[Rich! Again and again she proves -when you know how- how well you tell a person off while never going anywhere near a four-letter word.] DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a proper way, on a birthday invitation for a 1-year-old, to ask for no gifts but a monetary donation to college? GENTLE READER: What a forward-thinking child you have. Only 1 year old, and his birthday wish is to save up for college. But first you must teach him manners. Specifically, birthday parties are the occasion for teaching the manners of hospitality. Miss Manners suggests starting with the definition of a guest. A guest is someone to whom refreshment and entertainment are freely given. It is not someone to whom these are sold in return for control over the targeted person’s money to buy or fund whatever the so-called host demands.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:52:08 +0000
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