Sorry for butting back in on the MM discussion.
Hello I AM the wife. I have a full-time job. Our children can feed/bathe/change themselves, even wash their own dishes after eating. So is not a major problem on holidays to go without the maid. You have to train them not to be so reliant on the maid. One of these days, the supply of maids will be reduced or the price will go sky high. If you raise yr kids now to be dependent on maids to the extent that you need to bring the maid on holidays to help out, then how abt yr next generation? Also still dependent on maids? No hope for Singaporeans l.or. Just like the NS man whose maid carry his back pack for him. (shakes head).
Singaporeans might think they are v. cool bringing their maids along on holiday to look after the kids/carry the luggage. But actually travellers from other countries are laughing at them.
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