If I open my umbrella, then the rain that hits it falls onto the people next to me, most of whom do not have umbrellas.

I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few hours and the children ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few ...

If the children are of an age to understand, one can take satisfaction in explaining the lesson in the car on the way home – ...

However, another group that arrived 20 minutes after the start time did include children, and they didn’t get any pizza: The ...

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For people, such an occasion might be a ladies’ spa day, where the husband would not be invited. In the case of flatware, the ...

GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...

Letter writer wishes guests would offer to help when they are come over for meals. Dear Miss Manners: I’m looking for your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally ...