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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are thinking about an au pair and that's probably our next option but being responsible for bringing some one over from overseas is a little daunting to us - we'd have to take time off to get them a driver's license, open a bank account, teach them how to navigate public transit. Plus they've come all this way to live with you & your family so I'd feel the pressure to socialize with her/him in my free time when I really just want to lie in bed when the kids are asleep. I think some one who's already here would have their own friends, family, life and know how to get around.

Nanny share - is that an option when you've got two kids? We would need some one to pick up our older child from preschool. I'd be open to it but it hadn't occurred to me that another family would want to share with us under those circumstances. [/quote]

An au pair doesn't sound like a great fit for you then.  Not only is it about $21-25k annually anyway, but part of the reason that it is a little cheaper is that it is also a huge time commitment.  Yes, you would have to take a day or two or more off to orient them and get them set up, and they will want to be seen as part of the family.

A nanny share could definitely be an option - you'd just have to find a family and a nanny that was ok with your two kids being included.[/quote]

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