I dont know her name. I have tried asking her a couple of times but have never been able to comprehend her answer . In fact it is difficult communicating with her on any subject. Both of us speak Tamil but i guess while my Tamil got influenced by my childhood being spent in the northern part of India , hers got corrupted watching KTV while chewing betalnut.
Anyway.. We manage.
She comes home every morning at 6 , 7 or 8 ... Her visit is largely dependent on when she thinks sunrise occurred that day.
I dont mind it on most days but when she makes that fateful knock at 6 AM on a SUNDAY... the only day i probably can sleep to my heart's content ... i feel the need to get a gun licence at the earliest.
She also does not approve of my sleeping while my husband is awake.If she happens to witness any such episode where i have blissfully lost myself to sleep, she immediately switches off the fan , opens the windows and asks me ridiculous questions so that i wake up.
If thats not enough,my cooking is constantly under her scrutiny . Once she brought her daughter along and both of them gave running commentary while i was cooking.
Her daughter's tamil was pretty understandable unfortunately.
They concluded that I had not been taught the basic things that indian brides should be and that it was pretty sad that my husband had to settle for me.
Despite all the irritation that she causes i cannot imagine someone replacing her.
She has never taken an off without giving me due notice . She prides herself on doing her job correctly . So much so that even if I ask her to leave she insists on completing the job that she had in mind before thinking about leaving.
And most importantly I guess I have gotton used to her running commentary and lets face it... she does make life interesting by playing the role of a psuedo-mother-in law.
My maid servant- Ladies & Gentlemen !!!!
Friday, September 2, 2011
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