How should I respond if this cousin wants to visit me?
: I entertained a cousin and her husband on short notice. They were in town for an event and wanted to stop by to say hello.Miss Manners: I’m trying to break the habit but I keep using this insulting term
When the next opportunity presented itself, I told her I was not done with the conversation, and I emphatically set her straight on the topic. I want no contact at all with her ever again. Am I out of line? How should I act if she does want to call on me again for a visit?: Making a serious and defamatory accusation against your deceased father was a poor way for your cousin to discover if you would be a sympathetic ear for her own problems — if that was what she was doing — but your reaction made your point.
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