Miss Manners: I froze when friends argued about comparing loss of pet to a child

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed ...

Miss Manners: Is it wrong to compare a pet to a child when it comes to cancer?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the painful social moment when a pet owner's grief ...

Miss Manners: She referred to her dog as her kid, and I didn’t know what to say

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed ...

Miss Manners: Don’t be ‘that’ neighbor. Ask before poaching other people’s domestic help

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We own a home in a fairly nice neighborhood where people take good care of their homes and gardens. Many ...

Miss Manners: Stop comparing grief! A loss is a loss and it’s cruel to compare

One friend shared that her beloved dog had been diagnosed with cancer. In tears, she said, “This is our kid,” and the other ...
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Don't Compare Different Types of Grief

I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. The only treatment is to make the dog comfortable for as long as ...

Miss Manners: My friend compared pet’s death to loss of a child. I didn’t know what to say

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed ...

Miss Manners: I’m told I should be nice and pretend it’s a real wedding

I’m expected to go along with this farce and play the Wedding Guest: dressing up, sitting through it all, congratulating them ...
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Does Anyone Host Actual Weddings Anymore?

I have now been to three weddings where I found out that the couple was already married, and just going through the motions. The first was a couple who had gotten legally married weeks prior to the ...