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It’s awkward to say no to a kid selling stuff when your employer is their parent. Dear Miss Manners: What do you think about ...

If the child is able to answer these questions, you may still say regretfully that the item does not meet your needs ...

Miss Manners understands that you don’t want to antagonize the boss, and hopes that you also want to avoid embarrassing the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to navigating the uncomfortable position of feeling ...

Nobody really wants to buy these things, but you always feel obligated, especially when the boss is standing right there!

GENTLE READER: And a nice lesson that is for the children -- not in salesmanship, but in the use of power to intimidate. Miss ...

"Nobody really wants to buy these things, but you always feel obligated, especially when the boss is standing right there!" ...

GENTLE READER: And a nice lesson that is for the children -- not in salesmanship, but in the use of power to intimidate. Miss ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Yeah, I know, it’s always for a good cause, but isn’t that putting people on the spot, and not in very good taste?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a dog walker and pet care provider. I’m retired, 73 years old, and I have a lot of work around the ...