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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wish I could say yes, but I'm about to give up as well.  I think an au pair would be great for a stay at home parent who needed extra hands, but as a busy working parent I have found the level of hand-holding that is necessary and the sub-par nature of the care to just be overwhelming.  I think I have lost more hours at work since hiring an au pair, and not the other way around.  So I'm pretty close to throwing in the towel too.  :([/quote]

Oh :(  Yeah this is pretty much exactly what we experienced with our second au pair last year.  Much more expensive and time-consuming than I thought it would be and basically involved her keeping the kids alive while she played on her iPhone all day (mostly because she was too tired to engage having been out partying every night).  Her replacement just told me she's too homesick and her parents and boyfriend are pressuring her to come home after only 3 weeks with us, so she's leaving this weekend.

No good stories?  I really need care for just 20 hours a week.  Seems like there are no good options  :cry: [/quote]
Well, at least not "affordable" options. You need someone who doesn't need to financially support herself, like a teen still living with her parents.[/quote]

I think you meant this as a dig?  I did actually try to find a nanny/sitter who would work the split schedule we needed and offered $20/hour.  But obviously someone that needs to support herself on that can't accept a part-time gig, and I didn't find anyone I was interested in.  Seriously, I'm happy to pay for an option that works.  If you have any suggestions, I'm open to them.  [/quote]

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