The Washington Post, October 13th, 2002
Would you have to be crazy to snarl at your spouse, child or parents? Miss Manners would say so, with the understanding that she is using "crazy" in the household sense of "What -- are you crazy?" There those people are, not just knowing where you live but possessing their own keys. Would a person in possession of his or her faculties antagonize someone who is constantly lurking around the house? Inevitably. What are families for, if not to drive one another crazy? You declare your undying love for people, share your life with them, and look what they do: Monopolize the bathroom. Leave the gas...
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