Baby Showers and Bad Table Manners | Spokane News

Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

A mom-to-be’s friend is going wild over baby shower etiquette, insisting expectant parents shouldn’t host their own showers—especially if men are invited. The mom argues it’s totally fine since her daughter-in-law is handling the planning and paying. Miss Manners says etiquette evolves, applauds including men, but questions why people invite others to honor themselves—and warns against friends policing moms like they’re stuck in the fifties. Then, a dating dilemma: two guys use fingers to push food onto forks at nice restaurants. Miss Manners suggests taking one to a super formal place…