Mrs McVeighs Manners

I volunteered to be a mock job interviewer for my eighth grade son’s speech class yesterday. The students were graded on everything from their appearance to their resume. The first thing to grade them on…

Dear Mrs. McVeigh, I have a co-worker in my office who misses a lot of days because her daughter is always sick. The other day when she came to work after being off I greeted…

            I don’t know if this is a confession or therapy, but I have an issue with speaking up when I am not satisfied when people are working for me. I don’t have a problem…

About a month ago a very nice woman who said she was on an elementary school’s community committee contacted me. She was given the task of finding or developing a manners program for the students,…

Dear Mrs. McVeigh, My nephew recently got married, and I am unsure of how to handle the issue of a wedding gift. When I heard he was engaged, I sent a gift to he and…

Earlier in the week my husband and I were looking to buy a new television. After having poor customer service at that first store, we had great service at the second one. After making a…

Dear Mrs. McVeigh, My daughter had a friend come over the other day. We went to a place that you can create your own pottery, and then back to our house to make a pie…

              My family got lucky a few weeks ago when we had a longtime scheduled trip to Rome, Italy. We were there the week of the Roman Catholic celebration of Ash Wednesday, and Pope…

Respect is an important topic to teach children, and adults seem to be getting less of it from children as time goes on. A lot of parents allow their children to speak to them in…

The other day my mom was in a local nail salon getting a manicure. She said she was next to two women who were gossiping the whole time. Her ears perked up when she heard…