Miss Manners: Family demands my daughter cook Thanksgiving turkey despite 12-hour trip

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the fairness of asking someone to prepare and ...
NJ.com

Miss Manners: What’s the most polite way to set a dinner table when one guest will not be eating any food?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer surgeries and treatments years ago. They can consume very limited quantities of ...

Miss Manners: My poor meatball rolled onto the floor; how does the next part go?

Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...

Mealtime in my house of 6 was getting chaotic. A simple list helped my kids with table manners.

Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.
MLive

Miss Manners: Should friends sit across the table from each other, or side by side?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sitting at a table that can accommodate one person on each side, what is the best way for two friends to sit? Is it different for a couple? Sitting across from each other makes ...