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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman THEDUPLEX GlennMcCoy ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Myparents recently split up. It was my mom's decision and seemed quite sudden. For a few days I was angry with my mom for not explaining it beforehand and for just doing this without a reason. Turns out my parents had been having problems for a while. They are adults and my siblings and I are grown, too. They can do as they please. However, my father started dating a friend of his a month after the breakup, which seemed odd because he said he was so in love with my mother and that he is absolutely heartbroken. Well, it turns out he had been cheating on my mother for at least two years with this woman. He doesn't know that I know this, and I think my mother doesn't know about it, either. I run a small busi- ness with my father and one of my siblings, so I don't want to fight with my father, but every time he starts to say how my mother is a terrible person who dumped him, and every time he starts to wallow in self-pity, I just want to throw it in his face that I know about the cheating and tell him he is a hypocrite. Should I confront him about this whole thing? Or just keep things as they are and let this be their business and not get involved? —CaughtintheMiddle DEAR CAUGHT » One of the privileges of adulthood is the freedom to speak your truth. One of the responsi- bilities of adulthood is to ensure that one parent not mistreat the other parent. If your mother pulled the plug on this mar- riage, you could assume that she knew about this affair. Your father should not criticize your mother to you or involve you in their breakup. You should tell him, privately, "Dad, you are in another relationship already. Were you having an affair?" Regardless of how he responds, you should tell him, "Please, don't criti- cize Mom to me. I don't appreciate it, it puts us in a terrible position and it's not fair." Stating your own point of view is not starting a fight, and even if your father gets mad at you, if you stay calm and stal- wart, it will clear the air and you will be unburdened. DEAR AMY » "Grieving" was written by parents who were frantic about their daughter's choice to be with an abusive man. I thought your answer was excellent, but I would also add that a surrogate — an aunt, an uncle, a family friend — can be so helpful. They are seen as more emotionally removed, and can be an escape hatch. My uncle bought me a plane ticket to escape my situation, and that has made all the difference in my life. — Grateful DEAR GRATEFUL » Beauti- ful. Thank you. Parents' late-in-life split still upsetting for adult children You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com and follow her on Twitter @askingamy. 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