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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has asthma. We have been taking social distancing very seriously (no camps, social distancing, etc)..

[b]We ask our au pair to limit social Interactions to outside based activities - not to ride in the car with anyone else, not to go inside people’s houses, etc. 
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We know that she may get tired of this and rematch at some point, which would be really tough, but I can’t put my family at risk because we were worried about Losing childcare.[/quote]

Maybe it’s your AP, who has been hanging out at our house every weekend since the beginning of the pandemic. Please know that you cannot control your APs. If I were you, I would let the AP go and take care of my children myself.[/quote]

Guessing from the last line, I'd bet money[b] it's the "no playdates" poster from another ridiculous thread, or her soulmate.[/b] OP, you're right to be concerned about this. Multi hour car ride with three other people is about as high risk as it gets. Can you lend her a car to drive separately or give her money to rent one or make some comparable good faith effort to solve the problem while also acknowledging what a crummy situation this is for her? [/quote]

I am glad you did not bet because I am not the "no playdates" poster. I am actually someone who has loved the program for many years and I am a big proponent of "my house my rules." But this time, it's different. It's not about whether your AP ignored your rules and now you have the inconvenience of sitting down with her to have a reset conversation. If you are a risk group, this could a matter of life and death. All I was trying to say is that this is not the time for "What you don't know won't hurt you." It may. We learned after the fact that our AP's friends have been lying to their HFs about spending time at our house. Now, we are very careful, etc... But let this be a warning to all HFs who think that their APs are only spending time outdoors, wearing masks, and socially distancing from their friends. They may do this, but they also may not. And you won't know. If you are willing to take this risk, that's fine. If anyone in my family had compromised health, I would not want to take any risks.

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