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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»Mycousin's daughter, who has always been like a niece to me, slipped into an addiction to prescription medica- tion two years ago. During the period of time when she was ad- dicted, she was working for me and my husband as a cleaner. Not surprisingly, money, my husband's medications and other items went missing. When this was discovered, we were upset. We had just hosted her and her chil- dren on a paid vacation. She got help, got sober and started working the "steps" of her program. Although she has apologized to both of us, she seems to have the expectation this is all that is necessary to make amends. She is behav- ing as if our relationship should now go on as be- fore. This includes asking us for financial help. My husband is clear — he never wants to have anything to do with her. My contact with her is very circumscribed by my desire to respect my hus- band's wishes. We do not live in the same city any longer, so opportunities to see her are limited. I miss her and her children. In light of my relationship with her go- ing back to her childhood, I struggle with the issue of whether I am being completely fair to her by putting my husband's feelings and needs first. —AnotherFamily Upended by Addiction DEAR ANOTHER FAMILY » Your husband isn't really describing a need. He is simply declaring that his relationship with your cousin is over. He has every right to insist that someone who has stolen from your household should stay away from the household. But this woman is your relative, and he doesn't get to dictate the course of your relationship with her and her children. Your cousin's recov- ery over her addiction is recent, and if she needs to do more than apologize, you should let her know. The concept of making amends is an important one in recovery. She needs to work on this. The flip side of amends is forgiveness. This is some- thing for you and your husband to work on. She should not be hitting you up for money. And if she is able to have a relationship with you without the promise of money, then you should consider ways to do this. Sending books to her and her children and conduct- ing a correspondence with them could help all of you to stay close. DEAR AMY » "Feeling Protective" was worried about leaving her 3- and 5-year-old children with their elderly grandpar- ents, who were staying in a place with a pool. Those children should take swimming lessons. It is important that children learn to swim. — Concerned DEAR CONCERNED » I agree about the impor- tance of learning to swim, but even with lessons, these two children are too young to be left near water without constant supervision. 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