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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] We had an AP stay with us for a year after her 2nd year while she did a course on a student visa.  We had put the kids in an after school care program and so she wasn't providing primary childcare for us but she did help us out with the kids as a member of family would do....she would walk them to the bus stop some mornings, help cut up fruit for their lunches, etc.  If  DH and I wanted to go out for dinner or something she would watch them.  This was kind of our unwritten agreement...she was going to be an extra set of hands for us.  It worked out great because she was the best AP ever.  It woudlnt' have worked with any of our others.[/quote]

This is a really great story! but it seems like OP's AP is asking to stay for as long as possible? (like maybe her whole study!). Did you have an agreement on how long this will be? Why did she move out after one year?[/quote]

Ours only stayed one year because she wanted to share an apartment with some friends.  She was dating someone and I think she just wanted more privacy.  Turns out things were far more expensive and stressful than she thought they would be on her own.  Her program was only 2 years so she went home after that second year on her own.  We definitely would have allowed her back and in fact went back to the AP program after she left because we really like the flexibility of the AP program.[/quote]

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