The family members feel entitled to swan in and out, talk with each other and with her ... all while she works to prepare ...

A parent wants to help their private chef daughter find a way to tune out distracting clients while she cooks.

However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do I have to host my in-laws for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? We all rotate who hosts, and it is ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who was annoyed by loud children while ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Am I the one who is in the wrong here? When I invited several friends to dinner recently, I was shamed and ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who isn't sure how to politely tell a ...

GENTLE READER: The phrase you want is “How nice FOR you,” with the emphasis on the “for.” Repeat as necessary. Please send ...

The family sitting next to me at a restaurant had a child that shrieked the entire time. Is there anything I could have done about it?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My father, my three siblings and I are having a surprise 80th birthday party for my mother. One of her cousins responded that they were coming, but also asked what restaurant my ...