Re: My story needs ur patience to read.
So the golden question is: was a maid worth all this drama? The 'burden' of housework surely can't be worse than this headache you've landed yourself in.
i) whether or not you hire a maid, that decision is yours and your husband's. It's none of your parents' business. It only becomes their business if they want to get you a maid themselves.
ii) you have no idea how good you'll make yourself look if you just apologize to your husband's family right away and let it be done with - he'll really appreciate it. For future, keep your parents out of this.
iii) can't believe your dad handled that so poorly
iv) can't believe your husband was smiling!
v) listen to what mabrook said in the other thread.