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My contract is almost at its end here and i realized i havent really posted here haha

#au pair sjit #being an au pair

hostmom: so what are your plans for the weekend?

me: uh, i’m meeting up a friend on saturday.i mean tomorrow

hm: oh, from school?

me: yes :) from :) school :)

(((because my only friends here are from school she knows that lol)))

#being an au pair #im not even sure if she still wants to meet up lool

home alone. i am happy

#being an au pair

me:*eats yogurt instead of drinking coffee*

me: *brain says yes but heart says no*

me: cn we compromise pls

#personal shit #being an au pair #im trying healthy but idk how

i slept on the couch and was woken up by a child screaming from upstairs. turned out he just wanted me to put his blanket on him. it was 2 am goodlord

#witching hour alright #being an au pair #just au pair sjit #au pair stories #where are your parents dear child i cant do this anymore lol

Learning several languages

Time: no

University: no

Lack of sleep: no

Friends: no

The whole world: no

Me: YEEEEEEEES

#languages #being an au pair #just au pair sjit

i hope i remember to wake up tomorrow hahaha

#being an au pair #just au pair sjit #au pair

kid: Let's play hide and seek in the dark!

me: But I'm afraid of the dark.

kid: I'm also afraid of the dark

me: (((then why the hell are we gonna do this crp)))

#being an au pair #just au pair sjit

hostmom: How was it today? (picking up the kids)

me: It was okay. *forced smile*

hm: Okay? What okay? Okay minus? Okay plus?

me: (((I did not rehearse for this questions what do I do))))

#god wtf hahaha #being an au pair #just au pair sjit #au pair

when it’s friday but you’re not excited for the weekend because you still gotta be here

#being an au pair #just au pair sjit

“Skal vi at zingen een laulu?”

i swear my brain just sends anything it could construct just so i could say something. pls stop

#i wasnt able to stop myself #but the kid understood #my hostmom doesnt ask me to learn finnish but i hear a lot duuh #being an aupair #personal #language catastrophe #danish #dutch #finnish #brain don't give any flying fk #rip grammar

tylerjadeparis

6 Au Pair Misconceptions

1) We are always working:

The first question a lot of people ask me when I tell them I work as an au pair is “So, do you get any free time? Do you get to go out at night?” My answer to this is a big fat YES! Legally speaking, the maximum number of hours an au pair can work (in France) is 35. For me this means taking the kids to school in the morning at 8:45 (done by 9:15), and then I have the ENTIRE afternoon to myself. I have to be home by 5 to let in my oldest host child, who carpools with another family from his school, then I proceed to pick up the other two from the school/nanny around 5:30, bringing us home by about 6. Then I make dinner, assist with evening and bedtime activities, and the kids are in bed by 8. Occasionally I have some extra babysitting, but my host parents always graciously ask me first or plan way in advance. My weekends are almost always completely free; I would say I’ve had to babysit maybe 4 times on the weekend within 6 months of being here. Of course, this is not the case for everyone..but these types of arrangements should be clearly outlined before you accept any job.