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Miss Manners: It gets annoying when people heap praise on me for doing something I promised to do
Miss Manners: It gets annoying when people heap praise on me for doing something I promised to do
Miss Manners: It gets annoying when people heap praise on me for doing something I promised to do

Published on: 03/07/2026

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For reasons that are not relevant here, I promised her (and myself) when we were children that I would take care of her. Getty Images

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the legal guardian of a relative who was born with a severe disability. Now middle-aged, she still has the mentality of a toddler. For reasons that are not relevant here, I promised her (and myself) when we were children that I would take care of her.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/03/miss-manners-it-gets-annoying-when-people-heap-praise-on-me-for-doing-something-i-promised-to-do.html

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