Baby Showers & Uninvited Plus-Ones
When your guests want to bring their own guests.
When your guests want to bring their own guests.
A teacher turns to parents for advice on how best to say thank you for a large group gift. What do you think?
Welcome to your child’s busy social life.
Toddler birthday party invites for out-of-town friends and family: A nice way to include them or a brutal reminder of the distance between you?
How late is too late? One procrastinator asks another.
A family is going to have a joint open house birthday party since the mom, dad and infant all have birthdays on the same week. What’s the etiquette on opening birthday gifts on a drop-in party that spans many hours?
What should this mom do about her family members who chronically don’t send thank you notes (or even acknowledge receipt) for the gifts she gives to the kids?
I want my young daughter’s upcoming birthday party be of the “no gifts” kind. How does that work on invitations? Will my daughter be disappointed?
I lent all my maternity clothes to a friend, and now…well, you see where this is going.
Can this friendship be saved? The “Too much PDA” edition.
Hi Amy, I’ve found myself in a strange situation and I have no idea what to do. First, some background: I have a (summer) job. As a result, I have a boss. Let’s call her Emily. Emily was once married, but got divorced when she…
Hi Amy, I’m a 21 year old woman in college in Washington D.C. I’m currently dating a 23-year-old man who is working at a media company in the D.C. area. This is the first relationship for both of us. We’ve been together for 15 months…
Amy, HELP. So here’s my dilemma. I live in London and have been lucky enough to be invited to the Buckingham Palace Garden Party this year. July 22, to be precise. Which suddenly seems very soon. I got the dress sorted freakishly easily – saw…
It seems people are relying on technology for a quick way to say thank you. Here’s why we need to bring the handwritten thank you note back.
Expectant reader writes in to ask advice on how to respond to her co-workers who are making inappropriate and rude comments about her pregnant belly size.
Dear Amy, My question doesn’t have anything to do with beauty advice, but rather how to avoid seeming like an elitist snob when I’m at my in-laws’ family reunion this summer. You give such great advice and are a creative thinker; I thought maybe you…
Hi Amy! Welcome to my hell. Hell consists of…. a. Spending your hard-earned Christmas vacay with your boyfriend’s never-before-met-family. b. Being told that his best friend (Sara) is the “Gold Standard” of women that his mother measures all others against. That’s, no lie, a direct…
How long after a newborn gift should one *reasonably* expect a thank you note from the parents?
What do you do when you follow an acquaintance’s personal blog and come across a number of storytelling disconnects?
Is it tacky for my college buddy and me to throw ourselves a joint baby shower since it would save our collective friends traveling time and expenses?