This is our new housemaid.

Hello. Elizabeth, this is our new housemaid.

should have for a housemaid. No, sir?

Get a housemaid and all your affairs will improve.

He's probably running away from some housemaid he ruined.

My brother, just get yourself a housemaid and take it easy.

'He took me for his housemaid,' she said to herself as she ran.

Housemaid or domestic worker has been recognized by and protected under the Labor Code.

Martha, the young housemaid, who had just risen to her feet, looked and pointed also.

For many who live in the Gulf, employing a housemaid is a normal part of life.

landing, rang, and called over the balustrade to the housemaid as she appeared in the hall below.

There is no doubt that I am running behind, but I don't think that having a housemaid is the alternative.

Having a housemaid living in this small space will mean that we will have no privacy .. in our own home!

He tells me If you get a housemaid and she takes the little girl to the playground, it will be enough!

Is it logical and responsible of me to get a housemaid to carry out chores which I believe are the basic responsibilities of parents?

The conversation above is one which has been recurring with a colleague at work. He believes that I am wrong in not having a housemaid to help my wife and care for my daughter Joori.

When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth rug raking out the cinders noisily.

Ask yourself now, when was the last time you brought a meal from a restaurant for your driver or housemaid? And how often have you let the driver use your mobile phone to talk to his family, and what about the maid?

One time a friend told me (with pride) that he didn t let the housemaid clean the yard, out of fear that she would get the telephone numbers of the neighbours drivers. So she never left the house, and maybe never saw sunlight expect when putting out the clothes to dry on the roof.

The solution could be in managing time better such as in switching off the television between 5pm and 8pm, or drawing up a schedule for joint family activities, or for me to actually take part in doing housework, even just carrying out chores that I can do easily .. or anything else.. but I would say no to a housemaid (at least under the current circumstances).