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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Using paper towels instead of napkins when you have guests over is tacky. [/quote]
Mothers aren’t guests, they are family.[/quote]

If you aren't living there full time then they are in a different category. Maybe go big and give someone a paper napkin over a paper towel, even if they are family.[/quote]
That’s fine for you, but my mom would not want to be treated with formality or as a guest. Neither would I in her home. We don’t use cloth napkins for the every day, so so we wouldn’t do something different just because mom is here. We may have a more formal meal, like thanksgiving, but not for an every day visit.[/quote]

I don't really consider a paper napkin a formality. It's pretty easy to buy a big pack at Costco and dole them out once in awhile, especially if it's not just the household inhabitants at dinner. I don't mind handing my kids a paper towel but seems pretty weak to hand one to an adult over for dinner.[/quote]
Fair enough! If you invite me over I’ll be happy to use your cloth napkins. If I invite you over, you better hope I don’t like you too much, because I treat my close friends like family, too. But if you’re the type to be insulted because it never even occurred to me to bring out the cloth napkins, then we probably don’t need to worry about that.[/quote]

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