You can buy that sort of support, of course. But then there’s a question of whether or not you’re earning enough to warrant the cost. When my son was a baby, I spent an entire stage play with tears streaming down my face—not because the show was sad or because I particularly missed my child, but because the play was awful and I felt physical pain that to see it I was spending $17 an hour, plus takeout and cab fare, for the sitter.
