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Emily Post’s Top Five Points for Stress-Free Gift Giving We want you to have a joyous holiday season. Here are some of our favorite tips for giving gifts without succumbing to stress. Get their wish list. Ask people for hints or even a wish list. Gather ideas during the year, and write everything down. Trust [...]
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Q: While I was out with friends for dinner, my roll fell onto the floor. I picked it up and placed it on the table. Even though that was the end of it (I didn’t eat the roll), one of my friends gave me immediate grief saying, “You should never pick up anything dropped on [...]
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Q: My son keeps inviting a classmate to our house to play, but this friend has never had him over to his house. Should I call the boy’s parents to ask for some kind of reciprocation or ban the youngster from coming over for a while? A: If you want to explore the possibility of [...]
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Q: As we cut costs in my office, business travel is becoming replaced by videoconferencing. As a manager, I’m expected to embrace this technology, but it’s been problematic: People wander in and out, eat lunch, etc. Is there such a thing as videoconferencing etiquette? A: Yes. First of all, it’s rude to waster people’s time, [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving! Q: My older sister hosts the family Thanksgiving gathering, and I host Christmas. I have always done all the Christmas preparations myself, but every November, she asks me to chip in, often giving me the most time-consuming tasks. How do I deal with this? I don’t want to retaliate by asking for her [...]
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Q: I’m the mother of a newborn and not up to the three-hour drive to my in-laws’ annual Thanksgiving dinner. My husband and I would like to invite the family to our house, but I’m not sure I can handle all the cooking, either. Is there a polite way I can ask guests to help [...]
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