Miss Manners cannot answer your leading question about overreacting, as it presupposes your daughter’s guilt. But she can ...

Dear Sadly: Grief does not follow rules, and neither do grieving families. They may be overwhelmed, private or simply coping in their own way. Their silence is not a reflection of your friendship or ...

DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my ...

Following the explosive violence of “Destruction Babies,” Japanese filmmaker Mariko Tetsuya has pivoted to explore a ...

DEAR ABBY: For 35 years, I have liked a guy I met at church. He was the minister. We never dated, although I developed a ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara thanks President Bola Tinubu for "graciously restoring full democratic governance" to Rivers State ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband’s third cousin, whom we’ve never met and with whom we have no personal relationship, has been ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when your doctor calls you "pal" instead of your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude, or at least unprofessional, for my urologist to never address me by name and instead use the ...

Sometimes it is just the use of formality, as when a person addressed as “mister” says, “That makes me feel old.” More often, it is the choice of title, as when a professional title is omitted, or a ...

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