Miss Manners: I don’t want to share the grandmother title with my ex’s girlfriend

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to family naming rights after divorced grandmother ...

Miss Manners: My grandson calls this woman Nonna, and I’m not OK with that

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons ...

Dear Miss Manners: Girlfriend shouldn’t be referred to as ‘Nonna’

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons ...
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Miss Manners: My barber cut my hair way too short - what am I supposed to do about it now?

Next time -- at a different barber’s -- you might wish to pay more attention while the operation is in progress.

Miss Manners: I’d been growing my hair out, and the barber callously chopped it off

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a man with curly hair. A year ago, I decided to grow it out. Today I went in for a haircut. I told ...

Miss Manners: My very specific haircut request was completely ignored. What should I have said?

Miss Manners suspects some other distraction was at play -- a phone, perhaps, or the classical music on the salon speakers.

Miss Manners: My barber cut my hair too short. Should I have said something?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a man with curly hair. A year ago, I decided to grow it out. Today I went in for a haircut. I told ...

Miss Manners: I’d been growing my hair out, and the barber blithely chopped it off

I am a man with curly hair. A year ago, I decided to grow it out. Today I went in for a haircut. Related Articles. Miss ...

Miss Manners: Curly-haired man ‘stunned’ when he saw the ‘trim’ barber gave him

Miss Manners suspects some other distraction was at play -- a phone, perhaps, or the classical music on the salon speakers. The lack of direct access to a mirror does not, by itself, explain why one ...

Miss Manners: I can’t focus on my work with colleagues congregating outside my office

There is a conference room located directly beside my office that is utilized multiple times daily. Before and after these meetings, people will congregate in the hallway in front of my office door to ...

Miss Manners: I can’t focus with my colleagues congregating outside my office

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to workplace disruptions when executives and clients gather outside someone's open office door.
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Miss Manners: Co-workers keep congregating in front of my open office door

The conversations are loud enough to be disruptive, even if I am wearing headphones, and they are also blocking my exit path if I were to leave for any reason.