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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New HF and still in the matching process. It's become a full time job just doing the research and interviews. I haven't even gotten to the handbook part yet. Then I read on here about  how it can be exhausting having a young adult living with you. I'm second guessing our decision to go this route.

Could you all share the positive experiences you've had? What made it worthwhile? [/quote]

The first time is the hardest and it will get better.

We were lucky, in that we went through the old system when we matched with our first AP. It took us no time. Our LCC identified the candidate for us, we interviewed her twice. And that was it. We did not get our act together with the handbook that first year. We did do it the second year and it was a lot of work! Now, it's just editing year-to-year changes. Also, we are now a well-oiled machine for the on-boarding process.

We love the program! I am not sure if we have been lucky (we are on AP #4 now), or whether the program is a good fit for our personality and childcare needs. But we love hosting and getting to know these young women. We are in contact with all of our prior APs, and all of them came back to visit us. I frequently use the "niece" analogy when I describe the relationship that I have with our pairs. We treat our APs like a niece from an estranged sibling who comes to stay with us for a year and who takes care of our children in exchange for room and board.

The matching process has been time-consuming in the last two years. Good luck getting through it! 
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