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Gentle reader miss manners12/11/2023 ![]() ![]() GENTLE READER: Your discomfort cannot be because it would be unmannerly, Miss Manners' area of expertise. I feel uncomfortable asking him if he received a package from me. I thought perhaps he was out of town when it was delivered, but it's been three weeks. We continue to text weekly, but he has not mentioned it. I mailed it to him and, via tracking, I know that it was delivered to the correct address. ![]() When I was going through some old things, I came across a memento of our time together. View CommentsÄEAR MISS MANNERS: A dear college friend and I text one to two times a week. "I injured my hand," can be repeated, without rancor or even inflection, as many times as even the nosiest person can ask. GENTLE READER: Just as you need not satisfy their curiosity at the expense of your own privacy, you are under no obligation to provide such people with variety. Can Miss Manners please help me come up with a better response? Quit being nosy" is what I feel like saying (but wouldn't). I am at a loss as to how to respond to their rude question without resorting to rudeness myself. But some people then continue to press for specifics. ![]() I usually respond with a terse "I had an accident" or "I injured my hand" and leave it at that. I find it very rude and invasive, and why would strangers want to know my medical history, anyway? Since my accident, I have literally not left the house a single time without at least one person asking me what happened. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I suffered an injury that resulted in the necessity of several surgeries and a large cast on my hand for a period of several months (and counting). ![]()
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