. If my guess is correct, she will probably not come home today to make her RWS entrance fees worth. Then she will be super cranky tomorrow due to lack of sleep and will jump at the slightest mistakes that NRT makes tomorrow, which will be plenty. I better plan my escape routes especially when Daddy Lim has to work late both days. Arrggghhhhh, what a weekend. I need help!
Mummy Lim
Monday, December 5, 2011
Christmas is Here Soon
How do I know?
1. Bcos I am busy shopping for Christmas prezzie and I am barely half-way there. Time is running out and I don’t have much time to physically shop around for prezzies. I am letting my finger doing the shopping through online websites and bulk purchases. I bet many of the other mummies are like me.
2. Bcos there are so many performances at the shopping malls!
We caught Garfield at JP on Saturday evening. Jiejie tried to mimic the dance moves. Although she wasn’t very good at it, she appeared to enjoy the show. Jiejie loves storytelling and I bet she fancies such performances as well.
Yday, we were at Millennia Walk watching Hi5 perform. Jiejie prefers Hi5 to Garfield. Lil Isaac was with us too and I was so glad that jiejie is now independent (enuff) to watch such shows on her own and doesn’t stick to me. This mummy is a sucker for such free performances and will be running around trying to catch the different performances in the various shopping malls this festive season.
3. Bcos the kids attempted to create snow through styroform and had a good half an hour of fun. However, the little balls got caught in between the planks and we had a hard time cleaning up using the vacuum cleaner and toothpicks to dig the little balls out. We spent at least an hour doing so. Surprisingly, Lil Shauna found the picking little balls good fun and was very much entertained by the cleaning up process.
Mummy Lim
1. Bcos I am busy shopping for Christmas prezzie and I am barely half-way there. Time is running out and I don’t have much time to physically shop around for prezzies. I am letting my finger doing the shopping through online websites and bulk purchases. I bet many of the other mummies are like me.
2. Bcos there are so many performances at the shopping malls!
We caught Garfield at JP on Saturday evening. Jiejie tried to mimic the dance moves. Although she wasn’t very good at it, she appeared to enjoy the show. Jiejie loves storytelling and I bet she fancies such performances as well.
Yday, we were at Millennia Walk watching Hi5 perform. Jiejie prefers Hi5 to Garfield. Lil Isaac was with us too and I was so glad that jiejie is now independent (enuff) to watch such shows on her own and doesn’t stick to me. This mummy is a sucker for such free performances and will be running around trying to catch the different performances in the various shopping malls this festive season.
3. Bcos the kids attempted to create snow through styroform and had a good half an hour of fun. However, the little balls got caught in between the planks and we had a hard time cleaning up using the vacuum cleaner and toothpicks to dig the little balls out. We spent at least an hour doing so. Surprisingly, Lil Shauna found the picking little balls good fun and was very much entertained by the cleaning up process.
Mummy Lim
Pain
The lower back pain is still there. According to the internet, I might have chronic backpain and is urged to get medical attention if the pain doesn’t go away. The dull ache is still there despite an alternate application of ko-yoke plaster and yoko yoko rub.
I finally went for the Chinese tu nai massage yday. There is one just right next to Lil Shauna’s phonics school and I went for an half hour rub after sending her for class.
A China lady attended to me and began to give me a hard rub on my neck and my entire back focusing on my shoulder, shoulder blade and also my lower back. From time to time, she will exclaim that I have a huge chunk here and there and worked on kneading that chunk away. Accordingly to her, the muscle or nerve (or whatever) was tensed up and she was helping to “loosen” it. I didn’t really hear much of what she said bcos it was really painful when she worked on those areas. I was either trying to endure the pain or reminding myself to breathe. Yes, it was that bad. I think I even perspired trying to endure those pains.
The lower back ache did go away after the massage but I think that was bcos my entire back was sore. I started feeling the dull ache coming back a couple of hours later. Then again, the ache seems less intense. I am supposed to feel loosen up after the massage but now my shoulders are tense again leh. The lady warned me that I will get a sore back today and it is so true. My whole back is sore and those areas that she worked exceptionally hard are bad. I feel as if my whole back is full of blue-blacks. Well, if that works to cure the lower back ache, I don’t mind.
Once again, I am reminded of how old I am. And it doesn’t help that we are moving into year 2012. Sh!t, I am turning 33.
Mummy Lim
I finally went for the Chinese tu nai massage yday. There is one just right next to Lil Shauna’s phonics school and I went for an half hour rub after sending her for class.
A China lady attended to me and began to give me a hard rub on my neck and my entire back focusing on my shoulder, shoulder blade and also my lower back. From time to time, she will exclaim that I have a huge chunk here and there and worked on kneading that chunk away. Accordingly to her, the muscle or nerve (or whatever) was tensed up and she was helping to “loosen” it. I didn’t really hear much of what she said bcos it was really painful when she worked on those areas. I was either trying to endure the pain or reminding myself to breathe. Yes, it was that bad. I think I even perspired trying to endure those pains.
The lower back ache did go away after the massage but I think that was bcos my entire back was sore. I started feeling the dull ache coming back a couple of hours later. Then again, the ache seems less intense. I am supposed to feel loosen up after the massage but now my shoulders are tense again leh. The lady warned me that I will get a sore back today and it is so true. My whole back is sore and those areas that she worked exceptionally hard are bad. I feel as if my whole back is full of blue-blacks. Well, if that works to cure the lower back ache, I don’t mind.
Once again, I am reminded of how old I am. And it doesn’t help that we are moving into year 2012. Sh!t, I am turning 33.
Mummy Lim
Growing Up Too Quickly
He is still not walking and his vocabulary is still limited to "ah-tah" (peekaboo) and "mum-mum" (food) but he is definitely growing up too quickly for us.
Every now and then, he will show us new tricks that he has learnt. The latest - taking tissue from the tissue box to wipe his mouth (even if his mouth is clean) or to blow his nose like what flu-plagued ah yee did. I like the latter bcos that may mean that we will have an easier time when he is really down with running nose the next time.
Lil Isaac inherited many of jiejie's toys. One of which is the activity table. I remember seeing jiejie growing up and progressing with the different activities, starting from pressing buttons to eventually turning knobs. However, for the little man, when i finally spot him at the table, he seems to immediately dive into the toughest activity. In fact, that activity table seems too easy for him.
I am constantly in this dilemma. On one hand, I wanted him to slow down and be our baby forever. I love his chubby little arms and thighs. Jiejie lost her baby fats already. Then again, I can't wait for him to grow up so that he can start walking and tell me what he wants.
Mummy Lim
Every now and then, he will show us new tricks that he has learnt. The latest - taking tissue from the tissue box to wipe his mouth (even if his mouth is clean) or to blow his nose like what flu-plagued ah yee did. I like the latter bcos that may mean that we will have an easier time when he is really down with running nose the next time.
Lil Isaac inherited many of jiejie's toys. One of which is the activity table. I remember seeing jiejie growing up and progressing with the different activities, starting from pressing buttons to eventually turning knobs. However, for the little man, when i finally spot him at the table, he seems to immediately dive into the toughest activity. In fact, that activity table seems too easy for him.
I am constantly in this dilemma. On one hand, I wanted him to slow down and be our baby forever. I love his chubby little arms and thighs. Jiejie lost her baby fats already. Then again, I can't wait for him to grow up so that he can start walking and tell me what he wants.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Really The End
Jiejie skipped her ballet class again. For the past week, she will always tell me that she will go for her ballet class whenever I asked her. In fact, she too said that she will go when I asked her last night and this morning when she woke up. However, she backed out when it was time to change. Again she said that she was tired.
I didn't force her. Popo thinks that I gave in too easily. To me, I rather channel the funds to some other avenues where she will better enjoy herself. Of course I had hoped that she will stay on and be really good in it but maybe her interest is not in ballet? And ballet is afterall an ECA to me. I wouldn't let her go this easily if it is something academically focused.
As for her phonics class, she seems to be still enjoying it. Teacher Rebecca said that the Launchpad that she's going for is less "playful". I hope Lil Shauna continues to enjoy her phonics.
NRT always drove my crazy this morning. We had been contemplating to change her. She still doesn't win the kids' favor. She's slow with the housework and ended up being so busy with housework or trying to pacify the howling Lil Isaac who is constantly trying to escape her. In the end, she doesn't have much time with jiejie. In Centris, she's too slow for the girls. When she's at the housework, Popo keeps insisting that she cannot do a good job and ended up spending time hawking over her.
This morning, she took forever at the housework and I had to entertain the 2 kids who were fighting for my attention. Things got a little crazy when Popo went to hawk over auntie. Then I realized that she hasn't been sweeping and mopping the area underneath the sofa, table and tv console. I saw a layer of dust and lots of toys. After she cleaned the toilet, I saw that the wall was not scrubbed and the mould were mocking at me. I was so angry when I saw that Lil Isaac's bowl wasn't clean properly. Food was stuck at a tiny groove on the external of the bowl and mould was growing! NRT explained that the usual sponge cannot reach that groove. Arrrggghhhh, no brush in the house meh? Why didn't she bother to ask? I was mad that she isn't good with the kids, spent so much time with housework yet I have a dirty house.
These are just the tip of the iceberg. We see many of these everyday. So, I went to the agency when jiejie was in her phonics class today and got 3 new resumes. Yes, it is very cruel to her if we send her back. But we are cruel to ourselves if we continue to keep her and she doesn't improve. I will give her another week. She better buck up.
Mummy Lim
I didn't force her. Popo thinks that I gave in too easily. To me, I rather channel the funds to some other avenues where she will better enjoy herself. Of course I had hoped that she will stay on and be really good in it but maybe her interest is not in ballet? And ballet is afterall an ECA to me. I wouldn't let her go this easily if it is something academically focused.
As for her phonics class, she seems to be still enjoying it. Teacher Rebecca said that the Launchpad that she's going for is less "playful". I hope Lil Shauna continues to enjoy her phonics.
NRT always drove my crazy this morning. We had been contemplating to change her. She still doesn't win the kids' favor. She's slow with the housework and ended up being so busy with housework or trying to pacify the howling Lil Isaac who is constantly trying to escape her. In the end, she doesn't have much time with jiejie. In Centris, she's too slow for the girls. When she's at the housework, Popo keeps insisting that she cannot do a good job and ended up spending time hawking over her.
This morning, she took forever at the housework and I had to entertain the 2 kids who were fighting for my attention. Things got a little crazy when Popo went to hawk over auntie. Then I realized that she hasn't been sweeping and mopping the area underneath the sofa, table and tv console. I saw a layer of dust and lots of toys. After she cleaned the toilet, I saw that the wall was not scrubbed and the mould were mocking at me. I was so angry when I saw that Lil Isaac's bowl wasn't clean properly. Food was stuck at a tiny groove on the external of the bowl and mould was growing! NRT explained that the usual sponge cannot reach that groove. Arrrggghhhh, no brush in the house meh? Why didn't she bother to ask? I was mad that she isn't good with the kids, spent so much time with housework yet I have a dirty house.
These are just the tip of the iceberg. We see many of these everyday. So, I went to the agency when jiejie was in her phonics class today and got 3 new resumes. Yes, it is very cruel to her if we send her back. But we are cruel to ourselves if we continue to keep her and she doesn't improve. I will give her another week. She better buck up.
Mummy Lim
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
All Down
I had a sore throat and a mild flu before we left for Genting. Nainai had a nasty flu and fever on the day that we were supposed to leave for Genting. The flu didnt let up during the trip. It is no surprised that Daddy Lim came down with flu and fever too after the trip. In fact, the flu hasnt left him and he had been nursing a fever on and off since the trip. He has promised to see the doctor tomorrow to get the fever checked out. I hope it is just a persistent flu bug.
Lil Shauna came down with flu after the trip too. Luckily there was no fever. Her running nose seems to get better after a few doses of the leftover flu medicine but came back when we didnt keep up with the medicine. We brought her to the doctor yday for new medicine.
Lil Isaac has dried mucus and his nose seems a little runny too. At least he didnt develop fever from his jab yday. I hope my BM is good enuff for him to fend off the flu bug.
Ah yee is sick too. Somehow, the flu bug went to her and she was whinny about being sick.
Bad enuff? No, I think I injured my back from carrying too much of Lil Shauna and Lil Isaac during the trip. I came back with a nasty, dull pain at my tail bone. I felt a constant ache that didnt really go away despite the ko-yok plaster cos the carrying continue when we came back. There are days that the pain is really bad (like today) and I couldnt sit properly for long without feeling the need to fidget, as if that will help to chase away the pain. And the dull ache travels to my leg. The dull paim intensified when I took certain sitting postures (like crossing my legs). Arrggghhhhh.. I think I need the doctor too. Or maybe the sinseh or a good massage. I is old liao.
Mummy Lim
Lil Shauna came down with flu after the trip too. Luckily there was no fever. Her running nose seems to get better after a few doses of the leftover flu medicine but came back when we didnt keep up with the medicine. We brought her to the doctor yday for new medicine.
Lil Isaac has dried mucus and his nose seems a little runny too. At least he didnt develop fever from his jab yday. I hope my BM is good enuff for him to fend off the flu bug.
Ah yee is sick too. Somehow, the flu bug went to her and she was whinny about being sick.
Bad enuff? No, I think I injured my back from carrying too much of Lil Shauna and Lil Isaac during the trip. I came back with a nasty, dull pain at my tail bone. I felt a constant ache that didnt really go away despite the ko-yok plaster cos the carrying continue when we came back. There are days that the pain is really bad (like today) and I couldnt sit properly for long without feeling the need to fidget, as if that will help to chase away the pain. And the dull ache travels to my leg. The dull paim intensified when I took certain sitting postures (like crossing my legs). Arrggghhhhh.. I think I need the doctor too. Or maybe the sinseh or a good massage. I is old liao.
Mummy Lim
Random Thoughts
We were at Mummy SY's place last Saturday. Lil Shauna loves to play with Booboo, from make-believe to simply jumping on the bed.
What I really wanted to mention is that T was there too and he was roaming freely with little need for supervision. T is 8 months older than Lil Isaac. I am just so looking forward to Lil Isaac being 8 months older.
I was on leave yday to bring Lil Isaac for his first of the 2 pneumococcal jabs. I love how the kids look when they just woke up.
Lil Isaac cried from his jab. I heard people say that it is a painful jab. The 2nd jab is due in 2-months. The best part? The GP mentioned that there is a revised guideline on MMR. The first jab (of 2) is due now and asked me to bring Lil Isaac back in 2 weeks' time. Great! -_______-" The only comfort is that the new version of MMR can be mixed with the chicken pox vaccine.
My brother shifted into a bigger unit in Centris. He did it up a little before shifting in. I am again reminded about how much I like new houses and hotels. Oh gosh, I really think we should do something to our current flat. I am bored. I think we can do with new sofa, new bed for Popo when ah yee shifts out and also new bed for Lil Shauna.
Did I mention how much I hate Daddy Lim's new gaming mouse? It is absolutely smooth, in fact too smooth and glides everywhere. I am straining my arm muscle trying to tame it. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
What I really wanted to mention is that T was there too and he was roaming freely with little need for supervision. T is 8 months older than Lil Isaac. I am just so looking forward to Lil Isaac being 8 months older.
I was on leave yday to bring Lil Isaac for his first of the 2 pneumococcal jabs. I love how the kids look when they just woke up.
Lil Isaac cried from his jab. I heard people say that it is a painful jab. The 2nd jab is due in 2-months. The best part? The GP mentioned that there is a revised guideline on MMR. The first jab (of 2) is due now and asked me to bring Lil Isaac back in 2 weeks' time. Great! -_______-" The only comfort is that the new version of MMR can be mixed with the chicken pox vaccine.
My brother shifted into a bigger unit in Centris. He did it up a little before shifting in. I am again reminded about how much I like new houses and hotels. Oh gosh, I really think we should do something to our current flat. I am bored. I think we can do with new sofa, new bed for Popo when ah yee shifts out and also new bed for Lil Shauna.
Did I mention how much I hate Daddy Lim's new gaming mouse? It is absolutely smooth, in fact too smooth and glides everywhere. I am straining my arm muscle trying to tame it. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, November 27, 2011
The Fallen Ballerina
Three weeks ago, Lil Shauna refused to go for her ballet class. She finally changed into her ballet costume after much coaxing. However, she was only willing to sit at the door with mummy and wouldn't join the class despite the teacher's attempt to coax her. We eventually left but that is after she promised to come back for her class the following week.
Last week, she did go for her ballet. Maybe I was a little too sensitive but I thought she didn't look too happy and didn't enjoy the class as much as she used to.
This morning, it was a nightmare again. She insisted that she was tired and didn't want to go for her ballet. Then, she threw a tantrum and cried for about 30mins until she was really tired and finally stopped. I refused to give in to her whatever demand.
So we skipped ballet again. She refused to bulge when I threatened that we will stay at home the whole day since she is "so tired". She announced that she doesn't want to go for all future ballet class and agreed when I asked if I should throw away her ballet clothes.
I had expected that this might happen. If given a choice, I would of course hope that Lil Shauna can stick to an interest and be really good in it. Then again, she is no genius and is really young now to really know what she wants. I would be more worried if she's rejecting her phonics class, which is academically focus. So, I comfort myself that I can save some $$. I will look into channeling my funds into music class instead. There is also swimming and abacus for next year!
The best part? After the big hooha, Lil Shauna asked to go for her ballet class at 11am. -.o" She's confusing me but at least she admitted that she threw a tantrum and apologized to me when I asked her to.
Mummy Lim
Last week, she did go for her ballet. Maybe I was a little too sensitive but I thought she didn't look too happy and didn't enjoy the class as much as she used to.
This morning, it was a nightmare again. She insisted that she was tired and didn't want to go for her ballet. Then, she threw a tantrum and cried for about 30mins until she was really tired and finally stopped. I refused to give in to her whatever demand.
So we skipped ballet again. She refused to bulge when I threatened that we will stay at home the whole day since she is "so tired". She announced that she doesn't want to go for all future ballet class and agreed when I asked if I should throw away her ballet clothes.
I had expected that this might happen. If given a choice, I would of course hope that Lil Shauna can stick to an interest and be really good in it. Then again, she is no genius and is really young now to really know what she wants. I would be more worried if she's rejecting her phonics class, which is academically focus. So, I comfort myself that I can save some $$. I will look into channeling my funds into music class instead. There is also swimming and abacus for next year!
The best part? After the big hooha, Lil Shauna asked to go for her ballet class at 11am. -.o" She's confusing me but at least she admitted that she threw a tantrum and apologized to me when I asked her to.
Mummy Lim
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Last Straw
Popo was fuming mad just now. It is the same old thing. Popo expects NRT to read her mind and know what to do, which she obviously does not. I was pissed bcos Popo nags and irritates me. Just yday, I snapped at Popo for nagging at me bcos of the maid. It was her request to get an IND maid. I am not God. I cannot guarantee that the maid that I chose will be good with kids and housework. That useless cv and blur looking pix on the cv + that less than 2 mins phone interview don't help lor.
I finally told NRT off and gave her the final straw. To date, i have never scold her before. I told her straight in the face that the kids don't like her and she is not meeting Popo's expectation. She's told to buck up or I will send her back.
NRT really doesn't know how to win the kids' favor. It has been 2 weeks that she has been here and she hasn't even draw or color with jiejie or play her vast collection of strawberry shortcake. When she's asked to play with the kids, she merely watch over them and not play with them. No wonder Lil Isaac gets bored and can't wait to get out of her reach. She's one big wooden block.
I don't know how to help her. I mean, how do I teach her to make the kids like her? She don't have much time left. I think she will soon be packing her bags if she continue to irk Popo.
I wouldn't mind changing maid. I do pity NRT that she will get an additional 2 months' loan if I were to send her back, but things are really not working out. Popp defiantly mentioned that we should do without a maid, which I think is impossible unless we send the kids to childcare but Lil Isaac is too young now. Popo is no longer young and it will be very tiring to try to look after 2 kids without help. Of course I don't want to do housework too. I already don't have enuff time with the kids and don't want to sacrifice that little precious time that i have over housework or slog at the housework after the kids are tucked in. Yes, we are pampered and we need a maid for now, at least until Lil Isaac is about 20 months old and I can send the kids to the childcare. Then again, Popo thinks that it is pitiful for the kids to go to childcare.
I think I better start praying for a new and good maid.
Mummy Lim
I finally told NRT off and gave her the final straw. To date, i have never scold her before. I told her straight in the face that the kids don't like her and she is not meeting Popo's expectation. She's told to buck up or I will send her back.
NRT really doesn't know how to win the kids' favor. It has been 2 weeks that she has been here and she hasn't even draw or color with jiejie or play her vast collection of strawberry shortcake. When she's asked to play with the kids, she merely watch over them and not play with them. No wonder Lil Isaac gets bored and can't wait to get out of her reach. She's one big wooden block.
I don't know how to help her. I mean, how do I teach her to make the kids like her? She don't have much time left. I think she will soon be packing her bags if she continue to irk Popo.
I wouldn't mind changing maid. I do pity NRT that she will get an additional 2 months' loan if I were to send her back, but things are really not working out. Popp defiantly mentioned that we should do without a maid, which I think is impossible unless we send the kids to childcare but Lil Isaac is too young now. Popo is no longer young and it will be very tiring to try to look after 2 kids without help. Of course I don't want to do housework too. I already don't have enuff time with the kids and don't want to sacrifice that little precious time that i have over housework or slog at the housework after the kids are tucked in. Yes, we are pampered and we need a maid for now, at least until Lil Isaac is about 20 months old and I can send the kids to the childcare. Then again, Popo thinks that it is pitiful for the kids to go to childcare.
I think I better start praying for a new and good maid.
Mummy Lim
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