Taboo Topics : Brett Fish

Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Sarah, mother of Keller [Autism]

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Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Sarah, mother of Keller [Autism]

When we moved to South Africa seven years ago, being an American family and transplanting ourselves into the middle of a new country, new culture, and living in a township community, we knew there would be many challenges ahead. There is so much we have learned while living in South Africa, and our lives and hearts have grown in so many ways on the journey. We never could have imagined that our greatest challenge in [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-31T12:58:22+02:00January 31st, 2017|family, inspire-ations, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|1 Comment

Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Karen, mother of Tim [Aspergers Syndrome]

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Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Karen, mother of Tim [Aspergers Syndrome]

So I offered to write something for Brett about parenting a child with Aspergers, and I immediately went blank. What do I know? Sure, Tim, my son is nearly 16, and he has Aspergers. But what can I tell you that might be helpful? I dithered, wrote things, deleted them. Tried again. And so finally I decided, let me write up the questions I most commonly get asked, and the answers I try to give. [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-23T09:53:12+02:00January 23rd, 2017|family, inspire-ations, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|2 Comments

Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Hilary Mushambi

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Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Hilary Mushambi

I’m. So. Tired. And I’m scared. Scared to admit how hard I find it. Scared to let people in to see my struggle. Scared of the judgment I expect to see. Because I knew motherhood would be hard. But I never expected it to be like this. It’s like boot camp. You get dumped in the deep end and you learn to swim through it, while somehow in the process you earn entry into the [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-18T08:13:33+02:00January 18th, 2017|family, inspire-ations, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|2 Comments

Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Christie Mae Roberts

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Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Christie Mae Roberts

Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. That’s stating the obvious, right? I mean, one can’t open Facebook without finding a meme that involves children and the need for copious amounts of wine (or maybe that’s a reflection on how mommified my Facebook feed has become?) I don’t think there is a parent out there who doesn’t feel tired (emotionally, physically, mentally) MOST of the time. Steve and I have been married for [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-18T08:16:35+02:00January 17th, 2017|family, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|6 Comments

Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard – meet Catherine and Alastair

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Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard – meet Catherine and Alastair

Marriage can be amazing. But it is not always the easiest of things. My friend Catherine shares some of her journey with Alastair: “So how’s married life treating you?” My husband and I look at each other, shake our heads slightly and smile. It’s everybody’s favourite question but nobody wants the honest answer. We’ve stopped telling our friends the truth and started telling them what they want to hear. “Yeah, marriage is good. All good, [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-12T09:01:06+02:00January 12th, 2017|marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|5 Comments

Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard – meet Dannean and Sean

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Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard – meet Dannean and Sean

Marriage is not always the easiest of things. i asked Dannean to share some of the struggles her and Sean encountered as they entered those waters: About Us Sean and I are in our late 30's. We have been married for 9 and a half years and been together for 12. We have three 'Magnificent Productions' in the way of two little boys (6 and 4 years old) and a gorgeous little princess (1 year [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-10T10:01:16+02:00January 10th, 2017|marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|3 Comments

Taboo Topics: When Marriage is Hard – Intro

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Taboo Topics: When Marriage is Hard – Intro

Marriage is a beautiful amazing incredible thing. But it is not always as easy as it looks from the outside. The purpose of Taboo Topics on this blog is to create a place where people can share stories on topics that are rarely spoken about. Marriage being tough or requiring work or needing counselling to help you get by, is definitely one of those. The hope is that if you are someone who is married, [...]

By brettfish|2017-01-12T09:04:14+02:00January 10th, 2017|marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|1 Comment

Taboo Topics: Transracial Adoption – Meet Adin and Rita Walls

Adin and Rita with the beautiful Alou This blog post is based on a status update I made recently on Facebook. I have adapted it for this blog. Thanks, Brett, for giving me a place to share my voice on this topic. Over the years I have been quite active with blogging, sharing my colourful thoughts about everything from the opening act at the U2 concert to my opinion on Apple vs Android. [...]

By brettfish|2015-11-18T10:00:09+02:00November 18th, 2015|family, inspire-ations, stories, Taboo Topics|11 Comments

Taboo Topics: Transracial Adoption – Meet Abi and Babygirl

I never fully realised what an impact one little girl could have on a community, just by being herself. Adoption has always been on my heart. I can remember asking my parents, repeatedly, for years, for a baby sister for Christmas. Preferably adopted. It’s obviously something that I’m meant to be involved in. I got my baby sister when I was thirteen. And then a baby brother when I was nineteen. And there have been [...]