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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog, which another ...

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My mother grew up in a very Catholic family. So Catholic that my uncle joined the seminary right out of high school. He became a priest, but is able to make visits to see the family from time to time.

A reader is torn between attending a final dinner with his uncle, who has terminal cancer, and supporting his father, who wasn’t invited because of an old grudge. By Philip Galanes My father’s brother ...

The soul of generosity, Uncle Jimmy was a child of immigrant parents and the Great Depression. He was prosperous only in spirit. Shoeless rumpled Shirley Temple, a pink plastic case housing two Ginny ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) Related Articles Miss Manners: I don’t mind ...