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Dear Gax, In my effort to find employment, I’ve sent resumes to several retailers offering minimum-wage jobs. So far, the only jobs I have been hired for are fixing my dad’s computer when it breaks and walking my neighbor’s dog. The problem is, both of these jobs pay significantly better than what the retailers were offering. How can I get motivated to get a real job, when real jobs don’t pay nearly as well? — Confused Worker Dear Confused, I am also confused. You say you are seeking a “real job,” but the work that you are attempting to escape … Read more

Dear Gax, I have a two-year-old son who is basically trouble incarnate. This child positively delights in doing things he knows he shouldn’t, and thinks up new ways to aggravate me on a daily basis. His elder brother was a much easier child, so I’m at a loss for how to deal with the little weasel. He isn’t old enough for time-outs yet. Any suggestions? — Exhausted Parent Dear Exhausted, How have you been disciplining the child up till now? You say he is not old enough for time-outs, because he may not be developed enough to understand that ten … Read more

Dear Gax, I work in an office with five other people. One of my co-workers is a compulsive coffee drinker. The rest of us drink a moderate amount. The office rule is that whoever drinks the last cup must make more. Yet often the coffee-hound drinks most of the pot, leaving half a cup or so for the next person, who must inevitably make a new pot despite not drinking much of the previous one. Shouldn’t the person who drinks the most coffee shoulder most of the burden making more? How can we enforce this in the office? — Forcibly … Read more