Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
On behalf of older parents, I would like to inquire how to handle being mistaken for my children’s grandmother.
And I am still stung when I recall a 60ish woman sharply but rhetorically questioning me in front of my sons during an otherwise pleasant visit to a tourist attraction: “You’re the mother?!!!?” The cutting harshness of her tone still hurts. My wife did a magnificent job planning and hosting this event, but exhausted herself by making sure that for every day that any guests were in town, she cooked a full meal for them.Now, our daughter is about to have her second birthday. My wife asked if we could skip having a birthday party, with her explanation being that if you throw any sort of party, no matter how informal, you must provide a full meal for the guests.
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