From Liza Campbell Q. As a divorcee I have alternate
holidays with my children. I usually start panicking in early September about the Christmases when I am without them. I find it hard to be the sad guest in friends’ homes, and being around other people’s children only exacerbates the pining I have for my own. I know it’s only one day, but without a plan I dread it. Any suggestions?
A. The most exciting batches of people at parties are often those to be found smoking in the street. Why not make a feature of your pariah status and promote the same principle for Christmas planning? Arrange a Salon des Refusés Christmas in your own home peopled exclusively by similar divorcees and singletons and other assorted saddoes. A friend who does this says the party is by far the best she attends all year.
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