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Yisizini engiyilinda unyaka wonke. Njengoba amaqabunga ewa ezihlahleni nezinga lokushisa lehla, ngingomunye wabantu abambalwa engibaziyo abangenandaba nokuthi kumnyama ngo-5:00 pm Impela, nginenkinga yokushintsha kwesikhathi (sikhipha nini ngalokho, akunjalo?). Kodwa konke lokhu kuyizimpawu zokuthi sekusondele amaholide. Njengabaningi, nginezinkumbulo eziningi ezimnandi zamaholide ngiseyingane. Ngangihlale ngibheke ngabomvu ukuthi wonke umndeni udlala i-Trivial Pursuit ngemva kwesidlo sakusihlwa se-Thanksgiving. Umkhulu wayehlale eyazi yonke impendulo. NgoZibandlela ngangizolwela abafowethu befuna isihlalo sefasitela emotweni kababa njengoba sizulazula sibuka amalambu kaKhisimusi. Ngagubha i-Channukah nomndeni wami futhi ngachitha uKhisimusi nabangane bami ababili abakhulu bobuntwana. Kwakuyisikhathi somlingo ngaso sonke isikhathi.

Manje njengoba sengikhulile futhi nginezami izingane ezimbili, ngiyabona ukuthi umlingo wamaholide wavela kithi wenza esikhundleni salokho thina Uthole. Impela, bengisithanda isihlalo sami esiphephukayo esicwebezelayo esinsomi kanye ne-WaterBaby yami njenganoma iyiphi ingane. Kodwa, uma ngibheka emuva ngamaholide, angizikhumbuli izipho, ngikhumbula amasiko. Futhi manje sekuyithuba lami lokuqala amasiko eholide lami nomndeni wami. Yize lo bhubhane sesenze iminyaka embalwa edlule yaba nzima kakhulu, sesivele sesiqalile ukuthola izindlela zokuletha umlingo ezinganeni zethu. Umndeni wami owandisiwe waqala ukwenza izingqikithi ze-Thanksgiving isikhashana emuva, futhi kwaba i-hit! Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, safika etimu yokulala, futhi asikaze sibheke emuva! Umyeni wami, mina, kanye manje nezingane zami zithanda ukukhetha amaphijama esiwathandayo ukuze zikhululeke futhi zidlale nomndeni. Sisakuthanda ukushayela sibuka amalambu kaKhisimusi, nakuba ngingaqiniseki ukuthi mina nezingane zami noma umyeni wami sijabulela lokhu okwengeziwe. Sengiwathengile amaphijama omndeni ka-Mickey Mouse afanayo futhi ngawafihla ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimuzi. Ngijabule ngokuthi ingane yami eneminyaka emi-3 isize mina nomama wami ukwenza ama-latkes okokuqala ngqa.

Sibe neminyaka embalwa enzima njengomphakathi. Ukuba umzali ezinganeni ezincane, phakathi nobhubhane lomhlaba wonke, kulethe izinselele eziningi kunalokho engangikulindele. Kungakho ngicabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili ukuthi ngidale lawa (ngethemba) amasiko ahlala njalo omndeni wami. Abafana bami bangoyedwa futhi bathathu, ngakho mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi bakhumbule lawa maholide okuqala. Kodwa ngizoba nezithombe engizobakhombisa zona. Ngizokhumbula. Ngizokhumbula ukukhanya kwamalambu ebusweni babo ashaya amafasitela njengoba sidlula ezindlini ezikhanyisiwe. Ngizokhumbula ukugigitheka kanye ne-pitter-patter yezinyawo ezincane ezigijima endlini yonke njengoba abafana bami bedlala kuma-PJs abo afanayo. Ngizokhumbula ama-snuggles ngaphansi kwengubo njengoba sibuka i-"The Grinch" isikhathi se-183. Ngoba, kimi, amaholide awalutho ngaphandle kwesiko.