DEAR MISS MANNERS: My cousin had a baby! I am very happy for her. However, there has been no announcement about the baby’s birth, or even my cousin’s pregnancy.

While I still miss being pregnant, the intensity fades each month as my baby becomes more and more her own person. When I do feel that familiar longing, though, I remind myself that’s okay and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I carry all of my weight in my belly. Since I’ve been 18, I’ve had to deal with people asking when I’m due or whether it’s a boy or a girl. It always makes me feel fat ...

Miss Manners therefore suggests you wait until the baby’s arrival to do it. The invitation may be worded, “Please come to meet our new daughter, Willow Grace, on Sunday, August 7, 10 a.m. to 2 ...

Dear Miss Manners: My mother has an active social life, with multiple friendships that have lasted decades. I have been assured that I have met these ladies, but that I was “just a baby” at ...