Hear that? It's the world's tiniest violin

Continuing what may become an ongoing series on people for whom I find it hard to feel sympathy (see part one here), this quote from the Wall Street Journal comes from a woman who fired her childrens' nanny to cut costs.

Mrs. Sirof's daughters took the separation badly. They inquired incessantly about "Vita," as they called her. Normally a lively child, daughter Addie became sad and withdrawn. A doctor Mrs. Sirof consulted suggested renewed contact with Ms. Monterrosa.

"I try to have Alba come once a week," says Mrs. Sirof. She says she feels "horrible" about laying off Ms. Monterrosa. But there are some perks she isn't willing to give up. "Nothing deters me from my Botox treatments."

Wall Street Journal (subscription required): When the Going Gets Tough, Some People Lay Off the Nanny