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Latest post on 29 July 2013 - 01:23
I've been to Dr. Khezri for my son and we were very pleased with her ( in case that helps in deciding). Good luck
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Latest post on 22 July 2013 - 21:42
Try Dr. Nazarian at DentCare in healthcare city. 044370111. He's a specialist prosthodontist specialized in crowns veneers n bridges (getting my veneers done soon with him) his prices are reasonable and hes very gentle and patient.
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 20:39
Try Sadaf restaurant on szr or marina, they do good catering and exc variety of foods. They'll also provide with tables n pretty arrangements (chair covers...)
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Latest post on 10 June 2013 - 22:11
Looking for a booster seat for my 5yr old. Any recommendations?
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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 23:14
My kids (under 5) are in bed by 7pm, but sometimes don't actually sleep till closer to 8!
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Latest post on 23 April 2013 - 23:21
Hi there. My 5 year old refused to be placed in his cot when he turned 1. And ever since then he's had a nice cosy mattress on the floor (nothing to do with montessori though! Just couldn't put him in a bed as I was sure he'd fall off). He absolutely loves it. My 2yr old is still in her cot and I have no intentions of moving her, despite her acting like a monkey and trying to climb out. I know that as soon as she's out f the cot shell be running to my room a few times a night, as her older brother did religiously up until last yr and still does sometimes. My son refuses to sleep anywhere else, including my bed, because he says he has the most comfy bed ever ( to make it less boring his dad bought wood a they made a frame and a top layer for his bed from scratch). Saw something similar in idea today. If you're not worried about your son running to our room every chance you get, then it should be fine. My son has always been a very careful child, so even if he woke at night he would only ever come straight to our bed, but of course you'd still have to make some safety changes in case...
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Latest post on 23 April 2013 - 22:58
If you mean part time then I'm very happy with Work Force and about to try pure green company for Thursday's as work force are fully booked on that day. Will let you know if they're any good.
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Latest post on 23 April 2013 - 22:51
My father had an ingrown toe nail for years, painful too. He finally went to see Dr HAMid taghados in jumeirah medical village (near My Gym) and had it fixed. Sorry, don't have details.
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 23:57
Sorry, just realized you mentioned 4 yr old. Has she been promised a Spot?
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 23:52
They're a Persian restaurant with a twist. They have a variety of Persian foods, such as famous kebabs, Persian curries and excellent appetizers, they also have a good variety of Lebanese appetizers and Indian style currys. They have a few branches around town and they're my favorite "Home style" food if ia have company or haven't cooked for the day. I also order slightly extra and freeze for my disaster days where I haven't been able to cook or clean house before little ones get back from school. Their prices seem very reasonable for quality.
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 19:15
DS is registered for kg2 in September. Heard great things about it from friends. What yr are you looking at?
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 16:07
What kind of food you interested in? Sadaf restaurant specialize in catering, have a great variety of foods and excellent prices.
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 09:05
Her own. Also called dr simin Ahary clinic. Plz be patient and willing to wait to ensure you see Ahary herself. I don't know the other doctors.
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 08:59
Dr simin Ahary in jumeirah. 3444117 she's excellent
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Latest post on 22 April 2013 - 00:00
TDB and kiwispiers, sorry I assumed wrong. It's great that those methods work, of course they're far more reassuring than controlled crying or CIO, but unfortunately they didn't work with my kids. Had to resort to controlled crying. Oh well, whatever works!
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 23:56
I second Dr Ahary, 3444117 u probably won't get an appointment. walk in on a weekday Morning and wait to be seen in between patients. I usually try to get there 15 min before her first appt! Good luck
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 18:28
PU/PD is a crying method despite the way the baby whisperer portrays it. The difference is that the baby is crying with you present, rather than alone. I would have considered it with an older baby, had we needed to but personally not at 5 months. I do have family members who used it, but they ended up doing CIO later on, si I guess it didnt work for them. Without debating the ethics of sleep training, I will just add, my son is almost three, was never sleep trained and is an excellent sleeper. Sleep training definetely does work in many cases, but equally, babies who are not sleep trained, will also in their own time learn to self settle, although it may not be as early as 5 months. I'm pointing that out because I was constantly hassled by well meaning family who were convinced if we didn't "train" him to self settle, he would never learn and it simply wasnt true. We worked hard from birth to create sleep associations and he could be simply placed in his bed, and would go off to sleep with zero soothing by around 4 months, he still needed food in the night until around 13 months though, from which point he started sleeping through and has ever since. My daughter is now 6 months and needs patting to sleep still, but she has needed a lot more soothing since birth, all babies have different needs in that respect but we are getting there slowly. Before you consider ANY form of training, especially a crying based one, you do need to make sure there are no medical issues that can be causing discomfort. Whether or not its ok to ignore a baby crying for security/reassurance is an issue mums are divided on, but I don't think anybody would think its appropriate to withhold comfort from a baby crying in pain. edited by kiwispiers on 21/04/2013 I'm no expert but From my experience sitting next to a child under one yr and patting or touching him but not carrying him through his cries is even more difficult because the child can't understand why the parent is there but not picking him/her up. I tried that for some time but didn't work well with us. I guess no method is easy, just what works for each family.
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 17:52
PU/PD is a crying method despite the way the baby whisperer portrays it. The difference is that the baby is crying with you present, rather than alone. I would have considered it with an older baby, had we needed to but personally not at 5 months. I do have family members who used it, but they ended up doing CIO later on, si I guess it didnt work for them. Without debating the ethics of sleep training, I will just add, my son is almost three, was never sleep trained and is an excellent sleeper. Sleep training definetely does work in many cases, but equally, babies who are not sleep trained, will also in their own time learn to self settle, although it may not be as early as 5 months. I'm pointing that out because I was constantly hassled by well meaning family who were convinced if we didn't "train" him to self settle, he would never learn and it simply wasnt true. We worked hard from birth to create sleep associations and he could be simply placed in his bed, and would go off to sleep with zero soothing by around 4 months, he still needed food in the night until around 13 months though, from which point he started sleeping through and has ever since. My daughter is now 6 months and needs patting to sleep still, but she has needed a lot more soothing since birth, all babies have different needs in that respect but we are getting there slowly. Before you consider ANY form of training, especially a crying based one, you do need to make sure there are no medical issues that can be causing discomfort. Whether or not its ok to ignore a baby crying for security/reassurance is an issue mums are divided on, but I don't think anybody would think its appropriate to withhold comfort from a baby crying in pain. edited by kiwispiers on 21/04/2013 I'm no expert but From my experience sitting next to a child under one yr and patting or touching him but not carrying him through his cries is even more difficult because the child can't understand why the parent is there but not picking him/her up. I tried that for some time but didn't work well with us. I guess no method is easy, just what works for each family.
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 17:45
Hi Elabella, Thanks for your comment but I want to avoid the crying methods. If anyone has used PU/PD Id be interested to hear your experience Thanks! I totally understand since we also didn't want any crying with our first child. He had terrible sleep until he turned four and half and I delivered my 3rd child!! Until then I didn't have a decent nights sleep. Thankfully, now that they've all been trained I can leave the house at 7pm and be back by 6 am knowing none of the kids will need me at night (there are exceptions, illness, etc) but most nights are a full nights sleep for me now hamdilla (ever since youngest was 4mnths) I know the crying is difficult, but even with my toughest child it didn't take more than a week. It took my nephew one night. But you have to choose a. Method that works for you and your child. I'm sorry I don't know much about the PU/PD method. Good luck and all the best.
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 16:18
To all: my friend started a speech and therapy center in midriff to help her own daughter and others diagnosed with hearing impairments, it's called Kalimati. She has also organized a confence this Tuesday and Wednesday in collaboration with an American school for the deaf. Plz see kalimati on Facebook, it might benefit you. If any questions, plz ask.
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 09:30
I'm desperately looking for a maid as well. I've already lost approx 7k trying to get one, another. 8k is with company but I hate the risk of whether the next one will be suitable or not. I have 3 kids, I do not need a nanny, only a maid to clean house and learn to cook. I would actually prefer it if my maid has very little contact wit the children as I'm home and I prefer to do things myself, but I can't seem to find time for my kids between the cooking, cleaning, school drop offs... I'd like to know more about here (age, and what her terms are in terms of pay and days off...)
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 08:56
I had the quinny for my first, a lot of cheap umbrellas in between, a contours tandem stroller, and am back to the quinny now. I'm quite happy with it except for two things: bottom basket isn't big enough to fit Anything! And I always have trouble in airports because I have to have some stranger hold the baby while close the pushchair. I know someone with the mamas n papas Sola I think, that seems very good. Also the bugaboo has often great reviews from friends. Good luck. (I love pushchair shopping! Enjoy! You should try the maxi cosi elea..ive been using it for months and absolutely love it..for just a bit more in price you get a quinny kind of stroller but with the perfect basket (similar to sola) and an incredibly easy fold and open system. When I had finalized a Quinny I refused to buy on last minute as I cudnt open it without sitting down and that was kinda important for me so searched and found that quinny is a slightly cheaper brand of maxi cosi and maxi cosi has its own range of strollers as well. Ended up buying the elea andno regrets! Ive seen it at mom and me in dubai. OP looking for compact so not sure if this would be best option for a small trunk. Thanx! If I even talk about another stroller my husband will kill me! I've bought so many (5yrs) that were giving them out like candy to friends who need! I'm going to have to stick it out with my quinny since were done having kids inshallah. Youngest is 9months, soon he won't be needing one anyway. I have seen the maxi cosi around, and I always give it envious glances ;)
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Latest post on 21 April 2013 - 08:35
Hi mks. Her name was Malika and she lives in London. Some of her clients fly her here (business class) for sleep training or behavior training for their kids, I and many other ladies were lucky enough to have her in town when we needed it. So I only had to pay her fees 8k about a yr and half ago, she's increased them since. It lasted 5 days in my case and 7 for some others. You have to provide her with a room and obviously she's a guest in the house, so food as well :) anyway she isn't in Dubai now but I will check to see if she or any of her trained staff will be coming over Anytime soon. Give me a day plz :)
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Latest post on 20 April 2013 - 22:31
I feel your distress! My DD was 4months when she started to have terrible sleep. I resorted to hiring a professional 'nanny' to sleep train her and teach me how to maintain it. It was the best decision I ever made and best money I ever spent. She used the controlled crying method, you start with 5min intervals and move your way up...I've rained my 3rd child as well now and all kids I bed by 7pm and I'm off to do the dishes! It's the best thing you could do for you and your child.
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Latest post on 20 April 2013 - 22:16
I know the weathers getting a bit hot, but why not try walking or hitting the gym with a friend, sort of to make sure you help each other stick to it. I've started walking around safa park and I feel like its helping. When your working out you try to make more of an effort with your food intake because subconsciously you don't want your efforts to be wasted (at least that's the way I am!) set yourself a reasonable expectations. Good luck to both of us :)
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Latest post on 20 April 2013 - 21:16
Try fintnesspal.com
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Latest post on 20 April 2013 - 21:15
I had the quinny for my first, a lot of cheap umbrellas in between, a contours tandem stroller, and am back to the quinny now. I'm quite happy with it except for two things: bottom basket isn't big enough to fit Anything! And I always have trouble in airports because I have to have some stranger hold the baby while close the pushchair. I know someone with the mamas n papas Sola I think, that seems very good. Also the bugaboo has often great reviews from friends. Good luck. (I love pushchair shopping! Enjoy!
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Latest post on 19 April 2013 - 11:11
By law, the mother gets custody of a child under 13 I believe. She doesnt need to be working. It's the fathers duty to support the mother and child ( rent, tuition, expenses ) until mother decks to remarry or child gets older, not sure of exact age for child though. Hope it helps. All the best.
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Latest post on 18 April 2013 - 20:48
I took my 3 kids to fun city in mercato for haircuts and decided to let them have some fun. Needless to say they had a blast but by the time I got them in bed, I was exhausted and couldn't walk! How about some water play if you have a pool close? Maybe arrange a play date?
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 23:19
My son was absolutely impossible, until I discovered Gina Ford, many don't like her for being too strict but you can adapt the schedule to suit your needs as well. Now all 3 kids are on Gina's routines.
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 23:06
Before you start feeling guilty about considering moving your LO, consider eliminating the problem! I had the same issue. My spare bedroom was occupied by my mil who was visiting so we had no choice but to keep him in our room with my husbands snoring waking all of us at least a few times a night. We've now discovered Breathe Right strips, available at most pharmacies I believe. They have Been a miracle for us as my husband suffers from sleep apnea and very loud snoring. If the strips work you may not need to move your child to another room yet. Good luck.
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 22:58
Hi mols Fever in itself is only harmful above 41, the vast majority of children will never get that high. A fever is not an illness itself, in temperatures under that, the fever isn't actually going to harm your child. The purpose of any treatment is to make your child more comfortable rather than treat the illness. Also, watching your child's temperature helps to show how the illness is progressing, if you medicate you can't monitor this. I've always followed the thinking that the fever has a job to do. A fever is one of your your bodies defense against illness, the rise in temperature is to try and help to kill off any nasty bugs that are in your system. Hence I never give medication for a fever unless my child is actually miserable. If they are just a bit lethargic and 'off' I don't give calpol, I just keep them cool and let their body get on with dealing with the infection. I've got four children, the oldest is seven and this approach has always worked for us. If they are miserable I obviously don't want them to suffer so give them calpol. It's really important that you take note of how your child is feeling rather than just focus on their temperature. I've had one of my children happily running around playing with a temperature of 40, I've also had them laid out on the couch miserable with a temperature of not much over 38. It's only considered a fever over 38. Hope your little one is feeling better. I'd love to be able to do that for my children, but my DDs fevers go from 38 to 41 in under an hour regardless of medication! We were told by the doctor to alternate between two different meds and wash her but we've made at least two ER trips because she had turned blue because of high fever. So with her I'd be too scared to let the fever do what it's supposed to do. Maybe I'll try it with my youngest. Great advice though.
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 21:18
Welcome to Dubai :) you'll soon be calling it home. Good luck settling in!
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 21:10
Would you be allowed to take your carseat onto the plane? I did that once with my first child, it was excellent (you'll have the legroom in business to put his carseat if allowed). But then my flight was an Iranian flight, they hardly hand out infant seatbelts unless I ask a few times!
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 21:05
The authorities in SA must have 'handsome' clearly defined and described! Silly me, I thought it was down to personal opinion.
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Latest post on 17 April 2013 - 15:46
Hi Mmmmmmm I don't know if this will help at all since Im not sure if your child is breast fed or formula, but my son had the worst reflux for first two months. My mil suggested I stop drinking cows milk because I breastfed. And voila! Problem solved! Apparently he was allergic to the protein in cows milk and it went away after 4th month, now he drinks cows milk and he's just fine. Good luck with your baby.
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Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 22:08
Set your ground rules before you pay 5k to keep her! I'd know, I just lost 6k because maid decided to change her demands and I was. Bending over backwards and decided I can't take it anymore. Once you have your rules set she should know to stick to them so no surprises should come up.
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Latest post on 16 April 2013 - 22:04
When to panic? Never! I'm not a doctor, just have 3 kids under 5. If fever hits 39 then you hit the water and definitely try and avoid it going any higher (this is assuming you've already given fever meds at 38C). If fever is relentless then ask your doctor to alternate between two different meds. Also another veryd important tip a doctor friend gave me is that the water I use for washing the baby to reduce fever need not be cold (my father used to make us sit in ice water!!!!) last time kids were ill I used lukewarm water wich was great because even when they' were asleep they weren't bothered by it and it reduced the fever. The importance isn't that the water be cold, just that the water is wiped on the body and uses the body heat to evaporate. I don't even use a washcloth, just dip my hand in the warm water and wipe on the kids bodies. If fever is 40 then use a suppository first and call your doctor or visit the ER. Hope your child recovers fast.
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Latest post on 15 April 2013 - 22:07
Totally agree with you Encore, it is difficult to share your home With a stranger. And if you can't do it alone for whatever reason then it's nice to have help. But I'm sure it's not easy for the help who is an adult having to live by someone else's rules, eAt someone else's food...I guess they need this even more than we do to be willing to put up with all that.
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Latest post on 15 April 2013 - 18:21
Dr Azadi at prime medical center at Arabian Center and sometimes in jumeirah. She is absolutely brilliant!
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Latest post on 15 April 2013 - 13:05
I was blessed with one very good experience and one to so great. But having things damaged is a casualty of having someone else do your work, so deal with it :) my old maid whom I love dearly accidentally burnt my daughters leg. The keyword is accidentally! I didn't say anything to her, But never let her change my DDs nappy again. A month before that my nephew burnt his hand while in his mothers arms!! So accidents can happen and nothing's more precious than a child. So if your maid wasn't ill intentioned, you'll have to forgive and forget. I've just sent a maid back to the agency, I asked her many times to tell me what she would've liked me to have done differently as an employer, she refused! I guess she was scared. I'd love for someone to write a book like The Help about maids in the UAE.
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Latest post on 15 April 2013 - 12:34
Some things were minor but others not. Her hair was long and I'd find it in our food or my youngest sons purees. That aggravated me to no end since I tie my hair when entering the kitchen, so I'd expect her to do the same, she kept avoiding the hair net. On the phone she asked if she'd have a day off, I said yes but not weekend because that's the only time I have to see my family. Upon arrival even before I had her residency she kept asking for her day off. When I finally gave it to her I said she can pick a weekday and leave early morning and be back by afternoon. She insisted she wants weekend. I bent over backwards to give her the Saturday from 8 am till 6 pm. She said she wants more, so I said 8 pm she said no, she wants 24 hrs, and if not then she wants to leave! I said that she's to allowed to spend the night out and that it's also for here safety. After that things just net bad, she'd lock her bedroom door when going out ( the iron is in her room) she had said that we don't give her enough food! Anyway, i think she thought I'm desperate and won't dare cancel herr visa, SOS when I did she was apologizing and regretting it. Sometimes they don't understand what we say and I don't units and her when she speaks and that can cause major issues! Good luck with yours, what's happening there?
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Latest post on 14 April 2013 - 23:02
Malaysia is very family friendly! Look into that.
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Latest post on 14 April 2013 - 21:23
Best weight loss plan: don't hire a maid! So I guess I should start losing weight fast now! I also walk around safa park when older kids are in nursery 3 days a week (youngest naps in stroller). I did that for a few weeks before easter break and dropped down a size, quite noticably too!
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Latest post on 14 April 2013 - 21:00
I finally had the maids visa cancelled after weeks of bickering with her because every time I'd give an inch shed want a mile. Anyway, I was on the verge of giving herr another chance because I didn't want her going back to the agency and ending up with a family that may not give her simple rights that make life slightly easier as a maid (phone, day off...) but she was so proud all the way until I finally canceled her visa and then she decides to apologize! I've lost a lot of money here so this wasn't easy for me either, why couldn't she just say she wants another chance today morning when I asked her??? I'm soo sad for her now because I don't know where she will end up. She saw me for a pushover and she used that until I couldn't take it anymore. But now m sad for her :(
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Latest post on 13 April 2013 - 18:58
She probably would be if we can decide what to do but to be honest with you we let her run her own show so to speak. Her husband stays on weekends, help us out if we ever need anything. He's awesome. Not many families would allow that. We're not strict at all. We just ask her to do her job and that's all. If she wants to go out and visit friends, see movies or have friends over we don't really care. Her friends are all great and actually she keeps her friends list pretty small to avoid drama. She does spend the odd night out at her aunts and is home in the morning or if we have an emergency and need her. We've been told we wreck maids...I think we treat them like humans with jobs! Well I live in an apartment so her husband coming over isn't really an option. I'm sure she's trustworthy and that's y she has the privileges that she does. But if her husband is here then I'm sure she's not too happy to be leaving. I hope she finds a new home. My house can be sheer chaos sometimes, but my maids have no child responsibilities, only house work. A house with 3 kids maybe isn't for everyone.
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Latest post on 13 April 2013 - 18:47
She probably would be if we can decide what to do but to be honest with you we let her run her own show so to speak. Her husband stays on weekends, help us out if we ever need anything. He's awesome. Not many families would allow that. We're not strict at all. We just ask her to do her job and that's all. If she wants to go out and visit friends, see movies or have friends over we don't really care. Her friends are all great and actually she keeps her friends list pretty small to avoid drama. She does spend the odd night out at her aunts and is home in the morning or if we have an emergency and need her. We've been told we wreck maids...I think we treat them like humans with jobs! My last maid was very trustworthy. She had complete control over e housework as to when to do what and How, I didn't mind as long as work was done decently, and it wasn't a big deal if house wasn't always clean since I have 3 kids under 5yrs! She would go out a few evenings a month after kids slept, she had a spare key, all she had to was give me a missed call so I know she's home safe. She had use of wifi and Skype with her daughter almost all day...basically she was trustworthy and I had no problems giving her everything that I could, financially and non. This new maid is constantly trying to bargain for more and frankly I'm tired. I don't want this stress anymore.
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Latest post on 13 April 2013 - 17:45
I would like to hire someone trustworthy! I've been treating her well, with many privileges which I'm glad to give if she's appreciative and does her job! But she is now asking to spend the night outside! Would your maid be looking for a new job?
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Latest post on 12 April 2013 - 23:35
Also try Ego products, I don't know much about your condition, but I had an in curable condition (rash) and the egozite body wash cured it! Of course ask your doctor first.
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Latest post on 12 April 2013 - 23:21
Plz go see Dr. Simin Ahary in jumeirah. She has a very busy schedule so don't expect an appointment any time soon. When I need to see her I usually pick a weekday and get there before the doctor, then sit until she sees me in between patients. I promise you she's worth the wait. Good luck.
 
 
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The Best Cities in Europe for Expat Arrivals

House in Husavik

10 Amazing Things To Do In Iceland

How to Make Your Own Life as an Expat and Why It’s Important

How to Make Your Own Life as an Expat and Why It’s Important

The Labriz eforea spa location

Why Seychelles is One of the Best Holiday Destinations

The Real Expat: Chasing Your Dreams to Find Your True Purpose

The Real Expat: Chasing Your Dreams to Find Your True Purpose

6 Annoying Things Expats Hate Hearing

6 Annoying Things Expats Hate Hearing

The Real Expat: Finding Your Anchor and True Belonging

The Real Expat: Finding Your Anchor and True Belonging

Finding Meaning in Your Expat Experience

Finding Meaning in Your Expat Experience

12 Inspirational Thoughts for women in Dubai to remember this International Women’s Day

12 Inspirational Thoughts for Women in Dubai to Remember This International Women’s Day

Top 5 Places to Visit While Living in Visiting Western Australia

Top 5 Places to Visit While Living in Visiting Western Australia

10 Things to Do in the Northern Island of New Zealand

10 Things to Do in the Northern Island of New Zealand

Top 5 English-Speaking Countries for Expats

Top 5 English-Speaking Countries for Expats