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gers, the big game hunter, was setting up camp, deep within the African fore=
st=2E=A0 The distant call of wild jackals filled the hot night air=2E=A0 The=
 sound of a cracking twig, fifty metres to the left of the camp put Tom Rodg=
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amily: Arial'=3EThoughts of the previous few weeks filled Tom's mind=2E=A0 H=
ow he had been called to a remote African village by the Zulu chief who desp=
erately needed help to hunt down a rogue killer lion=2E=A0 The lion had kill=
ed and eaten 6 times, mostly younger children who had strayed too far from t=
heir mother's grasp=2E=A0 The latest attack had been on the chief's granddau=
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ize: 13=2E5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3ESuddenly, without warning, the=
 bushes parted on the left of Tom's camp as the big, rogue, killer lion rush=
ed to kill it's seventh victim, Tom Rodgers=2E=A0 Hastily Tom lifted his gun=
 towards the roaring beast, but as he pulled the trigger he realised his gun=
 was jammed=2E=A0 What could he do now=3F=A0 He could see the bloodshot, ang=
ry eyes of the lion almost upon him=2E=A0 Tom reached for his powerful Luger=
 pistol and quickly raised it at the lion's hideous head as it leapt upon hi=
m=2E=A0 One chance, one shot=2E=A0 'BANG', the Luger bullet exploded from th=
e breach as Tom rolled to the right across the clearing=2E=A0 Had his one ch=
ance worked=3F=A0 The lion dived onto the rolled out swag where Tom Rodgers =
had been sitting and flopped harmlessly over like a massive bag of potatoes=2E=
=A0 Tom's Luger bullet had found it's mark in the head of the angry beast=2E=
=A0 The killer lion was dead=2E=A0 The African Zulu villagers could now slee=
p in peace=2E=A0 Tom=A0Rodgers, the famed African hunter had triumphed again=
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e=2Eorg, the weekly email for busy dads=2E=A0 What's the exciting story of T=
om Rodgers got to do with being a better father=3F=A0 Actually, a lot!=A0=A0=
 My dad used to tell my brother and I a story almost every night when we wer=
e young=2E=A0 Usually this meant invading mum and dad's bed and singing this=
 song, 'Tell us a story, tell us a story, tell us a story before you go to b=
ed=2E You said you would, you know you should, tell us a story before you go=
 to bed'=2E=A0Mum was never impressed=2E Tom=A0Rodgers was one of the many f=
ictitional characters who lived in Africa or the Australian outback, fightin=
g against amazing odds, that Dad had created for his stories=2E=A0=A0</SPAN=3E=
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hantom or Crocodile Dundee,=A0Tom always seemed to win=2E=A0 Good always tri=
umphed over evil=2E=A0 We loved to hear these stories and usually fell aslee=
p in the middle of them=2E=A0 Magically, we always woke up the next morning =
in our own beds=2E=A0 Life was simple=2E=A0 Dad's stories of wild and woolly=
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ightly or wrongly that your children look to you as their hero=2E=A0 Don't p=
rove them wrong=2E=A0 Yes, work hard but always take time to tell them stori=
es=2E=A0 If you can't make them up, read them stories or better still do bot=
h=2E=A0 Life is too short not to have fun=2E=A0 Stories have been passed fro=
m generation to generation by fathers for centuries=2E=A0 It is only the TV =
that has stolen that privilege from modern day fathers=2E=A0 This week, turn=
 the TV off and tell your children stories or at the very least read them a =
story=2E=A0 You might even use the one above=2E=A0 You will be amazed at the=
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</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick Marsh is the found=
er of the 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 w=
ho likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E</P=3E</F=
ONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EB=
ack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</=
td=3E<td width=3D1 bgcolor=3D#999999 nowrap rowspan=3D19=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=
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nt size=3D'3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E=
<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDads with Young Children</b=3E</font=3E=
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bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue22-27th Jan, =
2003=5Fdad cooking 1=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=
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lone<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E</P=3E<H1 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 12pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</H1=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o =
ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P=
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t my mum teach me how to cook=3F Since my wife and children have been holida=
ying in New South Wales, I have had to learn the fine art of bacheloring=2E =
I am sssooooo hungry; the bed needs making; there is no toilet paper left; a=
nd I still can=92t find the on switch to the washing machine=2E HELP!!!</P=3E=
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-ALIGN: justify'=3EJust this morning I looked up =91bacheloring=92 in the mi=
ghty Concise Oxford Dictionary; It read =93Punishment to the weaker sex=85wh=
ere=92s mummy now=3F=94 Yeah, didn=92t sound right to me either, maybe Germa=
ine Greer played a cameo role for Oxford=3F Anyway, who would have thought m=
y life could become so disorganised and in total disarray after just a coupl=
e of weeks on my own=2E Well, let me tell you=85it has=2E Only now do I real=
ise how hopeless I am at the whole housework type of thing=2E You have to gi=
ve credit where credit=92s due guys, women are so organised and good at mana=
ging the household=2E As for us guys (speaking for myself here)=85wouldn=92t=
 get a guernsey if my life depended on it=2E So, why are we (me again) so or=
dinary at home duties=3F</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EI believe my downfall is n=
ot a lack of skill (ha ha), but simply the fact that I miss my family dearly=
=2E Not one for spending much time away from my beautiful wife and three gor=
geous children, I am suffering at this whole loneliness deal=2E I have just =
become so used to having everyone around; the sound of children playing, the=
 routine of family life; the ability to share with others; and just the pres=
ence of my adorable wife filling that void completely=85It=92s a precious th=
ing=2E I honestly believe we can take those little things (company) for gran=
ted=2E I often hear men say they would just like some time alone=85sure we n=
eed some time alone, but too much can hurt=2E Our families <B=3Eare</B=3E ou=
r life - we <B=3Elive</B=3E for each other=2E For all those fathers out ther=
e =96 you know what I am talking about=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EAlthough =
feeling a little malnourished and dishevelled, I am grateful that I have had=
 this time to myself, not because I needed a break, but for the revelation I=
 have received=2E A revelation of needing to be part of a family that loves =
and relies on each other; a need to be the husband to my darling wife; and a=
 need to be the father to my three beautiful children=2E Men, life goes by s=
o quickly, too quickly to be spending it =91alone=92=2E Don=92t live for you=
rself=85live for your family, and make every second count =96 the rewards ar=
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le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant w=
orking in Maroochydoore=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, ni=
ne 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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=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=
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blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue22-27th Jan, 2003=5Fwise man=2Ejpg' ali=
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tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=
=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3EIt is a wise father who knows his own child <F=
ONT size=3D2=3E(William Shakespeare)</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcen=
ter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3EA wise father helps his childr=
en think through potential dangers=2E</FONT=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMso=
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ONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3EA wise father establishes meaningful t=
raditions in his family=2E</FONT=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3EA wise father helps his chi=
ldren develop their talents=2E</FONT=3E</DIV=3E<LI=3E<DIV class=3DMsoNormal =
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e=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D5=3EA=A0wise father sets guidelines for his child=
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ans MS' size=3D5=3EA wise father shares his perspective and seeks to underst=
and the perspective of his children=2E</FONT=3E</DIV=3E</LI=3E</UL=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcent=
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FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D3=3EKen R Canfield</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=
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r=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D3=3E(Extract from 365 Bible Promises=
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nk, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life, thinking they had=
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t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT=
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The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday, is to forget it onc=
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-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EYoung Son: 'Is it true, Dad, I heard that in so=
me parts of Africa, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her=3F' <=3F=
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=3EA lady placed an ad in the classifieds : 'Husband wanted=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'mso-outline-level: 5'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SI=
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te as the creatures are, you don't want them inside!)=2E There are also addi=
tional choices like pony or llama rides=2E The link here is for a vendor in =
the New England area (USA), but you can find listings for just about any par=
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activities and the use of a birthday party area after the show=2E Find magic=
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climb aboard and ring the bell=2E Some fire departments even bring along the=
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