Help! How do I make it clear on the invitation for a joint kids’ birthday party that any gifts should not be shared, without seeming gift-grabby?
How do you handle the etiquette of gifting birthday presents when siblings are invited to the party as well? One large gift or a few smaller ones?
A reader needs advice on whether she is overreacting to her sister’s pregnancy announcement which was made via a baby shower invite by one of her friends. Her sister is hurt because she was by her side during her IVF process. We have thoughts.
In lieu of a big birthday party for her preschooler, a mom is thinking of requesting friends and extended family members send her daughter birthday cards. She needs advice on executing her idea.
An expat is very upset that her side of the family wasn’t able to join her for her wedding ceremony now that she lives as an expat overseas. She’s contemplating yet another wedding when back in the States; what is the etiquette for that?
What’s a Sip-and-See? Is it a real thing? How does it work? What’s the gift etiquette? Amalah to the rescue.
A teacher turns to parents for advice on how best to say thank you for a large group gift. What do you think?
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.
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?
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?
An expectant mom thinks that her friends are likely to throw her a baby shower for baby #2 but she hasn’t sent thank you notes from her one. What should she do?
What is the best gift etiquette when receiving baby shower gifts at home from non-party-attending friends?
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’s the etiquette of gift giving for joint kid birthday parties?
Can you ask for cash gifts without being completely tacky?
What is the proper etiquette when you are having friends over for dinner and someone brings wine? Save it? Open it?