WTF??? No, love, the circus and panto are several steps too far in my book. The kids know they’re not together anymore and seem to have made their peace with that. They probably know a lot of kids whose parents have split up so will almost certainly know that the norm is not to do things ‘as a family’ anymore. She’s relying on J being the person he is and not wanting to rock the boat when actually, it’s time for him to draw lines in the sand.