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[quote=Anonymous]If it was just you and her in the car, I wouldn’t necessarily consider that a “social” situation requiring “graces”.  I’d let her speak honestly, even if it is blunt (as long as she’s not being deliberately mean), but remind her not to tell Grandma because that might hurt her feelings.  I think the importance of open and honest communication with parents outweighs etiquette, as long as it’s done privately.  While not relevant to Grandma’s perfume, if someone was ever making her uncomfortable, that might be necessary for you to know.

As for talking in social situations about other people and certainly when talking to them directly, I think the age-old wisdom still applies:

“If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.”

and of course

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Again, any time she is being deliberately cruel, she should be punished.  But even if she wasn’t trying to hurt someone’s feelings, she needs to apologize whenever she does.[/quote]

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