Anyone watching Maid on Netflix?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While this series was compelling, motivating as well as tough to swallow (have not read the actual book yet!), I think it was wrong for the main character to accept cash jobs on the side while receiving housing, food, free medical and financial assistance from taxpayers.
Welfare fraud is a huge crime yet this movie treats the character with sympathy for having to try so hard to survive.

Cite for this assertion?

She voted for Regan, duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table?

+1
Amen.

I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours.
So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half.
I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month.
If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid.
Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay.

…………………………….
So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on.
Unless for a day.

You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap.
Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.”
Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them.

Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance.
Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty.
Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father.

She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job.
All the while being the best mother for Madi.
Cut her slack.
Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years.
How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While this series was compelling, motivating as well as tough to swallow (have not read the actual book yet!), I think it was wrong for the main character to accept cash jobs on the side while receiving housing, food, free medical and financial assistance from taxpayers.
Welfare fraud is a huge crime yet this movie treats the character with sympathy for having to try so hard to survive.

Cite for this assertion?

She voted for Regan, duh.

Aw yes, the Reagan years!
When the “Welfare Queen” became a phrase to make poor single mothers look like leeches.

😡

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I found unbelievable about this show was that she could effectively clean an entire house from top to bottom and three hours or clean out a hoarders house in one day.

Yep. It would have been FAR more believable to see her working at the Dollar Store or in a fast food place. The house cleaning business was totally unrealistic.

No, that’s not what I meant. Literally cleaning the whole house, including fridge and outdoor furniture in 2 to 3 hours was unbelievable. I think housekeeping was what worked for her because of her childcare situation and trying to work her own shift so she can control her hours.

[Anonymous]

+1. There is no way you can clean such a large house thoroughly in such a short time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table?

+1
Amen.

I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours.
So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half.
I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month.
If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid.
Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay.

…………………………….
So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on.
Unless for a day.

You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap.
Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.”
Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them.

Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance.
Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty.
Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father.

She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job.
All the while being the best mother for Madi.
Cut her slack.
Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years.
How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??

Fraud is fraud.
Alex was living off of government handouts yet at the same time advertising for housecleaning jobs for CASH ONLY.

Taxpayers expense.
Surprised Netflix is showing this series.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was a single mother of three kids, I was forced to go on AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid and Section 8 since the Father of my kids was not paying a dime of child support. Whatever government help I received was never enough to meet the basic requirements of four people. For example, our Food Stamp allotment only sustained us for the first two weeks of every month.
So like Alex, I had to work for cash, off the books just to make ends meet. I worked as a nanny/housekeeper, I folded men’s clothes in an indoor swap meet and I also did nails at my Great Aunt’s nail salon. All for cash. I also had headstart preschool for my three kids so fortunately did not have any co pay for daycare.
Now this was all early-90s.

To anyone who criticizes Alex for getting govt. help while making side money in cash, the struggle is real. Social services do not even cover the basics especially when young children depend on you and their Dad is not in the picture. If I didn’t work for cash on the side - we all would not have survived.
Alex could not have survived with even just ONE child on assistance, it was a necessity to earn some cash on the side…

That's why you shouldn't have that many kids. It's too many for any one person to support.

You never in your life worked as hard as the single mom PP. But sure you made better "choices" and I suppose you "earned everything you got."

Reality: It usually depends in where you start.

I AM a single mom and I know my limits. Too bad not everyone else does. I don't have anyone helping me and I've worked my fair share of crappy, low-paying jobs (one of my two current jobs fits that description). The last thing I would do is to have more kids than I could afford on my own. It's not fair to the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was a single mother of three kids, I was forced to go on AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid and Section 8 since the Father of my kids was not paying a dime of child support. Whatever government help I received was never enough to meet the basic requirements of four people. For example, our Food Stamp allotment only sustained us for the first two weeks of every month.
So like Alex, I had to work for cash, off the books just to make ends meet. I worked as a nanny/housekeeper, I folded men’s clothes in an indoor swap meet and I also did nails at my Great Aunt’s nail salon. All for cash. I also had headstart preschool for my three kids so fortunately did not have any co pay for daycare.
Now this was all early-90s.

To anyone who criticizes Alex for getting govt. help while making side money in cash, the struggle is real. Social services do not even cover the basics especially when young children depend on you and their Dad is not in the picture. If I didn’t work for cash on the side - we all would not have survived.
Alex could not have survived with even just ONE child on assistance, it was a necessity to earn some cash on the side…

That's why you shouldn't have that many kids. It's too many for any one person to support.

You never in your life worked as hard as the single mom PP. But sure you made better "choices" and I suppose you "earned everything you got."

Reality: It usually depends in where you start.

I AM a single mom and I know my limits. Too bad not everyone else does. I don't have anyone helping me and I've worked my fair share of crappy, low-paying jobs (one of my two current jobs fits that description). The last thing I would do is to have more kids than I could afford on my own. It's not fair to the kids.

Cool, I would have thought that would have taught you not to judge. Thus book, this show, the PP's post, lots of opportunities to judge OR to let go of that and practice empathy and understanding. If you have been between a rock and a hard place, why can't you extend anything but "you shoulda" to someone between a rock and a hard place? Oh I see. You think you are at least better than someone else. How SAD for you. I think you are worse off for you shitty point of view.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was a single mother of three kids, I was forced to go on AFDC, Food Stamps, Medicaid and Section 8 since the Father of my kids was not paying a dime of child support. Whatever government help I received was never enough to meet the basic requirements of four people. For example, our Food Stamp allotment only sustained us for the first two weeks of every month.
So like Alex, I had to work for cash, off the books just to make ends meet. I worked as a nanny/housekeeper, I folded men’s clothes in an indoor swap meet and I also did nails at my Great Aunt’s nail salon. All for cash. I also had headstart preschool for my three kids so fortunately did not have any co pay for daycare.
Now this was all early-90s.

To anyone who criticizes Alex for getting govt. help while making side money in cash, the struggle is real. Social services do not even cover the basics especially when young children depend on you and their Dad is not in the picture. If I didn’t work for cash on the side - we all would not have survived.
Alex could not have survived with even just ONE child on assistance, it was a necessity to earn some cash on the side…

That's why you shouldn't have that many kids. It's too many for any one person to support.

You never in your life worked as hard as the single mom PP. But sure you made better "choices" and I suppose you "earned everything you got."

Reality: It usually depends in where you start.

I AM a single mom and I know my limits. Too bad not everyone else does. I don't have anyone helping me and I've worked my fair share of crappy, low-paying jobs (one of my two current jobs fits that description). The last thing I would do is to have more kids than I could afford on my own. It's not fair to the kids.

You're also turning out to be a terrible person if you're so judgmental and lacking in empathy to those who end in similar circumstances but with maybe different decisions that got them there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Illegal border crossing isn’t something immoral anymore; then why is working under the table?

+1
Amen.

I am a full-time nanny and I work forty hours a week plus I occasionally get overtime when my nanny family needs the extra hours.
So for example I make a certain amount for the first forty hours, then 10-15 hours extra I make time and a half.
I am also receiving SSI for alcoholism (issues), but it is not enough to pay my portion of the rent. I also receive COVID-19 food stamps which only covers 1/3 of my overall food expenses in a month.
If I didn’t bring in money from caring for kids, then I would be desolate. I hate working under the proverbial table because I know that I cannot use my income to qualify for a car or house loan from a bank. It is tough, but if I reported my cash income I would likely lose all of my government aid.
Especially my Medicaid which pays for my medications. Thankfully with Medicaid there is never a co-pay.

…………………………….
So all of the people on here bashing Alexis and poor people, it is a huge challenge getting money from the government! The amount one receives are certainly not enough to live on.
Unless for a day.

You put a true-life spin on how being poor in our country is such a trap.
Government help is not enough to live off of, yet if one tries to work and earn a living on their own then they are penalized by the “system.”
Government aid should help people transition out of poverty and desperation, not trap them.

Alex needed the SNAP and housing assistance.
Without it - she and Maddie would have been sleeping on the streets with their stomachs empty.
Plus Alex had to show the court that she could provide for Madi otherwise she would be forced to give her up to her alcoholic abusive father.

She lived in some pretty crappy places, drove beat up vehicles while working a disgusting and humiliating job.
All the while being the best mother for Madi.
Cut her slack.
Working under the table for cash payments was the only way to get out of poverty and to move to Montana to attend college for four years.
How can anyone judge someone willing to commit fraud if they do it to not only provide for an innocent child but to also get on a straighter path forward??

Fraud is fraud.
Alex was living off of government handouts yet at the same time advertising for housecleaning jobs for CASH ONLY.

Taxpayers expense.
Surprised Netflix is showing this series.

have you every driven 60 in a 55? That’s a crime too you know

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Land has a new book coming out next year— Class

It’s about her college years I’m Missoula. After both reading the book and watching the series, I’ll def read the new book.

I was disappointed in her book after watching the series. None of the characters in the book are well-developed except Stephanie and perhaps Maddie. The others appear briefly and she just rants about what terrible people they are. I also realized her life was nowhere near as hard as depicted in the series. Yes, she lived in a shelter for a bit and certainly struggled, but she was always housed, had a fairly steady (if low-paying and physically exhausting) job, and a stronger support system than Alex. She also seems to lack insight into how she ended up in her situation and why she keeps pushing people away. Too bad, as I found Alex very relatable. I'll definitely be skipping the next book.

[Anonymous]

^^I thought this series was well-made.^^

I am sure that many women can relate to Alex’s story of struggle.
I certainly can.

The acting job done by Margaret Qualley was Oscar worthy in my opinion.

I am dying to read the book 📖 however.
Does anyone know where I could possibly purchase it??
Thx.

[Anonymous]

Regina was confusing to me. May be the acting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^I thought this series was well-made.^^

I am sure that many women can relate to Alex’s story of struggle.
I certainly can.

The acting job done by Margaret Qualley was Oscar worthy in my opinion.

I am dying to read the book 📖 however.
Does anyone know where I could possibly purchase it??
Thx.

The book is everywhere. Target, B&N, Amazon, any book store. I bought the kindle ebook for 2.99

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regina was confusing to me. May be the acting.

I thought she was great! She nailed being icy and intimidating. I loved how she progressed from being such a caricature of a rich betch with a little dog into being more dimensional. I even liked her whispery, monotone voice --it's so haughty, like "I'm really important you gotta listen closely here." I don't necessarily recognize the actor, I just looked her up and she's done lots of acting over 20 years, including voice work -- she was the voice of Tiana in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog."