While Miss Manners admires your instinct not to be rude to your feline friend, her humble opinion is that ... your son’s cat should be fine.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son is currently ill, and I visit his house to help with his dog and cat.
My son asks me to turn off the light when I come back upstairs, even though the cat is still eating. He says she can see in the dark because there’s a little bit of light from the open door to the stairs. I feel it is rude to turn off the light while she is eating. What do you think? So while Miss Manners admires your instinct not to be rude to your feline friend, her humble opinion is that with the light coming from the open door, your son’s cat should be fine. More importantly, it is his house, his pet.
Of course, odds are low that any response would move the speaker to genuine concern or remorse for the offense, but appearing to accept a fake apology only encourages more of the same, which is not ideal.DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I visit my alma mater, I face the same issue each time. I usually can only visit for a short time, a few days at most, and I have particular people I need to see. I am still a recent-enough graduate that I also know some current students.
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