The constant dressing dilemma
Dear Miss Manners: Describe business formal. Describe cocktail. Gentle Reader: Business formal is behave yourself. Cocktails do not help.
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Manners are important, respectful
Dear Miss Manners: My sister and I are having an argument. She says that saying “please” at the dinner table is begging. If someone wants something, they should just ask and it should be given.
Aunt worries her niece, 9, is overweight
Dear Abby: My niece, “Sara,” is considerably overweight at the age of 9. I’m becoming very concerned that she’ll become diabetic by the time she’s in her teens. She has a horrible habit of literally shoveling food into her mouth as fast as she can, sometimes with both hands.
Teach etiquette at school
Dear Miss Manners: What is your opinion of teaching etiquette in public schools? Gentle Reader: That teachers have quite enough to do without being expected to do the most basic job of parents.
Follow your husband’s lead
Dear Miss Manners: While I love my in-laws, I’m annoyed with their “selective nepotism.”They are the proud parents of five lovely boys, some of whom are married. When it comes to the holidays, birthdays or other monumental milestones, not all of their children are treated equally. Since entering the family, I have noticed them buying extravagant presents for other sons and their wives, while my husband and I are always the bottom of the barrel.
Cheering up sourpuss residents
Dear Miss Manners:My good friend has just moved to a continuous-care community for seniors. She is enjoying her spacious two-bedroom apartment and the help the staff gives her, from moving boxes to installing her TV. The food is great, and she is glad to be free of her high-maintenance old home.
Mom finds plenty to criticize
Dear Miss Manners: I have just returned home from spending a few days with my son and daughter-in-law. They live in a medium-sized city about three hours away. My DIL’s mother has been gone for 15 years, so I sometimes try to give her advice .
Woman’s college crush lives on
Dear Miss Manners: When I went to my boyfriend’s college town to celebrate the birthday (60 years) of one of his classmates, another one of his classmates (female), who lives in that town, proceeded to ask me questions about my relationship—“How long have you really known him?” and “Are you reallydating?”— only to add an elaborate story of how they met in college.
Family hospitality is just that
Dear Miss Manners:My older sister insists on leaving cash on the dresser after an overnight visit—somewhere around $30 per night.
One wedding gift will suffice
Dear Miss Manners:How many wedding gifts do you give?One for the engagement, one for each shower and one for the wedding.
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