Au Pair life is hard.
The people at home think it's easy and you're seen as a babysitter, I honestly didn't think it would be so hard. The reality is that I have 2 kids around 45 hours a week (not including the time that they'll be with me when the parents are home). I spoke to the youngest of my host kids who's 4 and in part time school, I posed the question 'who do you spend the most time with in a whole week , mama , papa , Chloe or me?' There was no hesitation when he replied 'You'. An Au Pair is kind of like the third parent. It's hard being the person who instills good manners, rules, homework and life lessons whilst still trying to have fun with them. I've been hit and had my hair pulled out, cried with my kids and frankly got angry angry angry (STOP TALKING ABOUT POOP). Frankly 3 months in I've been questioning how great I am as an au pair...but today has finally made it all better. My host parents attended my little girls parents evening and came back to tell me one crazy thing ... that the little girl, Chloe actually talks about me at school and says how much she loves this au pair. Thank the lord, Mary and Joseph.
Comments like this really makes being an au pair worth it and make me have more faith in myself.
Hula Hula
xoxoxo
