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How could you forget us?–The Christmas story
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The Christmas Story
It was Christmas-eve in the Kennard house, Angelica was a buzz with excitement over what Santa would bring. She made several hand decorated paper ornament with her photo on it for her Mommies and aunties. Being Christmas, they all decided for a brief time they would try to put behind them their differences, pain, hurt and anger for this day of peace on earth and good will towards men. Angelica was helping Pam and Tina with the last of the Christmas cookies for Santa and the aunties. Although Bette and Tina did not introduce the concept of Santa Clause to Angelica, one day she came home and proclaimed, “Santa Clause is a good man. He will bring me lots of presents.” Rather than bursting the bubble of a precocious 3 year old they decided to go along with such a harmless and wonderful tale.
Along with the trappings of Santa came the tradition of leaving cookies for Santa. Pam was helping Angelica make a variety of Christmas cookies when Angelica asked, “Did you make Christmas cookies with Kayla before she went away?”
“No not really. We had Father Christmas in South Africa. He brought the presents for the kids. Christmas was in our summer, so it was hot for us. We had a long summer holiday with days at the beach, picnics or braais in the park. Braais are what you would call a barbecue. There would be lots food and a big celebration. There was no snow but lots of flowers everywhere. We decorated our homes with pine branches and had a decorated tree with lots of presents for the kids. In Blessed’s family they did not exchange gifts but everyone would get together with their family and have lots to eat. They would wish each other Sinifisela Ukhisimusi Omuhle. That was how you would say Merry Christmas in Zulu.”
“When we were able to live as a family, we made Christmas very special. We didn’t make cookies for Santa but we would sometimes go caroling or singing on Christmas Eve. Kayla loved Christmas just like you do and of course she did get lots of presents.”
Tina smiled at the story and as she passed by rubbed Pam’s back and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Tina added her memory of Christmas as a child, “In our family sometimes we would go get our own tree. We would trek out into the woods and search for hours. We would come home and have eggnog or hot apple cider. After this we would decorate the Christmas tree and the house. There would be lots of singing of the Christmas songs. Some times we would have hot chocolate and see who could make the best chocolate moustache. My parents would hide the presents until Christmas morning. I remember going to sleep with very little presents under the tree but waking up with all these beautifully decorated presents under the tree. It was like magic.”
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Squirl that was so sweet, we had a big gathering for breakfast this morning where my four kids had their friends over, all grown, late teen and early twentys, anyway we were talking diversity and all the different life styles, it was like the blessing of Christmas(as we celebrate). Many thanks for your heart warming story. Md
Merry Christmas to you your family and the readers and visitors of this site.
What a lovely chapter to let Angelica know all the different ways people and thier culture celebrate the same blessed event, in different ways, but all coming back to the same thing, the birth of bby jesus. Since you dedicated this chapter to your partner and family, may I say that it is a beautiful way to celebrate and show your love and care for them. I am aserious TiBette=er at heart so you know who I want to see together. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Awesome!Very heartwarming. :D
S that was a very moving chapter of how all the women celebrated xmas and telling that to Angie. And loved how you had ended it with Helena texting Bette, perfect. Feliz Navidad S!!
hi Squirl…this chapter is educational because you described different cultures and ways they celebrate holiday season…way to go…and since christmas is coming…I will let Bette to feel happy from Helena’s text….But dont let Bette get of the hook so easily…she will never learn……Merry Christmas to you and your family….:)
In honor of the holiday I shall withhold all snark about she who I will not name! Angelica was so funny in this..I wanna have Kwanzaa! I wanna have Hannukah! I wanna go to New York! I wanna go to church! I wanna go to…bed… I can only imagine how spoiled miss Angie is at Christmas!!! And, squirl, you have given my grieving heart hope for a positive outcome here…thank you!!!!
Great stuff! It’s wonderful to see the diversity in your story. I felt bad for Helena. Bette needs to do alot of reflecting and soul searching to know what she wants and go for it. A beautiful dedication to your lovely partner and children. Merry Christmas!
Very educational and inspiring story. Maybe, our ladies will learn the real meaning of the Holiday Season? It’s not about the material things just the things that money CAN’T buy.
What an adorbale chapter, angelica is so cute, love the explainations of how everyone clebrates the holidays!! Merry Christmas
awe that was a sweet christmas story…you know that i’m a belena for life…but don’t let b off the hook that easy…she’s gotta “earn” h back..
Great chapter, I loved the way they all shared their X-mas stories with little Boo. I hope Bette & Helena can work things out together andplease keep Da Queena as far away from Bette as you can, thanks. Merry Christmas to you and your family
wow, Angelica sure will have a very interesting life growing up with the women in her life and their culture. Thank you for this wonderful chapter. Have a Merry Christmas to you and you loved ones. :)
I have to say reading this story has been interesting but I am heart to heart TiBetter. When Bette is declaring love for Helena or Tina is playing house with Pam, I feel like the other half is missing. It is painful for me but I do love the ups and downs of this story. I am not sure what will happen in the story but I can not believe that Bette was just responding to a primal urge with Tina. If so she needs to do some serious counseling before Helena takes her back. Bette had the responsibility of turning Tina down but she did not and just when Tina was starting to except they were really over. Does Bette really want it to be over? Only you the writer knows. Thanks for your story
bit of angst, bit of poignancy, bit of hope, lots of love…thank god we have christmas to remind us what is REALLY important…but does this mean bette will leave the temptations of LA (i.e. Tina) and move to New York? sad for Ange if she does…really liking the Pam/Tina thing…pps…oh yeah, i don’t want helena letting bette off the hook too easily…bette needs to sort her shit…
A very sweet story! You managed to cover a lot of ground here with the descriptions of the different cultural and religious celebrations of the season as well as advancing the story! I continue to be blown away by how you are “working” this story! I have to go back and comment on your prior trio. Merry Christmas to you and your family! :-)
Hello Squirl, this one fills my heart with Hope that there is hope… if for nothing else then for Bette to prove that she is a good mother, her interaction with Boo was so precious, and that scene with Helena just shows how much this has really affected her, it might not seem like it but she is maturing, realizing just how much she has hurt her and how much she really does love her… sometimes the road to happiness is long and narrow… just never get off the path… and you will get there. You are simply amazing. Sincerely, JC (PS – you have a blessed Christmas and a Merry New Years…)
I am happy to see that Helena might be willing to let Bette have a chance. Bette needs to find out what makes her destruct anything good in her life. I have to admit I tend to be a Bette girl and sometimes want to smack the rest of them since no one else is given the hard lesson of how wrong they were. I honestly have to say in this story I would rather have Bette and Helena together which is completely out of character for me as I am a TiBetter.
It’s a Christmas Miracle for Bette! Happy Holidays!