Nice Stories about Yayas and other household helps

[shopwisegirl]

our yaya (all round talaga siya) has been with us for 16 years.. moody, topakin, lakas trip, bigla na lang nagagalit ng walang dahilan, masungit, tahimik tapos biglang magagalit sa amin.. tawag namin sa kanya abnormal.. tapos sasagot lang nya "mana lang ako sa inyo".. hahaha.. love namin yun.. hindi na iba tingin namin sa kanya ng kapatid ko.. ate na talaga namin siya.. at alam namin love nya kami kahit ayaw nya aminin.. hahaha.. dumating yung time na malaki financial problem ng family namin.. kahit walang increase, walang bonus, under pay siya (para sakin kasi matagal na siya samin) tapos lagi siya inaaway ng mom ko (menopausal na kasi) nagstay siya.. kaya nung nagkatrabaho na kapatid ko (nauna ako sa kanya magwork), aun.. mega parinig na siya ng increase.. hahaha.. kakatouch lang kasi naintindihan nya yung situation ng family.. hinintay nya na maging ok kami ng kapatid ko bago siya nagdemand ng raise kasi alam nya hirap parents ko kahit pag aralin kami.. ayun.. hanggang ngayon nasa amin pa rin siya.. well compensated na siya.. ^_^ pag birthday nya bisita nya mga pinsan ko (close nya kasi mga yun).. hinahabol pa rin kami pag tinatakot namin (duwag kasi yun), pinapalo pa rin kami pag pinakita namin mga blood (phobia nya yun dahil sa walang kwenta niyang nanay.. grrr..) namumutla yun ng sobra.. inaaway pa rin kami ng kapatid ko pag ginagamit namin mga gamit sa bahay (na gusto nila ng mom ko na nakadisplay lang.. haha).. nasabi ko ba na mabait, maalalahanin, matiyaga, maalaga, masipag at mapagkakatiwalaan siya? basta the best si ate.. ^_^

[funky f]

awww...this is nice, sis.

@twelvth_goddess, i know 

[beatrize zuri]

im very grateful sa yy ng dau ko kasi napaka bait niya samin especially sa dau ko, 9 mos na siya samin and sabi ko nga pag naka 1 yr na siya iincreasan ko na siya., nakikita ko kasing mahal niya si bea and napaka pasensyosa at tyaga niya lagi pa niyang tinuturan si bea kaya parang may instant tutor din ako, she's 2yo pero ang dami ng alam. we treat her as one of the family na rin pati yung tita niyang hh namin, actually pareho silang ok at mapagkakatiwalaan 

[hunny_ally]

we had a longtime maid before who had to leave cause she had to take of her ailing lola. when she got back to the province she setup a small sari-sari store and small carinderia. it flourishing now. her best seller daw was the caldereta i thought her i to cook. nung pumasok kasi yan sa amin ang alam lang is mag-prito at magluto ng sinaing. whenever she goes to manila to buy stuff for her store, she would visit us and would even bring merienda. nakakatuwa kasi you'd see nag-sumikap siya not to be a maid forever

[leletmd]

Pagbalik from day off, she brought a pasalubong na book for my son 

[siomai]

our househelp is very resourceful. since i travel to other countries every month, may mga days na wala ako to buy what the kids need for school etc. she would bike around the village and neigboring community to look for whatever my kids need -- example - sewing kit, barong tagalog, sketchpad.. etc

when my kids are sick, automatic she would cook mga soup and then i found out later from my kids na pinupunasan pala sila pag may lagnat sila. kita ko sa mukha nya na kapag may sakit mga bata she really feels for them.

sometimes kapag nag day off sya she would come home with pasalubong na donuts or bread for us from her own money.

hindi nangungupit ng pera, alahas at kahit ano mang gamit namin.

she also taught my kids how to do household chore kaya hayun hindi rin tamad mga anak ko (luto sa rice cooker, pancakes, hotdogs, spam, hugas pinggan, linis kotse).

[pinkberries]

one of my HHs is exceptional.   i don't actually treat her as maid because she works really well, magaling magluto, magaling maglinis.  kapag tinatamad ako, siya inuutusan ko to pay for our estate tax, and all our utility bills.  walang additional pay, at walang reklamo.   

[cherrhys]

Yung sa amin naman simple lang pero nakakatuwa pa rin.  One of my current yaya (na all around din) really loves my kids and it shows kasi she would read to them, then sobrang tyaga dun sa 3 year old boy kong super hirap pakainin these days.  Then one time na nagday-off paguwi may mga pasalubog na hair clips para sa 2 daughters ko.  Mind you she's far from perfect in terms of her chores pero sobrang masayahin kaya magaan kasama.  Most of all di addict sa cel at t.v. and very trustworthy.  Hopefully, totoong bumalik sya after her vacation in March/finished contract na rin kasi siya.

[honey_iya]

Yung helper namin,dahil 19 years old lang ang hilig ayusan ng hair anak ko,iba-ibang hairstyle everyday kapag pumapasok ng school. tsaka mahilig makipaglaro sa anak ko,nasosobrahan nga lang minsan sa harot

[beatrize zuri]

yung yaya ng 2 yo dau ko hilig niyang basahan ng books si bea, as of now 20 flags na ang memorize niya for 2 days of teaching syempre may mood din si bea na gusto maglaro and all, but her effort and patience in teaching my dau made me smile 

[mdy]

My daughter's yaya had her day off yesterday. Pag-uwi nya may pasalubong sya na jollibee sa mga anak ko. Nakakatuwa lang yung thoughtfulness nya I hope she stays with us pa kasi plano na nya umuwi sa province this April. She's been with is for almost 3 years and although hindi sya perfect yaya, hindi matatawaran yung malasakit at pag-aalaga nya sa mga anak ko.

[mae18]

^ i wish i could have HH/yaya na katulad niyan, nagretire na kasi yun all around maid namin last year due to her age eh 65 yrs old na yun and shes with us thru her age na, alangan namang pagtrabahuhin ko pa sya eh sinumpong na ng highblood, ayaw nga niya umalis kaso madalas na yun highblood niya sumpong kya we have no choice kundi pauwiin na sya ng province nya and bgyan ng retirement pay... hay...  since october last year pa ako wala, sana makahanap ako like her na di na uutusan, baka naman mga sis, may marefer kayo sa akin, pa pm naman ako... need it talaga kasi lapit na bumalik work hubby from his vacation.... 

[twelvth_goddess]

I'm just happy how well-adjusted my new yaya has become na. Plus she's been so proactive na din with cleaning our room and preparing Zoe's things. Wala na ko halos kelangan iutos. Well-adjusted na din sila ni Zoe with each other and hinde na naiinis sa kanya yung anak ko unlike before na ayaw nya sumama.

[Vera]

My son's yaya is a college grad. She just took the board exam for teachers. She's a good tutor and can pronounce properly. I'm lucky to have found her and she loves my son

[mishmish]

My former HH who just left last march had worked for me for about half a year, ok siya, although syempre may mga flaws din, pero all in all, wala ako problema sa kanya. Naiintidihan niya ang mga instructions ko, seryoso sa work, alisto, gives suggestions... During her stay, wala akong mga high blood moments. Too bad, she left kasi mag-aasawa and pregnant na din......

[pinkpotato]

happened weeks after my daughter's birthday (March) - we were at ToysRUs looking for something to buy when we passed by the Barbie stall and saw displayed dolls for the movie Barbie in A Mermaid Tale. My daughter can only choose one so naturally she wants Merliah but also likes the mermaid with violet tail, told her we buy it next time - she was okay but sad.

Manang Ji went to me and ask how much was it and i told her the price. she said to get the doll and give as a gift to her alaga. pero when in the counter i told her to give me any amount she has on her wallet, okay lang kahit she cant pay it 100% pero she was persistent. kawawa naman kasi medyo mahal din yun di ba? gusto ko naman na magbigay pa din sya for her selfworth din na "uy, i paid that, regalo ko yan sa alaga ko!"

and its not just once, my daughter would bring her to 7-11 pra buy ng kahit ano (that manang can afford). i didnt know about this until my mother told me na yun pala ginagawa niya pra mag milk effortlessly ang bata. so from then, i leave them allowance pra may datung pang 7-11.

when my mom is here for vacation, she would bring them to a coffee shop tapos magkakape kape sila dun, libre nya.

[msals2007]

that's nice sis pinkpotato. you're very lucky to have a yaya like Manang Ji ha, truly love ang alaga niya.

[pinkpotato]

that's nice sis pinkpotato. you're very lucky to have a yaya like Manang Ji ha, truly love ang alaga niya.

  Indeed. Thank you.

And i think you'll know best when someone is treating your kid as expected is when the child looks for her nanny when she's not around as usual. like last night, our maid needs to meet my friend at the airport to get some padala from the PH, my daughter asked her where she's going, kung malapit lang ba o malayo, if she'll stay long outside or balik agad, so explain si manang. then my daugther told her to be careful, watch her steps, move away from cars, etc etc (my daughter does this to us, now kay manang na) then manang went to her and wants to kiss her but my daughter said no, she wants to kiss manang instead - this one is not common. our daughter doesnt like to kiss, she always wants to be kissed (except for special times) and last night was one of it.

so i believe that manang is really treating my daughter well. I'm happy to have her with us. Maasahan talaga.

We tell her din to love the child na parang kadugo  nya. that she do her best and be responsible especially pag silang 2 na lang because we are leaving her the most special person in our lives so ibig sabihin we trust her that much. she hasn't disappointed us since.

[mdy]

^I can relate sa yaya story mo. My previous yaya is like that. And whenever she came back from a day off, my daughter would joyfully greets her. Eto nga, nagbakasyon, ilang days palang nawawala hinahanap-hanap na ng mga anak ko. Miss na daw nila si ate joy nila ayaw daw nila dito sa temporary yaya na iniwan samen. I'm praying talaga na bumalik sya by the end of the month kasi ang hirap makakuha ng kasama sa bahay na kaya mong iwan yung mga anak ko dahil alam mo na hindi papabayaan.

[pinkpotato]

^ agree sis. sana bumalik yaya mo.