Miss Manners: It’s acceptable to leave a child’s concert for a spouse’s medical sensitivity
A parent asks whether their husband’s severe sensitivity to indoor air — which forces him to leave buildings after about 15 minutes — is a valid reason to exit a child’s recital early, and Miss Manners offers practical etiquette guidance.
Dear Miss Manners: My husband is extremely medically sensitive, to the point that he cannot be inside most buildings for more than about 15 minutes. The indoor air quality of all but the most hyper-clean buildings causes him long-term inflammation.