Everyone deserves a little consideration
Sep 13th, 2008 by Angele
Finally the week-end! 
*jump jump*
*delighted*
I am so glad that it’s Saturday! The past 2 weeks at work were stressful and hectic and I wonder how I survived till now! >.>
But definitely, it feels great to be home, listen to some music, play pet society on facebook [yeah I'm addicted to that game -_-] and unwind comfortably. 
Still, there’s a little something that has been bothering me for a few minutes now. As I’m writing this post, I can hear my neighbor, who also happens to be my aunt, talking loudly and giving instructions to her housemaid. So far, nothing peculiar… except that I just hate the way she speaks to the old maid! This is not civilized talking. This is merely yelling and being rude in everything she says. And I feel really sorry for the poor maid.
This is not the first time. I often overhear my aunt as she addresses her housemaid and she always has something very unpleasant to say. This is not just about the words she uses, but also her tone of voice. It’s almost as if she’s talking to some animals. And the housemaid just remains silent, perhaps too intimidated to say anything. But for sure, deep inside, I am certain that she is hurt. Who wouldn’t be?
So what? She’s a housemaid. But she’s also a human being with a heart, right? Show some respect damn it! No one deserves to be spoken to meanly or in a condescending manner…
Ok, I can understand that maybe sometimes the old lady is not doing the household chores as my aunt expects her to. But is that a reason to yell at her in the driveway where everyone can hear the argument and call her names like “silly old woman”, “dope” or “brainless person”?
If I were in the housemaid’s shoes, I would have quit a long long time ago. But then again, she must have her own reasons to stay at my aunt’s place and bear all that shit. I remember, once I was in the backyard and I saw her and she waved at me. I said hello and asked how she was doing. She told me she was exhausted because she has to work a whole day at my aunt’s place and when she gets home, she has to take care of her ninety year old mother and her sick husband. So, certainly she needs the money and she takes all the blows silently without complaining.
Big mouth, little consideration for others… I’d say without hesitation that my aunt IS the “brainless person” in the whole story!
I hate this weekend!!!!
Can’t wait for the next to come though.
To day-dreamer,
*pats dd*
I hope you’ll be fine soon. A hug just for you
It’s a shame that some people think they are better than others!
But justice will come to them in their next lives…
We’d often have one or two brainless relatives … I know b/c I have one or two of them too. Ugh!
Anyway, looking forward to talk to you again!
Hugs!
shame on her.
To Julia,
Maybe in her next life, she will be the housemaid and someone else will treat her as bad as she’s treating her maid now!
To Kyels,
I wonder what it would be like if all the brainless people get together! LOLL
To _butt,
Definitely!
This post is an interesting contrast to those stories Um Naief posted about all the bizarre troubles she has had with housemaids (and groundskeepers) employed by her family. You defend them as human beings with hearts who don’t deserve the suffering they’re put through. She makes them sound like heartless subhumans who deserve everything they get.
I guess it all depends on your point of view.
I know a lot of guys who treat their wives the same way.
Yeah I guess it depends on points of views. Ever since I was a child, I was taught to respect people no matter to what class they belong. Housemaids are usually considered to be among the low class but to me it doesn’t matter in the sense that I see them as human beings first of all.
I have a housemaid who’s been working at my place for a few years now. I enjoy chatting with her every morning as she prepares breakfast and often my mom would ask her to sit with us and drink a cuppa.
This is how I see things. She might be working for us but we treat her well.