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[quote=Anonymous]Did she literally tell you she was quitting and then pack out the next day? I imagine she must have given you a week or two of warning so she could set a court date and get married no?

I know that different families do this differently, but I find that relying on an au pair as my primary source of childcare means that I need multiple forms of back-up childcare. 2 weeks vacation, however many weeks gap between APs (I don't like to limit my candidate pool to only people available to arrive the Friday after old AP leaves - I give myself a one month window), sick days, and back up sitters to supplement during the weeks that DH is on work travel and I need more than 45 hours of care - as well as some kind of arrangement available on short notice for potential rematch. Obviously, we hope to never be in rematch, but I can't plan my life assuming it's never going to happen.

My point, basically, is that hosting an au pair means having at least three back-up & supplemental childcare options. I wouldn't be able to make it work otherwise, and I say that as some one who has quite a bit of leave.[/quote]

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