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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just had an au pair move in yesterday - it’s been awkward. She alternâtes between spending some time with us and then spending hours alone in her room with the door closed.

Im sick as a dog. I’m trying to care for my 3 y/o and he’s a complete handful. He’s pulling things off the counter and kicking and screaming when I try to change his diaper. I just grabbed his leg when he kicked me and said NO loudly - which made him cry and I feel like an awful mother.

My husband has been away and out of cell service range on a 4 day fishing trip. I have no family nearby to call. I really want to ask the au pair of she could watch my 3 y/o but she’s been intent on sitting in bed on her laptop doing "classes" …

Our au pair was in country already and was in friendly rematch with another family. She’s been here 7 months, she’s not homesick. [/quote]

Ew.  Your three year old is still in diapers?  Why am I not surprised you can’t handle him alone.  [/quote]

Eh, stop that. It's unproductive. Maybe he turned 3 yesterday. Maybe he's got special needs that makes him slow to toilet train. Maybe he's just stubborn. Regardless, she has fever and can't toilet train him today. Today, she needs help. Because she's sick. [/quote]

NP here.  Oh get off it!  Who here has never taken care if their kids when sick?  OP is as bratty as her poor kid.  [/quote]

I have. I'm a single mom. Once I had to take care of my kids alone when we were ALL vomiting at the same time. Literally, all of us. It was horrible. Guess who cleaned everything up and hauled the couch to the curb.

But I didn't have an au pair. You all sound like you've never held a job before. I would fire an employee who didn't jump in to lend a hand when something unexpected came up. And you're not doing this au pair any favors acting like she will make it in the job market with an attitude like that. Unless she wants to work at Burger King, she should be taught a decent work ethic and that means when your boss is sick, you pick up the slack. She can take off another day of the week.[/quote]

The Au Pair CAN’T work at Burger King instead. That’s how they get them to work for so little. They’re trapped. [/quote]

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