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Ukudala Izithethe Ezintsha

Lixesha endililindileyo unyaka wonke. Njengoko amagqabi esiwa emithini kunye nobushushu behla, ndingomnye wabantu abambalwa endibaziyo abangakhathaliyo ukuba kumnyama ngo-5: 00 pm Ngokuqinisekileyo, ndiyasokola nokutshintsha kwexesha (sikhupha nini ngayo, akunjalo?). Kodwa zonke ezi ziyimiqondiso yokuba iiholide zisondele. Njengabaninzi, ndineenkumbulo ezimnandi ngeeholide ndisengumntwana. Bendihlala ndijonge phambili kulo lonke usapho ludlala i-Trivial Pursuit emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa soMbulelo. Utatomkhulu wayesoloko eyazi yonke impendulo. Ngo December ndandiza kulwela oobhuti bam befuna isihlalo sefestile emotweni katata njengoko sasihamba sijonga izibane zeKrisimesi. Ndibhiyozele iChannukah nosapho lwam kwaye ndaye ndachitha iKrisimesi nabahlobo bam ababini abasenyongweni. Yayisoloko ilixesha lomlingo.

Ngoku sele ndikhulile yaye ndinabantwana ababini abangabam, ndiyaqonda ukuba umlingo weeholide wawuvela kwinto yethu wenza endaweni yoko thina Ku fumana. Ngokuqinisekileyo, bendisithanda isitulo sam esimenyezelayo esimfusa kunye neWaterBaby yam njengaye nawuphi na umntwana. Kodwa, xa ndijonga emva ngeeholide, andizikhumbuli izipho, ndikhumbula izithethe. Kwaye ngoku lithuba lam lokuba ndiqale ezam izithethe zeholide nosapho lwam. Nangona ubhubhane wenze iminyaka embalwa edlulileyo yanzima ngakumbi, sele siqalisile ukufumana iindlela zokuzisa umlingo ebantwaneni bethu. Usapho lwam olwandisiweyo lwaqala ukwenza imixholo yoMbulelo okwethutyana emva, kwaye yayiyi-hit! Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, safika kumxholo we-pyjama, kwaye asizange sijonge ngasemva! Umyeni wam, mna, kwaye ngoku abantwana bam bayakuthanda ukukhetha iipjama zethu esizithandayo ukuze bakhululeke kwaye badlale nosapho. Sisakuthanda ukuqhuba sijonga izibane zeKrisimesi, nangona ndingaqinisekanga ukuba mna nabantwana bam okanye nomyeni wam siyayonwabela le nto ngakumbi. Sele ndizithengile iipajama zosapho lwethu zikaMickey Mouse ezihambelanayo kwaye ndizenze zifihlwe ngoBusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi. Ndiyavuya ukuba umntwana wam oneminyaka emi-3 uncedise umama kunye nam ukwenza i-latkes okokuqala.

Sineminyaka embalwa enzima siluluntu. Ukuba ngumzali kubantwana abancinci, phakathi kwesibetho sehlabathi, kuzise imiceli mngeni emininzi kunokuba bendilindele. Yiyo loo nto ndicinga ukuba kubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili kum ukuba ndenze ezi (ngethemba) izithethe ezihlala zihleli kusapho lwam. Amakhwenkwe am mnye nabathathu kuphela, ngoko ke amathuba okuba bakhumbule ezi holide zakuqala mancinane kakhulu. Kodwa ndizakuba nemifanekiso endibabonisa yona. Ndiya kukhumbula. Ndiya kukhumbula ukukhanya kwezibane ebusweni babo betyhutyha iifestile njengoko sidlula kwizindlu ezikhanyisiweyo. Ndiyakukhumbula ukugigitheka kunye ne-pitter-patter yeenyawo ezincinci ezijikeleza indlu njengoko abafana bam bedlala kwiiPJs zabo ezihambelanayo. Ndiya kukhumbula i-snuggles phantsi kwengubo njengoko sibukele "i-Grinch" ixesha le-183. Ngenxa yokuba, kum, iiholide azikho nto ngaphandle kwesithethe.