In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to navigating the etiquette of children's birthday ...

It seemed like a way to invite me to a party, while sending a seemingly mixed message that I’m not really invited after all.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend sent me an invitation to her child’s 7th birthday party; however, it came with a handwritten ...

When it comes to kids’ birthday parties, you’d think there were only so many ways to reinvent the wheel. But one parent has ...

I’m not sure if they just assumed I wouldn’t want to come to the party because it will be a lot of children, but ...

But I thought this was strange. It seemed like a way to invite me to a party, while sending a seemingly mixed message that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend sent me an invitation to her child’s 7th birthday party; however, it came with a handwritten message that stated, “It’s probably best to come after 4 when the party is over ...

One furious parent wrote: 'I'm a teacher. Kids talk about their birthday parties all week and after the weekend. You're excluding your child not just from the party, but from the whole experience ...

After another parent received the usual request, they wondered "Is this a new way of celebrating birthdays I've never heard ...