Miss Manners: Is it wrong to throw your own baby shower?

Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin, and Jacobina Martin provide expert guidance on baby shower etiquette. The discussions address whether it is wrong for parents to host their own baby shower and who is traditionally responsible for organizing such events. Miss Manners examines conflicts where friends label self-hosted showers as uncouth or ill-mannered. She observes that individuals who completely disdain etiquette can be as problematic as those who use rules as a battering ram.