Ask an Infantryman: DINNER TABLE REPRIMANDS ARE BEST SERVED UP SWEET

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Infantrymen, your advice is needed:

DINNER TABLE REPRIMANDS ARE BEST SERVED UP SWEET

DEAR CHUCK Z: My daughter says her children, ages 11 and 8, are afraid of me because I correct their lack of manners. Is asking them to say "please" and "thank you," or to use a knife to cut things on their plate into small pieces rather than have food hanging out of their mouths, really expecting too much?
If their parents don't care, who will teach them? While I no longer expect people to keep their arms off the table, what are the minimal standards I should expect at a dinner table these days? Or am I expected to watch slobs sprawled over the table, picking at their food with their hands and chewing with their mouths open? -- RICHARD IN SARASOTA, FLA.

Your advice in the comments below, please.

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Ask an Infantryman: DINNER TABLE REPRIMANDS ARE BEST SERVED UP SWEET

Infantrymen, your advice is needed:

DINNER TABLE REPRIMANDS ARE BEST SERVED UP SWEET

DEAR CHUCK Z: My daughter says her children, ages 11 and 8, are afraid of me because I correct their lack of manners. Is asking them to say "please" and "thank you," or to use a knife to cut things on their plate into small pieces rather than have food hanging out of their mouths, really expecting too much?
If their parents don't care, who will teach them? While I no longer expect people to keep their arms off the table, what are the minimal standards I should expect at a dinner table these days? Or am I expected to watch slobs sprawled over the table, picking at their food with their hands and chewing with their mouths open? -- RICHARD IN SARASOTA, FLA.

Your advice in the comments below, please.

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