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!

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

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

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 ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is unsure how to properly eat oysters.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to ...

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 too young for gray hair!”) to ...

Slippery little cusses that they are (the oysters, not your fellow diners), they can be speared with that tiny fork that Miss ...

Slippery little cusses that they are (the oysters, not your fellow diners), they can be speared with that tiny fork that Miss ...