Maid drama

My 2nd maid Annie caught the flu and asked to recover at her cousin's place. She promised to come back and work until another maid arrives. But she didn't pick up my calls so end of story.

After 3 weeks without a maid, I was overjoyed when Reymelda came. I was quickly brought down to earth though. She whined on our way back home from the agency that our house was too far. She asked to wear shoes in the house. She asked for fresh milk, juice, fruits, potato chips and even my Toblerone. She eats 6 meals a day, making herself a cup of coffee 4 times a day.

Reyme cleans but turns the house upside down. She puts things in different places and throws things away without asking. She used up my expensive washing machine powder to clean the toilet. Yet she expects praise for her actions. When we criticise, she gets angry and mutters away in Tagalog.

She is impatient with the kids. Yesterday JE refused to let her carry her out of the car. This maid just left her in the car and closed the door. Then she calmly walked into the house and had coffee and a snack. She tried to forcefeed little SE when the poor baby wanted to sleep.

She thinks herself superior to the Cambodian maids at my parents' place. They tried to tell her to bathe JE with warm water instead of cold, that SE's milk needed to be heated up longer, that SE's food needed more liquid, but she wouldn't listen. She turned on music loudly and scolded my brother's maid when she turned down the volume for the kids to sleep.

Sigh. Reyme has only been with us ONE WEEK. I could go on and on, but what's the point. I've already asked the agent for another maid. This woman is truly appalling. For now we're thinking a lousy maid is better than none so Reyme is still around. My stress levels are extremely high right now. :(

Addendum... might as well paste this here since already typed to my sis:

JE vomited in the car yesterday. At home she started to gag so Kevin rushed for our small blue pail. He couldn't find it. Asked maid and she couldn't remember. In the meantime JE vomited and was crying with smelly vomit on her clothes, sofa, floor.

K: Where's the pail 

Her: Sir?

K: There's a pail here. Where you put?

Her: Oh (starts looking here and there)

JE vomits 

K: OK never mind, clean up the kid first

Her: I put the pail somewhere but now it's not here

K: Pail later. Clean her first

Her: Maybe in this cupboard

K: Pail LATER

Her: Maybe outside (takes keys)

K: CLEAN HER FIRST. LATER ONLY FIND THE PAIL

Her: Mam did you see the pail? I put it here

Me: Reymee clean Jo Ern up first. She vomited already

Her: I remember the pail but now cannot find

Me: LOOK FOR THE PAIL LATER!! CLEAN JO ERN FIRST!!! 

First time I have shouted at a maid!