My mother had her priorities. True, she was a little light in the cooking department. For one thing, she liked liver. My dad ...

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The Thank You Card tradition (actually, a responsibility in our home) didn’t end in my youth. I remember, just shy of my 27th birthday, my mother reminding me numerous times, and then checking on me ...

I've stopped writing thank-you cards and my kids don't have to write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ways.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if thank-you notes for gifts are necessary.

At Christmas this year, the time it took prompted me to pause and reflect: Is it truly necessary to write a thank-you note for a thank-you gift? It feels a bit circular.

At Christmas this year, the time it took prompted me to pause and reflect: Is it truly necessary to write a thank-you note for a thank-you gift? It feels a bit circular.

In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for each of these gifts.

At Christmas this year, the time it took prompted me to pause and reflect: Is it truly necessary to write a thank-you note for a thank-you gift? It feels a bit circular.

However, this practice is time-consuming, particularly during my breaks, when the sheer volume of letters overwhelms me. Is it truly necessary to write a thank-you note for a thank-you gift? It ...

Teacher begins to think it’s “a bit circular” to write thank-you notes for gifts of appreciation from students and their families.