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Anyone got a spare au-pair? This way, please....

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Squiffy · 17/10/2007 11:01

I have just been promoted which means not only am I even more smug and unbearable than usual today, but also I have realised that I will be doing a fair number of early morning starts because I will need to spend lots of time in very boring exciting Luxembourg.

We have a fab nanny who lives locally but will now need an au-pair on top to help with wrap-around care for those early mornings when I have to go to boring exciting Luxembourg. It would be great for the nanny to have the au-pair around as well to help out now and then and help with stuff like swimming trips.

The job starts in January, but, having seen the ironing pile this morning, we are very flexible on any start date between now and then.....

If you know of anyone please let me know...we live in deepest Kent so need a driver who likes living in the country. We are sort of nice, when we're not being horrible, and have a 4YO DS and 1YO DD...

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Squiffy · 17/10/2007 12:10

oh, the shame.

And it gets worse. He was 31 and still lived with his mum.

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jura · 17/10/2007 12:08

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eleusis · 17/10/2007 11:44

Because she has five kids. crazy woman, I tell ya.

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Squiffy · 17/10/2007 11:44

Ah, Brussels. I went out with A Belgian Dentist once. It was very exciting.

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Squiffy · 17/10/2007 11:41

I have been stealing myself to head in the direction of greataupair.com, but keep getting flashbacks... I hear aversion therapy might be the answer.

I will head in direction of LisaLisa - but now I am confused - if she has a nanny and an au-pair, how come she still has dirty pants?

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Kewcumber · 17/10/2007 11:39

ooh congrats. Luxembourg (gasps in admiration) - spent a lot of time in Brussels once that was almost as exciting.

eleusis · 17/10/2007 11:32

Oh congrats on the promo Squiff!

Hmm... Au pair. Haven't got a spare one of those. But, you should talk to LisaLisa who at least used to have a nanny and an au pair so she might be able to advise on some of the logisitcs, like where au pairs job ends and nanny's begins.

Have you looked on the au pair websites?

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