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fe without direction=3F Or will we chart a course across the ocean of life t=
hat is uniquely our own and stick to it=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EOur families need direction=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
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s=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe goal setting =
and prayer have helped me to be a successful father more than anything else=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEven as a young boy I thoug=
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was one of the few people who put up their hand for the latter=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELook at me now=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI=92m writing a weekly email for thousands of fa=
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your superannuation or your job=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
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think about how you use your time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EThink about those things that are important to you=2E<SPAN style=3D=
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t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EYep=85we adults are pretty clever aren=92t we, we can dr=
ive cars, run a family, hold down a job, have intelligent conversation (not =
always), and we can raise beautiful children=2E I know, it can take time to =
master some or all of the above, but we eventually get there through determi=
nation, ability to learn, and often with a little help from our friends=2E Y=
es friend, we adults can do most things, or can we=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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NT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHeard a great story yest=
erday from a friend of mine (Shaun), discussing just how children have this =
discerning heart that often we adults overlook=2E These children come from a=
 loving home, as children of missionaries they have seen the world, and as a=
 result have very little spare cash to throw around=2E Around 18 months ago =
these children lost their Grandmother, and coming from such a close yet dist=
ant family, Shaun considered it necessary to send their mother over to the U=
K to be with the family=2E Having just enough cash put aside for the annual =
holiday, and being just enough for one return ticket, Shaun had to break the=
 news to the kids that it=92s better to send mum o/s than to have a holiday=2E=
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but then to be deprived of this holiday, which has been the topic of convers=
ation for two years, they were quite upset=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAfter the tears had stopped, an=
d all in agreement that mum should fly out, Shaun proceeded to drive to Bris=
bane to obtain the ticket=2E Not a minute after arriving, Shaun received a p=
hone call from a good mate not heard from often, with this good friend sayin=
g for some reason he felt compelled to ring and see if he needed anything=2E=
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to also send the kids o/s, driving home with 3 return tickets=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
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hat I want to talk about=85when arriving home Shaun sat the whole family dow=
n, stating there was something he needed to talk about=2E Just before he was=
 about to explain what had happened, Shaun=92s 7-year-old daughter looked hi=
m in the eye and said; =93Dad, has God moved=94=2E WOW! How does a seven yea=
r old have such discernment, and also such faith=3F This little girl had pra=
yed that God would move miraculously, and somehow provide the family with en=
ough finances=2E Here=92s the thing=85this little girl believed in all her h=
eart that if God wanted them to travel with mum, then He would provide=2E Ye=
s, God did move, and can you imagine the goose bumps and tears that day when=
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dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESure we adults are clever=2E We think =
we have it all wired, and able to achieve much=2E But children, they have a =
rock solid child-like faith that =93Just Believes=94=2E They don=92t confuse=
 the issue with science or evolutionary fiction, they just know that God is =
there to protect, provide, love, heal, forgive, and all the other elements w=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMum=92s and Dad=92s, sometimes we have to =93Look=
 Up=94 to our children, and not down=2E We can learn so much, laugh so much,=
 and love so much=85all thanks to our precious gifts from God=2E Bless all t=
he little children=85for they are worth it!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EWhat a disappointment they must h=
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mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-lan=
guage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EAs they travelled on their journey, thinking of t=
heir father thousands of kilometres away, they past a bloke on the road hitc=
hhiking who looked remarkably like their father=2E They stopped and it was=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EWhat a surprise and what fun=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EHe had orchestrated the whole ev=
ent and it was something they never forgot=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 la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-l=
anguage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EWhen asked by a fr=
iend why he did it he explained=94 Well someday I am going to be dead=2E Whe=
n that happens, I want my kids and my wife to say =91You know Dad was a lot =
of fun=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-la=
nguage: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3ECharles presents th=
e position and poses the question =91Do you want to be remembered for more t=
han just the basics of fathering:<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 lang=3DEN-AU=
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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: E=
N-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=93Turn out the lights=94<o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=93Did you make your bed=3F=94<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<F=
ONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=93Get out there and cut the grass=94<=
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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=91No we can=92t, I have to work=
=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: E=
N-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=93That=92s too much trouble=
 dear, let=92s be practical=94<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 lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=93=
Turn the noise down, I can=92t hear the news=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FON=
T=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPA=
N lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-an=
si-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI can relate t=
o the basic, that=92s what fathers are responsible for, but not what I want =
to leave my children or have them be the same when they are fathers and moth=
ers=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language=
: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3ELast week we went Dune bu=
ggying on a Honda Odyssey my two sons had bought second hand=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAfter a week of mechanical preparation an=
d learning mechanical methods and maintenance, all good bonding stuff we wer=
e ready to take it out=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3ENow the=
 really good bit came when we returned from the test run of the buggy=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EI asked them what they thought about=
 the runs<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FBuggy%20Dad=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E we=
 all had in it=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-an=
si-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=91Gee dad you=
 really took air=2E <BR=3EThat was great!'</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EYes,=
 I had increased the throttle sufficiently that the ground vehicle became a =
small airborne projectile followed by a demonstration of gravitational force=
-ouch!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language=
: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=A0<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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana=3EIt was fun and they remembered it=2E I remembered what C=
harles Swindoll had written=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 lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=A0=
<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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU=
'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EIn 2004 I want to be more fun to=
 my children, my wife, my friends and work colleagues and most importantly, =
I can=92t do that if I am not having fun for me too=2E<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3D=
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=5F</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a=3E<P class=3DMsoBodyText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 1=2E3pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3ERon Hellyer has been married to Margaret f=
or 24 years, 11 months and is the<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3Efather of five children (plus extras)=2E Ron is management consultant =
based in Broken Hill , Outback NSW=2E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack=
 to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</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'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</font=3E<font f=
ace=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Eboswe=
b=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue70-29th December, =
2003=5FHNY1Multi=2Egif' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 14px'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3D#0000ff=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe New Year's Eve party had turned into a reg=
ular marathon with numerous guests coming and going=2E <BR=3E<IMG hspace=3D3=
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=5FParty%20man=2Egif' align=3Dleft border=3D0=3EAt one point, a man knocked =
on the door, was greeted heartily although no one knew who he was, and was l=
ed to the bar in the basement=2E <BR=3EHe sat there happily for a couple of =
hours before a strange light dawned on his face=2E 'You know,' he confided t=
o his host, 'I wasn't even invited to this party=2E I just came over to tell=
 you that some of your guests' cars are blocking my driveway=2E' <BR=3EThe g=
uest continued, 'My wife's been sitting out in the car waiting for me to get=
 them moved=2E'</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14px'=3E=
<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3D#0000ff=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F<BR=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<FONT color=3D#0=
00066=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14px'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E<FONT face=3DAria=
l color=3D#ff0000=3E<STRONG=3E<BR=3EA DOG'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS<BR=3E<IMG=
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ges/fathers=5FMad%20dog=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E<BR=3E</STRONG=3E<=
/FONT=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3Ddarkgoldenrod=3E*I will not play tug-of-w=
ar with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet=2E <BR=3E*The garbage collec=
tor is NOT stealing our stuff=2E <BR=3E*I do not need to suddenly stand stra=
ight up when I'm lying under the coffee table=2E <BR=3E*I will not roll my t=
oys behind the fridge=2E I must shake the rainwater out of my fur BEFORE ent=
ering the house=2E <BR=3E*I will not eat the cats' food, before or after the=
y eat it=2E <BR=3E*I will stop trying to find the few remaining pieces of cl=
ean carpet in the house when I am about to throw up=2E <BR=3E*I will not thr=
ow up in the car=2E <BR=3E*I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, et=
c=2E <BR=3E*I will not lick my human's face after eating animal poop=2E 'Kit=
ty box crunchies' are not food=2E <BR=3E*I will not eat any more socks and t=
hen redeposit them in the backyard after processing=2E <BR=3E*The diaper pai=
l is not a cookie jar=2E <BR=3E*I will not wake Mommy up by sticking my cold=
, wet nose up her bottom end=2E <BR=3E*I will not chew my human's toothbrush=
 and not tell them=2E <BR=3E*I will not chew crayons or pens, especially not=
 the red ones, or my people will think I am hemorrhaging=2E <BR=3E*When in t=
he car, I will not insist on having the window rolled down when it's raining=
 outside=2E <BR=3E*We do not have a doorbell=2E <BR=3E*I will not bark each =
time I hear one on TV=2E <BR=3E*I will not steal my Mom's underwear and danc=
e all over the back yard with it=2E <BR=3E*The sofa is not a face towel=2E N=
either are Mom & Dad's laps=2E <BR=3E*My head does not belong in the refrige=
rator=2E <BR=3E*I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mo=
m's driver's license and car registration=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E=
</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3E=
Back 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 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
emplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquo=
te=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' colo=
r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor5'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E=
<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2E=
bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue70-29th Decem=
ber, 2003=5FDarren=5FSon 200=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <DIV class=3DSec=
tion1=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 18=2E0pt'=3E<FONT color=3Dsienna=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=
<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bi=
di-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EAnd the world will be better for this=2E=
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-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal=
'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EFro=
m 'The Impossible Dream'<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBy Steve Gray<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN=
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o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12=2E0pt'=3EHere we are rapidly coming to the end of the year=2E So what=3F<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWell, let's do a perspective che=
ck here=2E Does it matter that in the time you read this a few more children=
 in Africa will die of AIDS=3F Yes it does! But most of us can't do much abo=
ut the enormity of <U=3Ethat</U=3E problem=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
XT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt'=3EDoes it really matter that here in our nation we have raged an=
d wept, talked and shared, comforted and been comforted=3F Yes it does - a w=
hole lot! <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EFor we have been chan=
ging our own nation! Disbelief=3F No! Dwell upon this=2E The winds of change=
 are all about us! Look more closely at the media=2E Look at the authorities=
, the moving of their efforts, and the sway of public opinion=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
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: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EOur cries for fatherhood and family have not =
been wasted=2E Every time we meet, every time we share our burdens, every ti=
me we seek compassion or extend it something has been changing=2E <o:p=3E</o=
:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESome have lost much along the way but I w=
ant to encourage you it was not for nothing=2E We have raised our voices=2E =
We have been heard and had an effect=2E Our society is being changed=2E<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TE=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EA wonderfully insightful book, =91Fath=
ers & Sons=92 by Mary Stewart Van Leeuwin comments after studies on 100 diff=
erent cultures: <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EA crucial factor =
in the <U=3Eformation of a culture</U=3E that neither oppresses women nor re=
sorts to extreme cruelty to form responsible men is the presence of nurturin=
g father during children's early years</I=3E'=2E And also: '<I style=3D'mso-=
bidi-font-style: normal'=3Eco-parenting yields positive developmental result=
s for children of both sexes, <U=3Eas well as for women</U=3E</I=3E [in soci=
ety generally]=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWe are into a =
=91the formation of a culture=92=2E Our society is not set in concrete=2E It=
 is capable of change but it is a battle=2E The fighters in the front, the p=
halanx or spearhead of warriors take the most pressure so that progress can =
be made=2E You are that advance guard=2E You have brought change=2E<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
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na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESome of you may want to take time out, f=
eel exhausted, want to drop the whole burden, or be ready to keep going and =
even eager for new challenges=2E It doesn't matter where you are at now=2E J=
ust remember you are a part of the change that is happening, right now!<o:p=3E=
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0=3EI told my daughter this for her future children=2E She wept=2E I tell my=
 Primary Schoolers this in Sunday school=2E I believe it, absolutely, deep i=
n my heart, without any doubt, because God has spoken to my spirit=2E<o:p=3E=
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'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe nation our children will grow in w=
ill be better than the one we grew up in=2E It is a promise made possible by=
 the efforts of all of you who fought to bring change=2E Thank you!<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank you all! Happy Christmas and N=
ew Year - it is going to be a great one=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EAs a parent, this is one of the =
most difficult things to do=2E When your child grows into adulthood, when an=
d how do you take the hands off the steering wheel=3F This process is one th=
at very few parents give serious thought to=2E However, its actually very im=
portant and critical=2E The consequences of neglecting this principle is pot=
entially damaging conflict and potential separation of relationships when yo=
ur adult son or daughter passes the legal age of 18=2E There will come a tim=
e when he or she will require their freedom to be who they need to be=2E If =
you are not ready for this time, you will invariably corral a horse needing =
to run free=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
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our love messages to our children conditionally by<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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rity=2E Fortunately, they have an excellent relationship and my nephew has c=
hosen to honour his father by abiding by his father=92s<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ewishes now=2E After the age of 18, things will d=
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can establish some benchmarks of wisdom and maturity=2E For example, test yo=
urself with the following questions :<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
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o-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EDoes your child display honour and respect appropr=
iately=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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 of the above needs to be taught and modelled at home by both parents but fa=
thers play a key role in learning such values=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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ld=92s responsibility=2E It is the responsibility of the parents, especially=
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esponsibility to choose to learn=2E It goes both ways=2E The important bridg=
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EN-AU'=3EFinally, the best way to let go appropriately of your child is to h=
ave a rite of passage type process=2E One that takes your son or daughter to=
 a point where they can be released into adulthood=2E The rite of passage ca=
n be in terms of months or years and culminates in a ceremony and celebratio=
n after your child has been through an extensive training and development pr=
ogram that is jointly constructed, tailored to your child=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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si-language: EN-AU'=3EDon=92t fear letting go=2E Once you put this in the ri=
ght perspective of the circle of life, you will see that its healthy and ess=
ential=2E You don=92t ever have to lose your children=2E You can if you hang=
 on too tightly to them=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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Richard Yiap is married to Yokai and they have one son=2E Richard has establ=
ished the Australian Fatherhood Academy, based in Victoria=2E Fathering is a=
 great passion of Richard's and his time is devoted to mentoring and assisti=
ng young people in personal development and growth=2E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
</DIV=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D=
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<FONT color=3Ddarkmagenta=3E<STRONG=3EMen for the sake of getting a living, =
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ates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=
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wrenching followup of the terrible accident at the Roundhouse Childcare Cent=
re at Fairlight in Sydney the parents of two year old Sophie Delizio who hav=
e suffered, experiencing their young daughters fight for life with 80% of he=
r body burnt, three operations and the lose of both feet following amputatio=
n have displayed incredible courage</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
 stating:<BR=3E'We are truly touched by the support and friendship we have r=
eceived and feel blessed for each additional day we have to tell our little =
girl we love her,' they said=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana siz=
e=3D2=3EThis statement says it all - we are blessed by each additional day w=
e have our child=2E We do tend to take our children and our wives for grante=
d=2E We do need to be thankful for every day we have them in our company=2E<=
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regarding the Family Court=2E<BR=3EJant Albrechtsen says 'If the prime Minis=
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es of bitterness, rancor, hate and jealousy; cleanse them completely from ev=
ery clinging spite: pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in shor=
t , see that these months are freed from all the past; have them as fresh an=
d clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time=2E <BR=3E<=
BR=3ECut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts=2E This batch wi=
ll keep for just one year=2E Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at on=
e time (so many persons spoil the entire lot in this way), but prepare one d=
ay at a time, as follows: <BR=3E<BR=3EInto each day put twelve parts of fait=
h, eleven of patience, ten of courage, nine of of work (some people omit thi=
s ingredient and so spoil the flavor of the rest), eight of hope, seven of f=
idelity, six of liberality, five of kindness, four of rest (leaving this out=
 is like leaving the oil out of the salad, don't do it), three of prayer, tw=
o of meditation, and one well selected resolution=2E If you have no conscien=
tious scruples, put in about a teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a=
 pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor=2E=
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thoroughly in a fervent heat; garnish with a few smiles and a sprig of joy; =
then serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness, and a Happy New =
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