"Lapha, izingane azibuzwa ukuthi zilungile."
“Ungangenzela ikhekhe lezingane ezingu-80?” “, ngibuza umbhaki. Kwa-Israyeli, ufunda ukwabelana kusenesikhathi. Ngosuku lokuzalwa lwezingane zethu, simema bonke abafunda nabo (ngokujwayelekile, baneminyaka engama-40), abavame ukuza nabafowabo nodadewabo, noma ngisho nomakhelwane. Umama wakwa-Israel uhlale ethenga kabili inani lamabhaluni namapuleti epulasitiki, futhi ikakhulukazi ubhaka ithani lamakhekhe!
Amawele ami, uPalma no-Onyx, azalelwa eParis amasonto amahlanu kusengaphambili. Zazincane kakhulu (zingaphansi kuka-2 kg), futhi enye yazo yayingaphefumuli. Ngemva kokubeletha, badluliselwa kwesinye isibhedlela. Kwenzeka ngokushesha kangangokuthi akekho owangichazela lutho. Kwa-Israyeli, umama osemusha uzungezwe kakhulu: ababelethisi, odokotela nama-doula (abesifazane abahamba nomama phakathi nesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwakhe) bakhona ukuze bamlalele.
Kwa-Israel, izinkulisa zibiza kakhulu, kwesinye isikhathi kufika ku-€ 1 ngenyanga.
Umndeni ngamunye unezindlela zawo zokupheka namakhambi, ayikho imodi EYODWA yokusebenza. Isibonelo, ama-Ashkenazim, avela emazweni aseMpumalanga Yurophu, awaphathi izingane zawo ngendlela efanayo neSephardim, evela eNyakatho Afrika. Owokuqala uzonikeza i-spoonful yotshwala obunamandla noshukela ngenxa yobuhlungu besisu (ngisho nasezinganeni), abanye, i-spoonful yamafutha omnqumo ngokumelene nokukhwehlela.
Odokotela bezingane baseluleka ukuthi siqale ukuhlukahluka kokudla ngento emnandi (njenge-appleauce). Mina, ngaqala ngemifino, njalo organic kanye zonyaka. Lapho ngineminyaka eyodwa, amadodakazi ami ayesedla yonke into, ngisho ne-hummus. Izikhathi zokudla azinqunyiwe. Ngokuvamile ngabo-10 ekuseni, izingane zidla “i-aruchat esser” (i-snack) bese zidla isidlo sasemini ekhaya. Ngezikhathi zokuphumula, kuyavumelana nezimo futhi. Izingane zithatha isihlwathi emini, kodwa kusukela enkulisa kuya phambili, azisalali. Ithathelwe indawo yisimo sezulu esizolile. Ama-nursery awakaze abe mahhala, izikhungo ezizimele zingabiza okulingana no-€ 1 ngenyanga. Futhi sithola usizo oluncane.
Phakathi kwama-Ashkenazim, lapho ingane inesisu esibuhlungu, inikezwa i-spoonful yotshwala obunamandla. Phakathi kweSephardim, isipuni samafutha omnqumo ngokumelene nokukhwehlela ...
Ama-pacifiers namathoyizi athambile asele ngokulambisa, izingane zethu ezineminyaka engu-4 ziqeqeshelwe ukuthi zenzeni uma kwenzeka zihlaselwa. Abanye omama bahlale beqaphile, mina ngikhululekile ngokwemvelo. Umngane wami, phakathi nezingxabano zokugcina, wabuya kuphela lapho kwakulula ukucasha nge-stroller. Lapho, ufunda ngokushesha ukuthi ungathuki futhi uhlale ulalele. Ukwesaba okukhulu komama bakwa-Israyeli yibutho (noma yimuphi umama othi uyajabula ukuthumela izingane zakhe empini amanga!).
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banenkululeko eningi : uma sebeneminyaka emine baziyela esikoleni noma baziyele kubangani babo bengaphelezelwa muntu. Ekuqaleni kakhulu, banokusabela okuningi kubantu abadala. Kuvame ukuhunyushwa kabi futhi sibathola bekhuliswe kabi. Kodwa asinazo izinhlobo ezifanayo zenhlonipho, izingane akudingekile ukuthi zithi “ngiyabonga” kukho konke. Amadodakazi ami enza impilo yawo, ngiwavumela ukuba athole umhlaba. Ngezinye izikhathi azibekezeleleki, kodwa ngizithola zanelisa futhi zijabule! EFrance, ngivame ukuzwa abazali bethi: “Unehaba, yeka ngokushesha! Ama-Israyeli akuvumela ukuthi kusheleleke kalula. Ngike ngikhonjwe ukuxega kwami, kodwa nje kwelakithi asazi ukuthi ingane ihlakaniphile yini noma cha. Umbhedo uyingxenye yobuntwana. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, wonke umuntu uya lapho ukuze athole iseluleko. Abantu banombono ngakho konke futhi abanqeni ukuwunikeza. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungenxa yokuthi lapho, kunomqondo oqinile womphakathi, sengathi singamalungu omndeni omkhulu kakhulu.
Lapho amadodakazi ami enomkhuhlane, ngicwilisa amasokisi awo kuviniga futhi ngiwabeke ezinyaweni zawo. Isebenza kahle kakhulu!