Sinterklaas, I find there is nothing more to

19-09-2015 15:35
D's Angela de Jong, mother of Fiene (8), Wisse (7) and Noor (1) Nicholas was always the best party of the year.
 
In recent years I have once been about my brother to fly to. That was when he asked once Sinterklaas celebration not to all. Just the thought made me furious. Sinterklaas, which was the highlight of the year.
 
I even cry sometimes I insisted a third child because of that man in his red robe. The eldest of her faith has fallen, we are assured by her at least a few more years of pure, unadulterated fun-December 5. I thought.
 
Because it is gone. There is something snapped. Sinterklaas, I think there is really nothing more. They talk to each other, all the opponents of Zwarte Piet, the municipality of The Hague, the UN, the Facebook action for white gingerbread and name them all but up.
 
And then it goes not about Zwarte Piet mine necessarily have to be black. Although I must confess that my children last year meeveerden easier with all the weird stroopwafel-, cheese and clown important people than me. But above all I care about all those heated discussions. All these opinions. On TV, in newspapers, on the Internet, in the schoolyard, on birthdays.
 
On Curaçao and in Belgium Peters apparently without difficulty black face painting. But in the Netherlands is forced upon me the feeling that I'm a racist. While I sincerely do not see as Zwarte Piet outgrowth of our slavery, but simply as an assistant-though once crawls through the chimney. But I want it does not always need to defend.
 
I am fed up. It seems to me the nose. All the fun is gone.
I'd prefer to skip the party this year. But I know how it goes: soon the toy guides fall back on the mat. Are span from me, all gingerbread clever positioning, pressure tick what should be in the bag. Especially the middle and breaks the head again on one question: how Sinterklaas still get those parcels in the shoe for lack of a chimney in our house?
 
I would love to enjoy. Therefore the top of my wish list this year: Stop whining. Let Sinterklaas Please be fun again.
 
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