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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»Myhusband, "Stan," and I have two great-grandchildren, ages 3 (girl) and 5 (boy). Stan is very critical of the lit tle bo y. H e tease s him a lot and when the child cries at his Pop to stop, Stan gets mad, criti- cizes him and stomps off. In a recent column, you called this behavior bullying. I had never thought of it that way. Stan doesn't do this all the time but the little boy has told me several times he does not like his "Pop." We were going out- side yesterday and he didn't want Pop to come with us. I've tried to explain to the child that he shouldn't dislike his Pop but lately, I don't like him either. This is not new be- havior. He also did it to our children, especially our oldest — at one time biting her so hard on the arm that he left a bruise. Then he got mad at her for crying. I've thought about telling Stan what our great-grandson has said but I'm afraid it will just make things worse. I'm keeping them for a week later this month and I am worried. Advise me how to handle this, please! —WorriedGreat-Gran DEAR GREAT GRAN » Teas- ing or berating a young child and then punishing him for reacting is inex- cusable. Yes, it is bullying. Biting a child on the arm hard enough to raise a brui se is a buse. You hav e either passively accepted this behavior, or have not done enough to disrupt it. Your priority should be in protecting a young child. So far, your great- grandson is doing a good job by reacting honestly by pushing back and by not wanting to be with his "Pop." In terms of your husband, start with an honest talk about his behavior. Did someone treat him this way when he was young? You and your husband have a grand opportu- nity to be heroes to these children by modeling kindness and respect. You should let Stan know that if he can't handle himself around the children, then he should not be with them. DEAR AMY » My wife and I were invited for dinner at a new friend's house. When we got there the hostess said she was too tired to cook and so she wanted to go out. When the bill came he said, "Let's split it." I paid our half, but felt it was really his place to pay the full bill since they initially extended the din- ner invitation. Am I wrong? Please clarify. — Dissed Diner DEAR DISSED » I agree with you. You were an invited guest. If you had a longer friendship with this couple and a history of back-and-forth hospi- tality, splitting the check would have been a given. All the same, things do happen and people don't always react perfectly. I hope you will give this friendship an op- portunity to grow and see where it leads. 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