To make a family and household run smoothly, we all have guidelines and rules we have to follow. Some might not make total sense to everyone in the family, but being respectful and polite when asking ...

For decades, the media have portrayed cats as more independent and fickle than their canine counterparts. In reality, however, pet cats can be just as affectionate, loyal, and loving as dogs! Cats ...

DEAR ABBY: I am in an online group with neighbors, but I have not been able to get out and meet some newer members in person. One person signs their posts in a language I don’t recognize, and I was ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My father passed several months ago, and I need a polite way to ask well-meaning relations to stop calling to check in on me. I have an extremely large extended family, but we are ...

Kitties lacking one or more of their senses have a knack for picking up new ways to compensate, and some of them are downright precious. While a blind kitty might use touch to navigate the world ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I enjoy entertaining friends and family for formal dinners. When everyone has completed their meal and the conversations are continuing, I will invite everyone to relax ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are some polite, humble alternatives to “I may be wrong, but ...”? I find myself increasingly defaulting to this phrase when, as far as I can tell, I’m not wrong. Usually the ...

DEAR ABBY: I am in an online group with neighbors, but I have not been able to get out and meet some newer members in person. One person signs their posts in a language I don’t recognize, and I was ...