GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

However, my daughter does not wish to invite Kiara to her birthday party because she does not feel as close to her as to the ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

Daughter is having a ninth birthday party and wants to exclude her friend who is also her neighbor. Dear Miss Manners: My ...

I want to respect my daughter’s right to choose her guests, but I don’t want to exclude Kiara from a party happening right ...

GENTLE READER: It would indeed be easier if people stepped off the bus, but Miss Manners fears that no one is going to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the delicate balance between respecting a child's ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is turning 9 soon, and we will be having a small party with four of her closest friends. We ...

"Nine-year-olds are old enough to understand, but young enough to move on if they realize the point is settled." ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who notices the absence of ...