00:00You're not going to miss that, huh?
00:02Yeah, I know.
00:03So you will miss it?
00:04Yeah.
00:05How many?
00:06You know.
00:07But it started off beautiful.
00:09I arrived in Dubai in 1991 with this family.
00:12And then Christopher, I think, more than one month.
00:17And Jean-Michel, the second, the eldest, is three years.
00:24I took care of them while my husband was at work.
00:28My name is Chris Tadarakis.
00:30And I am the son of Diana Tadarakis and now also Aurelia Villarta.
00:36She is our housemaid of 29 years.
00:39She came and joined our house when I was, I believe it was one month old.
00:43So as far as I remember from being alive, she's always been around to help me grow and develop.
00:49I feel that I was very lucky to have Aurelia here with me to take care of my house and my kids.
00:57I work full time and I was able to go to work and not feel that my house was being neglected or my children were being neglected.
01:07They were well taken care of by her.
01:10And then I could, she did the hard work while I could come home from work and then play with them or do the fun stuff.
01:19And she did all that.
01:20She did the cooking and the cleaning.
01:22And then she allowed me to spend extra quality time with my children, which meant so much to me.
01:28After a few years, she just became part of our family.
01:32So we all grew together.
01:36I never thought of her as like a housemaid.
01:39I thought of her as part of my family and I treated her as such.
01:43And we care about each other.
01:46Oh, it's great because I treat them like family.
01:49They pull me so that they don't have to eat together.
01:54I don't want that.
01:55That's why.
01:56But they're happy.
01:58It's like I grew up with them differently.
02:01That's what I miss the most.
02:03Because I didn't have a hard time growing up with them.
02:10Because they're obedient.
02:11She introduced me to her friend.
02:13She's my second mother.
02:14She's always there for me.
02:44So that meant to me that she was enjoying her work and enjoying her atmosphere, which made me happy.
03:06She was a very big part of their life and she's also precious to me.
03:11I will miss her a lot when she goes.
03:15But I know that she needs to go now.
03:19It's her time to pursue other adventures and happiness in her country.
03:26And bring joy to her own family who probably miss her a lot.
03:31They are a wonderful family.
03:33They changed my life since I came here.
03:36My mother-in-law said that she will stay with us for 29 years.
03:42I said, people don't believe me.
03:44So nobody can break my record.
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