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by: Lenona - Thu, 25 May 2023 21:37 UTC

https://www.uexpress.com/life/miss-manners/2023/05/24

"DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently lost my mom and we just had the service. My brother has two stepsons, and in the obituary, they were mistakenly left off the list of grandkids.

"Biologically, my mom had a total of six grandkids, who were all mentioned in the obituary. My sister-in-law was very offended that her two sons weren't mentioned. They knew my mom, of course, but were not involved with her on a regular basis at all.

"Was this wrong that we didn't mention them?

GENTLE READER: "Yes, but Miss Manners would have counseled your sister-in-law that the service was not the time to express offense at an innocent mistake. Nor would she have pointed out that treating the stepsons as if they are not part of the family is ungracious: She would have assumed that the omission was done by accident."
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