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left=3E</div=3E Dear Warwick,<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<P=3E<FONT s=
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l years I have wanted to take the family skiing down the Snowy Mountains=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor many reasons we have not=
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ncipal reason has been the cost=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EI don=92t want to sound like I am getting the old violin out, because=
 many other larger families with grown up children would be in exactly the s=
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e almost covered a new lounge from the auctions=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe one we have is starting to look a little bit worn=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe foam pokes through i=
n places and you can tell that five children have used it extensively=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESometimes as a trampoline, othe=
r times as bunkers in a war game, you know all about it, you have children t=
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0pt'=3ETo my surprise, my wife came to me soon after she received the tax ch=
eque and said =93let=92s take the children to the snow, Melodie=92s never be=
en to the snow fields before=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EI was taken aback with her spirit of adventure=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou see, I am an adventurer by nature=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy wife is a nester like most wome=
n=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EShe likes to have a nic=
e home, and who can argue with that=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EWell anyway, I wasn=92t going to argue with my wife=92s desire to =
challenge the ski slopes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
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o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWe packed with glee, kicked the bus into gear =
and pointed it towards the Snowies for some well-earned R&R=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe were both still trying to recover from=
 the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood in Canberra=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe arrived at the slopes on the first day=
 with our skis and snowboards=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EMelodie squealed with glee as she <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Eb=
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=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe boys meanwhile, were having the ti=
me of their lives having massive snowboard stacks all the way down the hill=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf course, it got even more=
 exciting in the afternoon as the wind turned<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://w=
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125=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E the falling snowflakes int=
o a blizzard=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe had to pu=
t chains on our bus just to get out of the carpark=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe drove past a 4 wheel drive that had skidded off=
 the road=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat an adventu=
re=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe even had to stop to=
 help a fellow =93busie=94 as he had neglected to put chains on his tyres an=
d his wheels were spinning on the ice-covered road=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe next day I followed Melodie down the hill as s=
he expertly followed her instructor=92s every move=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBoy, was I a proud dad!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EYes,we had some big brui=
ses from the many falls we had all experienced=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI actually ran straight into a snowboarder on a steep =
section of slope=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI was wo=
ndering why my glasses were filling up with blood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA bit of rest, a few band aids and I was back up on=
 the hill to challenge the snow=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E </SPA=
N=3EWell, what=92s this got to do fathering Warwick=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll I can say is thank God for mothers who realiz=
e that family adventure is priceless=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThank God that I married someone who can wait just another year fo=
r a lounge that should have been replaced 5 years ago=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen you are old and your children gather round=
 to compare memories, the adventure at the snow with the family in 2003 will=
 come back again and again=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
The new lounge will be ready for the tip after the grandchildren have used i=
t for a trampoline=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EJesus wasn=92t wrong when he said =93Your life does n=
ot consist in the abundancy of your possessions =93=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou see, life is for the living=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou know the saying =93Nothing ventured, n=
othing gained=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou don=92=
t have to go to the snowfields to live, but shared experiences with your fam=
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repared to make some sacrifices=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
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center=3E<SPAN=3E<STRONG=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING =96 DELIVERY DAD<=3Fxml:name=
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size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEver had one of them brilliant ideas, that don=92t come ve=
ry often, yet makes you realise just how clever us men can be sometimes=3F N=
ah, me either! No, I really did, just a couple of weeks ago=85I suggested my=
 13 year old should find a job=2E And not just any job mind you, a job that =
will provide finance=85and fitness; delivering pamphlets=2E Man, I am so sma=
rt=85=85=85NOT!!! <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText styl=
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 who gets to fold 400 pamphlets twice a week, and walk for 2 hours every wee=
kend delivering=85yep, the smart one who suggested the job, me and my big mo=
uth=2E Oh, but don=92t worry, the rain we had the last two weekends helped c=
ool things down, and the soggy pamphlets are heaps easier to fit into letter=
boxes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGI=
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESo, as you have p=
robably guessed, I am not totally committed to my new job=85 however, I will=
 stick it out in an effort to teach my son (who thinks money grows on trees,=
 surprise surprise) the value of working hard=2E I believe he needs to devel=
op a solid work ethic at this tender age, especially now that he is sponsore=
d by Billabong, Globe, SMC=85and a few others I can=92t think of=2E<o:p=3E</=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI must say though, it isn=92t al=
l bad=2E I have realised that in these busy days, and in these testing teena=
ge times=85the need for myself and my son to spend time together is essentia=
l,<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=
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=3E although infrequent of late=2E My wife notices the difference in our son=
 after our father/son bonding sessions amongst the Bunnings and Kmart catalo=
gues=2E It=92s a little hard to explain what really happens, I mean all we d=
o is walk fast with backpacks full of pamphlets, getting up close and person=
al with the odd Jack Russell, yet throughout all of this my son and I have b=
onded=2E Please explain=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockT=
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In searching for an answer to this phenomenon, I understand, that from my si=
de of the equation, it=92s comes down to that little word I mention quite a =
lot=85TIME=2E It doesn=92t take a rocket scientist to figure out that time s=
hared with our loved ones is a pre-requisite to a healthy and loving relatio=
nship=2E As Ed Cole used to say; =93How do you spell love=3F=94=85The answer=
; =93Time!=94 Simply spending time with your children is something underesti=
mated, and undervalued=2E Time has healing powers and bonding qualities we d=
on=92t often recognise=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockTe=
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You may be thinking (those regular readers) that I write a lot about this to=
pic, and I do=85for a good reason=2E Time is a scarce commodity=85and for th=
ose budding economists out there you will know, that when something is scarc=
e it becomes valuable=2E Time is a valuable resource that we need to priorit=
ise wisely, and manage successfully=2E Make time to spend with your children=
=2E Even if it means delivering pamphlets in the rain, just do it=2E I am no=
ticing the benefits of this already=85both relationship wise, and back pocke=
t wise=2E <SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana;=
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=2E0pt'=3ESo my rocket scientist revelation for fathers out there is purely =
this=85put aside some time to spend with your kids, you will marvel at the r=
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IN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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</P=3E<P=3EPaul Sloan is an accountant working in Maroochydoore=2E He is mar=
ried with three children aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an =
active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coast=A0in Queensland=2E He is a fam=
ily man who hasn't lost his sense of humour=2E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E=
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verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=
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ely hugged me and never told me he loved me, yet although my dad was away du=
ring the war 1939/45 for some 4 years my early childhood memories were those=
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ount: 1'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen I was young he taught m=
e how to fish, secure the hook on the line and how to attach the worm so it =
wasn=92t easy for the fish to remove=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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ab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EHe showed me how to mow =
the lawns using the mower safely, to dig the garden, plant seedlings, to cut=
 wood with a crosscut saw with a maul and wedges to follow the grain in the =
wood and split it easily=2E Dad was always patient<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'htt=
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though he was often tired (working long hours as a bricklayer) he always fou=
nd the time=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EDad=92s handshake was his bond and word, a good sol=
id handshake and he never went back on the agreement=2E He taught me to resp=
ect women, my mother, aunts, uncles and grandparents, and to listen to the c=
onversation and advice of those older than myself=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EBecause my dad loved sport, he showed me how to ride a bike, an=
d play football, he attended football games when I played and supported me t=
hrough the local fire brigade and rowing club on the Goulburn River=2E My fa=
ther lovingly disciplined me when I was late home or stayed at a mates place=
 all night=2E Even when he found out I had a couple of beers on the footy bu=
s the next morning he spoke quietly<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Eboswe=
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youngest member of the class at college I never had an identity crisis, I kn=
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=3ESecondly when I married some 5 years later and became a father, much of w=
hat my father had taught me, I attempted to pass on to my children to the be=
st of my ability=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd last but not least as my inheritance, I have=
 been able to put into practice the loving qualities and characteristics tha=
t my father poured into our children as a loving grandfather, I am now attem=
pting to emulate those same qualities into our 9 grandchildren=2E<o:p=3E</o:=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ENational Strategic Conference on Fatherhood=2E</SP=
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=2E0pt'=3EGraham Laidlaw is Senior Pastor at Wyndham Vale Christian Centre a=
nd is a passionate father and grandfather=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
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nt about who should brew the coffee each morning=2E <P=3EThe wife says, 'You=
 should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as l=
ong for us to get our coffee'=2E <P=3EThe husband quickly responds, 'You are=
 in charge of the cooking around here and you should do it, because that is =
your job, plus I have no problem waiting for my coffee'=2E <P=3E'No you shou=
ld do it, and besides it states in the Bible that the man should make the co=
ffee=2E' the wife explains=2E <P=3E'I can't believe that, show me=2E' demand=
s the husband=2E <P=3ESo she fetches the Bible, and opens up the New Testame=
nt and shows him at the top of several pages, were it truly says =2E=2E=2E <=
P=3E<B=3E'HE BREWS'<BR=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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 <P=3EThey were horrified by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boot=
s, tattoos and pierced nose=2E <P=3ELater, the parents pulled their daughter=
 aside and confessed their concern=2E 'Dear,' says the mother delicately, 'h=
e doesn't seem very nice=2E' <P=3E'Oh please, Mom,' replied the daughter, 'i=
f he wasn't a nice guy, why would he be doing 500 hours of community service=
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2pt' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN=3E<STRONG=3EThe Failure of Marriage - Part 1<=3F=
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ze: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E=A9 N=
eil Porter, 2003<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
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: justify; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt -35=2E4pt 0cm 35=2E4pt 70=2E8pt 106=2E2pt 14=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-=
bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EThis is not about the failure of <I=3Ea</I=3E mar=
riage, but about the failure of the <I=3Einstitution </I=3Eof marriage in so=
ciety today=2E In fact, it's really about child support, access, alimony, an=
d other results of divorce=2E Let's start, then =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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rybody' knows that the institution of marriage and its accompanying nuclear =
family unit have failed and are irrelevant in society today=2E That's been e=
stablished even for decades now! (Funny how people keep getting married, tho=
ugh, isn't it=3F) This view seems to presume that marriage is a robust, rugg=
ed, almost indestructible structure that can withstand anything that's throw=
n at it=2E It is also percieved as something that just works by itself, and =
especially that it exists and works just to please us=2E Clearly, these idea=
s are not born out in practice=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
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ge: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EPersonally, I see marriage as bein=
g like, say, a swan; <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
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vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Eone of those blown glass swans you see craftsmen cre=
ating in shopping malls=2E It's an item of exquisite beauty and form, and is=
 very precious to its' owner=2E Nevertheless, it is very delicate and fragil=
e=2E It needs a lot of care and protection=2E Because it is so special the o=
wner doesn't mind dusting and polishing it often, always realising that too =
much pressure will crush it and destroy it forever=2E Once smashed, such thi=
ngs are irreparable=2E Even one crack spoils its beauty=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
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=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:=
 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EFurther,=
 marriage is way, way, better than a glass swan=2E It has <I=3Efunction </I=3E=
as well as beauty=2E It is an incredibly efficient and proficient system for=
 raising children in, as well as providing unbelievable personal benefits fo=
r the father and mother=2E Its' contributions to society are likely immeasur=
eable in both depth and scope=2E How can we really measure the effects and i=
nfluence<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ethat marriage has o=
n society=3F Well, one way is by observing the results of the <I=3Efailure <=
/I=3Eof marriages on society=2E Only now is the real cost of divorce being s=
tudied and revealed=2E It has severe repercussions, both financial, and huma=
n, both to society and to the individual=2E There are documents on the Fathe=
rhood Foundation website detailing these matters=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-=
family: Arial'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt -35=2E4pt=
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AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EThe reality is=
 that it is <I=3Esociety</I=3E that has failed marriage, not the reverse=2E =
It hasn't nurtured and protected marriage=2E When marriage starts to get int=
o trouble, society just stands around and watches, eventually stoning it whe=
n it's on the ground=2E I'm not even going to allocate the blame to the indi=
vidual spouses, though they do have their own contribution to the failure of=
 both <I=3Ea </I=3Emarriage and the institution of marriage=2E There are a n=
umber of groups that can take the major portion of the blame: academic human=
ist philosphers (whether qualified or not - anyone can write a book on it); =
the media, especially; movements such as militant feminism (cannot calculate=
 the size of their contribution - too high), and the homosexual brigade; gov=
ernments;<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eweakness in the ch=
urch; certain cults; universities and schools etc=2E etc=2E =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E =
and =2E=2E=2E=2E=2E us=2E As a society,we should, instead, be nurturing marr=
iage; cherishing it, protecting and supporting it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt -35=2E4pt 0cm 35=2E4pt 70=2E8pt 106=2E2pt 141=2E6pt 1=
77=2E0pt 212=2E4pt 247=2E8pt 283=2E2pt 318=2E6pt 354=2E0pt 389=2E4pt 424=2E8=
pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font=
-family: Arial'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: -70=2E8pt -35=2E4p=
t 0cm 35=2E4pt 70=2E8pt 106=2E2pt 141=2E6pt 177=2E0pt 212=2E4pt 247=2E8pt 28=
3=2E2pt 318=2E6pt 354=2E0pt 389=2E4pt 424=2E8pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EI still believ=
e that any marriage can be saved, though some might need enormous effort, es=
pecially where there is physical and/or <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fabuse=2Ejpg' align=
=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Esexual abuse=2E It is more likely, though, t=
hat the majority of failed marriages are simply because the spouses have had=
 enough of one another, or of being married and having no 'freedom' (Kris Ki=
stofferson/Janis Joplin, 1970 - ''Freedom's just another word for 'nothing l=
eft to lose'=2E' Classic!) and so on=2E Regrettably, the 'no fault' divorce =
laws introduced by Lionel Murphy in mid-70's were immediately reclassified b=
y it's participants as a 'no responsibilty' system - an easy-out way of esca=
ping effort in marriage=2E Even in the '60s, young people were getting marri=
ed with the thought that, 'If it doesn't work, we can always get a divorce=2E=
' Now (then), in Murphy's '70s, it was made really easy=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: j=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi=
-font-family: Arial'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</DIV=3E<P class=3DM=
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=2E4pt 70=2E8pt 106=2E2pt 141=2E6pt 177=2E0pt 212=2E4pt 247=2E8pt 283=2E2pt =
318=2E6pt 354=2E0pt 389=2E4pt 424=2E8pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; ms=
o-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: ' mso-bidi-font-family: AR-=
SA=3F mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: Arial; Roman=3F; New T=
imes=3E<BR style=3D'PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always; mso-break-type: section-break=
' clear=3Dall=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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8pt 106=2E2pt 141=2E6pt 177=2E0pt 212=2E4pt 247=2E8pt 283=2E2pt 318=2E6pt 35=
4=2E0pt 389=2E4pt 424=2E8pt 460=2E2pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-langu=
age: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EConsequently, circumstances force=
 us, as single parents,<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eto a=
ccept responsibility even though the divorce laws allowed us to avoid it whi=
le we were married=2E What circumstances=3F Well, we have contributed, willi=
ngly or not, to the destruction of a protective cover which has successfully=
 been in operation since time began=2E Because we have dismantled and disabl=
ed it, the cover of marriage is no longer there for us, so we can no longer =
partake of its many blessings (read: companionship, prosperity, the sheer de=
light of children, health, etc)=2E Therefore, it is an utterly absurd folly,=
 and beyond the realm of authority, for a Family Court judge to decree that =
the children (or the wife,<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ei=
n countries where they have alimony - USA, anyone=3F) should continue to liv=
e in the manner they were accustomed to (or worse, in the manner in which th=
e judge and the ex-wife {mostly} imagine that they should be accustomed to)=2E=
 The cover is gone, the structure is gone, the foundation for such a lifesty=
le is gone! It can't be done=2E For a start, who's going <IMG hspace=3D4 src=
=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fd=
ollars125=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Eto pay=3F Well, the s=
ingle father, of course=2E It can't be done! How can you expect the average,=
 certainly-not-filthy-rich, father to pay for two lifestyles, the better of =
which he is not personally enjoying=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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age: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3EThe old saying, 'Two can live as =
cheaply as one', was never really completely true, as many hopeful young mar=
rieds have quickly found out=2E However, the corollary, that two 'single' fa=
milies can live on the same income as one (married) family formerly could is=
 absolutely impossible=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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ial'=3ENeil Porter is a qualified teacher, computer consultant, professional=
 musician, producer and writer who has 4 beautiful children=2E=A0 He was a s=
ingle dad for 8 years before he remarried in 1984=2E=A0 Neil is passionate t=
o encourage marriages and families=2E=A0 Contact Neil at=A0 <A href=3D'mailt=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBefore we become fathers we =
are free to live like children ourselves=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe work towards our own ends, we engage in relationships to =
satiate our own needs and desires, we enjoy leisure-some pursuits based enti=
rely on what <U=3Ewe</U=3E enjoy=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EFatherhood, by necessity, changes our focus and our lifestyle=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor myself, fatherhood was the =
precipitating factor in my finally and irrevocably, growing up=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe that most new fathers (and t=
heir partners !) would agree that this is certainly not a detrimental change=
=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
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erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHowever, this new role and the emoti=
onal metamorphosis required by it can be emotionally displacing, even daunti=
ng=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWith our first child, =
as mum=92s gestation snowballed implacably, realization gradually dawned in =
my heart that we had in fact committed ourselves to the <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D=
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%20dad=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ecreation and nurture of a=
 new being=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe arrival of=
 our new family member approached inexorably=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIncreasingly, I abandoned my customary thoughts of self =
as I considered more the implications of my impending new role as a =93famil=
y man=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThough the prosp=
ect of having children delighted me, I felt, frankly, scared=2E I was unsure=
 of my own knowledge, ability and commitment=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEven, though I am ashamed to admit it, a little resentfu=
l at the idea that perhaps my life was to be no longer entirely my own=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlagued by these doubts, I set=
 my helm on the course of fatherhood at full steam ahead=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERestless, maybe even a little bit manic in m=
y mission to attend to mum=92s every need, reassure her of my love and commi=
tment, and prepare our corner of the world for the new arrival=2E<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPA=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy (first) daughter arrived 8lb 12oz, by natural b=
irth, on Remembrance Day 2001=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EThis was the most memorable experience of my life=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn the subsequent weeks, I discovered to my gr=
eat relief that I was in fact prepared to be a dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe burgeoning love in my heart for my life partne=
r and the desire to forge positive and <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fnewbaby=2Ejpg' alig=
n=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ehealthy change in our own lifestyle to acc=
ommodate our children, were the only necessary pre-requisites! Everything I =
needed to learn about fathering could be gleaned from other parents, commons=
ense, instinct and most importantly, from the little person herself=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETime and understanding are the ke=
y ingredients=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is <U=3E=
absolutely imperative</U=3E that a new father spends time with his freshly-s=
queezed baby=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe need to b=
ond=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe need to gain confi=
dence=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe need to learn=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
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ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EA practical and enjoyable way for a dad=
 to spend time with his bundle of joy is bathing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
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han happy to give fathers a cursory instruction in the practice of bathing a=
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 friendly midwife at King George V hospital in Sydney and have since refined=
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p on how to prepare, bathe and massage your baby=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-=
font-family: Arial'=3EJason Emslie is 25 years old=2E He is=A0the father of =
two beautiful little girls and a stepson, 13 years of age=2E=A0 Jason does v=
oluntary work for the Fatherhood Foundation and is a passionate father and f=
amily man=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language:=
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 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=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img s=
rc=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/templat=
e1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 h=
eight=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E=
<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Db=
lack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for the Week</b=3E</fo=
nt=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http:/=
/www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue55- 15=
th September, 2003=5Fangry=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E=
<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<=
FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E=
<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkviolet size=3D5=3E=
<STRONG=3ERemember, when your child has a tantrum, don't have one of your ow=
n=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT f=
ace=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Ddarkviolet size=3D5=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E=A0<=
/P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Ddark=
violet=3EDr=2E J=2E Kubriansky</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div ali=
gn=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 widt=
h=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebo=
sweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ej=
pg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D=
'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templat=
es/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3=
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e=3D'anchor8'=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews & Info</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' =
size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/ema=
il=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue55- 15th September, 2003=5Fnews & =
info=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<ST=
RONG=3EDads do amazing things=2E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EA father in Copenhagen bought his nine year old daughter =
a Shetland pony=2E What a wonderful gift,however he had not thought about wh=
ere to put it=2E Not to be thwarted he brought the pony into their second st=
orey apartment=2E And like most people with a new animal, promptly showered =
it and made it clean=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ET=
hey then made a bed for it in the kitchen and<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://w=
ww=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fpony1=2Ejpg' =
align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E locked it in for the night=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe father was inspired by a chil=
dren movie called 'Gummi Tarzan' which features a horse living in an apartme=
nt=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe next night the =
police arrived in response to neighbour calls about heavy rumbling and a not=
iceable stench=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe pon=
y is now in an appropriate paddock=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
<STRONG=3EParents rage at custody inquiry</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FON=
T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIt would seem that the issue of shared parenting=
 is a huge task to administer an inquiry upon=2E Read the story in the Austr=
alian at the following link:</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosw=
eb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1406&cid=3D=
info@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://theaustralian=2Enews=2E=
com=2Eau/printpage/0,5942,7247783,00=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://theaustralian=2Enews=2E=
com=2Eau/printpage/0,5942,7247783,00=2Ehtml</A=3E</P=3E<P=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</P=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<EM=3EThe following was written in th=
e editorial of last Sundays Telegraph, p=2E55=2E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
 o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</EM=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe crucial =
role fathers play in family life is at last being officially acknowledged=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=
=3EThe federal government has recognised that fathers need information and s=
upport and is investigating a range of programs to assist parents=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlmost $20 million of federal gover=
nment money has been allocated over four years for the Men and Family Relati=
onships Program=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EInvestment in family life will ultimately benefit the wh=
ole community by enhancing the quality of our relationships=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EToday we sal=
ute the dedicated and loving dads of NSW and wish them all a very happy Fath=
ers=92 Day=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3EResponsibility for editorial comment is taken by the editor,=
 Jeni Cooper, 2 Holt St, Surry Hills, 2010=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: no=
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Letters<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYou have launched a wonderful p=
rogramme which I whole heartedly support=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOver the past 15 years as a Par=
liamentarian representing a country electorate with 30 schools, I have seen =
again and again the difference between children with a stable family backgro=
und with father, mother and in many cases grandparents close by, compared wi=
th children from broken homes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE=
: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-S=
IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe lack of a good male role model has a =
major impact on children, and I also recognise the problem of a female domin=
ated staff profile in the junior primary grades in primary schools=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe =
12 point plan (see below for web-link) which you have developed is an excell=
ent starting point to begin reversing the inequality in treatment of fathers=
 when relationships collapse, to reinforce positive attitudes toward the rol=
e of fatherhood and to encourage the strengthening of marriages for the bene=
fit of all=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3EBest wishes for a most successful outcome from your plan, an=
d congratulations on your commitment to this most worthwhile cause=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYour=
s sincerely<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana'=3ERoss Ainsworth<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
 FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EMember for Roe<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EEmail<A href=3D'mailto:rainswor@mp=2E=
wa=2Egov=2Eau'=3E:rainswor@mp=2Ewa=2Egov=2Eau <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</A=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe 12pt Plan is avai=
lable at: <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/repor=
t=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1406&cid=3Dinfo@ausheart=2Ecom=2Eau&comp=3Dfather=
s&url=3Dhttp://www=2Eausheart=2Ecom=2Eau/fathers/12point/12pt-plan-hi=2Epdf'=
=3Ehttp://www=2Eausheart=2Ecom=2Eau/fathers/12point/12pt-plan-hi=2Epdf</A=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eor<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
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AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ECongratulations on conv=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAs a father of four children, I appreciat=
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