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[quote=Anonymous]My APs (2 Brazilian, one French who was partly Senegalese, which made for a great education in French/Senegalese food she loved to cook) are  not "the help."  And that has racist undertones, anyways.

They are part of our family, like  a big sister, who has the  responsibility to (hopefully) love my child and absolutely to keep my child safe.  For this plus room and board, they get a little pay.

My APs are/were out of this world great.  I wish I could have paid them more, but as a single-mom-by-choice teacher (with a little help from my parents) there was no extra to give.  But we all had the same philosophy that we are a family, so I always came home to  kid's laundry done, bathroom that we all shared clean, in a  house that is all of 1,000 sq. ft.

I needed all 45 hours per week and I followed all rules; I also never once asked for evening or weekend help. That is, after all, when I AM A MOM!  All 3 of my APs extended with me.  In the interview process I emphasized family, not perks, because there were none, other than:  "what do you and my kid plan to do today?  Here is your bus/metro pass!"

As i read these boards it becomes obvious to me why many host families have problems. [/quote]

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