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!

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 ...

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There’s something about it that feels a little condescending, like I’m not a separate person from my children.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I started going gray at age 14, so I’ve gotten a lot of comments about my appearance over the last 20 years -- shockingly, ALL from women. From my friends’ moms (“You’re ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to swallow them whole. That is, unless you want your fellow diners grabbing you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was active-duty military, eligible to shop in the commissary, where goods were somewhat less expensive than at a civilian market. My pay was also less than the equivalent ...

Dear Miss Manners: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...