I missed out on the socializing because one person wanted to clean up right then.
Really, I can clean the kitchen anytime, but the reason I have guests over is to enjoy their company. I don’t feel I can abandon one of my guests to scrub away in the kitchen while I go sit with the others and enjoy the reason I invited them over in the first place.
Last night my feet were hurting from a full day of work, and by the time I was finally able to go sit, my other guests were getting ready to leave. And that’s to say nothing of the fact that my guest had cleaned things “wrong,” according to my way of doing things .rather that they leave the dishes and come join the party?“No, no, you are so kind, but I forbid it. Please go enjoy the other guests, as I plan to do.
And then Miss Manners suggests you close the kitchen door, throw yourself in front of it or put up the doggy-proof gate for added emphasis.Over the past several years, I’ve received graduation announcements from perhaps half a dozen high school seniors whose parents I know. I’ve sent them my congratulations as well as a modest cash gift. Not one of them has acknowledged or thanked me.
Is it wrong to give up on the future graduates of my acquaintances and decide not to acknowledge any new announcements? Is it wrong to punish them for the rudeness of their predecessors?Yes, but it is so tempting. No doubt they found your modest donation unworthy of their thanks, if they even recognized the need for it.
But Miss Manners assures you that you do not need to test that theory by increasing the amount. Perhaps instead, you can send any future graduates your heartfelt congratulations only — and leave them shaking out the letter in vain.GENTLE READER:
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