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How To Be A Unicorn: A Review Of "Gracious" By Kelly Williams Brown

I’m polite — I say please and thank you when I should — but I don’t go above and beyond. It was actually something I wanted to specifically work on in 2017 as a self-improvement resolution. Enter Kelly Williams Brown’s new book, Gracious: A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact, and Unsinkable Strength.

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Had I really taught my daughter, 1½ years old, that she needs to apologize for herself?

Why I Hope My Daughter Doesn't Say "Sorry"

As we made our way to the back of the plane, the baby apologizing the whole way, passengers were giving us a certain look, one to which I had become accustomed to receiving when with my daughter. The one that says, How cute. I, however, was shaken. Had I really taught my daughter, all of 1½ years old, that she needs to apologize for herself? That because she was noticed — rather than slipping quietly through a space — she needed to say “I'm sorry”?

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Wedding Guest Etiquette: 10 Dos And Don'ts This Wedding Season

Don’t: Overindulge at the free bar. Open bars can be a recipe for disaster if abused.

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No, obnoxiously happy couple, we don't care about your European vacation (Credit: ThinkStock)

Do You Suffer From TMItis, The Social Media Oversharing Disease?

Time to diagnose if you have "relationship-contingent self-esteem."

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Bad Manners: Just Because Drew Barrymore Applies Make-Up On The Subway Doesn’t Mean It’s OK

Drew Barrymore applied make-up on the subway and we are scandalized.

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