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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»Iwassnoop- ing in my son's basement and discovered he is growing weed. Should I confront him? He could lose his job and custody of his daughter. I am a ner vous wreck thinking about how to approach him. I know I should do something, but what? —SadMom DEAR SAD » Here's what you should do: Stop snooping. Unless he has a sophisticated com- mercial marijuana ranch down there, you should assume this is for his own use, and leave it alone. If you absolutely can- not stand it and must confront him, you will have to tell him the truth about your behavior. One consequence of your ad- mission would be for him to stop trusting you. If you are ready to make this sacrifice, you should only urge him not to expose his child to his weed use. If you found this, so could she, and this would put his daugh- ter in an even worse position than you are in, because involving her in this could be ruinous for their relationship. State laws regarding marijuana cultivation seem to be convoluted. If he doesn't have a license to grow and is caught, the consequences could be extreme. DEAR AMY » My daughter, 9, is in Girl Scouts. Today, they went to an ice show in which the troop paid for the tickets, so this was not an expense for us. The parents were asked to either provide a snack, or send money for the girls to buy a snack. We opted to send a snack, as we struggle financially. Once they got there, they realized that you can't bring snacks in to the facility, so one of the troop leaders purchased popcorn for each girl. The o the r g irls brou ght money and were able to purchase their drinks to go with the popcorn. My daughter did not have any money, so her troop leader bought her a drink. I emailed the leaders and offered to reimburse them. I felt this was the right thing to do. My husband disagrees. He feels I shouldn't have offered, since we followed their initial instructions. I know this is a small problem but every time someone purchases some- thing on my kids' behalf, I feel obligated to at least offer to reimburse them. I know they can answer, "No — don't worry about it." Am I wrong? — Confused Girl Scout Mom DEAR CONFUSED » You did the right thing. These troop leaders volunteer their time, and in addi- tion, they spend money on all sorts of things. It was kind of this leader to purchase this treat for your daughter. You can assume that she did so happily and does not expect to be reimbursed. Of course you should acknowledge this and of- fer to reimburse her. You can expect her to turn down your offer, but your gesture is a nice way of acknowledging her kind- ness. That is the social contract your husband doesn't understand. 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