family : Brett Fish

The Parent Tip [aka Some ideas that might help you raise your child]: With Melissa Hertz

These are some ideas that Melissa Hertz shared on her blog which you can find over here that she graciously allowed me to reblog for this series: Motherhood has stretched me… stretched my skin, my womb, my patience and the way I think. Motherhood has made me grow and I have learned a few lessons along the way. Here are my most valuable lessons so far. 1. I have learned that every child is completely unique. Unfortunately [...]

By brettfish|2015-03-29T23:13:27+02:00March 29th, 2015|family, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations|0 Comments

and you did…

one by one or in twos they arrive starting with family who are here early to make pancakes and watch little ones and then friends also start appearing friendly and awkward chatter takes place in multiple rooms of the house flapjacks are consumed coffee is made and then drunk with equal measures of passion scattered laughter from small groups of people who have not seen each other for a while of whiles and at some point [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-14T23:40:02+02:00November 14th, 2014|activities, family, friends and enemas, inspire-ations, love and chocolate, Uncategorized|0 Comments

How to win the lottery [guaranteed!]

Last night, my wife Valerie [aka The Beautiful Val aka tbV] and i won the lottery. Now let me get this straight, i am not talking about the Dutch Lottery that i seem to win with alarming regularity [despite having never sent in any kind of entry or bought any ticket of any kind, but if it arrives in my email it must be true, right?] And i don't mean that time that kind old [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-13T00:10:17+02:00November 13th, 2014|activities, family, friends and enemas, inspire-ations, Uncategorized|0 Comments

To Be A Dad – meet Brad the Taylor

I thank God for the example I received from my parents about what being a godly, loving parent and spouse looks like. By God’s grace whether we have had a shocking or terrific upbringing we still have the responsibility to choose how we parent. However, it is easier to aim at what we want to emulate, than to just know what you don’t want to replicate. I thank God for the naivety and bliss with [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-10T23:08:28+02:00November 10th, 2014|family, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|1 Comment

Taboo Topics: Adoption – we meet Jackie Barker again [Successfully Adopted!]

I have taken a long time after telling Brett that I would write this, to actually sit down and put some words together. It feels strange to ‘tell our story’ because in so many ways we just feel like a normal family. Daddy, Mommy and baby. I’ve discovered in these last few months that much to my disappointment I am not a super-mother, I am very much the typical Mom who is doing all the [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-09T21:52:35+02:00November 9th, 2014|challenging thorts, change the world, family, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|7 Comments

To Be A Dad – meet Timothy van de Venter

Let me start with a bit of context: I'm not a dad, but I have a dad and I'm an uncle to four nieces, a nephew and a bunch of my friends kids. I'm also the godfather to three girls, two of which are my nieces. I regularly have the privilege of getting to babysit (look after) my niblings (the collective term for nieces and nephews) and I know that that doesn't make me a [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-06T22:27:54+02:00November 6th, 2014|family, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|3 Comments

To Be A Dad – meet Dave Gale

To be a Dad I’m heading towards 50, a father to a 19yo son Dylan, and an 18yo daughter Brynn. I lost my dad this year and I miss him terribly. I seem to have done a fairly good job of fathering my kids if other people’s unsolicited comments are anything to go by. There are a good few things I regret not having done, but very few I regret doing. Here are some of [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-05T14:31:08+02:00November 5th, 2014|family, God stuff, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, relationships, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|7 Comments

To Be A Dad – Meet John ‘Zippy’ Benn

Every morning for the past 8 months I have woken up and at least one thing is the same as the day before and as the day to follow... I am a dad. My wife and I received the incredible blessing of our little girl, Cori Rose Benn, at around 13:00 on Wednesday 26 February 2014. Something I have always wanted to be is a dad. Since almost as long as I can remember I [...]

By brettfish|2014-11-04T22:17:20+02:00November 4th, 2014|family, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|6 Comments

To Be A Mom – Meet Tshego Motiang

Once I've fed; entertained; disciplined; played with; answered a billion and 1 questions and then finally put the kids to bed, I get to relax and watch some tv - I am exhausted. I don't do this everyday, only every so often, to give those who do a chance to enjoy their long lost freedom - I am the babysitter. I'm a firm believer in the saying "it takes a village to raise a child" [...]

By brettfish|2014-10-26T20:59:52+02:00October 26th, 2014|family, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|9 Comments

To Be A Mom – we hang out with Lily Dunn again

To be a mom used to be something I dreamed of. From the time I was in elementary school I told people that I planned to have six kids (mostly girls with one or two boys thrown in). I regularly made and updated lists of my favorite baby names. I grew up in a home where motherhood was valued and praised and since I have two siblings who are significantly younger than me I started [...]

By brettfish|2014-10-21T22:34:45+02:00October 21st, 2014|family, thorts of other people, Uncategorized|5 Comments