Daniel Brathwaite

@CrazyVibes_1 Incredible 👌🏽👏🏽

My son hasn't spoken at school in four months. Complete selective mutism since the kids started calling him "the weird craft boy" who makes things instead of playing sports at recess. He's eleven and autistic, and art class used to be the only place he felt safe until his teacher told him his projects were "too babyish for middle school." He stopped making anything, stopped talking about his ideas, just came home every day and disappeared into his room with the door closed. Last week he was watching me work on snowman decorations for my online shop, these whimsical couples I make and sell for people's holiday mantels. Didn't say anything, just sat on the couch observing while I hot-glued fabric scarves and painted faces. Then two days ago I came home from work and found him in the garage surrounded by foam balls and fabric scraps he'd pulled from my supply bins, hands covered in paint, completely absorbed in creating these two figures. He'd been working for six hours straight without stopping, something he hasn't done since his teacher destroyed his confidence. He made himself and his little sister. The boy snowman has the same serious expression my son gets when he's concentrating, the same careful attention to detail in every button and hat decoration. The girl snowman is wearing pink because that's all his sister will wear lately, has flowers on her scarf because she picks dandelions for him every day after school. This is his first complete project since September, the first thing he's made that wasn't for a grade or an assignment, just pure creation because he wanted to express something he couldn't say with words. When he finished he asked if people would think they were stupid, if kids at school would make fun of them like they make fun of everything else he makes. I told him they were incredible and he needed to see that I wasn't just saying it because I'm his mom. He finally agreed to let me post this after two days of me begging, but he's been refreshing my phone every ten minutes checking for comments, needing to know if anyone besides me thinks he's talented. I buy a lot of my supplies from other crafters online, and I keep showing him their work trying to prove that handmade art matters, that people value things made with this much heart and skill. So what do you think? He's reading over my shoulder right now, hands still shaking slightly, waiting to see if anyone else sees what I see. Credit - Katie Thomson

@KLFCofficial 😂😂😂 go on Batman @mattbateman95

Coming to Step 5 stadiums near you.

@androofrench @hemelfc @cheshamutdfc @BerkoFC @BOREHAM_WOODFC Indeed, big challenges ahead! Not directly with Rob no, but reintroduced myself to him last week for the first time in 24 years!!!

@brathers_3 @hemelfc @cheshamutdfc @BerkoFC @BOREHAM_WOODFC Not as well as for you mate! Great move for you. Will you be working with Rob Page?

Tremendous new job for #watfordfc Academy graduate and former @hemelfc, @cheshamutdfc, @BerkoFC and @BOREHAM_WOODFC player Daniel Brathwaite @brathers_3

@ashleyhay_10 @DundeeFC Go well Ash 🙌🏽

Very excited to start my new journey here at @DundeeFC. Looking forward to being on the pitch❤️

@w27chy Welch dog! Well played mate, enjoy the family and all that retirement will bring 🙌🏽❤️

The hardest decision to make but after 20 years playing it’s time to hang up the gloves. Football has bought me friends for life & some unforgettable ups & downs. Thank you to all players and managers across the years. What a fitting way to end my time at my home town club. 🫡

@JamesBrighton1 @RoystonTownFC Brian Wright 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

@SUFCRootsHall 😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

🚀 Our very own goalscoring machine bags his 15th of the season.

@ashleyhay_10 Love to see it Ash 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

First league goal and a missive 3 points #ctfc ❤️

@GusScottmorriss Gus 😅👏🏽❤️

🕺🪩 enjoyed that one! Massive support as always 👏🏼 🦐

@CLEMdiddyCLEM Played Clem ❤️

Delighted to put pen to paper on a new long term deal ✍🏼❤️

@GusScottmorriss 😂😂😂🙈

Any guesses what my brother getting for Christmas 😂🙈 wrapping skills of a 12 year old 🙃🙃

@BedfordTown @Leonlobjoit ❤️

The thoughts of everyone at Bedford Town FC are with @Leonlobjoit & his family after the devastating news that that their new born baby daughter Marnie Jaz Mae Lobjoit passed away this week.

@NathanRooney89 @europacnfleague @BrunosMagpies 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

A very proud moment to achieve QR2 in the @europacnfleague ⚫️⚪️ What we have achieved is absolutely outstanding @BrunosMagpies #UEFAConferenceLeague

It takes 3.2 seconds to RT and help find jay Slater he is on holiday in Tenerife and has gone missing please call 116 000 with any information

@TheSamCox @OxCityFC Go on my man 👏🏽❤️

New beginnings. New home. ✍🏽 Excited for my new role as @OxCityFC Manager 💙🤍

Legend!

@ashleyhay_10 Well done mate, keep pushing 🙌🏽

Very exited to be continuing my journey at Brentford. The hard work continues🫡💪🏾

Dad power activated

@KyleCon82677980 @BedfordTown Love this mate, double congratulations 👏🏽❤️