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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»Thebirthof my children has caused my father and me to re- connect after many years of no contact. During that time, he remarried (for the third time) a very nice lady who has been instrumental in getting us back on speaking terms. She always sends a gift for birthdays and Christ- mas. My wife and I like her. She likes to refer to herself as "Grandma." My wife doesn't mind but it just doesn't sit well with me. For one thing, I don't want to confuse our very young kids, and for an- other, my mother passed away 10 years ago, and I know for a fact if she were here and got wind of this she would be very upset. Mom was a tough, take-no-nonsense fighter and she wouldn't stand for this. For my father's wife to call herself "Grandma" seems disrespectful. It took years to get my dad and me to speak. I don't want to ruin that by insulting his wife, but I also don't want to confuse our kids or dishonor my mother's memory. —UpsetSon DEAR SON » I understand your emotional response to this, but if you are going to stake a claim here, you should leave your children out of it. Many children have two "Grandmas" in their lives (I certainly did), and they aren't confused in the slightest. Be honest, respect- ful and transparent. You should say to her, "You are so wonderful to the kids. I'm very grateful. I hope you won't take offense to this, but it would be easiest on me if the children called you something other than 'Grandma.' Honestly it just makes me sad and reminds me that the kids will never know my mom." DEAR AMY » My younger sister is pregnant. Won- derful, right? The only is- sue is the father might be my fiance's first cousin. She had unprotected sex with him and her boy- friend the same day. My parents are over- joyed about the preg- nancy. My mom said she doesn't really care who the father is and doesn't want to talk about it. I am very concerned for a number of reasons. I don't know what to tell my fiance when he asks what is going on — he is disgusted with her for being promiscuous. I can't talk to my sister because she is very immature and probably will just try to ignore the situation. If her boyfriend found out he would break up with her. — Stuck in the Middle Again DEAR STUCK » Obviously you are offended by your sister 's be hav ior, but i t seems that you would rather inform others of the consequences of her promiscuity than deal with her. You are only "stuck in the middle" if you put yourself there. The only person you need to communicate with is your sister. Be honest about the impact on you, but otherwise, strap in — because you're about to be an aunt! 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