DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have taken our grown children, their children and friends on several nice vacations. We planned another trip to surprise them at Christmas.

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We are out big bucks for nonrefundable tickets for my daughter and her husband, and they haven’t offered to reimburse us.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when adult children decline a gift trip without ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have taken our grown children, their children and friends on several nice vacations. We ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at the head of a line to vote; the precinct wasn’t crowded, and no one’s wait was long. The precinct volunteer encountered a problem that prompted her to seek help, and I ...