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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman GETFUZZY DarbyConley ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Mytwin13- year-old daughters earn a few extra dollars baby- sitting neighborhood children. After my daughters completed the daylong Red Cross baby-sitting class last summer, I sent an email to a few moms who live close by, ad- vertising my daughters' services. I set their hourly rates at $8 an hour for one baby-sitter, or $12 an hour for both girls to baby-sit. My husband and I both feel these are ap- propriate wages for their age(s) and services. The girls only baby-sit a few times per month because homework, sports and so- cial activities are greater priorities. After baby-sitting fewer than 15 times (for no more than two chil- dren at a time, ages 4 and older) they are complain- ing because their peers are making $12 an hour. Since the age of 6 my daughters have received an age-appropriate week- ly allowance for doing a short list of chores. The amount grows each year with age and responsibil- ity. I urge them to save a few dollars each week. Every so often, we make a trip to the bank, and they deposit their savings. I don't badger them to do their chores, and some weeks they earn little or nothing. Should my daugh- ters negotiate with their clients for higher wages? Should I set some param- eters if they earn more money? —Perplexedin Suburbia DEAR PERPLEXED » You have done a good job of managing your daughters' training and baby-sitting business, and market- ing their services to the neighborhood. Now it's their turn. On the one hand, they should realize that they may actually get more jobs because of their reduced rate. On the other, they have a right to negotiate a higher rate — and experience the real consequences for setting a higher price. You should expect your daughters to continue to save, but otherwise leave the negotiation to them. DEAR AMY » My mother's second husband was sexu- ally abusive to me when I was a child. When I was a young woman I finally had the courage to tell her. For- tunatel y I di d mor e th an survive — I flourished. I have a healthy relation- ship, beautiful children and wonderful friends. I would like to ask my mother why she would stay with this man for 30 years after learning what he did. We do not have much of a relationship and she hardly knows her grandchildren. Should I just let it go? — Unsure and Hurting DEAR UNSURE » You are in the ideal position to con- front your mother about this: You are healthy, happy and productive. Your relationship with her is distant enough to cushion you from any possible retaliation. I suggest writing this out. An open-ended query, "Can you tell me what you were thinking?" might yield better results. 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