DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have several nieces and nephews I adore. While they were growing up, I always sent a birthday card, even if there was no family birthday celebration.

Dear Eric: I completed yoga teacher training (YTT), and I told only my family. The studio posted pics on social media, and I ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to receiving a check in her card, shaking it up and down and wondering if she ...

She therefore suggests you continue the tradition until they turn 18 or 21. If it helps, virtually no one except Miss Manners ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

Especially when there’s money in them, and especially when the gift goes to their children. I wouldn’t want them to be uncomfortable or embarrassed.

It occurs to me that it’s possible these cards may make people feel uncomfortable. Especially when there’s money in them, and especially when the gift goes to their little children.

When my mother passed away some years ago, my brother and his wife placed a stuffed black cat toy in her casket. Miss Manners, was this absolutely the worst Christmas gift ever, or am I missing ...

Dear Miss Manners: When my mother passed away some years ago, my brother and his wife placed a stuffed black cat toy in her ...

Brother had placed a stuffed animal in their mother’s casket and then somehow gave it to the letter writer for Christmas.