This thread is dedicated to sharing perspectives and experiences about the goings on in homes and businesses as it relates to maid-Oga-Madam-Children relationships. In many instances it is thought that the frosty relationships between maids and the host family is the fault of the maid. In some cases it is true. In other cases too the maid finds himself/herself with a "faulty" host (Oga,Madam,Children) who do not appreciate the efforts of the madi no matter what. This thread is designed to give us the opportunity to relate your experience (firsthand or secondhand) on what a maid around you or anywhere did for/to her host. And what the host did for/to a maid around you.

Well here is an experience I heard. Because a neighbor is usually harsh with her maid, several instances have occurred where the baby receives some serious beating at the hands of the when the parents were not around. Often, due to abuse and in a bid to prevent further battery, then child adapts to the abuse and NEVER tell her/his parent. I have heard someone give a first-hand experience where a maid held the baby and practically used the baby to wedge a returning door that she swung open. ( I HATE TO relate this).

On the flipside, I have also heard of stories of families whose children, much older than a maid but who subject their maids to impossible tasks and errands which she runs for everyone in the home. She does not get to eat what everyone eats. Her meals are the worst, served in dehumanizing bowls. She is the first to wake and the last to sleep. She is just Nine. A time comes when we have to look out for each other and relate our experiences to provide cues that could be useful in our effort to stop the abuse of maids and children. What have you seen or heard in your environment?