Is there a way to respond to such a request, which I consider excessive and inappropriate, if it happens again?

Upon receiving the invite, I offered to bring a couple of homemade pies. The hosts replied that they would instead like me to ...

The problem is that my sister often invites friends of theirs, whom they see often, to their home when we are visiting. We do ...

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We do not care for their friends, and their conversations often devolve into discussions about people we’ve never met ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I have a close, loving relationship with my sister and her husband, despite living hundreds of ...

We do not care for their friends, and their conversations often devolve into discussions about people we’ve never met.

Is there a way to respond to such a request, which I consider excessive and inappropriate, if it happens again?

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I am a divorced woman with no nearby family, so I am often invited to the homes of various close friends on holidays. Last year, I was invited to a Thanksgiving with about 30 people. GENTLE READER: ...

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GENTLE READER: Yes: Go to your younger daughter’s for Thanksgiving on Thursday, and tell her you would be delighted to plan ...