While many couples across the Helderberg shared the day of love with each other through the exchanging of gifts, cards and other special ways, some local tots shared with Helderberg Gazette how their plans for the day of love unfolded with their loved ones.
Eight-year-old Hailey-Grace Louis from Victoria Park in Somerset West said she was very excited for the day of love because she could show her mother, her father and all her friends love by sharing chocolates, hugs and kisses with them. She does not think it is just a day for boyfriends and girlfriends.“I don’t think I will like Valentine’s Day when I am older because it will mean I must kiss a boy,” she said timidly.
Driejarige Roscoe Maarman van Sir Lowry’s Pass het meegedeel dat hy slaggereed was vir die dag en ’n paar geskenkies vir sy “bokka” gehad het. “Ek het vir haar ’n Ray-Ban-sonbril, tjips, ’n ice sucker en drukkies gegee.” Die kleinding het bygevoeg dat hy spesiaal sy Pokémon-hempie vir Valentynsdag aangetrek het en al die meises by die kleuterskool met ’n drukkie bederf het. Sy tweelingsuster, Charné het met trots gesê dat sy verstaan dat die spesiale dag oor liefde, drukkies en soëntjies gaan. “Ek het ’n paar liefies,” het sy gespog. Volgens die kleuter is haar pa, Nathan, haar “boyfriend”, dan volg haar liefies, haar boetie Rosco en oudste broer Luke. “My boyfriend het vir my ’n KFC chicken burger gekoop vir supper en ek het my rooi rokkie en hakkies aangetrek,” het sy met die breedste glimlag gesê.
“I have 100 girlfriends!” exclaimed four-year-old Landon Louis with all ten fingers raised. He bought all 100 girlfriends chocolates with all the money he had collected. “I had one money (R1) for all my girlfriends and we all played rugby at school. It makes me very happy to be with them,” he said wryly.
