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GENTLE. READER —_ The

- nosiness “ °of our present society *, seems: to know | NO - limits, .. Miss . Manners. assures ‘you - that. these

: People are net, only - snooping

ther is innoceet or guilty — that is @ personal rituation that I will keve to work out for mysclf.

What Wm baving trouble with

that, since they know mz, no mat-_ :

ter how incidentally, they should be privy to my most intimate feel-

“Dhete are three people to whom Ihave spoken frankiy about this matter and my feelings concerning

it. It:iou’t easy: for, me, even to. J

- them. But itis very uncomf ‘ortable when J am pressed for details by non-intimates. — 1 can: faataxtze about saying all sorts of clever, sarcastic things in

answer to their impertinent ques-.

tions, although in reality the best I can summon is ‘‘Please, I’m just mot up fo that right now.”

in truth, I don’t resily. want to.

be rude; I just want to be left alone regarding this.

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side the family, and your privilege to choose your confidants, has not occurred to therm.

Naturally Miss Manners agrees that you must not be rude. But you

are. not required to conceal how

stunned you are by their rudeness.

You need only say firmly, ‘‘That is

my father you are talking about!’’

~~ to explain why you should literally

soe

shamelessiy but are actually con-

gratulating themselves for doing

you a favor.

“It’s healthier for her to ‘talk

about it,’ they are thinking smug- ly while trampling on your feel- ings. That it is your choice whether you care to, discuss.the matter out

walk away from such outrageous interrogations.

DEAR MISS MANNERS — At a charity fund vaiser in 2 ‘big department store, the hostess said I would need another ticket for my daughter, although one ticket was good for ar adult and children under 12, .

T told her my daughter is: only 10. The hostess responded with a

frown ond “Oh come on now —

fre = inane Merny wer!

she doesn’t look 10.” ..

The hostess. then added ‘that her 17-year-old son doesn’t get “‘card- ed’? because he looks older than his age.

What can I and my daughter say to people who probe her aboat her age ix this way? .

GENTLE READER —

A checker has the right to in- quire, ‘May I see some identifica- tion, please?”’ and to refuse ad- mission withsct it. In the absence of such papers, the testimony of a mother about a child’s birth is

usually considered sufficient.

Dr Joanne R. Trebell.

M.D., C.CER.

wishes to announce the or2ning

of her practice in Family Medicine -

Suite 202 - 135 East 15th Street

North

Vancouver, B.C.

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