The new daughter in law

Hello again, and today i will be discussing domestic helpers, or in a more colloquial term, "maids". Whilst Singapore is one of the few countries where full time domestic helpers are legal, the debate on should we have them in our homes in the first place is ongoing.

"The new daughter in law" is a quote i heard a few days ago. And i ask myself, is this true? Have our maids taken the role of the mothers and wives of the family? And furthermore we really so dependent on them that our household cannot run without them?

Netmaid, a popular website for domestic help in singapore boasts that they have over two thousand maids for our selection. While that number seems small, there are over 200,00 maids working here already. As a student, and someone who has a domestic helper at home, feels that yes, we are becoming too dependent on them. I see myself, asking my helper to pour me a glass of water, to turn on the fan in the room for me, and do other minute tasks that can be easily, easily done by myself and sometimes a feel disgusted. Forget doing chores around the house, if i can pick up after myself that in itself would be a job well done.

There had also been the recent issue where the maid was seen carrying the NS man's bag. People were outraged when they saw the image being circulated online. But i do know for a fact that harsh actions were taken against the person after the incident.

Do we really need, someone to do all these tasks for us full time? Why not part-time help for families where both parents are working where the maid can come in, cook, clean and iron then leave? I find that to be a much better option as having someone to look after you all the time makes you become lazy and over-dependednt.

What do you think on the issue on domestic helpers. If you had a choice, what will you do?

Signing off,
Just another Singaporean