Three photos showing a foreign domestic worker holding an umbrella and a schoolbag for a secondary-school student in Hong Kong have triggered a hot discussion on social media about parenting.
The student was seen apparently playing with his mobile phone while walking alongside a maid on a rainy day in photos uploaded by a netizen identified as “leo881901” on the Hong Kong Discuss Forum. The maid was holding two umbrellas, one for him and one for herself, while carrying a schoolbag for the boy.
“If you are the boy’s parent, will you praise the domestic worker for doing her job well or slam your child for not holding the umbrella himself?” the netizen said in his post.
The post has gone viral on the Internet over the past week with hundreds of netizens leaving comments. Most of the comments slammed the boy’s parents for having spoiled their child, making him self-centered and lacking in ability to take care of himself.
Some said it was unlikely that the domestic worker would be praised by her employer, who may have taken her good services for granted.
Correct ka jn sir
Have to teach the boy a lesson,not in an angry manner but teach him to be responsible for himself because at that age he has to.and as to the parents,don’t spoil your child too much or else you are the one to suffer
it’s normal for chinese like that becuase they spoiled thier kids…i take care 8 & 11years old but they dont know anything. even taking a bath i still help them because the parents say so.they are still drinking milk in a feeding bottles and still sleeping when i help them change the clothes during school days.the problem is on thier parents.
Lazy..
Hes not raise by good parents
If you are secondary student, no need to pick you up at school and the helper can do more household chores at home. As a parent need to train their child to stand alone and not dependent on the helpers help.
these type of pathetic and racist people of hong kong never learn the dignity and respect of others people
Not only that ,also flushing the toilet for them is our responsibility
a special child…. maybe
We cant blame that boy because we all know other employer spoiled there kids and theyre not teaching there kids to become independent.theyre thinking theyre paying a lot of money for the service of there housmaid
Worse side of it… the boy is not gentleman enough to hpld hos oen umbrella n carry his own school bag.. he’s not taught well..
i take care of 13years old girl,i worked with the family for almost 6 years,i used to do everything for her,but i’ve been teaching her to wash her own undies since she was 11 years old,for this summer holiday,i teach her how to cook simple dish for her own lunch,and sometime i teach her to do simple task when i cook dinner,like cutting some veggies and scoop the rice.thank god both my employer have no problem with it.this boy parents need to teach theirs son some manner and dicipline.
I am so lucky because my employer’s whole family treated me well like as their family member, thankyou Lord! to you my kababayan, just keep going. your hard work will be rewarded
Parents should not allowed their son like a paralize sitting on a wheelchair…the boy must know how to be responsible of himself… rather than a pity dependent of of other’s capability.
The problem is with the parents. I think most foreign country that having a maid are more dependent to their maids. Makes the kids lazy and no respects sometimes .
B4 i was working in taiwan my employer have 2 children the eldest is 7 yrs.old and the parents don’t allow me to carry bag.coz they want their child know her obligation.
if i were the helper i will not do that,not only the parents manage how handle and teach the children,u must do your part also,not only a helper but also a sister,u teach the children at the same time tell to the parents,someday he will grown up,he must do something to become an independent,be smart,courage how to handle himself..just saying.
yong alaga ko nga na 8 and 9 years old, kahit gaano kadami ANg Dala o kabigat man yan, hindi yan ibibigay sayo. They were discipline not to be dependent
Why not try the finger print
where is her humanity?
The boy wasnt trained well by his parents and the maid just did what is expected of her