For the general principle, however, Miss Manners agrees that you should keep telling your daughters to knock before entering someone’s home, and that you would prefer her friends do the same.

My daughter and her friends have a habit of just walking into people’s houses. I think it’s rude and even dangerous ...

A mother questions the etiquette of her daughter’s friend entering their home without knocking and whether this behavior should be addressed.

Many of my friends have small children, and I am always invited to their birthday parties. I genuinely enjoying going and ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether it is rude to bring homemade cookies to a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While having a casual dinner at my parents’ house, I noticed that my brother and his fiancee were wearing wedding bands. I texted my sister to ask if they had secretly gotten ...

A guest attending children’s birthday parties wonders if homemade sweets can replace store-bought gifts due to financial ...

While having a casual dinner at my parents’ house, I noticed that my brother and his fiancée were wearing wedding bands. I texted my sister to ask if they had secretly gotten married, and she told me ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual to see a woman lunching alone at a restaurant, all decked out in ...