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

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: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it is too subtle for Miss Manners. Certainly it is no reason to resume giving ...

A girl, with whom the daughter sometimes plays, lives right across from where the party is happening. Not including her seems rude.

My daughter is turning 9 soon, and we will be having a small party with four of her closest friends. We are hosting the party at the clubhouse facility in our condo complex. There is a fifth girl we ...

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

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

Is it polite to inquire ahead what she would like to drink? I don’t want to imply that I think she has to have alcohol ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if wearing a hat to cover baldness is appropriate ...

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