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[quote=Anonymous]And PP, no one ver said the program is perfect and I acknowledged multiple times in all of my posts that the agencies could do a better job of explaining the program and that there are host families that take advantage.  I hope in the future that when and if you post again on this topic, you'll acknowledge that SOME au pairs get taken advantage of and that there are some things that could be improved in the program, rather than speaking in insulting generalities and untruths.

My frustration with this board is when people come on like you did originally and speak in absolutes.  You said that au pairs are sold an experience, essentially lied to and taken advantage of, work lots of hours for little pay, given very little time off, not paid enough to do anything, and are employed by rich people who want to exploit cheap labor, and that we should expect nothing out of our au pairs or else we're being too demanding.

Surely, you can understand how that would be upsetting to someone who is spending tons of money and tons of time making sure that a young adult is happy and having a great year living in our home in exchange for watching my children?  You speak in such generalities, and yet, there are tons of au pairs who are thrilled with the program and who count it as one of the best experiences of their lives.  We're still in frequent contact with all of our au pairs, still exchange gifts, and hope to visit them in the future in their home countries.

If you have issues with the program, then please speak to specific issues and offer solutions, and certainly, condemn host parents who take advantage or mislead, but please know that many of us work hard to make sure our au pairs are happy and that the program overall has many happy participants.

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