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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was also going to ask if she is Brazilian or South American. some have this "ask and you shall receive" mentality.
Clear "no" should work, because thy say 'no' to many things asked from them.[/quote]

hmmm..interesting point.  She is from South America.  I didn't realize there was a cultural difference when it came to this sort of thing. [/quote]

Our first AP was from Brazil, and your post reminded me of her. We've since chosen to steer clear of South America. Our current AP (from Asia) even tells me that when she gets together with groups of APs, the South American ones are all about how to get the most out of their host families. They flock together and build up each other's expectations.[/quote]

We steer very clear of Brazilian aupairs for this reason. If she’s not spending any family time with your family outside of work hours, it’s because she sees your family as her job and being nice and personable as a work expectation and not the familiar/cultural exchange you may have been sold with the aupair program.

And the car if her work perk. It’s not a shared car to her. It’s her car to use when you don’t happen to be using it. If she wrecks it, oh well, it’s a work car.

Good luck. I’ve lived something similar and whether she’s good with the kids or not, she’ll leave you feeling used and abused. [/quote]

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