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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our au pair has been with us about 1.5 years. She has another 6 months left.  She is OK, not great. Today she came to us telling us she is thinking of re-matching to find a family that will "sponsor" her for a student visa. We told her we could not "sponsor" as technically it is illegal to pay someone on a student visa, plus we need full-time help. She says several of her friends have found new host families that are willing do this. This upsets me a lot since, if she follows through with it, it will leave us without an au pair and with the task of finding a new one during a tough time to find au pairs. I know it will greatly upset our kids since they love her. I feel a bit betrayed that she would consider leaving us to find a family willing to sponsor her.  How would you react? I understand she is thinking about her future (her home country is a wreck right now) but also feel like she is putting her self-interest ahead of her commitment to our family.[/quote]

I would feel betrayed too and why do APs keep comparing themselves to other APs and families? My current au pair has been continuously putting herself ahead of our family needs so we recently gave her 2 week notice. Sad but it had to be done.

APs are temporary. Family is forever.[/quote]

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