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In Money’s “Readers to the Rescue” department, we publish questions from readers seeking help with sticky financial situations, along with advice from other readers on how to solve those problems. Here’s our latest reader question:

> As the only non-parent, I get stuck when a co-worker has a school event or a sick child. How can I make things more fair?

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