Few weeks after moving in to Muntinlupa, we finally got a yaya. A 16-year old kid (she’s still a kid for me) from a relocation site near Bilibid prison. She has stopped studying right after she graduated from elementary.
Btw, she’s a stay-out yaya.
On her first day, which we coincide with my rest day, I told her the things she need to do. She just need to look after Claire and here needs and a little bit of Joshua’s needs as well. That includes cleaning Claire’s feeding bottles, giving her a bath – morning and night (should we go home late), cleaning her pupu, feeding her. As for Joshua, all she needs to go is to fetch him at the gate when he comes home from school, help him change clothes, prepare his lunch, clean his pupu – if ever. Come siesta time, me and the kids took a nap. When I woke up, I saw her sleeping too. Strike one!
Thursday, I took a leave as it was my birthday. Claire was playing and she was just sitting in the corner. Joshua and I were playing with my phone. Few minutes after I heard a loud thud. Claire fell on her back with his head hitting the floor. When I shrieked in terror, that was the time she stood up to pick up Claire. I snapped her and told her I would manage the situation. Strike two!
Saturday morning she didn’t show up. I need to go to work so I ask my cousin to come to our house to look for the kids. The day ends without us knowing what happened and why she didn’t show up. Strike three!
Monday came and she showed up. The husband asked her why she didn’t show up and she just said her older sister was sick and has to go to the clinic for check-up. Around 8am, I took a nap while Claire is playing. Few minutes after, I woke up and saw Claire with all the toys around her. Guess where the yaya is? Sleeping again! Gising ang alaga nya, haler! Strike four!
The next day, I went home to see Claire with dried pupu on her diaper. This has caused rashes. I scolded her and told her to not let that happen again. Di naman ako nagtitipid sa diaper, mas mahal gamutin ang rashes. Strike five!
The following day, I told her to put Calmoseptine on Claire’s rashes before putting on a new diaper only to find out at night that the rashes got worst and had spread even on her front. Ano ba ginagawa nitong yaya na to? Stike six!
Yesterday, we went home late as the husband and I did our groceries first. When we got home, I asked her where is Joshua. Her answer – di ko pa alam ate, kanina pa yun umalis eh. And she was not worrying at all! It was 9pm already and asked if they have eaten dinner – hindi pa po kuya. She knows where to get the food ha. Joshua went to his cousin few doors away from us to eat. And she hasn’t gave Claire a bath for the night. Then the bottles are still not cleaned. Ano ba ginawa nito buong araw? Strike seven!
And now, Joshua was not able to go to school. I have to go to work early so I told the husband to wake up Joshua by 6:30am. The husband then advised the yaya to wake up Joshua. At 7:15am, hubby noticed that the school service of Joshua is still waiting for him at the gate. He went to check Joshua only to find out he was still sleeping. Yaya’s reason – ayaw po gumising eh. Strike eight!
The husband had enough. All the while, I thought he’ll wait for strike ten before doing something. He advised me that he’ll ask my aunt return to us and look after the kids. He had enough of this mahinhin at mahiyain kunong yaya.
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