Another Day... Another Ayi

So there it is. I interviewed another Ayi today. For those of you unaware of the intricacies of expat life in China, an Ayi is a maid/nanny type person that comes into your home and does all the things I used to do. It feels very weird to hire someone to come and do "my job" but it SOP here, so... when in China. The lady seemed very nice, her current employer came with her to translate. The whole thing about this though is that you never really know when people are being honest with you. They seem to tell you exactly what you want to hear, but then I get the skinny from all the "seasoned" Tai Tai's (foreign wives) and they all seem so jaded! They say things like, "Oh, you are paying her way too much" or, "if she doesn't work out you just get a new one". This seems like a big deal to me. This person will be in my home, occasionally taking care of my children and cooking my food, I sure hope we don't have to go through this process multiple times!! But, I'll just have to see how it goes. Later, D