GENTLE READER: While Miss Manners agrees that this conversation jumped the rails, she does not understand why you were still holding on when it did.

Grandparents can be a bit picky, and those who don't like how their grandkids are being raised are usually most annoyed by ...

Children would no longer be required to have a Hepatitis B vaccine to attend schools and daycares after the House Thursday initially approved House Bill 1719.

I was at the dentist last week and the hygienist, whom I had never met before, mentioned she had a new grandchild. I naturally congratulated her and asked the polite questions: sex, name, etc. Then ...

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I was at the dentist last week and the hygienist, whom I had never met before, mentioned she had a new grandchild. I ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to dearmissmanners@gmail.com, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...

Where do people get off asking such personal questions? And better yet, what’s a good reply to shut them down?

GENTLE READER: While Miss Manners agrees that this conversation jumped the rails, she does not understand why you were still ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers advice on gracefully exiting uncomfortable conversations with service providers who ask overly personal questions.

Dear Miss Manners: I was at the dentist last week and the hygienist, whom I had never met before, mentioned she had a new grandchild. I naturally congratulated her and asked the polite questions: sex, ...