Official Vent Thread

[Midas Mulligan]

Sometimes I read posts and regardless of font color or size, I feel as though they are written in crayon.

I don't like reading crayon writing. /rant

 

[Angela Miller]

i sure feel sorry for those who live their lives in a permanent state of # 2 pencils . just like said pencils when they think they're sharp they end up breaking then become dull !

 

[Midas Mulligan]

 

[Lasker]

Sometimes I read posts and regardless of font color or size, I feel as though they are written in crayon.

I don't like reading crayon writing. /rant

i sure feel sorry for those who live their lives in a permanent state of # 2 pencils . just like said pencils when they think they're sharp they end up breaking then become dull !

Holy shit this place delivers sometimes.

 

[Angela Miller]

CELEBRATING MY VICTORY !!!!

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Holy shit this place delivers sometimes.

You too like normal fonts?

ETA: well fuck.

 

[Lasker]

You too like normal fonts?

Yes but I took it as more a metaphor for general writing style - maybe I missed your point but I think it works even better my way tbh.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Yes but I took it as more a metaphor for general writing style - maybe I missed your point but I think it works even better my way tbh.

No, the metaphor still stands.

 

[Mario]

i still wonder why people like liverpool. anyway, sucks to be them.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

No soccer to watch + hangover = existential crisis.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

No soccer to watch + hangover = existential crisis.

There's some crappy gold cup action in a bit.

 

[Gotham Gator]

We have a new au pair; German. Been fun explaining to her what the Gold Cup is.

We were watching Jamaica v. Curaçao.

 

[Victors87]

We have a new au pair; German. Been fun explaining to her what the Gold Cup is.

We were watching Jamaica v. Curaçao.

Is the Au Pair teaching German to kids?......and im getting a vibe you might be fancy.

Is it better than hiring local nanny?

 

[Gotham Gator]

Is the Au Pair teaching German to kids?......and im getting a vibe you might be fancy.

Is it better than hiring local nanny?

We actually just switched from regular nanny to a live in for cost reasons. We are in first week, but it is all good so far. No particular reason to go with a German; just the best candidate. We will work on giving the kids a few phrases.

ETA: If you saw the chaos in our 2,000 s.f. brownstone full of 7 people, you would realize there is very little fanciness left.

 

[Victors87]

We actually just switched from regular nanny to a live in for cost reasons. We are in first week, but it is all good so far. No particular reason to go with a German; just the best candidate. We will work on giving the kids a few phrases.

ETA: If you saw the chaos in our 2,000 s.f. brownstone full of 7 people, you would realize there is very little fanciness left.

My fiance and me were discussing about the future (kids). Is the process of getting an au pair complicated like visas and stuff. Is this your first au pair?

 

[FredMertz]

My fiance and me were discussing about the future (kids). Is the process of getting an au pair complicated like visas and stuff. Is this your first au pair?

There are agencies that handle all of it.

My advice to you is to go work an older au pair rather than a younger one. The younger ones, in my experience, are sometimes too enamored with NYC. The foreign agencies coach them very well on how to answer your questions, so not always easy to judge.

 

[Gotham Gator]

My fiance and me were discussing about the future (kids). Is the process of getting an au pair complicated like visas and stuff. Is this your first au pair?

There are agencies that handle all of it.

My advice to you is to go work an older au pair rather than a younger one. The younger ones, in my experience, are sometimes too enamored with NYC. The foreign agencies coach them very well on how to answer your questions, so not always easy to judge.

Yes, there are agencies that help you connect with an au pair, handle getting them into the states, pay the taxes, etc. You pay them a few thousand and then pay the au pair weekly. Cheaper than an outside nanny, which is what we used for almost 10 years. You can see profiles and then set up interviews on Skype. Once your au pair gets into the U.S. she will get training for a few days, and then you go somewhere to pick them up.

#organictomatoes

 

[Midas Mulligan]

My advice to you is to go work an older au pair rather than a younger one. The younger ones, in my experience, are sometimes too enamored with NYC. The foreign agencies coach them very well on how to answer your questions, so not always easy to judge.

Sure. That's A reason to get an old one. Probably not the first one for everyone.

 

[FredMertz]

Sure. That's A reason to get an old one. Probably not the first one for everyone.

All kidding aside, a 17-year old au pair can end up being an extra kid. College grad and up!

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Yes, there are agencies that help you connect with an au pair, handle getting them into the states, pay the taxes, etc. You pay them a few thousand and then pay the au pair weekly. Cheaper than an outside nanny, which is what we used for almost 10 years. You can see profiles and then set up interviews on Skype. Once your au pair gets into the U.S. she will get training for a few days, and then you go somewhere to pick them up.

#organictomatoes

Can you rank the general hotness of the au pairs by country? asking for a friend.