How would you handle AP not getting to school for kid PU?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to laugh My own mother was always the last mom to pick me up at birthday parties or after school or at the movies. Many times I/ the school/ the birthday host had to call to remind her. I just take this stuff in stride. No helicoptering.

"Just take it in stride" when you (or your mom, or the OP's AP) are causing an issue for the teacher/party host to have to accommodate your irresponsibility. Yes, it's definitely laugh worthy when someone else has to hang around for nearly an hour because your mom/AP are too selfish to honor their responsibilities.

I absolutely knew someone would respond with exactly that. Do you KNOW how predictable you are?? When I was a kid no one was as uptight as moms are now -- really, you folks must be awful to live with. You really can't imagine taking life in stride, can you?

My APs love me, and the other APs come over and complain about their bitchy host moms.

[Anonymous]

Bet she was with a boyfriend

[Anonymous]

"My APs love me, and the other APs come over and complain about their bitchy host moms."

Out of curiosity, how old are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. How exactly does rematch work? I would want to onboard her replacement as soon as possible after letting her know. Are there strategies for streamlining?? The CC rematch pool is pretty skinny right now, and I am not averse to switching agencies but haven't researched them....could I engage a new agency and begin interviews before pulling the trigger on the rematch? I've been in touch with LCC to let her know we have had this issue but AP has a family wedding she is attending next weekend and I don't want to do anything until after that...

Rematch is not a pretty picture, but it is sometimes necessary. We got temporary nannies to fill the gap a couple of times, so we could take our time and get a new out of country AP. You can probably get a college student nanny --live in from another area-- for the summer, and it will feel like having an AP minus the language and driving skills issues PLUS the admin burden of paperwork and employment taxes. Take advantage of the timing --May is perfect for this --and seriously consider a summer nanny. We worked with an agency and got a girl who was great for us -- very quiet, not a partier, and went home to PA (her own car) many weekends. (If you establish a relationship with an agency, you'll also have a fallback if you have an issue in the future. Don't be put off by the tax stuff---it's only for a few months.) She'll likely need to return to school in mid-August, but you'll have some breathing room.

OP here and thank you for a productive, very helpful post! Great suggestion.

[Anonymous]

I agree that if you have to rematch, now is the perfect time. Our local Facebook babysitting page is FILLED with college students coming home for the summer, looking for a summer only nanny position. You could hire one of them and go out of country, so you aren't limited to just the rematch pool.