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Beware 'grief' groupies
Dear Miss Manners: I recently became a widower following my late wife's lengthy illness. After her diagnosis, we both had time to plan both her final arrangements and for my one day becoming the surviving spouse. This was never a pleasant consideration, but I do …Read More
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Back off my food, please
Dear Miss Manners: At the DMV for an extended wait to renew my license, I was reading my book and eating the sunflower seeds I brought to occupy my time. Suddenly, a person from the row behind me (a person I had neither seen nor …Read More
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Give a thank you to get a thank you
Dear Miss Manners: I spent the Christmas afternoons of my childhood at the playroom table, drafting and writing thank-you notes, and am currently putting my own children through this ritual. Until this year, they have been reasonably good sports about it, but thanks to a …Read More
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Vultures swarm after father's death
Dear Miss Manners: My father died after a short illness. Almost immediately after the funeral, people started coming to the door saying, basically, "Gee, I'm sorry your Dad died. By the way, he promised me that I could have (item or property) someday. Can I …
Don't hide her pregnancy
Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I just recently moved back to my hometown, where my parents and family are well known. At first we were hesitant to announce the news of my wife's pregnancy due to a previous miscarriage. Now we have been telling …
Inedible food comes outthe same way it went in
Dear Miss Manners: What do you do when you take a bite of something, say meat, and it's all bones or fat and you need to get it out of your mouth- Discreetly put your napkin to your mouth and hide it in there- Maybe …
