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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single picture of my daughter, not a mile-long text exchange. One of the ...
We’re only allowed to buy our grandchild gifts from a strictly curated list and it’s taken the joy out of it; Miss Manners pushes back on cancer as a “war.” ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boss let me know that my co-workers have often “told on me,” reporting when I arrive back to work three minutes late from lunch or leave a few minutes early.
The dangers that threaten the maintenance of this domain of manners arise from its situation between the region of absolute choice and the region of positive law.
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling unexpected gift expectations without feeling obligated to stretch your budget beyond comfort.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a baby shower, and the invitation included a link to an expensive registry. I happily RSVP’d, ordered a gift and put the date on my calendar.
Miss Manners: They snubbed us, we cut them, then things got awkward Our mutual friends started talking about the one party this couple was excluded from ...
Miss Manners: My wife’s habit makes me cringe. After all these years, should I say something? Plus: Is there a rule about feeding workers in one’s home?
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the etiquette of ice cubes and final sips of cocktails at dinner with friends.
Miss Manners: Co-workers are ‘inconsiderate’ for coming in while sick A return to office mandate is being taken too seriously by colleagues who still come in while ill.
Letter writer dreads attending kindergarten graduations.Dear Miss Manners: It’s nearing that time again: time for the ridiculous show of kindergarten “graduations.” I generally decline ...
The tome’s author, Emily Post, was a New York débutante of the late 1880s turned divorced single mother who sought to spell out the laundry list of manners that defined her generation.