Tag: Customs, Etiquette and Manners

Distressed by her grandson’s failure to pay for the support of his daughter, a reader wonders whether she should try to engage with him — and his absenteeism.

Years after coming to grips with her husband’s infidelity, a reader still feels an urge to make his lover suffer.

A reader who overheard a neighbor shouting cruelties at her young son wonders whether, and how, to intervene.

While dividing up her late mother’s belongings, a woman claimed an extremely valuable artwork for herself, purposely hiding its worth from her fellow heirs.

In the course of offering financial advice, a mother shared a personal story about her marriage with her adult daughter, who later forwarded the entire exchange to her father.