by cv harquail
May 5, 2014
Reliable, predictable, kind, and safe — that’s what we need childcare to be. So what happens when we have an au pair who we like, who’s doing a great job, and then all of a sudden turns out to have a condition that is unpredictable, that makes her unreliable, and that makes you worry that […]
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by cv harquail
May 3, 2014
Today’s open thread celebrate’s New Jersey’s Rosie Napravnik, who’s riding Vicar’s In Trouble in today’s Kentucky Derby. The Derby, and Rosie’s chance to make history, may or may not be on your radar screen for the weekend. But in our house, the run up to our annual Derby Party, plus the last week of classes, […]
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Explaining To Family and Friends Why You’re Getting An Au Pair
by cv harquail April 18, 2014Can you remember back to the first time you ever heard about the Au Pair program? I can’t remember how I first heard about it (and I think I assumed I knew what an au pair was). But I *do* remember trying to explain the whole concept to my dad. And then to my coworkers, […]