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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.

1) I know they are doing well, it's not just assuming they are but this is not the point here because I would have paid for my flight + bedroom because I am so eager to explore, it was an opportunity to do it :) And I am not the kind of person that wants a free vacation doing nothing, I wouldn't have expected them to pay for me at all.

2) The father told me I can't say "no" to his kid and that he has to learn to make his own choices. I don't see why I would lie about that ? But this is against my principles.
I'm very easy-going with him, giving him opportunities to make choices when appropriate but there are times when it's impossible because of safety or just because I feel he HAS to be polite. The father actually laughed when I told him he was kicking me, saying he was just testing me to see how I would react ... It had taken me days to talk to him about it because I didn't know how to address the problem. And the mom is barely home nor talking to me much. 
I don't see what this has to do with my maturity level ...

3) I believed them when they said they'd treat me as a member of the family. When I accepted them on the phone, I received a few days later a fedex package with a letter from them, postcards, a Phily map and pictures of their son. The letter said they wanted me to feel at home, that I'd be welcome to join them when they're out doing activities ...
I get there, we're trying to adjust for the first few weeks and then they tell me they're traveling to Mexico for a week with about 2 weeks notice and that I'm not going, and staying home to open and shut some door.

4) I will talk to my LLC on Monday. I'm glad I could have some advice here. I'll let you know what happens :)[/quote]

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