Judith Martin

Plus: Is it fair to assign turkey duties to someone who’s making a long Thanksgiving drive?

Plus: I’m an editor, and I noticed errors in this person’s book.

How should I respond to these invitations?

But I kept quiet because I wanted pretzels.

I’m made to feel I’m being greedy.

Plus: I got a wedding invitation from a dead man. This could be quite entertaining.

My spouse brought beer, and nobody joked about that.

He knew I was preparing it. Why couldn’t he just come downstairs and check?

Plus: I passed a note to my daughter when she was on the phone, and I didn’t like her reaction.

Miss Manners: The other parents sit back and assume I’ll deal with their kids