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e have been touring as a family band=2E Don wrote to me and said, =93We have=
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erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThree are coming this weekend for three nights; we=
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'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYes, I know if I had life over again I would spend a lot mo=
re time than I did with my children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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their own path worked out for themselves=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
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=3EDeadlines must be met and meeting deadlines has never been one of my stro=
ng points=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs I tried to m=
eet the deadline for this newsletter I heard my nine year old daughter singi=
ng a song in the lounge room=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EI stopped to listen =2E =2E =2E =91Alan the camel has two humps, Alan th=
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=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI started singing alo=
ng with her, =91Alan the camel has three humps=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe got right up to five humps and then started agai=
n at one hump=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWell might =
you ask, what was the purpose behind singing such a non-sensical song=3F Wel=
l absolutely nothing, except for one extremely serious and important ingredi=
ent called FUN=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYes, that=92=
s right, something you have to major in at university for five years with hi=
gh distinctions if you want to succeed as a dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children aren=92t really interested in whether we=
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 to pay the mortgage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey=
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n the park and do fun things with them=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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a size=3D2=3EWe adults get engrossed in our activities and our sense of self=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EMaking goals and achieving them is important and so is providin=
g for our children, but let us not forget the important things=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur family has developed a family miss=
ion statement=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have fou=
r simple things we want to achieve as a family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe fourth point of our family mission statement is =91=
to have fun doing it=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EF=
un is really important=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDo=
n=92t put off fun any longer=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3ERead a book, blow some bubbles, fly a kite, play hide and seek with your=
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he lovework for this week, you guessed it, go and have some fun with your ch=
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ad you did and so will you=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Ma=
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<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the founder of the Fat=
herhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 27 years he is the father of five child=
ren, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 21 years to 9 years=2E=A0 W=
arwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to t=
hink he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E<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=
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'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDads with Young Children</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'=
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<STRONG=3EThe Art of Fathering <BR=3ERoutine Regatta</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Paul Sloan</FONT=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
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2=3EWho remembers the days of youthful enthusiasm, going to the gym with you=
r mates, endless levels of energy bursting at the seams=3F Perhaps for the f=
ortunate ones those days still abound=2E I recall as a young teenager headin=
g off to the gym, board shorts and singlet, the singlet was a pre-requisite =
=96 showed off the muscle definition (or lack of in my case), and water bott=
le in hand ready for a huge workout=2E One thing you soon learn upon enterin=
g the gymnasium is the need for a routine in your workout=2E Starting out, y=
ou simply try all the machines, 2 repetitions on this one, and 20 on that ea=
sier one; don=92t even go near that one=2E But sooner or later the manager o=
f the organisation pulls you aside and suggests, if you are serious and a re=
gular attendee, to form a routine=2E But why=3F </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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a size=3D2=3ERoutine wasn=92t something that came natural for a 17 year old =
male, living life on a diet of fast food and spontaneity=2E We just don=92t =
feel the need to be so organised, or somewhat regulated in our lifestyle =96=
 we know what we want, and when we want it=2E That=92s all well and good, un=
til the =91married with children=92 theme song begins=2E I think it must be =
a maternal thing, how females are naturally good at organising and diarising=
 their activities=2E How did mum, and how does your spouse, get the eggs to =
boil at exactly the right time =96just as the toast pops up=3F S=92pose it j=
ust comes with time=2E I=92ll get there=2E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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ys, in general, take time in becoming the least bit routine in their lifesty=
le=2E My wife has learnt the importance, and the feudal dampening benefits, =
of placing reminder notes all over the house=2E I mean, come on, am I the on=
ly guy in the world that continually forgets (conveniently) to bring the was=
hing in, or clean the windows, or mow the lawn, or=85=85=2E We don=92t mean =
to forget, it=92s just the way we were made=2E Our minds are elsewhere, whet=
her it is whose turn is it to drive to the beach on Saturday, whether that f=
ishing reel is still on sale, or I wonder what the surf=92s like today=3F Yo=
u know, all those important things in life=2E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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However, I must admit, effort has been made to be more diligent in my routin=
e skills=2E Especially when you have young children at school, forgetting to=
 pick them up can place a little bit of tension around the dinner table that=
 night =96 not that I have done that!!! As the years go on, the importance o=
f memory retention becomes focused to certain areas in particular =96 birthd=
ays and wedding anniversaries=2E Forget these ones, fellas, and look out=2E =
I am fortunate that my wife is overly enthusiastic about birthdays, and I re=
ceive a daily reminder from about 6 weeks prior to the event=2E Phew!!</FONT=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EBut, on a serious note =96 my tip to achieve an in=
creased level of harmony within the household is to make an effort to formul=
ate a routine=2E It=92s the little things that make a big difference =96 rem=
ember those necessary dates and events =96 and also those insignificant thin=
gs that can mean so much to a woman=2E When questioned 'Did you remember to=2E=
=3F=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E- Saying yes to =91al=
l the above=92 will certainly make for happy families=2E Get organised, get =
motivated, become a gym junkie =96 at home! </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ETill next time</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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PAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan <SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant working with Equip=
global=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, nine and eleven yea=
rs=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensl=
and=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sense of humour=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FO=
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lack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<font f=
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m 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Col McIntyre</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
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ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerd=
ana size=3D2=3EA young boy sat in a science class, his eyes fixed on a beake=
r sitting on the teacher=92s desk=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe teacher=92s words were muffled to the boy=92s hearing as he tho=
ught of his dad and how great it would be when he was no longer busy at the =
firm and they could go fishing one weekend=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut deep down he feels this may never happen=2E</FONT=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAn executive sat in his leather chair ga=
zing out the window of his business suite, his eyes fixed on the bridge and =
harbour below, oblivious to the phone ringing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis thoughts were not on his current business venture, =
but on his dad, retired and living alone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe wondered why their friendship had been based on how to ma=
ke money and not the normal men=92s stuff like, football, laughter and fishi=
ng=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis dad said they=92d =
do that one day, but it never happened=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a size=3D2=3EAn old man sits in a room by himself, staring at the wall direc=
tly in front of him=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis m=
ind wanders back many years to a time when his family was young and they all=
 still lived together=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe =
thought of his son and their relationship and wondered why it never ever bec=
ame the friendship that he really wanted=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut being too busy he had always put it off to another day=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat day had never come=2E<=
/FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN:=
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IGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi=
-font-weight: normal'=3EDADS =96 JUST DO IT</B=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime is going by=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3ENOW</B=3E is al=
l you can be certain of=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EY=
our kids need you now=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe=
 greatest thing you can do for your kids is to love their mother and give th=
em lots of your time=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT si=
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T: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0=
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ottom-alt: solid windowtext 1=2E5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1=2E0pt 0cm'=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYou will look back later with no regrets=2E<=
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NG-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0=
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e=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ECol McIntyre has been married to Kath for 35 years=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe is father to four childr=
en and grandfather to two=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Col loves to spend time with his grandchildren, taking them swimming, feedin=
g the ducks, talking and rough housing=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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</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</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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<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-se=
rif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</=
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e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3D'C=
omic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D6=3EOld boys have their playthings as well as y=
oung=A0ones;<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: cent=
er' align=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3Ethe difference is=
 only in the price=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=
=3E<FONT size=3D6=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-mi=
crosoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcen=
ter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3EBenjamin Franklin</FONT=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcent=
er=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D6=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
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fffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/tem=
plates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<=
tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://ww=
w=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=
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a, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle=
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g src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/father=
s=5Fissue10 - 4th Nov, 2002=5Fdad daughter1=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <=
P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Roland Foster</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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Verdana size=3D2=3EIt may by reassuring for separated fathers to know that m=
any federal parliamentarians have some awareness of their plight=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe efforts of many men in communica=
ting their experiences and highlighting the injustices inherent in the Famil=
y Law System is paying dividends=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT=
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com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
dana size=3D2=3EDuring the recent meeting of the Fatherhood Foundation at Pa=
rliament House, Canberra, the following comments were made:</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ESenator Bill Heffernan said that they hear all=
 the time in the party room that fathers were distressed by having their chi=
ldren taken away from them by the Family Law System=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe related this to the high level of suicide and =
drug abuse=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
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e Minister for Veteran Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defen=
ce, spoke passionately of the value of family life and is actively involved =
in promoting the well-being of children and families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EShe expressed her support for the Fatherhood Fou=
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ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ESenator Paul Calvert, the President of the Sen=
ate, revealed a deep understanding of the difficulties facing separated fath=
ers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe attributed the hig=
h levels of delinquency and juvenile crime to a lack of fathering=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe recently attended a meeting in S=
heffield, Tasmania, where 40 men expressed to him their concerns about the n=
umber of suicides of separated fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe experiences of these men led them to the firm view that the=
 Family Law System leaves men not knowing where to go or what to do=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESenator Calvert said that he and =
his colleagues have had men sitting in their offices crying and saying that =
they feel like jumping off a bridge because they have nothing left to lose=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESenator Calvert said that h=
e and many of his colleagues have often raised these issues in the party roo=
m and have received widespread support=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EHowever they have also encountered strong resistance and have b=
een chided by women within the party room=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESenator Calvert acknowledged that in the past women have fa=
ced disadvantages and difficulties that needed to be addressed=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHowever he observed that when the pend=
ulum swung the other way, it didn=92t stop but just kept swinging=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe challenge is to have a balance =
where dealing with the disadvantages of one group doesn=92t impose injustice=
s onto others=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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other government ministers who met with the Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETheir comments, views and advice I =
will write about another time=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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2=3EThe enormity of the challenge of legal and social reform for Australian =
fathers is very similar to the story of David & Goliath=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe good news is that many men are rising fro=
m their apathy and are committed to bringing down the goliaths of injustice =
which stand against Australian children and their fathers=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
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 14 years=2E=A0 Roland is a passionate father and an active social reformer =
who believes Australia's current laws are contributing to the creation of ou=
r fatherless society=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font=
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nd=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/templat=
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s Special Feature is taken from a book by Edwin Louis Cole called =91Maximis=
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=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMen have long strived to give their child=
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the scenes to get jobs for their children; they pave the way however they ca=
n=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-A=
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, in the long run, may mean little=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe child needs a father, not a guardian angel=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe child comes equipped with a guard=
ian angel as a standard feature=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EBut to have a real father should also be a standard feature, and not =
a luxury option=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
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I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EThe greatest thing a father can do=
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ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI have been far from the perfect parent=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI wish I had a better track rec=
ord to report=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut once I =
began to make my wife my joint heir, to appreciate rather than depreciate he=
r, parenting became a less tumultuous effort=2E =2E =2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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 the spirit he gives his children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3ETrust funds can never be=
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'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe was well known as an author and public speaker, writing =
14 books, with 4 million in circulation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EDr Ed Cole was one of the fathers to the modern men=92s movemen=
t worldwide=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0He passed away recently=
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au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D5=
95=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' bac=
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lign=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EThe best things you =
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0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' s=
ize=3D6=3Enext to good habits,</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</f=
ont=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=5Fbla=
st/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</=
tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'htt=
p://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generi=
c/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, He=
lvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor8'=3E</a=3E<b=3E=
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=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/=
fathers=5Fissue10 - 4th Nov, 2002=5Fbusiness man=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=
=3E <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EThe Men at the Top</STRONG=3E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Ron Hellyer</FONT=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerd=
ana size=3D2=3EIt is not a surprise to see an escalation in the demise of ma=
ny corporate entities including the men at the top=2E The spate of corporate=
 collapses and the seemingly increasing war between top executives and board=
s of companies should be noted=2E=A0As fathers we are increasingly at the he=
lm of our ships trying to steer them in the right direction=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<F=
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It must be difficult for the men at the top to spend quality time with their=
 families=2E Look at politicians and the inordinate amount of time away from=
 their families=2ESuch periods of absence are paid for with a price=2E</FONT=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EIn some cases we choose the road and in others it is thrust upon =
us=2E Whatever the case, if our homelife is not stable it will reflect in ou=
r working life=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=A0</=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe family is the foundation of your existen=
ce as a father=2E Many things in this world can cause it to collapse=2E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
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ere you are as a father - your contribution to the life you helped create ca=
n make a great difference=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</F=
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: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYour children need you, particu=
larly in the developing and growing years before they leave home=2E A balanc=
e of work and family is vital=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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=3D2=3EThank you for your letter of 27 August 2002 regarding your Community =
Service Announcements for Father=92s Day and beyond and the launch of the fa=
thersonline=2Eorg weekly email=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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guage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI wish you the best =
of success with your work=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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e: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EDear Fatherhood Foundati=
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rdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThank you for your letter and information about the=
 Fatherhood Foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy=
 apologies for the lateness in my reply=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
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e: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=
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reast-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI am a grea=
t believer of Joint Parenting in the Family Law reform issue=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have included with this letter a copy o=
f my proposed bill=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI strongly believe that the curr=
ent system is old and out of date=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe current Family Law system is one sided and favours the primary =
carer of the child and in most cases this is always given to the mother of t=
he child, even if this is not the most suitable option=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe that in some instances this is the b=
est way for the child to be raised if the other parent is an abusive parent=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut in most cases today the=
 courts have been manipulated to favour the mother at all times, and to take=
 on word the story of the mother with no confirmation of evidence=2E They gi=
ve no chance for the father to respond and, in most, if not all instances th=
e mother of the child has manipulated the situation and, at times, even lied=
 to the court purely in a vindictive way against the father for no other rea=
son but for revenge of a broken down relationship=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am also very aware that in some cases the role ca=
n be reversed=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
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ONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EHowever either way the Family Court an=
d Government departments need reforms=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EI would like to use the information from your letter in any add=
ress that I have or in public meetings in the future, and I welcome any more=
 information that you have that may be of use for your foundation and to hel=
p other fathers who are unaware of your foundation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you do have anything else please forward this t=
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erdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EDear Warwick, Alison, family and the Fatherhood Fo=
undation</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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FONT size=3D2=3EWell, what wild lot you and your family are=2E Pity help any=
 terrorist that comes your way=2E Praise the Lord your weekly Fatherhood mes=
sages are great=2E We are passing them around the church, this last one will=
 be really enjoyed=2E Most of all I pray that they take hold of the great ad=
vice you give=2E I think of the times we had with our kids=2E They were the =
best until they decided to leave home and make their own way in life=2E Now =
we have some of our grandchildren coming and staying with us from time to ti=
me=2E Three this weekend for 3 nights=2E We will have fun, I don't know abou=
t them=2E Yes, I know if I had life over again I would spend a lot more time=
 than I did with my children, they grow up so fast and before you know it th=
ey are adults with their own path worked out for themselves=2E Anyway keep u=
p giving the good advice to fathers, it's so important especially as I look =
around at the mess so many families are in=2E I encourage my people to put t=
heir children first before church meetings but=A0to put=A0Jesus first before=
 anything=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
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na=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EGod bless you and we love you heaps<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FO=
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nter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3Eblowing bubbles or rumbling o=
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