I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong. And I love my sons. But this drives me bananas. I’m not these people’s mom!

A letter writer is bothered by a friend who keeps agreeing to attend events, but then cancels to do something else.

I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call ... But there’s something about it that feels a little ...

Miss Manners would have concluded by saying that backing out gives the impression you -- or in this case, your friend -- have no manners. After all, there is little doubt your friend preferred the ...

Miss Manners would have concluded by saying that backing out gives the impression you — or in this case, your friend — have no manners. After all, there is little doubt your friend preferred ...

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

GENTLE READER: If the pattern starts up again, Miss Manners suggests you issue a gentle ultimatum: “You seem to be too busy ...

GENTLE READER: Your certainty that there was a snub in repaying your kindness with inferior tuna perplexes Miss Manners.

GENTLE READER: Is that not what the little plastic dividers are for? DEAR MISS MANNERS: The man I’ve been dating for the last year doesn’t use the words “thank you” or “please.” ...

GENTLE READER: Decent people do not, as you said, admonish people directly. Nor do they go looking for trouble. If the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...