Oh DO write about your au pairs!’ I have been begged many a time. But, if I’m honest, the stories are best told over a bottle of wine and, besides, name-and-shame has never really been my game. Not really. But, as one packed her bags this weekend, we found ourselves reminiscing over our international lodgers at Sunday breakfast. The good, the bad and the ugly weren’t our specific categories but we did take a closer look at our statistics as Mini scribbled down the long list of foreigners who have lived with us over the last seven years.
“Sorry, we operate on a strict one-in-one-out policy”
‘We’ve had more au pairs than Tottenham’s had managers!’ He chuckled as I quickly tried to justify our rather rapid turnover. Of course, it’s not all down to the girls as I suppose we’re not in the least bit perfect and living with a family can’t be easy either. Some girls are homesick, while others are blinded by the freedom of being abroad without their parents. But the idea is that they really do enjoy their taste of London while finding the Smalls (and less small housemates) amusing, fun and not too noisy.
So, in anticipation of the impending arrival of our next unsuspecting victim, I’ve dusted the bedroom and crossed my fingers that we can make this one a winner.
