Miss Manners: How can I avoid being overwhelmed by family’s relatively small problems?

This is too busy on its own, but I also have a serious mental illness (bipolar). I manage it well and am very ...

Miss Manners: My grandson calls this woman Nonna, and I’m not OK with that

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons ...

Miss Manners: Ex’s longterm girlfriend has my grandkids calling her ‘nonna’ and I am not ok with it

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons ...
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Miss Manners: Ex’s girlfriend should not be calling herself a grandmother

Etiquette can comment on some of the terms being used (or misused). Your ex-husband and his girlfriend are outside of normal ...

Miss Manners: Everyone needs something small from me, and it’s starting to feel like a big problem

But how do I tell people they’re overwhelming me when each person’s need is relatively small on its own? GENTLE READER: Handle the smaller requests by protecting your time, rather than rebuffing them ...

Miss Manners: It really bothers me that my grandchildren call my ex’s girlfriend ‘Nonna’

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons ...

Miss Manners: Curly-haired man ‘stunned’ when he saw the ‘trim’ barber gave him

Miss Manners suspects some other distraction was at play -- a phone, perhaps, or the classical music on the salon speakers. The lack of direct access to a mirror does not, by itself, explain why one ...