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I get that their expenses are paid for and that they signed up for 45 hrs max but that’s the max and [b]every[/b] family takes advantage of it. It should not be the standard. If I had an au pair I would think about my situation and see what makes sense for me. I’m not going to force an au pair to play with my kid on a sat evening just so I can make sure they fulfill the 45 hr cap. They come here for an experience and to help out a family but it seems like folks in DC are too selfish. Put yourself in their shoes and look at it from a different perspective. Also the $200 stipend is not generous, thats based off min wage. Min wage is NOT generous and most of these au pairs are providing a service that would cost you all thousands every month in daycare costs so you are the ones that are truely benefitting. 
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Every? That is not true at all. My AP is working 45 hours this week and then only working 30 hours next week, this is common in my house. I have a relationship with a lot of APs in my area, many of them don't work 45 hours a week.

Either you are a young person that obviously does not agree with the AP program at all, or you are a troll, I'm not sure which. You are wasting your time here being either. You are not going to get any HFs to stop using the program because you are telling us we are all terrible people. There are a lot of great host families and a lot of APs that love the program and have better lives because of it. I suggest you stop posting on this forum and make better use of you time. [/quote]

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