She is the kind of person who always has SOMETHING wrong. Her complaints sometimes differ, but they all have one thing in ...

GENTLE READER: Talk to your mother about it: “It is so sweet that Earl loves babies and wants to share in grandparenting with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few hours and the children can play games. My group arrived 10 minutes late ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is there ever a polite way to teach other people’s kids to be a little more mannerly or considerate? For years, I have been driving my grandson's carpool once or twice a week.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there ever a polite way to teach other people’s kids to be a little more mannerly or considerate? For years, I have been driving my grandson’s carpool once or twice a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve received several invitations to large, planned events via group text. Whether for a retirement party, bridal shower or anniversary celebration, each message included the ...

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a communication issue with my nieces and nephews, who are about to be college-age. They are my brother-in-law’s kids. Their grandmother (my partner’s mother) feeds ...

Keep your manners.Advice Miss Manners: Tips for inviting a large group of kids without seeming too blunt Published: Jan. 17, 2025, 11:30 a.m.

I recently received a small monetary bequest. My friend’s executor is the eldest of her three children. Should I write a thank-you note for this bequest, and if so, to whom should it be addressed?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader upset when family brings their children to a kid-free wedding.

Miss Manners: I want to tell these parents that their children are at risk They’re watching basketball games without hearing protection ...