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[quote=Anonymous]Our family welcomed our 4th au pair nearly a month ago for our 6th year in the program. We loved our previous three au pairs and all remain an important part of our lives even from afar. Our newest one seemed interested and caring during the Skype interviews, however, we found him extremely introverted in person and hard to connect with. We have one son - 5th grade who has had a very hard time connecting with him. Unfortunately, he's been a bit rude at times to the au pair, which we addressed with him. It seems like they argued today when my son was asking what was perceived as intrusive questions, things escalated and the au pair shouted at him, told him three times to shut up and called him an idiot according to my son, which the au pair confirmed was true. He apologized and seemed genuinely sorry, but now I am of course very concerned and wonder if pursuing a rematch would be better for all. Of course I am concerned that the rematch could be even worse, we'd be left with a long gap, etc, but also don't want all parties to suffer through what should be a joyful year together.

Any advice? Give it once more attempt to work out with a defined timeframe or get out quickly?[/quote]

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