DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is turning 9 soon, and we will be having a small party with four of her closest friends. We ...

A girl, with whom the daughter sometimes plays, lives right across from where the party is happening. Not including her seems rude.

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the delicate balance between respecting a child's ...

Daughter is having a ninth birthday party and wants to exclude her friend who is also her neighbor. Dear Miss Manners: My ...