Dear Miss Manners: My birthday is a few days after the new year. Shortchanging a child on holidays is mean, and Miss Manners finds it sad that it has left you dissatisfied with the birthday acknowledgments you get now. Dear Miss Manners: My mother just earned her Ph.D. She holds many other professional titles, as well. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on washingtonpost.com/advice. You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, missmanners.com.

Source: Washington Post January 06, 2026 15:31 UTC