Miss Manners: Parent’s emails to school district are ignored
Dear Miss Manners: My children’s school district is the first organization I’ve dealt with in my professional career in which ...
Miss Manners: Navigating communication issues with unresponsive school officials
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Miss Manners: Trying to get my school district to respond to me is an exercise in frustration
GENTLE READER: Restaurants refuse to seat incomplete parties to maximize revenue, not manners. But as the practice is not ...
NJ.com27d
Miss Manners: ‘It’s preposterous my grandpa thinks I shouldn’t wear makeup until I’m 16,’ says 12-year-old
DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a 12-year-old, I wear makeup, but my grandfather thinks differently: He thinks the appropriate age to start wearing makeup is 16. I think that is just preposterous!
The Washington Post28d
Miss Manners: Isn’t it rude to take calls during family events?
Dear Miss Manners: I will soon be attending my 50th law school reunion. I expect that, at least once, I will be in the company of a certain married couple, as both people were law school ...
Penn Live28d
Miss Manners: How can I avoid the icky, lovey-dovey couple at my next school reunion?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will soon be attending my 50th law school reunion. I expect that, at least once, I will be in the company of a certain married couple, as both people were law school ...
Orlando Sentinel13d
Miss Manners: I’m not being snooty, I have to eat the special food
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I will be hosting a family gathering for our kids and grandkids. On top of having many people to feed, there are my (medically dictated) dietary restrictions to ...
Alaska Dispatch News9d
Miss Manners: I’m frustrated that my e-mails get no response. What do I do?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My children’s school district is the first organization I’ve dealt with in my professional career in which employees routinely ignore their customers. I make an effort to ...
BND26d
A timely reminder of good manners in the classroom and on the playground
Just for a reminder, would you please list some of the key manners to be displayed at school to make it a great year? Most of the teachers I know would post them on their note board or read them ...
East Bay Times11d
Miss Manners: If this is her idea of having me to dinner, can I just say no?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My cousin invited me for dinner on a Sunday night and asked me to bring wine and a dessert. When I got there, she said it had been a very busy weekend and she hadn’t had time ...
Cleveland.com26d
Miss Manners: Get your dog away from me
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I loathe dogs, but I live in a dog-lover’s paradise. How can I let neighbors and strangers know that I don’t want to pet their dog or let it sniff me? “I’m allergic ...
Oregonian24d
Miss Manners: Is it OK to tell people we’re expecting a baby during close friend’s wedding?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I just learned that we are pregnant with our first child. We’re very excited! As it happens, a close friend’s wedding is in a few weeks and (if all goes well ...