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he human race=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESome of us =
have made the connection, others have not=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
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NSW, near Grenfell=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs we =
were packing to leave home on Friday afternoon, we received news that our fr=
iend=92s eldest son Tim, 16 years old, had been involved in a motor bike acc=
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ave replaced the horse on most farming properties=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETim was riding home from one of the outer paddocks,=
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riven rain storm, when he hit the gate, without a helmet=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
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lowing day, after one of the doctors had indicated that Tim could well die f=
rom his injuries, the whole family gathered at the hospital=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETim=92s mother and father asked friends, =
relatives and members of the church to pray=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBy this time we had arrived at the farm=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe were shocked and feeling quite devastat=
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PAN=3EWe felt helpless, but we knew we could pray=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
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called into Canberra to visit Tim=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EHe had been airlifted to the Intensive Care Unit on Saturday=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETim was still unconscious=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe had wires and tubes coming =
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regained consciousness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGo=
d hears a mother=92s prayers!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
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s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe understands the truth behind the saying, =91the family =
that prays together stays together=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ETim will always be thankful for his father=92s prayers=2E<o:p=3E=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for praying fathers<IMG hspa=
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ILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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=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=
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0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3EWarwick Marsh is=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A027 years=2E He=
 is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from=
 22 years to=A010 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer an=
d public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E=
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<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://w=
ww=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fad=
e=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D'3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helve=
tica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDad=
s with Young Children</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING =96 GOO=
D DAD, BAD DAD</SPAN=3E</U=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace =
prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0p=
t 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bi=
di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt =
0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
 FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EPut yourself in this =
picture: just completed a sixty hour week; getting those =93Why are you here=
=3F=94 looks from the boss; just signed a contract to buy a block of land (m=
ore than our last house cost to buy, and totally my idea); still yet to clea=
n up the garage; car broke down on the wife today in the middle of town with=
 3 kids in the car; plus the usual forgetful father daily occurrences=2E As =
you can see, it has all the makings of an eventful long weekend=2E Never fea=
r though, I am sure my acute sense of sarcasm, my 38-year strong male charm,=
 and my endearing sympathetic nature to all things female will soothe even t=
he wildest of beasts=85how wrong I am=2E You see, no matter what happens fro=
m here in, I am going to be doing and saying things in direct contrast to th=
ose actions the model husband (if there is such a creature) would have done,=
 and I=92ll pay the price=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBloc=
kText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ENow =
for those readers of the fairer sex, I am not blaming my beautiful wife for =
any of this=85it=92s all my doing=2E It becomes apparent more and more as th=
e years roll by, that us males can often say the wrong things at the worst t=
imes, it=92s just a knack we have=2E Let me give you an example: =93Does thi=
s dress make me look fat honey=3F=94 My brilliant reply =96 =93No, you just =
look muscley, ummm you know really fit, solid, ummm, you have had three kids=
 you know =96 you=92re expected to look like that=85I=92ll wait in the car f=
or you honey=94=2E That=92s the sort of thing that women can get plenty of m=
ileage from, and I have seen some kilometres don=92t you worry=2E <IMG hspac=
e=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fa=
thers=5Ftongue%201%20125=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3ENow it=
=92s not always a case of my tongue going before my brain, sometimes it can =
be the =93lack of=94 remarks that turn green pastures into harsh deserts=85l=
et me explain=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9=
pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI remember when =93=
we=94 first got pregnant (us sensitive new age guys say =91we=92), I made a =
sort of a personal vow to be the father that would get the best and fairest =
trophy at the presentation night for fathers=2E I wanted to be a good dad, s=
tern yet fair, loving but not sooky, young at heart yet wise in mind=85you k=
now all about this=2E But as time goes on, you realise that we all have diff=
erent ways of raising our children=2E There seems to be no child rearing tex=
tbook method that is all encompassing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EI tend to be a little less stringent on the rules than my wi=
fe, and for this I can often be the brunt of some verbal rearranging from my=
 wife=2E Often my =91lack of=92 discipline, and increased leniency in raisin=
g my children makes my wife feel as if she has to do all the yelling and con=
trolling=2E As a result my wife airs her concerns regularly, she feels as if=
 she is made to look like the bad one, and I look like the good guy=2E Now t=
his is not something I would deliberately try, making me look like the best =
dad in the world, never getting cranky, always buying the Macca=92s ice crea=
ms, it=92s just something that I do=2E I suppose one reason could be that ma=
ny fathers are working full time, and the little time that we do have to spe=
nd with our kids, we don=92t want to be seen yelling all the time, rather we=
 should enjoy this time together=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN=
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size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: ' m=
so-bidi-font-family: Times New =3FTimes Roman=3F; mso-fareast-language: EN-U=
S; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F mso-bidi-font-size:=
 12=2E0pt;=3EGood dad or bad dad=3F We all want to be seen as a good father=2E=
 Whether we are or not does not rest solely on how we react to current circu=
mstances=2E For a start, how do you give a score out of ten for being a dad,=
 it=92s not possible =96 the judging criteria would be so varied, so broad i=
n spectrum=2E So how do you rate a good father=3F I believe children are fai=
r testimony as to the role their father has played in their upbringing=2E Yo=
u can tell a lot about a dad by looking at the kids=2E Further, I believe yo=
u can tell a lot about a father's<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fmum=5Fdad=5Fbaby%202%20red=2E=
jpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E role in a family by looking at th=
e mother of the children; her persona, her outlook in life; her attitude to =
men in general=2E You see if I am not achieving what I should as a father; i=
t not only effects me and how I feel, it affects my whole family=2E =93Fathe=
r=94=85what a responsibility!!!!!</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: ' mso-=
bidi-font-family: Times New =3FTimes Roman=3F; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt;=3E</SPAN=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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t'=3ETill next time, PAUL<B=3E<U=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</U=3E</B=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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IN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=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</P=3E<P styl=
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 FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant working in Maroochydoor=
e=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one, nine 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<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<BR=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D=
2=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 bgcolo=
r=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
ast/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'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Gener=
ic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, H=
elvetica, 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=5Fissue34-21st  April, 2003=5Fcol Jan Stringer 130=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E=
</div=3E <P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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t; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EA Salute to the Unsung Heroes of the Land!=
</SPAN=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Col Stringer</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=
=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FON=
T=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3E'Here's to those who keep things going=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'M=
ARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-=
FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0It is easier to build th=
an maintain=2E </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsof=
t-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RI=
GHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is easier to win our freedom, bu=
ild a nation, a church or subdue a land than it is to maintain that freedom=2E=
</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is easier to win the hand of a woman than to do the glamo=
rous task of keeping that relationship alive=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is easie=
r to jump into a new relationship or marriage than to keep the old one sweet=
, sacred and alive =96 which is evidenced by the increasing divorce rate=2E<=
/SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is easier to win converts to a cause than it is to keep t=
hem in continued service=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGI=
N-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt may be easier to begin new p=
rojects than to finish the ones already started=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is ce=
rtainly easier to criticize and destroy that to cherish and preserve=2E</SPA=
N=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:=
 12=2E0pt'=3ETurning to something new and exciting is easier than things we =
have tired of =96 especially when maintaining and preserving requires patien=
ce, discipline and duty=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN=
-RIGHT: -16=2E7pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThere is a quiet kind of heroism=
 in those who keep things going, who keep their commitments, obligations and=
 promises=2E These are the unsung heros who build and staff churches, provid=
e employment, rear, teach and care for their children, who maintain the sanc=
tity of the home and family=2E Who uphold the law, and contribute to to the =
freedom, peace and protection of home, community and country=2E That strive =
to preserve all that is precious=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D=
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o keeps things going is often the unheralded hero that all are deeply indebt=
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hor of 10 hunting/fishing and 18 Christian books, with total sales of over 1=
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'Comic Sans MS'=3EIf you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about =
aging that you think in fractions=2E' <BR=3EHow old are you=3F =A0'I'm four =
and a half!' =A0You're never thirty-six and a half=2E You're four and a half=
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but hey, you=92re gonna be 16 ! </P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
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become 21=2E <BR=3EEven the words sound like a ceremony =2E =2E =2E YOU BECO=
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row him out=2E There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling=2E What's wro=
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on the brakes, it's all slipping away=2E <BR=3EBefore you know it, you REACH=
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as JUST 92=2E' </P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B=
R=3EThen a strange thing happens=2E If you make it over 100, you become a li=
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<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=
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'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://w=
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e=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helveti=
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mg src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathe=
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v=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<P class=3D=
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rdana'=3EThere are quite a few things that I like about the Easter holidays=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI like the traditional earl=
y morning surfs at my local beach=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThe king tides sometimes cover a rock outcrop that normally remains=
 exposed at high tide=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhe=
n the swell is small this produces a nice little wave that I usually get to =
surf on my own=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBy the tim=
e other surfers become aware of it, the tide begins to go out=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe wave soon disappears and is often not=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWhen the swell is big, I enjoy watching the wa=
ves crash over the harbour breakwater, while I try to avoid being soaked by =
the spray=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'h=
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mosphere, the sounds of children playing, the seasonal rains and chocolate=2E=
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these delights are appreciated by my children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EEarly this morning, Good Friday, when I s=
aw the white of the churning waves crashing over the rocky offshore islands,=
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-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy younger daughters were keen for some actio=
n and excitement but my oldest daughter remained welded to her bed=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy 13 year old son required all my=
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<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe challenge of getting hi=
s bare feet across the wet grass to the car was far from his mind as he stoo=
d on the breakwater watching with surprise, awe and bewilderment as an avala=
nche of spray descended in a cascade over his fashionably gelled head and hi=
s designer garments=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI=92m=
 not sure which of us laughed first, or longest, but we both thoroughly enjo=
yed the event and probably won=92t ever forget it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFor those of you who can, make the=
 most of the time you spend with your children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe opportunities to enjoy life=92s simple pleasures a=
re available to all of us=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
The experiences we have today become the memories of tomorrow=2E<IMG hspace=3D=
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The daily issues of life tend to affect my stability and every now and then =
I hit the roof=2E The roof is dented, my head hurts and the issue is still t=
here=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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nty year old (who would like a monumentous 21<SUP=3Est</SUP=3E party this ye=
ar) consistency appears in the ever changing emotions and problems of life t=
hat they have=2E With two with licences, and a third next week the cars are =
becoming a much-needed commodity =96 I need more keys cut and a hiring contr=
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: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy wife is away in Sydney with th=
e younger two children and I have the older three=2E Each day is a negotiati=
on exercise; who=92s cooking dinner, the grass needs cutting =96 volunteers=3F=
, the house needs cleaning before the others return!=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut I am bonding=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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0pt'=3EWhat I am also aware of is my response to each issue=2E I want to be =
responsive, not reactive=2E The children will be influenced through what I a=
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-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAs I spend more time with them I need to be con=
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re consistency in my affirmation for her=2E It should be daily=2E Whatever w=
e are going through I need to be a resource and strength for her=2E<o:p=3E</=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EOver the remaining period of this year I want to =
be more consistent in loving my family, spending time with them, being healt=
hy=A0and deciding myself how to respond rather than react to the issues of l=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3ERon Hellyer has been married =
to Margaret for 24 years and is the<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3Efather of five children (plus extras)=2E Ron is management consultan=
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a=3E<b=3EThought for 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/=
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gn=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D=
5=3EInfluences that shape our lives are like icebergs: 10% visible, 90% invi=
sible=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=
=3D5=3EPrayer is an invisible tool which wields </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dce=
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'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</block=
quote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' =
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; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fare=
ast-language: EN-AU'=3ECongratulations on publishing the article 'Single Dad=
s' by Roland Foster=2E=A0 However one of his statistics is incorrect - the n=
umber of fathers suiciding per year is approximately 1,000 not 1,400 as he s=
tates=2E=A0 It was me who first brought that horrible figure to public light=
 in that I arranged for my friend David Gray (who has done a lot of research=
, and we have worked together for a long time) to go to Canberra to work for=
 a week in Senator Len Harris's office and to write the speech that he gave =
in which he criticised the CSA and stated the 1,000 suicide figure=2E<o:p=3E=
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Total suicides are now about 2,700 per year=2E=A0 1993 was the year in which=
 suicides (increasing strongly year by year) first exceeded the road toll (d=
ecreasing slowly year by year - it is now circa 1,800 per year)=2E=A0 In 199=
3 or 1994 both suicides and the road toll were about 2,000 per year=2E<o:p=3E=
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so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThanks for the s=
tory about Peter=2E I was privileged to do the funeral for him and get to me=
et more of the family=2E Debbie attends FAC=2E=A0Sadly I didn't know Peter=2E=
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N-AU'=3EI am writing to support the efforts of the Fatherhood Foundation in =
its application for tax-deductible status as a foundation=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation i=
s playing an integral role in encouraging fathers to improve their parenting=
 skills=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EResearch has show=
n that children need positive male role models=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation is providing education and s=
upport to encourage fathers to take a more active and positive role in the u=
pbringing of their children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-far=
east-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
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t-language: EN-AU'=3EI am concerned about the pressures of modern day life a=
nd their effect on the family unit=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThese pressures need to be addressed by both Government and the Co=
mmunity sector=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe Father=
hood Foundation is making great progress in helping achieve this aim=2E<o:p=3E=
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so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ETo help the foun=
dation=92s great work become more successful it is vital that they are able =
to raise funds=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGranting t=
ax deductibility status will provide the foundation with the means to more a=
ctively pursue vital funds to assist it in its efforts=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
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ize: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EAgain I urge you to join in su=
pporting this community organisation in making a difference in what is an im=
portant issue in our society =96 better parenting by fathers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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