Notes about the Blog

Welcoming Frances Scher as Contributing Editor: Notes on the Blog

by cv harquail June 21, 2016
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Hi Everyone! I know, it’s taking me for. eh. ver. to make any moves with the administration and management of AuPairMom. No ads yet, can’t get organized for sponsored posts, upgrading tasks postponed not just till a rainy day but waiting for a monsoon, and so on. Meanwhile, I’m 56,000 words into what Annie Lamott […]

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AuPairMom Blog Notes: When you email for advice…

by cv harquail November 25, 2014

[Note: This post should help to clarify what you can expect when you email AuPairMom with a question. It aims to put into black and white the principles by which we’ve been operating for a while. Please email with any questions! ~cvh] When you email AuPairMom for advice, here are some things you should know: […]

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What do Au Pair Community Counselors Want to Know?

by cv harquail October 29, 2014
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Community Counselors, LCCs and ARs, are the unsung heroes of the au pairing community.  A fabulously great community counselor is rare, a good community counselor is often taken for granted, and an underperforming community counselor can sink an entire cluster of au pairs. Given the importance of their roles, it’s kind of surprising how rarely any […]

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First Time Here? Please Take Our Survey

by cv harquail March 11, 2014
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If this is your first (or second) visit to AuPairMom, we’d like to hear about what brought you here and whether you found what you need so that we can make the site work better for you.  Will you take our New Visitor Survey?  It’s 10 quick questions–it should take about 1 minute, 2 if you […]

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What Happens After The Words “Dear AuPairMom”?

by cv harquail August 30, 2012

Mom@AuPairMom.com gets lots of interesting emails. Some are from crazy people who can’t spell. Some are from crazy people who don’t speak English. Some are from crazy people who want me to hook them up with an au pair, especially a tall, pretty one. And some are from you — host moms, host dads, au pairs, and […]

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Posting Frequency: How often would like like a new post? (Poll)

by cv harquail May 7, 2010
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Hi Readers, In anticipation of this blog’s second birthday (I know, they grow up So Fast!), I’m starting a little bit of spring blog-keeping… just general blog admin, much of it behind the scenes. I want to update the blog in ways that matter to you, so there are a few elements of blog-keeping where […]

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