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[quote=Anonymous][quote]+1. She does sound really immature. She may be testing you (unconsciously) to see what she can get away with. I'm guessing she has been a fairly sheltered child who always got away with not quite finishing things or living up to her promises. The enormity of this role has probably come as somewhat of a shock. She probably expected it to be more hanging out and less packing lunches at 7am.

I see this going one of two ways: 1) She decides that she actually does want to have a growth experience, become a responsible person and take her job seriously, or 2) She continues to want to be treated like a ditzy-but-beloved older sibling, and you have to go to rematch. Her real parents can indulge that behavior, but I wouldn't.[/quote]

Well said.  I think all of my APs...even the awesome ones...go through a state of shock when they realize that they actually have to "work" in the morning.  I have started tell AP during training that if she wants to text/FT her family, eat breakfast, shower, etc BEFORE work, then she needs to get up earlier to do any/all of the above.  From 7am - 9am, none of those things are acceptable.  I think most AP imagine themselves sitting around in the morning and randomly playing with kids, hanging out, etc.

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