It is hardly two weeks of the new maid's stint and we are already thinking of finding another. Her attitude in general bothers us. I dont know which category to place it - arrogance, indifference or disinterest or all these
combined. She is 34, a spinster, and belongs to a family that has fallen on bad times. Her work is quick but not neat, her attitude to the kids borders on disinterest, and she spents a good part of her spare time in front of the mirror or lying down or sleeping (since TV and magazines dont seem to interest her). She skips some of the meals because she doesnt like the food or because she doesnt like any food that has been kept in the refridgerator.
When we hired her, I had half made up my mind to find a good Catholic boy, if possible, as a groom for her in future. Now V feels that she has probably not got married because she thinks she is too beautiful. Well, she is passably good-looking and has a good figure. And she has the inflexible likes and dislikes that an unencumbered (I dont want to say unmarried, if any of u find it offensive) person develops. I mean a married woman in India generally tends to make a lot many adjustments for her spouse and kids. As a professor of English once told me: The longer you stay unmarried, the more inflexible you become.
Coming back, the kids are not too fond of her. The only thing that interests Mira about her is that she has the same name as her teacher: Lydia.
3 comments:
I have been reading your blog for quite sometime though this is my first comment:
"The longer you stay unmarried, the more inflexible you become" - is what made me to comment :-) i guess this is true equally for women & men.
Cheers,
Joseph
Yes, i guess so. But a spinster's inflexibility might attract more adverse comments. :)
very true infact! Some women dont want cannot just even think of adjusting with anything except themselves. So when they have filled their brainspace with themselves, where do they have time for others.
Resource: Personal experience from roomies ;)
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