| This individual can not be trusted. Sarah-Moon came to us in early September to care for our two children, then ages 3 months and 2 years. She claimed she was in the United States to work for a family that had changed their minds (at the last minute) about hiring a nanny. She claimed that since she was already in the US on an open ticket, she was hoping to find another family to work for. We invited her to move in as I was still on maternity leave an felt it was a good opportunity to see how she behaved. There were no red flags, but in hindsight, I admit there were some warning signs. In october, since she still did not have her visa in place, she returned to Belgium for three weeks. She informed us she was working on getting her visa, and showed us evidence to that nature (fraudulent papers??). We paid for her return ticket and she was back in our home in November.
I returned back to work full time in on December 3. Two days after I returned to work the real trouble began. Sarah had established friends in the city (Boston) and claimed she was going out one evening with her friends. She never returned. She called late in the evening with a story that her father had become ill and she was returning to Belgium. From our investigations, we found out that her boyfriend had broken up with her a few days earlier. We also discovered from looking through our internet history list that she had visited many sights having to do with pregnancy.
She may have gotten pregnant and that may have been her reason for leaving. We do not know, as we believe she has lied to us from the beginning. I am convinced that, coupled with having to be home alone with two children and breaking up with her boyfriend, it was too much for her and she ran away because of it. We have found no evidence that her father is ill, and I am fearful that she is mearly using families in an attempt to stay 90 days at a time (her longest possible stay without a visa). I believe she is preying on families where someone is still at home and then decides to leave once the job becomes "full time". She left my family without daycare, and that is inexcusable.
I have posted a picture of Sarah-Moon in case she registers here under a different name. I would also add that while she lived with us, she was respectful and our 2 year old adored her, but there were things that we convinced ourselves to overlook. We were, obviously, a little naive and stupid. She is a messy person, very messy. Did not clean up after herself and other than helping with the children, did not volunteer to help much. Sara-moon was always on the computer or in front of the TV when time permitted.
Feel free to contact us should you have questions. I have tried to be as specific and clear as possible. |
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