Cheater in nasty divorce deserves to be outed for affair

I want to share with you the solution to a holiday problem. By the time our children grew up and started their own families, I had read many letters from young couples caught in the middle of a battle over where to spend Christmas.

So I decided to start a new family tradition: We celebrated Christmas at Thanksgiving. We put up the tree and had all the family presents wrapped underneath and ready to exchange.

We got to share Christmas with family, watch our grandkids open their presents and enjoy turkey with all the trimmings. The grandkids got two Christmases, and our kids enjoyed a guiltfree Christmas with their in-laws.

Dear H.H.: You came up with an excellent solution. Thinking outside the box is a trait that can be extremely helpful in ensuring the success of the holiday celebrations.

Dear Abby: I enjoy going to movies, especially to the theater in town where I can reserve my seat in advance. I recently reserved my seat two days ahead of time to a movie I’d been wanting to see. When I arrived at the theater, a woman was sitting in my seat. I politely pointed out that she was in my seat, and she glared at me and said rudely, “Really?”

The row was empty at the time, but it was still early. I knew more people would show up, and I didn’t want to take someone else’s seat. So I replied: “Yes,

I reserved this seat days ago.”

Was I right asking her to move? More people did show up, and the theater was full.

Dear My Seat: Yes, you were right. And if the woman had refused to move, you should have asked an usher to “clarify” your seat assignment for her.