Feedback

It's amazing when you put something out there how you and your thoughts (2 separate things) grow with the feedback you get.
My follower, Amber (thanks Amber...loved the wedding photos and I trust the world honeymoon is fantastic), came up with the idea of bringing a bit of me to the Good Fullas in Focus gathering with some of my food skills. Of course!
Date and time is set, 1pm, Sat Feb 13 at my daughter's place in Whanganui, where Cheryl and I are babysitting our grandkids for that weekend. Email me on bernie.whelan@gmail.com or text 027 4548446 for the address.
In my first post I talked about not being too clear about how to go forward - hence the gathering.
As I've shared my thoughts with people in Whanganui one of the more consistent reactions has really got me thinking.
The consistent reaction is that I must be talking about a lower socio-economic group that pops up more regularly where growing good boys is a problem.
The reaction is understandable. Part of my thinking for this project stemmed from the fact that this is the group that more often pops up in the media when there is a violent event in Whanganui (or anywhere in NZ) that affects a family.
But seven to 10 years ago we were going through through problems with a daughter and I had a violent reaction to it.
I did a course with the Whanganui Living Without Violence Trust which was fantastic.
I've shared that a few times now with people when I've been talking about the project, and was doing so again earlier tonight, which made me realise that perhaps the trust might be a good focal point for my project.
Perhaps it could be a fund-raising event for the trust.
I'll call them in the morning.
Also...for anyone who hasn't heard of DIY Dads, here's an inspiring website for fathers:
www.diyfather.com