GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

Daughter is having a ninth birthday party and wants to exclude her friend who is also her neighbor. Dear Miss Manners: My ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

If you lived through the ‘80s, chances are you went to a few middle-class birthday parties that looked a lot like these ...

I want to respect my daughter’s right to choose her guests, but I don’t want to exclude Kiara from a party of people she knows, happening right outside her door.

A girl, with whom the daughter sometimes plays, lives right across from where the party is happening. Not including her seems rude.

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

It’s undoubtedly a two-way street, with humans benefiting enormously from their pets in turn – a recent study showed that ...

A curious trend for lavish parties and gifts for our beloved pets has emerged. But why waste your money on designer collars ...

"More people showed up to this cat's birthday party than would ever show up to mine," one user said in the comments.

"Nine-year-olds are old enough to understand, but young enough to move on if they realize the point is settled." ...