former au pair

When Your Former Au Pair Comes Back to Visit

by cv harquail February 21, 2012
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It can be kindof amazing when a former au pair comes back to visit.  You remember her when, and she remembers you, and now everyone has grown and changed (usually for the better!). Depending on how things were when your au pair departed, and where you are as a family and as a parent, your […]

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Matching Again with a Former Au Pair

by cv harquail June 3, 2011
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Can we ever ‘step in the same river twice’? Can we pick up where we left off in a great host family – au pair relationship? Or, is every au pair match, no matter with whom, a new adventure? Is it possible to answer ‘yes’ to all of those questions, at the same time? HostMominVA […]

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Exorcising the Ghost of a Bad Au Pair: Advice?

by cv harquail August 27, 2008
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– Thoughts of her send chills down your spine. – You see her in your dreams. – Thumps on the third floor make you think she still lives here. – You can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching you, criticizing you, maybe even disliking you. You can’t shake it, because you’re haunted. Haunted by […]

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