Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: He was watching Die Hard with the baby - sitter and I sat with him and we finished watching it after the baby - sitter 's taxi had left to take her home . Owen is always insistent he does n't need a baby - sitter and that he 's old enough at 14 to look after himself and his brother . Seeing how he is with Cam and seeing how he 's grown up I ' ve no doubt this is right but I could n't live with myself if anything happened .
Question: Why would someone hire a babysitter ?
Answer:


To watch children when they had to be away from home .