Sunday, April 15, 2012
Maid in Palm Springs
My mother and father illegally crossed the US-Mexican border some 40 plus years ago. When my mother came illegally she did not have many options in the workforce she could join. She ended up receiving a job as maid for a wealthy British family in Palm Springs CA. In the beginning she was mistreated by the wife, often looked down upon. After some time however, my mother was able to form a bond/friendship with the woman. From then on my mother was treated well at her job as a waitress and the wife developed respect for her. When the woman passed away, losing a battle with cancer, she left my mother some of her assets in her will.
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David your mother's story really touched me! I agree that everything is so hard when you start from scratch. In this case when a person left her hometown and went to a strangers' country, there must be some possibility to be treated not so well or even being looked down at, just as many domestic workers in the United States do. However, even Mexican and American can build friendship just as your example proofed! Therefore, I believe that as long as a person is kind-hearted, he or she will finally be rewarded to live better like your parents do.
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