DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

like I’m not a separate person from my children. “Which mother? I’m Mrs. Starwood.” (Or “Dr. Starwood,” if it applies and you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am at the age where many of my friends’ children are marrying. I am always delighted to be invited to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors recently went on vacation and asked our young children (7 years old and 3 years old) to take care of their goldfish. We were happy to do so, and our children ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is questioning their own generosity ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Are there polite ways to refuse ... I have no interest in talking with these children, and they have no interest in talking with me. Furthermore, I believe the grandparents ...

GENTLE READER: Decent people do not, as you said, admonish people directly. Nor do they go looking for trouble. If the ...

Miss Manners is guessing that these children are in your neighborhood because it is safer than theirs -- in terms of foot traffic, at least. But apparently not in terms of kindness.

Asking Eric: Can I withhold my donation because the shelter didn’t plug my book? DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, I laid my credit card on the table to signal we were ready to pay.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The man I’ve been dating for the ... My young nieces and nephews do so, and when I have children, I will expect the same from them. How can I explain to him that these words ...

There’s something about it that feels a little condescending, like I’m not a separate person from my children.