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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never spoken English with an au pair so it’s not something I care about at all, but what if you told her you would put a plate to the side and encourage her to go the gym or take a walk so she could have dinner in a quieter environment and then have a cup of coffee or tea and dessert with her while she eats dinner so she’s not eating alone. [/quote]

Are you insane???

Who da fuk has time to sit down and baby this girls fragile state of mind each night with tea and dessert? You're nuts. I get home at 530, scramble to make dinner, nag everyone to help me clean up, go over the kids homework with them, see what they are struggling with, try to bond with my 13yr old, corral everyone to brush their teeth, both boys still love me to lay in bed and talk to them and then flop into bed. Nowhere in there is time for my husband let alone some freaking tea and crumpets with Miss Cranky pants. [/quote]

This x1million.

The above suggestion is just idiotic.[/quote]

100% agreed. As a working mom of three kids, two dogs, and a husband who travels for work, i don’t have time to baby a woman-child with special tea parties in the evenings, and demands for special accommodations and eating times. Eat with us or find another time for yourself, but you’re still scheduled to help if your hours include dinner. I am too busy dealing with making dinner, homework help, cleaning up, for au pair tea parties, and my own work. I would much rather spend that quality time having a special tea and dessert party with my tween daughter, not indulging the woman hired to help me! [/quote]

True- but she is not an indentured servant "hired to help you" - she is on a cultural exchange. How are you fulfilling your part of the exchange, Petunia Dursley?[/quote]

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