DEAR MISS MANNERS: Between my husband and me, each of us married previously to other people, we have four children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Related Articles Miss Manners ...

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How about just - ‘thank you’? Miss Manners: What can I say to rude people who ask which of my grandchildren are ‘real’? GENTLE READER: But you are still friends, or you would not be ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I worked with someone who was uber passive-aggressive and made my life at work difficult. Fortunately, she retired at the end of the semester. There was a retirement gathering ...

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and now I’m resenting this situation Miss Manners: What do I say to their implication that my grandchildren aren’t real? It is not time to give up; it is time to realize that you are not as ...

As far as she's concerned, all her grandchildren are "real." Getty Images/fStop DEAR MISS MANNERS: Between my husband and me, who have each been married previously to other people, we have four ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I issue online invitations to multiple guests at once, I generally use the option to hide the guest list from invitees. I’m not sure why I do this, except that back when ...