Even a generation or two ago, this would have been unthinkable. It's not simply the money involved; it's the time, the devotion. It's bending every activity to the single-minded pursuit of stardom for a child.

It's hard to have a normal life. When do you have time to go to a movie or have a simple dinner party or time to yourself? You're on the road, you're pulling up roots or going incessantly or obsessively to cheer your child on.

The scarcest commodity at this time is time. All the rest money can buy, but money can't buy time.

I'm used to fixing stuff. I'm not used to begging for money. It chokes me.

They'll get a badge good for unlimited free admissions until the park closes for the season. It's a money-saving program for families.

You can't earn enough money getting paid minimum wage to pay your rent, utilities and eat.