Dear Eric: On Nov. 9, I answered a letter from someone who was trying to find a way to acknowledge her impending divorce in her Christmas cards, which would contain a photo of the letter writer and her kids, without the soon-to-be amicable ex. I made a few suggestions and invited you to lend your wisdom. Here are a few great suggestions and one that made me laugh.

Dear Eric: Try a short but sweet bulleted list:

What has changed:

My last name is now Smith

I finally got to France

Buffy graduated from cooking school

What hasn’t changed:

Still taking tap dance lessons

Our cat Dave is still with us at 17

We hope our paths will cross in the coming year

—Simple Greetings

Dear Simple: Succinct and rather poetic.

Dear Eric: We can never get the whole clan before Christmas, because colle

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