Aware-Ness: Terminology Switch
Yes I tend to be mean, only in a funny way though, I do feel warm and get sensitive inside, I am human after all. so here’s the thing.
Lets agree to never use this word again “Khadama” or “Khadam” anymore. Lets use this person’s name directly or refer to those who work WITH us as ” il 7areem” or ” il reyayel, il sibyaan”.
The people who work with us (not FOR us) at home, to me, are treated on different levels based on age, the elderly are like mother and father figures, so whenever i go to chalet or go away for a long time, I get to hug them and sometimes carry them from one place to another, I am wonderboy after all.
They would get into my room wake me up for work, splash water on my face, throw the pillow as hard as they could on my face, shaking me up, and most of all, on fridays, they’r the ones that wake me up and get everything ready for the friday prayer, knowing that their spiritual views are different.
The youngins are like brothers and sisters, we talk, chat and no barriers are there, except for respect, minding their various religious views & giving them space.
Many people I know are super kind, sweet & really human, so this is not for you.
Respect, compassion and humanity people.
I’d give my life to end discrimination. I am not asking much, its just a terminology, small change/switch/button that would change alot in your perspective later on.
“ir7amo man fe al arth, yar7amkom man fe al sama’a”
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amen to that! start teaching your kids at an early age people so that these qualities in a decent human being become the foundation of their future interaction with the “help”
That is so true. I have always been uncomfortable using that word as the job title, and you’re right it should be changed. Saudis use the word “shaghala” and it’s more functional I think. Just remember that these individuals left their homes and families in order to make our lives easier to manage.
SOOOOOOO TRUE WALA.. this issue i can write a book about wla…oo 5a9atan they are working for minimum wage ooo a lot of other stuff wala misakeeen.. i dont wanna start cuz i wont stop! bs wat needs to happen is major reform ib hal mawthoo3 in kuwait ib both like politically and socially…
politically: ‘makatib il 5adam’, all that crap, there needs to be much much greater regulation and rules, wala its insane the conditions that are set for both the ‘employer’ and ‘employee’
like those terms – employer/employee?
socially: ppl esp kids need to understand that they aren’t there to get u coke from the fridge (no wonder obesity is on the rise), nor are they supposed to become nanny/mothers to the kids…
ya im gonna stop now cuz i kind of get worked up on this lol
anyway but ya i think for the most part, like baitna included, they rlly become an integral part of the house and family, and they last there for like years.. oo ya wayid at-athar lama i hear mo3anat-hom:S and the prblms in their homes, and then on top of that they have to deal with like little kids bossing em around…crazy:P
this is the BEST post EVER!!!!!! THANK U THANK U very much
o yes i dont like calling them that..to think of WHAT can we do without them!! o as for me i always say
e7na nsafir sh-har bs o nolah 3la q8 ohma SHLON!! o plz people 7i6aw roo7kom mokanhom WALLA WALLA loma el3azah wela chan ma yookom!!!”sorry eshta6ait cz wayed e7rni hal mawthoo3 WAYID!!”
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I call them “ahl ilbait”
http://www.q8sws.com/English/Home.aspx
in France they call the housemade “bon” which means good, that really moved me before & now comes your post
great job dont take it the wrong way but i’m really proud of you like a mother feel about her child!!!!!!
(P.S: i’m only 25 but i have to say the truth that’s the way i feel one i see a good person)
I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ALL LIKED IT, to some this is your most favorite, an honor for me actually.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD !
3adel kalamek.. oo ana wayd 7bait al d3aya eli y76onha fe al tv 3an “er7amo mn fe al ar9′ yar7amkom mn fe al samaa2″
ana shayef nas y3amlon eli ysht3′lon 3ndhom chenhom 3abid!! 7aram wallah!! :S
WELL SAID …agree with every single word , I call some of them il house keeper and the others nannies .. my kids get grounded if they raise their voices on them …. and NO WAAAAY they ask for a glass of water cuz they’re busy watching cartoon network ….oh and never ever the nanny carries the school bag 7ag 7athrathum cuz malhum khilg !!!! dala3 ma9ikh ..w ba3dain nista’3rib inna i3yalna ma 3indohom roo7 il responsibilty!! 7aga ’3areeba wallahi…
God bless you for this post !
awww the kind smarty spoke
i7rraj mo ? 
reem, thats so thoughtful, i mean showing your kids these limits makes them see things differently later, they’ll appreciate it when they grow up, they’ll thank you for it. I know I have, with my parents.
umm hmm “snap, snap”
Yes yes yes to the last line, its sooooo heroic what they do. It melts my black heart to bits.
Agreed on the social political issues, these topics should touch more on that surface.
Kids are the only things i smile for non stop. Yet, i shut them up immediately when they tend to boss them around or throw stupid words at them.
I use the devil’s sharp look on my mug to scare them off
The best post ever haa ??
yes its very sensitive & intense, glad you liked it !
THANK YOU Demoliiii ;*
Miznah, never cease to amaze me
LOL im older than you, yet, felt the motherly love LOL
eeeeeeeeeee…. >_<; (ya3ni 9j en7arajt
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ohhhh hatha bil yabanee !!
FOFO anytime ;*