ASK BEFORE IT IS ALL OVER

There are certain moments in your life, when you're standing on a wide open field, and no matter how good your hand-eye coordination is, you won't be able to catch that curve ball that life throws you. What I do, is stand and wait, because most of the time, we see the curve ball coming. Some people choose to ignore it and hibernate in a state of denial. I choose to make the most of it, by psyching myself up. I usually go watch a movie at the cinema, I buy myself a double chocolate muffin, or relax with a hot cup of rooibos tea. I sometimes see it as a form of procrastination, but once you realise that the curve balls are stepping stones, you invite all your close brothers and others to join in the fun. When you are about to go for a stressful interview, write a final examination, or take your tenth try at a souffle out of the oven, you need all the support that you can get. When others feel involved in your life, they feel that they are important. When others are involved in your life, before a curve ball comes, and they are able to rejoice once it has been caught and thrown back, they feel like a part of the team. How big is your team? Are you the only member, with an audience on the sidelines?

BREAK THE SILENCE

You might not be the closest to your siblings, you might not even choose them if you were in the family version of Survivor. Would you actually have been friends or talked to your siblings if they were born into another family, and lets say you were all at the same school? Without a doubt I know that I would have crossed paths with my two brothers and I would have befriended them from the first meeting. Just like your soulmate or mates are somwhere out there you have adoptable siblings just waiting to be signed on to your Sunday lunch guestlist. To this day I have two blood brothers, three adopted brothers, and three adpoted sisters... I do it because it's fun to have a big family and today's life doesn't exactly allow for every family to have a mini soccer team running around. My point is you can choose your adopted siblings so make an effort to accept those that will ultimately make you a better person. Remember, BRO'S before hoes!

IN THE END

I don't have any sisters and it's just as well, because she would have probably increased the probibility of us all getting grey hair before the time, this wouldn't have helped seeing as half my uncles, still young, have hair identical to your ancient professor. You all know that most girls like older guys. My sister would have probably done the same. A question that my brothers and I always get when we are face to face with new 'brothers' : "DON'T YOU HAVE A YOUNGER SISTER"... I laugh, ignoring the question, thinking bru you don't know that your subconscience just labelled me as hot, but had a pitty party because I was the wrong sex! In the end, my family is made up of one girl (we're not test tube brothers), that's my mom, and four boys-daddy, me, Ricardo and Bronwill.