Miss Manners: Do I really have to hold hands for prayer? I just washed them for supper

GENTLE READER: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...

Miss Manners: I’m fed up with my stepsons’ financial dependence

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of four years has two adult, financially stable sons. One is married with two children; the other is single. We drive 3,300 miles round trip twice a year for the children ...
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Does Holding Hands Negate Washing Them?

At several gatherings with friends and family, the food is blessed by holding hands during a prayer-- after I have already washed mine in preparation for eating. Holding hands defeats the purpose of ...
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Miss Manners: Neither of my step-sons offer to pay when we visit

I have never mentioned this to my husband, but it annoys me greatly. I see it as being extremely selfish, ungrateful and ...

Miss Manners: I find the dinner blessing unsanitary. How can I get out of it?

GENTLE READER: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...

Dear Miss Manners: If only prayer cleansed hands along with souls

Gentle Reader: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...

Miss Manners: Don’t tell me what to do. I know the rules.

GENTLE READER: A polite way would be to say, “Thank you; I will in just a moment.” Miss Manners agrees with you that it is ...

Mom Snaps Back at Parent for Calling Her Kids ‘Rude’ at Costco After They Take All the Free Samples

When two boys grabbed every free sample at Costco, one parent spoke up, and the internet had plenty to say about who crossed ...
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Miss Manners: How do I keep guests out of the kitchen while we’re making Thanksgiving dinner?

GENTLE READER: You found the questions rude because you believe that no self-respecting host would serve guests precooked ...

Miss Manners: Don’t tell me to start eating. I know the rules.

However, it seems like other folks never got this same lesson. I frequently find that some well-intentioned guest will look ...

Miss Manners: Family’s favorite topic of discussion is bride-to-be’s ‘inappropriate’ wedding choices

Some crimes she has committed include holding the event on a Thursday and requesting that guests RSVP using a QR code ...

Bride's Family Won't Stop Gossiping About All of Her 'Inappropriate' Wedding Choices Behind Her Back

A bride's wedding is being criticized behind her back before it's even happened.