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Should my daughter have said anything — and if so, what would have been the appropriate response? —ProudMom DEAR PROUD » Your daughter did the right thing. She should never inject herself into an overheard conversation, unless it involves a matter of safety. People can be jerks. Hotel staff are in the per- fect position to know this. This is one of those delicious moments that life offers up for people with a sense of irony. Your daughter should raise a toast to this nincompoop from a cafe while she is on her semes- ter abroad. He gave her a great anecdote to use for the rest of her (success- ful) life. DEAR AMY » My husband and I have been mar- ried for 17 years. We have three children. My mother-in-law is great at times. However, when we get invited to visit at her house, I am still the mom of my kids, right? I expect to discipline my own children. I should be the one to tell the kids to eat everything off their plate, to stop yelling, etc. She always butts in and thinks that she rules over me. My husband does nothing to tell her that we can deal with it. If my husband and I are present, we should be in charge. She is very controlling. What she says goes. I don't want to be a rude daughter-in-law. I expect my husband to deal with his mother. Am I in the wrong? — Southern Daughter- in-Law DEAR SOUTHERN » Per- haps your husband isn't stepping in to correct his mother because your position is insupportable. The parenting lesson for YOU is to make sure your children understand that when they are at someone else's house, that person should be respected. If your children are not behaving at their grand- mother's house, they should face the conse- quences, which for them means their grandmother getting on their case. It is her right to correct them if they've crossed the line. 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