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Warwick Marsh</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMany people=
 ask us how we have raised five well balanced, successful children=2E=A0 The=
y are amazed at the close friendship we have as a family=2E=A0 Often we are =
equally dumbfounded because we know all the mistakes we have made as parents=
=2E=A0 Over the last several years I have been buying books on fathering to =
try to understand what I have done right=2E=A0 I believe one of the secrets =
is becoming a friend to your children=2E=A0 There is a proverb that says, =91=
a man who has friends must show himself friendly=92=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOne of the keys to successful child rearing is=
 to become your children=92s friend and to start as early as possible=2E=A0 =
If you want to become a good friend with someone you have to spend time with=
 that person=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAs dads,=
 we have to develop a strategy to spend time with our children=2E=A0 I wish =
I could say that I understood that when I was a young father=2E=A0 Only now =
do I realise how important this secret of becoming your child=92s friend rea=
lly is=2E=A0 For us, this is how it happened=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT fac=
e=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMy dad was a first violinist in an orchestra=2E=A0 He=
 always used to say, =91One day I will teach you music=92=2E=A0 To his credi=
t, he gave me a deep love for music, but he was never able to organise music=
 lessons for me=2E=A0 At fourteen years of age I taught myself the guitar an=
d worked hard at it until I became an average guitarist/songwriter, playing =
in several bands and over the last twelve years recording/producing about a =
dozen albums=2E=A0 If I had started when I was younger I would have become a=
 really good musician=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
I always regretted not starting music earlier and as both my wife and I are =
musical, we got our own children started on music at three years of age=2E=A0=
 Around six years old they chose their own instrument to learn=2E=A0 Little =
did we know we would end up forming a family band that would travel Australi=
a and the world=2E=A0 With their music lessons, we were forced to spend load=
s time with them, attending lessons, workshops, seminars, practises and perf=
ormances=2E=A0 Little did I know at the time, that this was becoming for us,=
 a really key family friendship building=A0activity=2E As we have toured Aus=
tralia and other nations together as a family, we have had some awesome time=
s together and certainly grown closer as a family unit=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOur children=92s love for music has blossome=
d over the years and they are beginning to play with other bands too=2E=A0 O=
ur two eldest are in a hardcore rap band called Bent=2E=A0 The third child p=
lays in a Conservatorium jazz band=2E=A0 The fact that I was musically tuned=
 in to all the popular teenage youth bands is helping us through the tumultu=
ous teenage years=2E=A0 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
My advice to prospective dads is to find a hobby, sport or common interest t=
hat involves you and your children doing stuff together=2E=A0 Whatever that =
activity is, pursue it and you will become one of your children=92s best fri=
ends, especially if it is something you can start at an early age and follow=
 through into their later years=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ELovework<BR=3E</STRONG=3ELovework for this week i=
s:<BR=3E*=A0 Discuss this strategy for developing a common interest with you=
r wife and your children and find out the things you would like to do togeth=
er=2E<BR=3E*=A0 Make some firm plans and start to do them=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIf you would like to see and hear=
 our musical family in action and you are in the vicinity of the Yallah Wool=
shed (Wollongong, NSW) on Thursday, 10th October, 2002, come and check us ou=
t=2E=A0 See the News & Info section for more information=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWhatever you do, work out some long term =
common interests or hobbies that you can develop as a family=2E=A0 Friendshi=
p requires time and time often requires an excuse=2E=A0 You don=92t need an =
excuse to become your children=92s best friend but it sure does help=2E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYours for friendship in famil=
ies<BR=3EWarwick Marsh<BR=3EFatherhood Foundation</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dc=
enter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the founder of t=
he Fatherhood Foundation=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 musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes=
 to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<b=
r=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to t=
op</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E<td=
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3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a n=
ame=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDads with Young Children</b=3E</font=3E<font fa=
ce=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=
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biggirlsslideSSGP2633=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerda=
na=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EThe Art of Fathering <BR=3E</STRONG=3EChoose=
 Your Friends, Choose Your Future <BR=3Eby Paul Sloane</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWhere would we be without friends=3F Ho=
w lonely would life be=3F Who do we share those special moments with=3F Who =
do we ask for advice=3F Who do we influence, and who influences us=3F I had =
so many =91best mates=92 as I was growing up, each week bringing with it a n=
ew best mate=2E All the time, not being able to wait for sunrise, knowing th=
at we will see each other tomorrow, ride our bikes, kick the ball, hang out =
at the shop (6 aniseed balls for 1 cent =96 those were the days)=2E Friends =
play such a vital role in helping us who we become, influencing the way we a=
ct - the way we think=2E Friends help shape us, and as far as our parents ar=
e concerned, our friends can also be our undoing=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT=
 face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI grew up in a little working class town, where l=
ow income housing development was, by and large, par for the course=2E Our t=
own even had a nickname (Struggle town), very apt in its description, and it=
 was a badge we young ones wore with pride=2E Even though at this time (mid =
=9170=92s) most families were doing it tough, as children it did not seem to=
 affect us, life was good, and normal for this bunch of mates=2E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI recall one of my =91best mates=92 =
as I was growing up=2E He was one of six, so friendly, harmless, great fun t=
o be around - just a normal 12 year old boy=2E Sure he got in trouble now an=
d again, but so did we all=2E However, it seemed whether at school as a youn=
g boy, or with the law as an adolescent =96 trouble always followed him=2E I=
 can still remember to this day my mother saying (talking about my mate) =93=
He=92s bad news=94=2E =93He will bring you down=94=2E He=92s a bad seed=94=2E=
 These harsh words only got my back up, he wasn=92t bad at all, as far as I =
was concerned, he and I were exactly the same=2E Leave him alone, he=92s my =
mate! Well, I must admit, my parents did have a little bit of an idea=2E Thi=
s mate of mine spent considerable time in jail, using hard drugs for many ye=
ars, rarely part of the workforce, and last I heard, suffered severe brain d=
amage in a pub brawl=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ES=
o, I suppose the question remains =96 would I have turned out like my friend=
=3F If I continued to associate with that element, would it rub off on me=3F=
 You know there is a saying =91Iron sharpens iron=94, and I believe it rings=
 true for children today=2E Children need so much to be accepted, by friends=
 and peers alike=2E We need to be aware of the people our children associate=
 with=2E We must reinforce the importance of not needing to conform=2E </FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIf I had a tip to give to you=
ng fathers today, it would be this - be mindful of whom your children associ=
ate with=2E If the need arises to discuss their choice of friends, be tactfu=
l, and considerate - bringing friends down merely raises the hackles, increa=
sing the need to associate more with those very same friends=2E Children wil=
l be moulded from their environment =96 with friendship playing a major role=
 in their design and shaping=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana siz=
e=3D2=3EQuite often, in choosing our friends, we are choosing our future=2E =
By the way, parents =96 that goes for us too!!=A0 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ETill next time</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
dana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
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n is an accountant working with Equipglobal=2E=A0 He is married with three c=
hildren aged one, nine and eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who l=
ives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92=
t lost his sense of humour=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FON=
T size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
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nt 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=3D2=
5 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/em=
ail=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E=
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nd=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/templat=
e1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, =
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a=3E<b=3EGrandads</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=5Fima=
ges/fathers=5Fissue6 - 7th Oct,2002=5Fboy in tree3=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</d=
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' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3EA man=92s children and his garden both reflect the am=
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size=3D2=3EAuthor unknown</FONT=3E<BR=3E</STRONG=3E</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</=
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<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://=
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nner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bg=
color=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
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size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E=
<a name=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdan=
a' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue6 - 7th Oct,2002=5Fwith stool=2E=
JPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS=
'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P alig=
n=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3EWhen =
I was a boy of fourteen, </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcente=
r=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3Emy father was =
so ignorant </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT fac=
e=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3EI could hardly stand to hav=
e </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic=
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/FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<F=
ONT size=3D5=3E<STRONG=3EBut when I got to be twenty-one, </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=
=3D5=3E<STRONG=3EI was astonished at how much </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<ST=
RONG=3Ethe old man had learned in seven years=2E<BR=3E</P=3E</STRONG=3E</FON=
T=3E</FONT=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D=
5=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EMark Twain<BR=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E</F=
ONT=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'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E=
</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue6 =
- 7th Oct,2002=5Fdads at fairSSGP1553=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<F=
ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Roland Foster</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=91Promoting family values=92 has been the catch-cry o=
f both well-intentional and vote-hungry politicians throughout the ages=2E I=
n Australia in recent years, it has had a particularly strong and enthusiast=
ic resurgence=2E=A0 Who can forget Bob Hawke's emotional electoral promise t=
hat, =93by the Year 2000, no Australian child will be living in poverty=94=3F=
=A0 In 1989, the Hawke Labor Government introduced the Child Support Scheme =
which had the effect of engineering and accelerating the disintegration of t=
he traditional family unit=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3EThe response has been to simply redefine the family as any co-dependent =
social and economic unit=2E=A0 Single parent and step-parent families are pr=
omoted as a viable alternative to the traditional family unit=2E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWhat impact does this have on the we=
ll-being of children=3F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI=
 recently came across an article which demonstrates, from study after study,=
 that family dissolution harms children and shatters the social fabric of ou=
r society=2E=A0 (Barbara Da Foe Whitehead, =91Dan Quayle Was Right=92, Atlan=
tic Monthly, USA,=A0April 1993)=2E=A0 The author argues convincingly that th=
e social-science evidence clearly indicates that the two-parent home is the =
best defence against despair, social destruction, poverty and crime=2E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EToday in Australia there are o=
ne million children who are not living with their biological father=2E=A0 40=
% of these children have lost all contact with their father=2E=A0 This is a =
scandal, a disgrace and a matter for national shame=2E=A0 It is a greater cr=
isis than the impending war on Iraq=2E The solution begins with a renewed re=
cognition of the value of fatherhood in the lives of our children=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERoland F=
oster is an non-custodial father, separated since 1997, with 5 young childre=
n aged between 6 and 14 years=2E=A0 Roland is a passionate father and an act=
ive social reformer who believes Australia's current laws are contributing t=
o the creation of our fatherless society=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div a=
lign=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'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verda=
na' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau=
/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue6 - 7th Oct,2002=5Fbro&sis flo=
wers=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EExc=
erpt taken from Fatherhood by Bill Cosby, Bantam Books, 1986, Transworld Pub=
lishers=2E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EBill=92s eloquent humou=
r helps us to keep laughing=2E=A0 This book is a great antidote for =91paren=
tal paralysis=92 or the =91fatherhood blues=92=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<P =
align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=
=3EThe First Parent had Trouble Too</STRONG=3E </FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWhenever your kids are out of control, you c=
an take comfort from the thought that even God=92s omnipotence did not exten=
d to His kids=2E=A0 After creating the heaven, the earth, the oceans, and th=
e entire animal kingdom, God created Adam and Eve=2E=A0 And the first thing =
He said to them was =93Don=92t=94=2E=A0 To the animals, He never said, =93Do=
n=92t=94 =96 He hurled no negatives at the elephant - but to the brightest o=
f His creatures, the ones who get into Yale, he said, =93Don=92t=94=2E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93Don=92t what=3F=94 Adam rep=
lied=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93Don=92t eat th=
e forbidden fruit=2E=94</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93=
Forbidden fruit=3F Really=3F Where is it=3F=94</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=
=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIs this beginning to sound familiar=3F=A0 You never re=
alised that the pattern of your life had been laid down in the Garden of Ede=
n=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93It=92s over there=
,=94 said God, wondering why He hadn=92t stopped after making the elephants=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EA few minutes later, God=
 saw the kids having an apple break and He was angry=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<=
FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93Didn=92t I tell you not to eat that fruit=3F=
=94 the First Parent said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
2=3E=93Uh-huh,=94 Adam replied=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana si=
ze=3D2=3E=93Then why did you=3F=94</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana s=
ize=3D2=3E=93I don=92t know,=94 Adam said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EAt least he didn=92t say, =93No problem=2E=94</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=93All right then, get out of here!=A0=
 Go forth, become fruitful, and multiply!=94</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EThis was not a blessing but a curse: God=92s punishment w=
as that Adam and Eve should have children of their own=2E=A0 And so, they mo=
ved to the east of Eden, which was still the good part of town, and they had=
 your typical suburban family: a couple of dim-witted boys=2E=A0 One of thes=
e boys couldn=92t stand the other; but instead of just leaving Eden and goin=
g to Chicago, he had to kill him=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EThus the pattern was set and it never has changed=2E=A0 But there=
 is reassurance in this story for those of you whose children are not doing =
well=2E=A0 If you have lovingly and persistently tried to give them wisdom a=
nd they haven=92t taken it, don=92t be hard on yourself=2E=A0 If God had tro=
uble handling children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for=
 you=3F</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a h=
ref=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E<=
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ffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/temp=
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gif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought f=
or the Week</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=5Fissue6 - 7th Oct,2002=5Fgirl&wavesSSGP3592=2EJPG' align=3Dleft=3E<=
/div=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=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS=
' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3ENothing I=92ve ever done </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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n me more </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic =
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MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3Eoys and rewards </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3Ethan being a fath=
er </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS=
' size=3D6=3E<STRONG=3Eto my children=2E<BR=3E</P=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E<P a=
lign=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=
=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EBill Cosby</FONT=3E<BR=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=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</blockqu=
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wrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fa=
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<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-se=
rif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor8'=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews & Info</b=3E=
</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue6 =
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STRONG=3ENewsflash - Thursday, 10th October, 2002</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation is organising a charity concert at the Yall=
ah Woolshed (Wollongong) to raise some much needed funds=2E=A0 The <STRONG=3E=
Marshes</STRONG=3E will be supporting a young band called <STRONG=3EBlind=2E=
</STRONG=3E=A0 It will be a wonderful night of great food and great music fo=
r all the family=2E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<STRONG=3EDinner & Show:=A0 Adult=
s $42=2E50=A0 Children: $23=2E50</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<STRONG=3E=
Show Only:=A0 Adults $15=2E00=A0 Children: $10=2E00</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P align=
=3Dleft=3E<STRONG=3ETickets:=A0 Yallah Woolshed, Princes Highway, Yallah, NS=
W, AUST=2E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dleft=3E<STRONG=3EBOOK NOW! (02) 4262 2=
655=A0 <A HREF=3D'HTTP://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5F=
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2=3E<STRONG=3EYour Comments</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=
=3E<BR=3E*=A0 It is inspiring to see someone taking an interest in 'fathers'=
=2E I have seen your advertisements on the television and was curious enough=
 to visit your web site=2E<BR=3EI am a father and unfortunately due to the l=
aw and its predominance to place the considerations of the mother over the f=
ather and the wishes of the children are now=A0 living miles away from them=2E=
 I miss them enormously and ache with the separation=2E I guess in such a si=
tuation where the mother and father are geographically separated the childre=
n have to go to one or the other=2E The child's interests should always come=
 first and I don't believe those interests are of priority=2E <BR=3EMy daugh=
ter was my shadow=2E From birth I fed her, cared for her, changed her nappie=
s etc whilst I was working and studying=2E Even putting up with the cheap ji=
bes from women that It was disgusting for a man to change a baby girl's napp=
y=2E My now ex-wife was more than happy for me to do this=2E When my daughte=
r was a toddler, circumstances forced me to work away from home=2E=A0 My dau=
ghter,=A0 then four year old, was sent to stay with me in my digs=2E She eve=
n attended school temporarily where I was working=2E Over the years, my daug=
hter and I have travelled the world and have done much together=2E However, =
she remains living abroad because my ex refuses to sign a visa allowing her =
to travel=2E She has 18 months to go before she can make up her own mind on =
whether she would like to join me=2E Currently she is a latch key kid=2E <BR=
=3EFathers are so important and get a lot of bad press=2E From what I have s=
een sometimes rightly so=2E I wonder if anyone has really taken the time and=
 trouble to understand why dads do what they do and what they have to put up=
 with =2E=A0=2E=A0 =2E=A0 <BR=3EI welcome your sentiments to boost the self =
esteem of fathers and to place some importance to their vital role in bringi=
ng up children=2E <BR=3EPlease keep it up=2E<BR=3ERegards</FONT=3E</P=3E<P a=
lign=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMike Marshall=A0=A0=A0 </FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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Verdana size=3D2=3ECongratulations on an excellent initiative! I have forwar=
ded the details of <BR=3Efathersonline=2Eorg to various fathers I know=2E I =
caught a bit of your ad on <BR=3Etelly the other day on Channel 7=2E=2E=2E=2E=
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to know that you have had your share of problems with your kids=2E=A0 I thou=
ght I was the only one=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT=
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kids almost got put in jail for murdering his brother=2E=A0 I just can=92t b=
elieve that=2E=A0 You being the best role model and all that=2E</STRONG=3E</=
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