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ana size=3D2=3EGreat to be in communication with you again=2E=A0 It is an aw=
esome challenge to be a father in the 21st Century=2E=A0 As fathers we have =
to work even harder at improving ourselves=2E=A0 We are never too old to lea=
rn=2E=A0 Change is the only constant=2E=A0 The good news is that the basic p=
rinciples of being a good father stay the same=2E=A0 Love and expressing tha=
t love to those around us is still the first and foremost=2E=A0 You=92re pro=
bably thinking, =91Here he goes again=2E=A0 Always talking about love and wo=
rds of love=2E=A0 He said it last week=2E=A0 I don=92t want to hear it again=
'=2E=A0 Maybe you do=2E=A0 Let me tell you a story=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOne year ago, a group of American men and women=
 took off on Flight 93 to San Francisco=2E=A0 They didn=92t know it was the =
last flight they would ever make=2E=A0 To commemorate September 11, the last=
 few hours of this flight were re-enacted and presented as a real life docum=
entary with comments by loved ones=2E=A0 It was the most moving TV story I h=
ave ever seen=2E=A0 Those viewing the program saw the looks of horror as the=
 passengers heard on their mobile phones how two planes had already crashed =
into the World Trade Center=2E=A0 Slowly but surely they all realised that t=
heir flight was not another hijacking but that Flight 93 was on a collision =
course with the White House or some other terrorist target=2E=A0 They only h=
ad minutes to live=2E=A0 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
What do you do=3F=A0 What do you say when you only have minutes to live=3F=A0=
 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThis is what I found so=
 interesting and inspiring=2E=A0 Jack Grandcoulous said to his wife on his m=
obile phone, =93I just wanted to tell you I love you=2E=A0 I love you very, =
very much=2E=A0 Tell my family I love them=94=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ELyn and Jeremy Glick, separated by thousands of mile=
s just said back and forth, =93I love you, I love you=94 and again, =93I lov=
e you, I love you, be brave and pray=94, and so it went on=2E=A0 Cee Cee Wyl=
es, a flight attendant spoke to her husband and said, =93I love you babe =2E=
 =2E =2E I don=92t know if I=92m going to see your face again=2E=A0 Pray the=
 Lord God protect us all=2E=A0 I love you babe, tell the children I love the=
m=2E=A0 Honey you have made me so happy=94=2E=A0 A young woman called her mo=
ther and said, =93I am calling to tell you I love you and I am saying goodby=
e=94=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYou don=92t have =
to be on a doomed airliner to whisper these words into the phone or the ear =
of your wife and children=2E=A0 Take a lesson from the brave people on Fligh=
t 93 who en masse rushed the cockpit to stop the aircraft flying into a publ=
ic building=2E=A0 They spoke those words of love to their loved ones and the=
n gave up their lives for their fellow Americans=2E=A0 Don=92t wait for tomo=
rrow=2E=A0 Don=92t wait for a tragedy to come=2E=A0=A0 Verbalise your love t=
oday=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ELovewor=
k</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe =91lovew=
ork=92 for this week is to say, 'I love you', to both your wife and your chi=
ldren for seven days in a row=2E=A0 Yes, I know you did it two weeks ago=2E=A0=
 You can do it again, it won=92t hurt you=2E Learn from the passengers of Fl=
ight 93!=A0 Love is the most powerful force in the universe and the simple w=
ords, =93I love you=94, are the most important words you can ever say=2E</FO=
NT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYours for loving families<BR=
=3EWarwick Marsh</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=
=3D2=3E*=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the founder of the Fatherhood Foundat=
ion=2E=A0 Married for 27 years he is the father of five children, four boys =
and one girl, ranging in age from 21 years to 9 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a mus=
ician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can sti=
ll laugh at himself=2E<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<fon=
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</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E<td width=3D1 bgcolor=3D#999999 nowrap =
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N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRO=
NG=3EThe Discipline Dilemma</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT =
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IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAs I=
 sat down for morning tea with my wife this morning, relaxing after the hect=
ic 8 am school day shuffle, I asked her for suggestions on the topic for thi=
s newsletter=2E As we pondered our week and the experiences with our childre=
n, we both blurted out in perfect synchronisation =91discipline=92=2E Well, =
that was enough confirmation for me to put pen to paper=2E<BR=3E=A0<BR=3EThe=
 last hundred years has seen the implementation of many wondrous things, fro=
m motor vehicles to mobile phones, Coca-Cola to computers, decimal currency =
to dial-a-pizza=2E=A0=A0Well, it has changed the way many people live! Howev=
er, along with progress also comes the removal of elements once considered a=
ppropriate; Enter (or exit) DISCIPLINE=2E This one word has been linked to s=
o much controversy throughout society of late=2E Whether it is in the home, =
in public, or in the school system, discipline will continue to raise questi=
ons, and spend much time in the court system=2E So, the question is why=3F W=
ell, when it comes to children, and the appropriate discipline (if any) requ=
ired, controversy will follow=2E The key element is; know why, when, and how=
 to discipline your children=2E From my own experiences, I now realise that =
I have raised my 12 year old son with a different level of discipline to tha=
t of my 9 year old daughter=2E Why is that=3F Was he so much naughtier as a =
child=3F I doubt it=2E Or perhaps my daughter was just an absolute angel (we=
ll she is to me, regardless) but not always=2E Maybe it is the countless num=
ber of times I would hear my father say =91never hit a girl=92=2E Or, it may=
 be a reflection on how my father raised me as a son, and I am continuing th=
e trend=2E Whatever the reason, I honestly believe as parents, we must be mi=
ndful of the way we raise our children, and in particular how we discipline =
them=2E We need to love our children first and foremost=2E We need to be fai=
r to our children=2E Our children need to know what is right and wrong, what=
 is considered appropriate or otherwise, and they must know the repercussion=
s=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
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N-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENow, I am not advocating punishment t=
hat is severe, or unfair, or hurtful=2E I truly love my children, and if any=
thing, am probably too soft=2E What I am saying is simply this; our children=
 need to be made aware of the boundaries in life=2E I know that as a parent,=
 there is the constant struggle to be the parent you always thought you coul=
d be=2E We would all love to wear that badge; the =91perfect parent=92 award=
=2E You know, in our children=92s eyes, we are probably all the perfect pare=
nts=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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EN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIf I could give one tip to young fat=
hers today, in the area of disciplining their children, it would be this; we=
, as parents need to be aware, and understand that we have a duty to be fair=
 and equitable in the way we raise our children=2E Raise your children in a =
house of love=2E Men, first of all, love your wife=2E Secondly, show her the=
 respect and honour she deserves=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerda=
na size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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ly, love your children =96 and through this love you will learn the most app=
ropriate way to teach your children=2E Love is the basis for fulfillment in =
our lives=2E Our children are our future! </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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Verdana size=3D2=3ETill next time</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<=
/FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0 *</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant wo=
rking with Equipglobal=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, nin=
e and eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine =
Coast in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sense of =
humour=2E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=
=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E=
</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgco=
lor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E=
</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D12 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'h=
ttp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Gene=
ric/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, =
Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3E=
Grandads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fat=
hers=5Fissue4=5FgrandadSSGP1448=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<P=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<=
FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P ali=
gn=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EGrandad's Wisdom</ST=
RONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D=
6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D=
'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3D=
center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3EIf only age had y=
outh </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans =
MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3Eand youth had age=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
=A0</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
emplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquo=
te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads by Roland Fos=
ter</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img =
src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5F=
issue4=5Fgirl dad parkSSGP1404=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dlef=
t=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ETWO WAYS TO GO <BR=3EThe Yello=
w Brick Road or the Rabbit Proof Fence</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dl=
eft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIt=92s a feature of modern society, an=
d probably also of human nature, that people seek the easiest and most comfo=
rtable options in their lives=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EThis didn=92t happen in August, 1931, when three young gi=
rls, aged 8, 11 and 14, began an epic 1600 km walk through the Western Austr=
alian bush in an effort to be re-united with their family=2E=A0 They had bee=
n removed from their parents by government officials in accordance with the =
requirements of the Aboriginal protection Board=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThere is nothing new under the harsh =
Australian sun=2E=A0 Today in Australia, there are one million children who =
have been removed from their fathers by officials of the Family Law Court an=
d the Child Support Agency=2E=A0 This problem presents Australian separated =
fathers with two choices:</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerda=
na size=3D2=3EOne choice is to follow the advice of government-funded help a=
gencies which offer counselling services and conduct courses for separated f=
athers=2E=A0 They encourage fathers to accept the realities of the legislati=
ve and cultural environment, and to establish a new life for themselves=2E=A0=
 The promise offered is that sometime in the future things will improve=2E</=
FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe consequen=
ce of this choice is that after 12 months of separation 30% of fathers have =
no further contact with their children=2E=A0 After 5 years, 40% of fathers h=
ave no further contact with their children</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<=
FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe promise that the sky is blue, somewhere o=
ver the rainbow, is not true=2E=A0 The yellow brick road leads fathers to a =
landscape that is devoid of their children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThis quest for a better life encourages fath=
ers to sacrifice the well-being and care of their children on the altar of t=
he cult of individualism and self-fulfilment=2E=A0 Self-fulfilment means bei=
ng full of yourself, but empty of everything else=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe second choice is almost too hard =
to consider=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=
=3EThis way is fraught with danger and littered with failure=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIt required discipline, se=
lf-sacrifice and self-denial=2E It requires perseverance, determination, cou=
rage and commitment=2E=A0 It requires the refusal to accept the reality of w=
hat is, and the faith of believing in what might be=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P alig=
n=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIt also offers a glimmer of hope=2E=
=A0 Hope of a renewal of the relationship between fathers and their children=
=2E=A0 Hope of an escape from the financial, emotional and spiritual poverty=
 imposed by the family law system=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EJustice demands that we challenge legislation that =
destroys family life and removes children from their fathers=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EJustice demands that we ch=
allenge the cultural attitudes that devalue the role of the father in the li=
fe of the child=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=
=3D2=3EJustice demands that we follow the example of those three young Abori=
ginal girls=2E=A0 Those girls knew there were challenges and difficulties ah=
ead of them, but they saw no obstacles in the landscape that were insurmount=
able=2E=A0 They saw only the goal at the end of the 1600 km trek=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ELet=92s take up the =
mantle of fatherhood and follow the rabbit proof fence=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P a=
lign=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERoland Foster<BR=3E</FONT=3E</=
P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3ERoland Foster is a non-custodial father, separated since 1997, with 5 yo=
ung children now aged between 6 and 14 years=2E=A0 He has worked as a school=
teacher, principal, businessman and builder's labourer=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P a=
lign=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EHe is an active social reforme=
r who believes Australia's current laws are contributing to the creation of =
our fatherless society=2E=A0 Roland is a passionate father committed to stay=
ing involved in the lives of his children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div =
align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E=
</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td wid=
th=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2E=
jpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D=
'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templat=
es/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3=
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e=3D'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature - Fathers Who Dare Win</b=3E</fon=
t=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EThis week=92s feature is an excerpt from <STRONG=3E=91Fathers Who=
 Dare Win=92</STRONG=3E, Strategies for Effective Fathering, by Ian Grant, 1=
999, Pa=92s Publishing, Rozelle=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana s=
ize=3D2=3EIan relates his experience of surviving a light plane crash=2E</FO=
NT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *</P=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerd=
ana size=3D2=3E=91I remember being interviewed on television news afterwards=
=2E=A0 The reporter had heard, as I had, of stories of people whose whole li=
ves flashed before them as the believed they faced death=2E=A0 He asked me w=
hat flashed through my mind in those seconds as we dropped out of the sky=2E=
=A0 All I could remember thinking at that moment, as the stalled engine scre=
amed and we fell to the ground, was, 'Flip! Those wings are short!=92</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EBut I do clearly remember lying o=
n the ground after being rescued and having all my =91vitals' =96 my eyebrow=
s, toes, fingers and crown jewels- checked out!=A0 The police sergeant who a=
rrived on the scene, recognised me and asked, =93What are you doing here=3F=94=
=A0 To which I replied, =93I=92m just getting a real life illustration for m=
y talks=94=2E=A0 He quipped, =93You were very nearly someone else=92s illust=
ration!=94</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EHowever as I l=
ay there being prodded by the medics and feeling very sore, my life did sudd=
enly come into clear focus=2E=A0 Not my whole life =96 just the most importa=
nt parts=2E=A0 I felt as if I was looking at myself through a telephoto lens=
 and there were only two things in the shot =96 my family and my God!=A0 Eve=
rything else was completely out of focus=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EWhen it came to the crunch (literally!) nothing else made=
 it into the picture=2E=A0 Not my new car or my collection of power tools, n=
ot any past achievements or future plans=2E=A0 It was as if the crisis of th=
e accident had focused me on true reality =96 what really counted in life=2E=
=A0 At that moment, the web of family relationships and memories that made u=
p my life were the only reality=2E'</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EI can honestly say that fatherhood has been the greatest pleasure=
 of my life=2E=A0 Not because I have been the greatest dad in the world, but=
 because my children have developed a maturity in me that would have been im=
possible without their unique personalities=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcent=
er=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *<=
/FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIan Grant is the father o=
f 3 children, a public speaker, author, television and radio host in New Zea=
land=2E=A0 Together with his wife Mary, he established, =91Parenting with Co=
nfidence=92 in 1994, a non-profit organisation to help parents=2E=A0 He is a=
 humorous speaker with loads of practical pointers for dads and mums=2E<BR=3E=
</P=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'=
#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockq=
uote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' n=
owrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/f=
athers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td=
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eb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E=
<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-se=
rif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for The =
Week</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<P align=3D=
center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=
=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E<STR=
ONG=3EAppreciate every moment with your children=2E<BR=3EDon=92t wish their =
childhood away=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D=
'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E<STRONG=3EOne hundred years from now it will not =
matter what kind of car you drove, or what kind of house you lived in, or ho=
w many books you wrote, or what your clothes looked like=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E<STRONG=
=3EBut the world may be a little better because you were important in the li=
fe of a child=2E<BR=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Drig=
ht=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<=
br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 =
height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ec=
om=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' widt=
h=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff=
' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathe=
rs/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D=
'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anc=
hor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews and Info</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D=
2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
ast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue4=5Fexcursion=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=
=3E <P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ' mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 10=2E0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes Roman=3F; mso-fareast-langu=
age: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F Times New=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: ' mso-bidi-font-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes =
Roman=3F; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-la=
nguage: AR-SA=3F Times New=3E<P=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
Your Comments</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
*=A0 I just read this weeks newletter=2E=A0 Great, what can I say=2E=A0 I th=
ink you need to get Darrin to write every so often on new fathers=2E=A0 He r=
eally has something=2E=A0 So does the magazine!=A0 Great work=2E<BR=3ELachla=
n Laing</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 *=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 *</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a size=3D2=3E*=A0 I have never seen or heard such a load of bullshit in my l=
ife!<BR=3EWhen I look up I see my father - what a load of crap=2E<BR=3EFathe=
rs break things like, <BR=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0Hearts <BR=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0Lives <BR=3E=
=A0=A0=A0=A0Children <BR=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0Women<BR=3EIf they didn't break them =
in the first place they wouldn't need to fix them!!<BR=3EI have lived alone =
raising my 2 children since their birth,for 13 years=2E They have never know=
n a day of insecurity, they have always known they are loved and who loved t=
hem, I have no extended family to help care for them ( my X saw to that) I h=
ave had to do it all ALONE!!!<BR=3EThey are emotionally stable, well adjuste=
d, truthful, caring individuals that have never known or had a father=2E<BR=3E=
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 on something wonderful where the reality is so different=2E<BR=3EIf you rea=
lly want to stop the problems men cause with their drinking, lying, thieving=
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live each day is if it is my last=3F<BR=3ETo enjoy my children and my loved =
ones=3F<BR=3EWait a second,<BR=3Ethat means I have to tell my wife and child=
ren that I love them every day!<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcent=
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excellence as fathers, by encouraging and educating them, thereby renewing a=
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