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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»Iamaproud soccer mom of two children. My husband coaches their teams. I love watching my children play and my husband coach. The problem is my in-laws, who are spectator grandparents. They come to every game that the children are in. I feel forced to sit with them. My father-in-law screams at the play- ers — things like, "That kid is horrible, catch the ball," all while that child's parents are sitting next to us. (Oh, and these are 7-year-olds.) They leave immedi- ately after the games and do not spend any time with the kids except when he lectures my children about how they can improve. My mother-in- law talks to me the entire game. If I try to pay atten- tion to the game and turn away from her, she pouts. My husband has spoken to his father regarding yelling but the situation hasn't improved. I have tried excuses about sitting elsewhere but they adjust their seating or get visibly distraught. Please help. —StressedSoccerMom DEAR STRESSED » Don't make excuses to cover up your desire to escape your in-laws' behavior. Youth sports leagues usually have rules about abusive sideline "coach- ing" and yelling. Anyone screaming, "That kid is horrible," regarding a 7-year-old should be ejected. DEAR AMY » Last week I was approached by each of my young adult grand- sons (their parents are not in the picture). The first, a college student, wanted me to co-sign his rental agree- ment. He has bad credit. I refused, but did send him a check to help with food and gas until his student loan comes through. Yesterday his younger brother called to borrow money for "gas" until his loan comes through. He wanted $1,000. That's a lot of gas! I refused. The boys are sarcastic and defensive and say nasty things. I can afford to help th em o ut , b ut d oe s th is set a good example? Neither grandson is working. They both knew over a year ago that they would need money now, but did little about it. I urged them then to think ahead. My suggestions are met with resentment. Is there anything I can say? I love them and want them in my life. — Disappointed Grandmother DEAR DISAPPOINTED » To some extent, you have trained your grandsons to behave this way; retrain- ing them may take time. But the person who has the money (you) gets to decide how to spend it. You should rethink ways in which you can help. Paying for partial tuition directly to the school is one way for you to show them that you value their education. It sounds like they need basic financial train- ing. Urge them to take a personal finance course in school. 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