I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...

I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong. And I love my sons. But this drives me bananas. I’m not these people’s mom!

Sailor Moon's villains have sympathetic backstories ... describing both of them as two lonely little boys. Fiore is just as sympathetic as Mamoru is, and just as loving. But he was unlucky because ...

Miss Manners would have concluded by saying that backing out gives the impression you -- or in this case, your friend -- have no manners. After all, there is little doubt your friend preferred the ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call ... But there’s something about it that feels a little ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...

Dear Miss Manners: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...

Slippery little cusses that they are (the oysters, not your fellow diners), they can be speared with that tiny fork that Miss Manners trusts you were issued. Very large oysters can even be halved ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to swallow them whole. That is, unless you want your fellow diners grabbing you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was active-duty military, eligible to shop in the commissary, where goods were somewhat less expensive than at a civilian market. My pay was also less than the equivalent ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...