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[quote=Anonymous]I think that last point is key - there will always be someone with more perks than you can provide. Ultimately, I think that's one of the main reasons we quit the program a year ago.  We are one of the families for whom it was a stretch to cover the approx $25k it costs for an au pair. Is that cheaper than a full-time live-out nanny?  Yep, but still a lot of money. The au pairs we had at the end and the candidates we were interviewing seemed to get more and more interested in what they could get out the relationship and less about forming a close relationship with their host family, and we felt like we couldn't live up to current expectations of au pairs with our shared car, small house, close living space with shared bathroom, etc. I found the program incredibly stressful anyway and have never missed it. We have great relationships still with our first two au pairs, which is wonderful. So I don't regret it, but it definitely was too hard and expensive for us longer term. [/quote]

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