Maids, on the other hand, consider themselves as outsiders (even if we treat them well) do it because they have to, not because they want to. There is no real concerted effort to do more for the household as they consider it not theirs. Of course, there are exceptions.
It was different when we had Ani 5 years ago. She did all she could to make the house her home. She even took effort to learn English and teach our sons their school worm, then Jordan was in kindergarten while Johan literally spent his first few years with her, learning his numbers and alphabets. Although Mus was to take care of Joey as well, she took no effort to sing or teach him his numbers or ABCs.
I spent some time tidying up Mus' former room, our spare room downstairs. It was so dusty in places she did not see nor took the effort to clean. There was a note for a Mustafa, a new found boyfriend. One wonders.
In a way, I am glad to have my household back.
