Manang May-May isn't well today. So I have no choice but to bring Abe with me to work. Not that I don't like it. I know he likes it here very much, running around, ransacking my computer. And who wouldn't like a cute little rascal around, anyway. But certainly work gets affected, needless to say. You know what he just did? He shut down my CPU, while he's seated on my lap and I was typing away. Now I will have to start this all over again...
Anyway, May-May, as a nanny is almost close to perfect. She loves Gabriel so much just like her own son, and she's still very young, mind you. Only 18 years old. She is an excellent homemaker, very used to working hard, and above all, is close to God, active in their church. She's a Baptist and I don't mind that at all, cause she's fond of singing Christian songs to Gabriel.
But things changed when she fell in love with that handsome gentleman just across the street. I always catch her staring into space, while Abe is playing around. Lately my son always gets bruises and scratch, and I don't need to explain why. A couple of Sundays ago, she didn't go home after her whole day off. She texted me saying she was spending the night with her boyfriend's family out of town. I was fuming mad! How could she? I got to go to work the following day, Monday! I sent her a cool text message asking why she didn't care to inform me ahead of time. No reply. I called but her phone was already out of reach.
She came home the following day, mid-morning, which only meant, I had to stay home and miss my morning work. When she same she was apologetic, I was stern. And I gave a good amount of 'homily' to her. She was quiet and really apologetic and ashamed. Then the bomb. She would leave by the end of this month. I don't know the real reason. She's not saying anything. All I know is that the guy isn't educated, no work, bummer. I really felt sad for her, and the bleak future that is ahead of her. I'm still wondering why she turned me down when I offered to send her to school.
And what about my son. Abe loves her very much and sometimes thinks she's his mother. These days, it's never easy to look for a nanny just like her. All I want is for a nanny to love my son dearly, so that while I'm away working, I know my son is in good hands.
Talking about woes of a working mom. I am all the more determined not to get pregnant again, as long as I am not ready to stop working. There are a lot of compromises on my part, on my son's part, even on my husband's whenever he's home. And I sometimes get sick and tired of making such compromises.
Right now, all I want is to stay home, take care of Abe, do the laundry (my favorite), put on some curtains, start scrapbooking our wedding album (yes, up till now, I still haven't got around to starting it!), cuddle with Abe and watch Barney...and forget all the worries of the world...
6 comments:
ako. I volunteer my self...
pwede ba ako?
ay pwede gid pwede!...ay galing basi...hehehehe.... you know na..hehehe... galing basi mahal sukot mo.hehehehe
ay don't you worry manang. singil kapatid lang ito. aslong as well fedd alng ako, may cellfone lang daw happy naman ko sina. day off? that can be arranged naman siguro. hahahaha
Ay nano man na man? I know it's hard. The same thing happened to us when my little sis was small, the yaya left coz she got married (to our neighbor hehe). Mas maayo man dira gihapon aside sang damo ka pilian ang sweldo barato. Diri ya pareho lng kamo sweldo sang yaya kungdi ikaw na lng bantay bata mo hehe.
I stayed home and took care of my daughter until she's 8months it's the best time of my life. Oh, sorry for this long comment hehe.
Hope you find a good yaya.
nahisa man ko sa imo mapz, you got to take care of her on your own. gabriel's nanny knows how to make him feel better, than i do. that's the trouble with nannys man galing sometimes, they act like parents na.these days im trying to step in and stand my ground. budlay na no. but one friend told me, it's better man not to have a permanent yaya, kay para indi ma attach ang bata. hay. the pros and cons. thanks for dropping by and for the concern. it makes me feel better to know my woes are being understood.
dom, cge, ti bwas, lupad ka d bacolod? start ka na dayon.hehehe
definitely not a good idea sometimes to leave your kid to the hands of another person. I believe in Nurture vs. nature, ahahah do i make sense? But on the other hand for some working mothers its not easy to say that and its quite understandable. Maping was right, esp. here in New York, everything's way too expensive! You gotta be an upperclass to have someone to take care of your babies..damn.
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