DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of 30 years has a stepmother who thinks she can educate people about manners.
She has come to my house for my Easter meal every year since we were married. Every year, she begins plating her food while I am still cooking and while other guests are visiting.
More than once, she has embarrassed me by calling out my failings in her eyes. One time, she took me as a guest to a charity event. I ate my food with the correct silverware, napkin on my lap -- but then in front of her friends, she told me I wasn’t supposed to eat the entire broccoli spear, just the stalk. Another time, my father-in-law told me that I hurt her feelings because I would not allow my 3-year-old son to play with an inflatable plastic beer bottle.
I avoid her now, and I don’t go to his family functions. But I’m stuck on Easter: How do I avoid her “lessons” given to me in front of others? Smile blandly after she delivers one of those diatribes, and then turn the smile toward the witnesses. “I’m so fortunate,” you should say, “to have a stepmother-in-law who cares enough to point out my every fault.”DEAR MISS MANNERS: Could you please share your opinion on an issue where new times may possibly call for new protocols?
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