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[quote=Anonymous]AU Pair mom here. I found my first Au Pair thru an agency and the next 2 on my own.  The 2nd one was the best friend of the first au pair and she came to visit in part to "check out the situation."  She knew ahead of tine I was a single mom with one kid and could not offer any "extras." It was, however, an easy situation to have. There was no tension in the house,  I never asked her to clean anything/laundry other than for my daughter, there was no car for her, no private bathroom, etc.  But we live near a major metro station in suburban DC and there are also buses galore.They get monthly passes from me, unlimited of course.

Same way I got my 3rd (current) au pair .  The second and third au pairs basically used their 2-week visit with us as an "observation" session to see if they would want the situation.  I was very honest about them getting "better situations" but the stories they knew from others did not convince them to turn away my offer.  Plus I speak their native language competently and had traveled to their country several times so they felt very comfortable with me.

It's been wonderful.  [/quote]

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