“Hey, but that’s my daddy!”

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Things can go wrong during that December cocktail of expectations, hyper-enthusiastic kids and packed schedule. And then it’s just hope that your child doesn’t realize too much.

Sarah (35), mother of Demin (6):

“My husband would dress in a Sinterklaas costume at work and hand out gifts to all the children of employees of his company. Another colleague accompanied him as a soot sweeper. They looked magnificent and unrecognizable. Unfortunately not for our son Demin. Blaring through the room full of children, he pointed to Saint Nicholas and yelled: ‘Hey, but that’s my daddy!’”

Pete in quarantine

Maxime (37), mother of Loïs (10), Ties (8) and Thorre (6):

“At my daughter’s hockey club, parents were asked to dress up as Sinterklaas and Piet, as a surprise for the little ones. My husband and I signed up and were given beautiful outfits that we could secretly put on at home while our own ‘believers’ were not at home.

“There was nothing for it but to cancel the whole party”

We were urgently advised to first test ourselves at home for corona. Fine, no problem. Just before we were to change, we both put a stick in the nose. We were stunned when we saw two dashes appear. We had no complaints, didn’t have a cold and didn’t feel sick at all. There was nothing for it but to cancel the whole party.

Nice sour

There were no replacements for one-two-three and they were also not allowed to come into contact with us or the costumes, because we had to be quarantined immediately. A lot of hassle and completely unnecessary, as it turned out after three (!) counter-tests. We had no Covid at all. Apparently the fresh orange juice we drank a few seconds before was the culprit. Seemed to be something acidic, causing the test to be a false positive. But when we found out, it was already too late. At least thirty children were deeply disappointed.”

Read also – ‘Do I help my child out of the dream just before or after Sinterklaas?’ >

Double

Sharon (31), mother of Midas (8) and Merel (6):

“Three years ago we celebrated package evening at my parents’ house. Grandma had already ordered a Sinterklaas in June for the occasion, but had never received any confirmation. She did not have to pay in advance and could no longer find who she had booked Sinterklaas with. She assumed a mistake had been made and found a new good saint.

“Two minutes later there was another loud knock on the door”

It arrived, right on time, and all seven grandchildren were deeply impressed. Two minutes later there was another loud knock on the door. My father walked to the front door and was able to close the living room door just in time, because there was Sinterklaas, booked in June, with two shots. Grandpa handed the gentlemen the 50 euros that the visit would have cost and was able to get them out just in time before the children came to ask who was at the door.”

This article appears in Kek Mama 12-2022.

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