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From the monthly archives:
September 2009
Q: Our daughter was married four months ago. A close business associate of my husband’s came to the wedding but never sent a gift. Should we ask him if he bought her anything in case it got lost? A: You’re better off not asking, because it would be embarrassing for all if no present has [...]
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Q: I received a lot of cards and letters after my mother died. Do I need to acknowledge all of them? A: It’s customary to write a brief note to each person who sent you personal condolences as well as to those who contributed flowers, made a donation to a charity in your mother’s name, [...]
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Q: I have three teenagers under 16 in the house, and we disagree about how late phones calls can be made. I say no outgoing calls after 10:00 P.M.; they say it’s all right if the friend they’re calling has a phone in their bedroom. A: Even if a teenager has a telephone in his [...]
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Happy Rosh Hashanah! Q: I have a close friend whose parents and siblings are bilingual. Whenever I visit them, they speak to me in English but in Spanish to one another. This makes me uncomfortable. A: It is impolite to speak in a foreign language in front of others who don’t understand it, but it’s [...]
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Q: When one of the members of my office car pool isn’t behind the wheel, she’s drinking coffee and eating muffins, making a mess, and loudly complaining that she doesn’t like the music on the radio. How do we deal with Ms. Irritating? A: It would have been preferable to draw up some rules of [...]
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