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Family Etiquette Eroding: Daughters Adopt New Manners

2/23/2026

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A letter to Miss Manners expresses concern about the decline of traditional etiquette among the author's adult daughters.
The author says the manners learned from their mother have been replaced by new behaviors introduced by their husbands.
Examples include resting arms on the table, aggressive eating styles, and cutting food awkwardly.
The author laments that these changes represent a departure from the etiquette once valued in their family.

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Story summary

A letter to Miss Manners expresses concern about the decline of traditional etiquette among the author's adult daughters.
The author says the manners learned from their mother have been replaced by new behaviors introduced by their husbands.
Examples include resting arms on the table, aggressive eating styles, and cutting food awkwardly.
The author laments that these changes represent a departure from the etiquette once valued in their family.