DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter pushes food onto her fork with her index finger. Is it polite to use your knife for this purpose? Peas, for instance, are hard to eat with just a fork or spoon.
GENTLE READER: How old is your daughter? If she is under 5, Miss Manners will allow her to use a spoon on a non-precedential basis. But older than that, she will have to learn to chase them around with a fork like everybody else…