Thank you so much for this video! I'm a single father here in the state of Ohio. I can say from my heart that my kids and I are truly blessed with such an amazing wonderful young Lady! She is without a question our family and will always be! I will call her BB don't feel comfortable to use her real name without her knowing. BB is from the beautiful country of Thailand! Yes at first it was a little stressful but more for BB than my kids and myself. Because of the culture shock for BB and of course she missed her family very much! I was understanding and patient with BB I also was blessed to have my sister who only lives 8 miles from me to help and comfort BB while I was working or traveling for work. BB caught on very quickly! She is a very strong young Lady! Yes it takes understanding from both sides! This means understanding from the host parent/parents as well! These Young Women are coming to a different Country which can seem like a different planet! They miss their beautiful family they have to quickly adjust to a different culture! So I guess my message is more for host parents...Please be understanding and patient with the young Lady! Remember they are people with feelings and emotions just as you and I! I promise your Au pair Daughter will be so amazing for your children and yourself! She will make you proud to watch her grow as a person! So please be kind and loving to her. My kids have learned so so much from my Thai Daughter because in my eyes and heart she is a Daughter to me! My kids speak more Thai than English at home because they think the language is very cool😂❤❤ Also remember an Au Pair is most definitely not becoming Rich from her job! So be generous from your heart to her! I promise if you love and respect her she will give you the same! I love my thai daughter so very much! I'm blessed and grateful for her! I can't wait to watch her accomplish her life goals and dreams and give her the biggest hug! Also please remember that we are all of the human race and we have more in common than a part!

Many years ago, I suspect that Au Pairs were girls who didn't have great opportunities for education or careers. So a girl who had taken care of younger siblings and had been raised by her mother to cook and clean house would have exactly the experience to work as an Au Pair. Whereas today, girls know that they can be doctors or lawyers or corporate managers, and with smaller family sizes they probably didn't have younger siblings to take care of. We live in a 'what's in it for me?' world, so why would you travel thousands of miles to be a servant? I'm sure it can be a good experience, but far fewer young women would be a good fit for the job.

Thanks for this very honest video 🧡 I‘m going to be an Au Pair in July and I think it’s important to also talk about the not perfect moments of the Au Pair life on Social Media!

I try my luck

❤❤ thanks for your kind advice for us.I’m considering being an au pair all the time but I am a little worried about whether could I take all the responsibilities cause I have never went to another country before and stay with a for family 😊 that’s really important to me❤ As a Chinese girl I really wanna go aboard ❤🎉

I agree with you in everything you said

I am a kenyan 21years looking for an AU pair opportunity

Thank you so much for this video! It has really helped me ❤

So, basically, you just described legalized slave labor.

Hi! I'm very interested to Au Pair in the US. Do you know if it's possible to do short time Au Pairing, like for 3-6 months? 🥰

Hi Anna! Really liked this video, I have been an aupair for 18 months and I can agree with what you said. The only thing I might disagree with is that people only want to see the good parts about it. I'm feeling like that showing the bad or hard part about it is very authentic and also helpful. Thanks for sharing♡

Brilliant Anna! Love the editing, and the insights you give.

OMG!!! Thank you so much for such a honest opinion and message about being an Aupair

This is such a fresh new perspective and it made me think of alot of things. Thank you so much❤

Thanks for uploading these kind of videos !!

Thank you so much for your honesty. You sound like a very mature young woman.

Thank you so much for this video! I honestly prefer reality checks to those romanticized videos. I want to become an au pair but I have such a hard time finding videos that show the downsides or what I should be prepared for. I just want to make sure to see all aspects and this video really helped with my attitude and mindset towards being an au pair. Thank you so much for this insight💞

Thanks for being

I was an AuPair many years ago (2006/07), this video is 100% on point!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Obrigada por esse vídeo! 💜