Employer flies maid's family to Malaysia for reunion after three years apart
An employer surprised her Indonesian domestic helper by flying in her child, whom she had not seen in more than three years.
PETALING JAYA – An Indonesian domestic helper received a surprise from her employer when her family, including her child, was flown from Indonesia to Malaysia after more than three years apart.
In a post on Threads, the employer, identified by the account @Elysyaannys, said she arranged the surprise after learning that her helper had not seen her own child for a long time.
She said that throughout her time working with the family, the woman had helped greatly and cared well for her children.
"It has been more than three years since my helper last saw her child. Thank you for taking such good care of my children.
"Today, when I have a little extra rezeki, I brought her child to Malaysia. Thank you, Ya Allah," she said. (Translated from Malay.)
She added that her helper had left Indonesia when her child was only three years old, and the child is now six.
"She once told me that when she left home in Indonesia, her child was only three. She left while the child was asleep because she did not want the child to cry.
"Now, when they meet again, her child is already six," she said.
The video shared shows the helper looking stunned before breaking down in tears and embracing her family members once she realised they were standing in front of her.
The post drew emotional responses online. One user, @Azira_fadzil, said she cried watching the reunion because she understood the longing of a mother forced to be apart from her own child in order to care for someone else's.
"I cried watching this video. It is sad to think how much she misses her own child, while here she is caring for her employer's children," she said.
Another user, @Afifakhairudin, said the post made her consider doing the same for her own helper.
"It was moving to watch. I hope one day I can also bring my helper's children to Malaysia.
"She left her own children to work and care for my children here. She is a mother, we are mothers too, and we understand that feeling," she said.
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