yaya woes

when i was still pregnant, officemates who had kids started to say "welcome to the world of yayas". they should've warned me better about the horrors of having one.

1) before i went back to work (2.5months due to CS), i already had 3 yayas. the 1st one had to go back to the province his her ex-husband was murdered (read: chopped up) by the other woman & the other woman's mother (telenovela anyone?). the 2nd one was just temporary and stayed with us for roughly 2 weeks. and the 3rd one is the one that's currently staying with us.

2) personal space. given that we're living in a 52sqm condo unit, this is something which we don't really have, unless we lock ourselves up in the room or in the bathroom. having someone looking over your shoulder while you're browsing through old pictures with matching "Te, payatot ka pala dati" comments are totally annoying.

3) "si bailey kasi eh". why blame the kid for your inefficiencies like breaking the bottle of mansinilya or not putting together the cover of the rice cooker properly because the baby was crying???? puhleeze.

4) "Ate, magagalit ka ba?" well it depends right? this was followed by, "Pwede ba mag-syota". wah. as it turned out, she got together with the male helper from my in-law's house after several texts and phone calls. and after several weeks, i wake up one monday morning to a "Te, 'wag mo nang isipin na kami pa ni ". like i give a flying f if you're still together or not.

5) which brings me to my next point. unlicalls & unlitexts. i'm a big fan of this service, regardless of the provider. but i think all parents with yayas will attest to the fact that this is ABSOLUTELY ANNOYING especially if it's what they do practically the whole day. add to that the fact that this yaya of mine even has a handsfree headset (sosyal di ba?). so she has it plugged in her ears when doing the dishes, sweeping the floor, carrying the baby, watching tv, ironing the clothes... and the list goes on. we just imposed a rule that she can't use her mobile during work hours since she might not be able to hear the bailey, plus, it absolutely slows her down so she can't finish the simplest of tasks right away. but of course, since we're not at home all the time, she might be sneaking in some chat time whenever we're not around.

6) breaking things in the house, and just saying, "ewan ko nga kung bakit eh". HUWHAT. i replaced the medicine dropper for bailey's vitamins bottle since the measuring lines got faded. of course, before paying for it, i checked if it was in good condition. a few weeks later, i look at the dropper and it already has a crack near the rubber handle, like when you close the cover of a bottle too tight and it just cracks open. i asked her what happened, and she goes, "ganyan na yan eh, ewan ko nga ba kung bakit ganyan" (Lord grant me patience....). i just told her that she's the only one using it, so she can't blame bailey or anyone else for breaking it. and yes, it is BROKEN and it's not normal to have a CRACK on the medicine dropper.

SIGH. there's more but it just gives me a headache to think about it right now. so i'll just update the list once something monumental happens (but i hope not).