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PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have grown 800% since our =
very first issue, one year ago=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EYou are the reason for our success, so we dedicate this issue to our f=
ather in heaven and all the fathers of the world who are on the journey of h=
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na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI continue this week with the final part=
 of my speech at the inaugural National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood=2E=
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'=3EChris Miles made a very interesting and profound statement at our Father=
ing Forum in February=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe =
said that fathers had to become a wellspring of life for their families=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe great need is for fathers=
 to become a source of creativity, a source of giving, a source of guidance =
for their families and their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EMr Crean<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ehas sa=
id the same thing in Sunday=92s Telegraph=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFather=92s Day should be a day for giving=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers, loving their children, fathers lo=
ving their wives, fathers spending time with their families=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have to reverse the mentality of Fathe=
r=92s Day as a day fathers get, to a day fathers give=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThen Father=92s Day becomes a model for the yea=
r, for us all=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA day to ch=
ange the future of our nation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EA day for giving, not receiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=93It is more blessed to give than to receive=94=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWes Carter from Western Australia ha=
s some great ideas along the same line for Father=92s Day=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMaybe we can work on that for this afternoo=
n=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou know it all starts =
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N=3EThe preamble, to me, is most important because this deals with our value=
s and our relationships=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA=
fter all, is that why we are all here=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
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Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=93The greatest resource this count=
ry possesses lies in the families of our nation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAt the same time, the strength of our families depend=
s on the quality of the relationships between its mothers and fathers<I styl=
e=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThe quality of the relationships between mothers and fathers and t=
heir children will determine the destiny of Australia</I=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe future of Australia lies in the chara=
cter of her children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEqui=
pping and supporting fathers and mothers in their relationships helps ensure=
 that our children have the best possible future=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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g Forum believes that every child has the fundamental right to both a mother=
 and a father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe best wa=
y to secure this right is to establish a loving and stable marriage between =
a man and a woman for life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
This long-term relationship facilitates the rights of grandmothers and grand=
fathers to continued access and valuable input into their grandchildren=2E<o=
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The overwhelming conclusion of current social science research has shown tha=
t the best environment for children is a close, warm, sustained and continuo=
us relationship with both biological parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe best way to ensure strong families is to support str=
ong marriages=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis tradit=
ional family unit-<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Ea loving father=
, mother and their children-is the best way to nurture, educate and protect =
children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</I=3EThis is th=
e best social security system the world has ever known=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: ju=
stify'=3E<SPAN 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=3DMsoNormal sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHowever for a va=
riety of different reasons, many fathers do not find themselves in a marriag=
e relationship=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETherefore =
irrespective of their marital status, we want to support all dads to fulfill=
 their role as effective fathers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
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ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EFatherlessness can be defined as the ab=
sence of an active, positive father influence in the lives of children=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFatherlessness is both a natur=
al and spiritual problem=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
It needs <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Estrategic and synergisti=
c partnerships</I=3E that should involve government, business, church, commu=
nity, faith based and secular charities and many others working together to =
strengthen and support Australian fathers=2E=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
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0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe future is in your heart=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETogether we can make a diff=
erence=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe National Strat=
egic Conference on Fatherhood is not a talk-fest but a change-fest=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is you and I having a change of=
 heart=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is you and I va=
luing our relationships above our jobs, our position, our money, our career=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is you and I being livin=
g examples of our words=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EO=
ur children will become what we are, not what we say=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe greatest challenge is to change from the ins=
ide out=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYes the laws need=
 changing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYes we need Fam=
ily Law reform, but more importantly, we need a change in here=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have to stop being a slob at home=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI have to not just be able =
to die for my wife, I have to <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Eliv=
e </I=3Efor her<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E=2E</I=3E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe have to value our children more t=
han our jobs, our positions, our money etc=85<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMen spell love s-e-x, women spell love=A0<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3Et-a-l-k, children spell love t-i-m-e=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe must all take spelling lessons=
 together and learn how to spell l-o-v-e again=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosw=
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ign=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3ESit down with your family=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAsk them how they spell love from the you=
ngest to the oldest=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAsk t=
hem what they think is the glue that holds your family together=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPut all your answers together, mix th=
em with a good dose of listening: equal parts of forgiveness and patience an=
d tell us all how your family spells love=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EYours for good spelling<o:p=3E=
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so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWarwick Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=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 and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=
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We are the lucky country! Have you ever been overseas and actually made the =
comparison to see just how lucky we are to be living in Australia=3F Well fo=
lks, I=92ve never been O/S (does Tassie count=3F), but I have learnt over th=
e past two weeks how good we have it, all thanks to a Korean exchange studen=
t staying with us for three weeks=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhen my =
wife picked up our exchange student, Ye-Jin, on that first night, Suanne was=
 amazed at how our newfound friend was enthralled to see so many stars in ou=
r sky=2E Apparently <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/em=
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border=3D0=3Ethere aren=92t many stars in Korea, perhaps due to the pollutio=
n, with Ye-Jin utilising the disposable camera to promptly record this pheno=
menon=2E And once arriving at our house, Ye-Jin could not believe how big ou=
r house was, running around (camera at the ready) saying =93so big, so big=94=
, living in an apartment block I suppose any house would feel big (I daren=92=
t show her the west wing of our house=85ha ha )=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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=2E0pt'=3EOther elements we consider to be part of our everyday life, Ye-Jin=
 found exciting, for example Coca Cola (yes, it is a major part of our child=
ren=92s life)=2E We would sit down to breakfast, cereal, toast O=2EJ=2E; Ye-=
Jin would have a big glass of coke and a bowl of coco pops with no milk=85ou=
r kids were so jealous=2E We can=92t very well get cross at her; we just sit=
 there in anticipation waiting for the next thing to happen=2E Also, we soon=
 found out that not many families over there have motor vehicles, with seat =
belts understandably a foreign thing=2E Every time we hop in the car we had =
to make a conscious decision to remind her to put her seat belt on=2E Suanne=
 said she was driving along the freeway one day, and Ye-Jin decided to swap =
seats at 100 km/h, thought nothing of it=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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=3EOne area my wife found very interesting was Ye-Jin=92s honesty=2E Suanne =
would cook a lovely meal, of course totally foreign to Ye-Jin, and upon aski=
ng her if she liked it, Ye-Jin would honestly reply =93NO=94=2E Sort of took=
 Suanne, and the rest of us by surprise! However, we do try and teach our ch=
ildren to be honest people, so I suppose it=92s a good thing=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=
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font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt has certainly been an eye opener for our whole fam=
ily, with learning opportunities aplenty, ensuring we do not forget this per=
iod of time in a hurry=2E I consider this event to be an excellent experienc=
e for my children, able to see how the other half live, and with a little lu=
ck, learn how fortunate we really are=2E For example; just this week I recei=
ved from my twelve year old the list of gifts he <B=3Ewill</B=3E receive for=
 his nearing 13<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E birthday, and I wonder just how many or how=
 few of these gifts Ye-Jin and others from her country would expect to recei=
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parents tried to ensure us children had only the very best (all within their=
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t divorced families lose a lot=2E Spouses lose their personal friendship and=
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his=2E Children lose their parents and, usually, the father loses a massive =
amount of contact time with their children=2E With respect to this, I believ=
e it's not the quantity or quality of time that's lost and missed as much as=
 the regularity of time with children - daily reduced down to weekly or less=
=2E And everyone loses lots of money except the legal profession=2E<o:p=3E</=
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rdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESeparation and divorce take years to take place - b=
efore they actually happen=2E During this time, as things in the home<IMG hs=
pace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages=
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nd there seems to be no hope of any change, husband and wife both start to c=
onsider all the gains that can be had from getting divorced=2E I'm sure that=
 they also consider the obvious losses, as mentioned above=2E Those gains su=
re do appropriate<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Emuch promi=
nence in your thinking, though, even starting to dominate your thoughts ever=
y day=2E My ex and I convinced ourselves that we were not going to have a no=
rmal, messy, separation, but an amicable one with everything worked out well=
=2E After all, we'd just stopped being compatible, hadn't we=3F Hadn't it al=
l merely died out and we were ready to move on=3F No need to get nasty=2E<o:=
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Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EHowever, in practice, there are few gains, and th=
ey eventually turn out to be illusions=2E There are, however, many losses th=
at you don't anticipate and they hit hard very quickly=2E You don't have to =
wait long=2E One was the loss of my nieces and nephew, the children of my ex=
's sister and husband=2E They had become almost like my own children=2E My s=
ister-in-law and her husband had been studying for higher certificates at Te=
achers College while both working full-time as teachers=2E Their children we=
re often being looked after at our home=2E As my wife worked full-time in a =
7-day shiftwork position, I frequently found myself in charge of five pre-sc=
hool-aged children for days at a time=2E I fed them, cleaned them, sang to t=
hem, told them stories, played with them, laughed with them, and drove them =
here and there as required=2E Immediately after the separation I lost this c=
ontact, and within a few months later, I effectively never saw them again=2E=
 It was a deep loss, second to losing my own two children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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l; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3EI lost our piano teacher! My ex and I used to alternate in =
taking the children to Suzuki piano lessons, a system that requires much coo=
peration and interaction from the parent(s)=2E The piano teacher's demeanor =
had changed drastically from warm and friendly to icy and I was frozen out=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am not suggesting that my=
 ex gossiped=2E This was just my first confrontation with the reality of peo=
ple 'taking sides' even thought they might not have a logical reason for doi=
ng so=2E I never went back and had to leave piano to my wife, another loss=2E=
 And school teachers, ballet teachers, sports coaches =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E Some r=
emained warm and some became cool =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E and lost=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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<FONT size=3D2=3E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=
=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Flost%20130=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4=
 border=3D0=3EI lost a number of relatives, friends and acquaintances that w=
ay=2E I lost my ex's Aunts and Uncles and her cousins=2E I used to be <I=3Er=
eally </I=3Efond of my ex's distant Aunt and Uncle who lived in Sydney=2E I =
never saw them again=2E I also became isolated from some people who had firs=
tly been attached to me before I met my wife=2E Their demeanor was now often=
 awkward and sometimes even rude and hostile=2E I learned that people take s=
ides even if they don't know why=2E Some of my wife's acquaintances and one =
of her Uncles even became <I=3Emy </I=3Efriends and 'took sides' with me - a=
gain, I don't really know why=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</=
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4=2E8pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ans=
i-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT si=
ze=3D2=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</DIV=3E<P=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=
=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI lost my=
 'place' in society; that of a married man with a wife=2E Many friends and w=
ork colleagues invited me to dinner at their home or a social function, oste=
nsibly to help through a difficult time=2E I was nearly always the only sing=
le person there=2E I didn't fit in anymore=2E And I had no desire to fit in =
to singles scenes=2E It seemed that everywhere I went I was out of it=2E And=
 I was not a church-going man, so I didn't have that avenue open to me=2E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D=
#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EI lost my reputation=2E On=
e Sunday, on visiting day with me, my children informed me that someone had =
reported to their mother that I was now frequently being seen rolling out of=
 pubs and clubs all over town, drunk! This was so far from the real truth th=
at it wasn't funny! But I had no recourse to clearing my name=2E Apart from =
having no personal contact, those listening didn't want to know anyway=2E<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D=
#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EAnd I could go on, there are so many hidden losse=
s that divorce brings, some of which may shock you, so unexpected they may h=
ave been to you=2E Which brings me to my conclusion =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVe=
rdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThere are NO gains from being divorced, only losses=
=2E Apparent gains are not worth the enormous losses, losses that can take a=
lmost the rest of your life to work through=2E I believe that there is <I=3E=
nothing</I=3E that cannot be healed in a dysfunctional marriage, no matter h=
ow bad it may seem=2E Whether our prides, fears, and selfishnesses will ever=
 allow this to come about is another matter=2E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FFence=5F1%20=
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i-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT si=
ze=3D2=3EMarried fathers, keep trying=2E Don't be fooled=2E The grass is not=
 greener on the other side of the fence=2E It's plastic! You don't ever real=
ly want to be a single father unless death or some other unfortunate circums=
tance forces you=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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or=3D#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESingle fathers, take =
heart=2E We have been there before you and, though it may not help very much=
, we understand and can have compassion for you=2E It takes time and effort =
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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#000000=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EAnd a happy ending - I hav=
e been remarried for 19 years and have a second daughter, a second son, and =
a good relationship with my first two, now grown and married, children=2E I =
have the biggest family in the world courtesy of the Christian church=2E And=
 some old and faithful friends, and many new ones besides=2E Painful getting=
 there, though=2E :-D<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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Neil Porter is a qualified teacher, computer consultant, professional musici=
an, producer and writer who has 4 beautiful children=2E=A0 He was a single d=
ad for 8 years before he remarried in 1984=2E=A0 Neil is passionate to encou=
rage marriages and families=2E=A0 Contact Neil at=A0 <A href=3D'mailto:neilp=
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o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
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g how we can use different methods to communicate to our family the things t=
hat we feel are important and need repeating often=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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ood friend of mine who is father of two daughters in their early twenties us=
es this phrase often when he is on the phone to them or when they visit=2E I=
 like it because it says what they all understand=85Don=92t forget, which me=
ans =91<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumvioletred=3Edon=92t forget that I LOVE =
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'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EThis communiqu=E9 started when d=
ifficulties were being experienced in his marriage=2E Whilst he is still tog=
ether, it is a strained relationship and the development of this way of sayi=
ng to the children that they were loved, no matter what, became an important=
 reinforcement of love between them throughout the hard times=2E <o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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ana=3EToday the hard times have eased, but =91don=92t forget=92 <IMG hspace=3D=
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dana=3EWhat a great way of encouraging the children and standing by as a fat=
her who shows his love for his children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lan=
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acy, which his children will follow on with their children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=
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=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI use =91love you=92 straight out sometimes, b=
ut in other times it may not be appropriate, especially in the middle of the=
 football team pep talk and my son feels embarrassed because of the situatio=
n=2E I need to develop ways that my kids and my wife know what I mean=2E If =
you are looking for more ways to reinforce your love in a communicative way =
then =91don=92t forget=92 could be one of those=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</=
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Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3ERon Hellyer has been married to Margare=
t for 24 years and is the father of five children (plus extras)=2E Ron is ma=
nagement consultant based in Broken Hill , Outback NSW=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN styl=
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e=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for the Week</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'=
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</P=3E<DIV class=3Dquote=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3EA Father Is:<BR=3E=
<BR=3EThere in every memory<BR=3ESee his love and care<BR=3EStrength and han=
ds to count on<BR=3EFreely he does share<BR=3EProvider, toil so faithfully<B=
R=3ETo make our dreams come true<BR=3EGive strong and tender discipline<BR=3E=
Though it is hard to do<BR=3EA Father is God's chosen one<BR=3ETo lead the f=
amily<BR=3EAnd point it to His will for life<BR=3EOf love and harmony=2E=2E=2E=
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NT-SIZE: 26pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT size=3D4=3EFather=92s Day =91It=92s time fo=
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=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation would like to publicly endorse=
 Simon Crean=92s call to turn the tables this Father=92s Day=2E Simon Crean,=
 Leader of the Opposition, is a very committed father=2E In Mr Crean=92s sto=
ry in the Sunday Telegraph, dated 17/8/03, he says: <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</=
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0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=93Instead of receiving t=
he presents this year, it=92s time for Dads to hand out the gifts to their k=
ids, the best possible gift, a whole day of your time=85 Spending time with =
our children can be one of the most rewarding things we can do, but most of =
us never seem to do enough of it=2E As a politician, I=92m more guilty than =
most when it comes to being away from my kids=85=2E Anything that can get Da=
ds spending more time with their children would be a great start=2E So let=92=
s all resolve to make a fresh start=2E This Father=92s Day give yourself and=
 your kids the best present you can possibly give, yourself!=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=
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<FONT size=3D2=3ELast week Senator Paul Calvert, President of the Senate, ho=
sted the first National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood at Parliament Hou=
se, Canberra=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe NSCF was=
 convened by the Fatherhood Foundation, a non-profit charity, with the goal =
to inspire fathers to be better fathers and see children benefit=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWarwick Marsh, the founder of the Fa=
therhood Foundation said in his address to the conference, <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIG=
N: justify'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=93The National Strategic Conference for Fat=
herhood is not a talk fest but a change fest=2E It is about you and I having=
 a change of heart=85 Our children will become what we are, not what we say=2E=
 The greatest challenge for us as fathers is to change from the inside out=2E=
 Yes, the laws need changing=2E Yes, we need family law reform, but more imp=
ortantly, we need a change deep within=2E As fathers we have to value our ch=
ildren more than our jobs, our positions and the money we earn=2E Men spell =
love S=2EE=2EX=2E, women spell love T=2EA=2EL=2EK=2E and children spell love=
 T=2EI=2EM=2EE=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe must al=
l take spelling lessons together and learn how to spell love again=2E=94<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<FO=
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ZE: 13pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation congratulates the Lea=
der of the Opposition on his call to turn Father=92s Day into a day when fat=
hers give what their children value the most=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: jus=
tify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13pt'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETo echo=
 Simon Crean=92s words =91this Father=92s Day give yourself and your kids th=
e best present you can possibly give, yourself=2E=92<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChildren spell love TIME and time is the most preci=
ous commodity we all possess=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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