A parent has been backed immensely online for insisting that their visiting niece and nephew, despite their protests, participate in nightly sit down dinners with the rest of the family. The parent of ...

My niece and my nephew are only five years apart, but they were raised in radically different ways. My niece was expected to have straight A’s in all her honor classes and be a star athlete. Her ...

My niece recently started college close to where I live. Her family lives in a different state. She asked to stay over one weekend, early on, and I gladly hosted her. Then the requests to stay for a ...

This column first ran in 2023. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My niece, a young adult attending college close by, is staying with us for the holidays since her parents live quite far away. This niece is the ...

Currently, I am visiting my niece’s family in Naperville for the summer, and will be here through the fall, having coffee, and reading the Daily Herald. recently, our president brought troops into ...