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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman PHOEBEANDHERUNICORN DanaSimpson ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Igrewupin a small town where ev- eryone knows everyone's business. My grandmother recentl y tol d me th at the father of her son-in- law is not his biological father. She told me her son-in-law's mother had an affair, resulting in her getting pregnant. Once I found out about this, it made perfect sense. The son-in-law, who is an uncle of mine, looks noth- ing like his brothers and the man who raised him treated him differently than the rest of the kids. On his deathbed the man who raised him told my uncle he wasn't his son. Of course my uncle took it very hard. Should I tell my uncle what I know so that he can confront his own mother and maybe get some closure, or should I keep this secret? —ConflictedNiece DEAR NIECE » According to your narrative, your uncle already knows that the man who raised him is not his biological father. I'm not sure why your grandmother is choosing to disclose this news to you just now, but one response to this overshar- ing would be, "Wow, Gran — this sounds so private. Why are you telling me this?" If you continue to be concerned about your uncle, you should urge the family member who is closest to him to talk to him. I'm not sure his mother-in-law is the right person for the job. DEAR AMY » My sister has been engaged for the past year and has everything planned for a wedding this summer. However, her fiance has recently contacted her to let her know he is no longer in- terested in marrying her. My sister is distraught, but we have a four-month window to cancel the hotel, the band, etc., and still recoup a large por- tion of the deposit money. My sister does not want us to cancel any- thing. She has told us multiple times that if we cancel the wedding, she won't have the oppor- tunity to fix this broken relationship, and she will wind up nev er g ettin g married. She is having a very hard time coming to terms with her current situation. Meanwhile, her fiance has moved out of their home and is living with a friend. What is the right thing to do? — Distraught DEAR DISTRAUGHT » Your sister has irrationally linked two things that in reality have no con- nection: something as relatively inconsequential as a wedding venue, and something extremely painful and important — the breakup of her relationship. Whoever paid the deposits for the venue, band, etc., should cancel immediately. I suggest saying to your sister, "We need to cancel these plans this week, so I'm going to start making calls. If you revive your plans, we'll do our best to pick up where we left off." Retrieving deposits allows the family to save this money. Grandmother divulges family secret about her son-in-law You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribune.com and follow her on Twitter @askingamy. Amy Dickinson Ask Amy Sudoku Instructions:Theobjectistoplacethe numbers1to9intheemptysquaresso thateachrow,eachcolumnandeach 3x3boxcontainsthenumberonlyonce. AnswertoPreviousPuzzle CelebrityCipher ByLuisCampos Instructions:CelebrityCiphercryptogramsarecreatedfromquotationsbyfamouspeople, pastandpresent.Eachletterinthecipherstandsforanother. NEACrossword Taurus(April20-May20) — Love and romance are on the rise. You will feel like socializing, entertaining and having fun. Host a gathering and reach out to people you haven't seen in a while. 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