I'm perfectly capable of purchasing clothes for my own kids, but I had come to depend on the ones she had insisted on giving me.

A parent feels frustrated at being asked to give back baby clothes so another woman can use them as well. Dear Miss Manners: My friend and I both have baby girls: Hers is about 6 months old, and mine is 3 months.

Recently, my friend told me that her best friend was offended that she wasn’t given these hand-me-downs instead of me. (Her friend hopes to be pregnant soon, but is not yet.) Then she told me to give the clothes to her friend when we are done with them.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who has a question about passing down baby clothes.