Today my heart broke a little bit. It was my little ones first day of preschool and I brought my helper along to assist me. When we were ready to leave, my little one kept bawling away and would not let go of my helper and kept saying "ateh, don't leave me" (ateh is big Sister). I told my baby, ok, mumma can take time off from work and spend with you and she replied, no I want ateh to stay and play with me. I feel jealous and hurt that my baby prefers The Maid to me. Am I being unreasonable? I feel like changing maids.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Probably it was coz you're working (I presume) and your helper looks after your child most of the time. It's normal for a child to find someone that they are always with when they go to a place that is unfamiliar to them. You shouldn't feel jealous, you should be thankful, your child is in good hands. For me, i believe so. What you can do is, spend more time with your child without the helper whenever possible. Go out just the two of you without the helper. Understand and know your child's needs more than the helper. I used to have a helper when my elder boy was younger but he was never close to the helper. There are things I don't allow him to do with her. He finds me for comfort still until today that he is already 7.