Lynn Forbes, the mom of slain rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA, revealed that her grandchild will not be sitting on Santa’s lap – as seen in a snippet of her podcast Outspoken Owls seen in an Instagram post on Saturday 23 December.Aunty Babes and Lynn “Glammy” Forbes sat down to chat about kids and Christmas on an episode of their podcast Outspoken Owls. Lynn is the mom of slain rapper AKA, who was shot dead outside of Wish Restaurant on Florida Road, Durban on 10 February. AKA and DJ Zinhle share eight-year-old daughter Kairo Forbes and Lynn explained that she does not have to sit on Santa’s lap.
So, Lynn said that she thinks adults need to stop stealing the joy of Christmas from the kids and Aunty Babes said her issue was kids sitting on Santa’s lap.
“I think as adults we must stop stealing the joy of Christmas for children. You know, I really like it that kids still believe in Santa, and putting out the cookies outside the door,” said Lynn.
“I have a different view on that, I have issues about young kids sitting on the lap of these old men,” said Aunty Babes.
Lynn then revealed that she had a conversation with Kairo and a friend and told them they do not need to sit on Santa’s lap, neither do they need to hug or kiss Santa.
“No, no, no not on the lap. We do not do that. You see Kairo, in fact, I just had a conversation with her and her little friend yesterday about these kind of things. So, no there is no sitting on Santa’s lap You don’t have to hug Santa and you don’t have to kiss Santa,” she said.