Mothers or Maids?

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Work, children, and preparing dinner are some of the concerns families with two working parents have to contend with. One solution to this is to hire a maid. Or is it? In this essay, I am going to and the similarities and differences between maids and stay-at-home moms.

Let me highlight some . First, provide peace of mind. Having maids gives parents the chance to focus on their work knowing that things are taken care of on the home front. Housemaids feel assured that they have a job. Furthermore, one could say the two cases are similar because they both provide employment opportunities. For , by hiring a maid it is much easier for a mother to take a job that may have early starts or long days. A point is that it gives both parties financial freedom. Working mothers are able to contribute financially to their families and maids can ease the financial woes of their distant families.

Some differences are also worth mentioning. The one concerns payment. Mothers do not earn an income for taking care of their own children do it for the “love of it”. A maid, , is paid for the care she provides. Another major concerns the emotional health of the children. People generally believe that the best care that children can receive is from a happy mother. In contrast, their may not love the children and, in extreme cases, may even abuse them. , the language spoken may differ: a maid may speak English or language other than the mother tongue of the family, and one could argue that this benefits the children.

In brief, we can see similarities and differences. In my , the best choice would be for the mother to stay at home until the children are of school age this is a crucial time in their development and they need a lot of attention.
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