Miss Manners: My friend talks a lot about her kids, and it’s painful for me to hear
A woman who has trouble making friends because she has no children is hurt by her one friend’s conversations about parenting.
Miss Manners: They urge me to reconcile with my parents, but they don’t know the true story
Never mind that you, Miss Manners and probably your old family friends know you will not. The fact that you appear to be ...
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Miss Manners: Can’t get my story straight, and now it’s making things awkward
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My elderly parents and I seldom talk or visit, per my father’s wishes. I am the older of their two children ... I never know what story they’ve heard, and have responded ...
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Miss Manners: I don’t want to thank my friend’s children for a gift that wasn’t theirs
DEAR MISS MANNERS: An elderly friend died last year after a long decline. I was very fond of her, as she was of me, and I visited her regularly after she moved from her home to the care facility ...
Mindful Manatee: Local etiquette expert explores the power of mindfulness in her latest children’s book
Alyson Kenny, local etiquette expert and children’s book author, released her fifth picture book titled "Mindful Manatee," a ...