When Botox and Juvederm are more important than child care

Wall Street Journal reporter Miriam Jordan recently detailed the struggles of the wealthy as they scale back on spending by eliminating the household help.

Jordan describes how as the economy grew throughout the 1990's, an increasing number of dual-income families grew to rely on domestic help to stay on top of housekeeping and child care.

She shares the story a Los Angeles mother of two who relied on her nanny to take care of her children when she "went on spa trips or outings to get Botox and Juvéderm injections," but has now laid off her housekeeper.

While her daughters suffer depression and sadness over the loss of their long-time nanny, the mother has made her choice clear, saying "nothing deters me from my Botox treatments," although she says she feels "horrible" about laying off the help.

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