Maids-are they worth it?

We all of us want to work, and just get out a bit. If we were in the UK the cost of childcare would be sky high and deter many of us from working. In Kuwait we are lucky enough to have live in child care at a cheap price-the maid. But at what cost really ? Why shouldn't we use the maid? But we really need to check her out first- you would take care before you handed your car keys to someone.So, take a little time and really make sure your maid is who you want to leave your kids with-it might be the last time you see them.
I for one am glad to see the latest death sentence passed on the killer maid. If more strict sentences were passed in the west for drugs, child abuse , etc perhaps the rate would be lower.

''KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti court yesterday sentenced to death a Filipina maid after she was convicted of killing her Kuwaiti employer's seven-year-old son by slitting his throat, a legal source said. Court documents named the woman as May Membrini.She was accused of killing the boy last January, slitting his 11-year-old brother's throat as well and stabbing his 17-year-old sister. Afterwards she allegedly jumped from the second storey of her employer's home. A police source said at the time that Membrini - who had been in Kuwait for six months - had quarrelled with her employers.The death sentence will automatically be appealed under Kuwaiti law. Death sentences in the state are carried out by hanging and they must be signed by the HH the Amir to be implemented.''


Kuwait Times July 2007