tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post2131926241346030643..comments2023-06-01T07:38:41.701-05:00Comments on Gardens of Sand: Intolerable DemonsGardens of Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626677130676229027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-13593628770681386952007-08-23T11:38:00.000-05:002007-08-23T11:38:00.000-05:00Um Naief: Girl all I can say after hearing the sto...Um Naief: Girl all I can say after hearing the stories is GOOD LUCK!!! You must be so excited for your upcoming trip. Inshallah everything will go smooth. Get a good connection k? It was gr8 meeting up.<BR/><BR/>SS: What can I say? your comment is spot on. Well done!!Gardens of Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626677130676229027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-87255507556263301932007-08-20T08:42:00.000-05:002007-08-20T08:42:00.000-05:00Sweetie,I totally agree with you. Your aunts are t...Sweetie,<BR/>I totally agree with you. Your aunts are the only culprits to blame. And many other Bahraini mothers who prefer to throw the load of parenting on to their BD40-a-month housemaid. Why not? She's getting paid to do my work, right? Well, most of our cousins prefer the housemaids, and that happens all over Bahrain. There are deeper reasons for that as well, such as a woman's urgent need to leave the household and go look for a job to pay the bills with her husband who can barely support the family. <BR/>What is expected of a woman if she gets 45 days maternity leave, and has to leave the child in the care of a maid? I'm a working mother too. I've tried my best to keep my children as far away from a housekeeper as possible. I'm probably one of the lucky people who gets family support, but that doesn't come easy either. <BR/>The point I'm trying to make here is that we can blame the moms for being lazy bums, but we should also blame our capitalist-driven society that cares only about profits, profits and more profits rather than focusing on their human resources!<BR/>Thanks for this post, I agree with you completely, and believe me I'm glad you gave H a piece of your mind ;)<BR/>Take care,<BR/>SSSoulSearchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337540296315926624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-156334884819574282007-08-13T05:07:00.000-05:002007-08-13T05:07:00.000-05:00usually nothing sinks in w/ women like this. my S...usually nothing sinks in w/ women like this. my SIL, the one i can't stand, well... her son is a total heathen. he went over to my in-laws the other day and tried his best to tear up all the toys while his mother sat there and said nothing. <BR/><BR/>i can't imagine what ramadan will be like, but she's giving birth right before then, so hopefully she won't come. i know it's bad to say that, but really... it causes so much stress.<BR/><BR/>i enjoyed the honesty of your post. really, it's nice to see that other ppl feel the same way and it's not just me.Um Naiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079700156633283396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-5720251664179410192007-08-09T18:29:00.000-05:002007-08-09T18:29:00.000-05:00I actually got embarrassed for this rant and thoug...I actually got embarrassed for this rant and thought about deleting it. I never got around to doing that and now the comments are making me think about keeping it up. I think I will.<BR/><BR/>Ammar: hehhe typical make reaction! I love kids, hey you know they can't tell when you are uncomfortable, they sense that and guess what? It get's even more uncomfortable after that.<BR/><BR/>Um Naief: Such drama, I swear, why do ppl have kids if they want no part of raising them? Yes I had to eat some humble pie and apologize. She kinda milked it for all its worth though. You know, I don't even think she got what I am saying, nothing sank in.Gardens of Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626677130676229027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-36836020584119252142007-08-09T14:09:00.000-05:002007-08-09T14:09:00.000-05:00my dear, my dear, my dear... i applaud you for thi...my dear, my dear, my dear... i applaud you for this post.<BR/><BR/>i see this all the time. but... now i laugh, not at you, but for myself in that i feel happy that i'm an "outsider" pretty much and do say something. yeah... i do let the husband handle things that get a little serious.. the meanness and hitting, biting, kicking and such, but i DO tell my nephew to be nice... and i'll take his hand and tell him what to do.<BR/><BR/>you bit about the housemaids huvering like flies... so well put!!! that is EXACTLY how it is. i don't quite understand it really, but the same happens at my in-laws. when the relatives come, all the housemaids come and they do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>the family wants me to allow them to hover over the baby, but i can't stand it.<BR/><BR/>i can't imagine how it must be in finally saying something only to have to take it back and aplogize later... but i'll tell ya, i did the same w/ the demon SIL. i did it to make things all peacy rosey for ramadan. i can't stand her but i'll bite my tongue and play nice.... to make good.<BR/><BR/>won't you be happy to be back in the states working on your economics degree and having that peace w/ you??!!!!! :)Um Naiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079700156633283396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510321.post-90140703878551410592007-08-08T11:01:00.000-05:002007-08-08T11:01:00.000-05:00children freak me out! :P I really can't tell what...children freak me out! :P I really can't tell what they're thinking when they just stare at me... I can't communicate!Ammarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182985165948982664noreply@blogger.com