I’ve been doing a solid for my kid over the last few weeks. The bus stops at our house super early in the morning, and if I drive him to school instead, he can sleep a whole extra half an hour. That’s great for him. It’s not so great for me. Let’s just say I don’t get my jollies rolling out of bed at 6:30 am and, half awake, driving through insane amounts school traffic in my pajamas. But I do it because THINK OF THE CHILDREN.

Today, Friday, I was really excited because I wasn’t going to...