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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a former AP. I was very miserable with my host family but didn't say anything as my counselor told me something along the lines of "accept it the way it is or go home" ...
I didn't want to spoil this once in a lifetime opportunity so I shut up.[/quote]
This is the absolute truth, not just an isolated case.[/quote]

I think that's sad- I hosted an au pair. If she was miserable, I would want to know so that I could make changes to improve things where possible or help her find a better match. If everyone was trying in this situation, I would have done what I could to make sure a competent, but poorly matched au pair did not have to go home. 
 Your counselor was wrong to give you that advice--and if your family was breaking rules and making you unhappy, your counselor should have intervened on your behalf. That is part of what the agency fees are for- to protect you. If your counselor wasn't protecting you, she wasn't doing her job. [/quote]

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