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arliament House, Canberra=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Over the last few years, most of my trips to Canberra have centred on promot=
ing the need to restore fatherhood in our nation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis visit was different=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe focus of our two days in Federal Parliament and =
Government House was centred, not on the need to restore fatherhood, but on =
the need to restore thankfulness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
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nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EIf you have been a reader of =
our fathersonline weekly email for any length of time you would be aware tha=
t I have a passion for prayer=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EMy other column, =91Dad=92s Prayer=92, often ends with a thank you=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe all have someone to look u=
p to and thank=2E We can all thank our father in heaven or the =91great fath=
er=92 as the great outback pioneer John Flynn used to say=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere is never any shortage of people to th=
ank; our wives, our children, our families, our friends, our bosses, and the=
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nor General, Michael Jeffrey, officially lunched Australia=92s inaugural Nat=
ional Day of Thanksgiving, to be held on Saturday, 29<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E May, =
2004=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt will be celebrate=
d every year thereafter and linked in with the Christian church calendar to =
ensure its yearly celebration=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EOver 100 community leaders, representing every state in Australia heard=
 the GG=92s heart for the nation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <=
/SPAN=3EFollowing is an excerpt from his speech=2E The complete speech can b=
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mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EIn this globalised=
 and wired world in which we live, the pace of life seems to be accelerating=
 all the time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPeople are =
constantly setting goals, cramming their days with activities - always looki=
ng to achieve and move on to the next thing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI feel that, as a community, we're leaving ourselves with=
 less and less time every day for reflection and to think about others=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere's a tendency for people =
to become a bit caught up in themselves - maybe even to become selfish and l=
ess generous; for people to focus more on rights than responsibilities=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn this atmosphere, we all too=
 often forget to do what should be one of the basics of life - to simply giv=
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e: EN-AU'=3E<BR=3ESo the Day of Thanksgiving will remind us of the value of =
praise, and of expressing appreciation and gratitude - be it to our God or h=
umankind=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt will encourag=
e all of us - regardless of our different backgrounds, beliefs and cultures =
- to say 'thank you'=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor =
children to thank their parents and teachers for their support and guidance=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd for husbands and wives =
- or partners - to thank one another for their love and loyalty, and to emph=
asise the value of their relationship as the basis of stable family life=2E<=
BR=3EThus, the Day offers multiple opportunities to give thanks to God and h=
umankind - and for that expression to manifest itself in many ways=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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I hope, for example, that people will use the Day to reflect on the fact tha=
t - despite our great diversity of cultures and religions - Australia is a l=
argely harmonious society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
A society that's fundamentally decent and tolerant; one where people instinc=
tively emphasise the things they have in common rather than their difference=
s, and where faith can and should be allowed to inspire, to give hope and to=
 encourage peace among men and women=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<BR=3ELadies and gentlemen, May 29, =
2004, has the potential to become the start of a significant, grassroots, an=
nual phenomenon in Australia=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EMarlena and I trust the Day of Thanksgiving will be a real hit=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd we look forward to it evolving=
, expanding and taking on local form =96 to it becoming an important day on =
the national calendar=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso=
-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<BR=3EIt's now our very great pleasure to officiall=
y launch the 2004 National Day of Thanksgiving=2E Thank you=2E=94<o:p=3E</o:=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWhat i=
mpressed me the most about the<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ec=
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right border=3D0=3E Governor General=92s speech was the way in which he call=
ed his wife Marlena to his side, and then held hands with her to officially =
launch the National Day of Thanksgiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EMichael and Marlena Jeffrey are obviously deeply in love and do=
n=92t mind showing it=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHer=
e is a man of 67 years of age, who can still cuddle his wife=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMichael Jeffrey was awarded the Military =
Cross for active service in the Vietnam War=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe was one of the top brass in the Australian Army and se=
rved as the Governor General of Western Australia for seven years=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMichael Jeffrey has the top positio=
n in the nation, but he can still find the time to ask his wife to come to h=
is side, publicly honour her as they joyfully launched a national day of tha=
nksgiving to help us all to learn how to say =91thank you=92 again=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECertainly he was the right man for=
 the job and with four kids and several grand children he has also got the r=
uns on the board as an exemplary father & grandfather=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPA=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EThe Fatherhood =
Foundation has committed to becoming a major sponsor of the National Day of =
Thanksgiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis could b=
e a landmark for Aussie dads as they reinvigorate their families and the nat=
ion through the multiplication of thanksgiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are providing media expertise and other assistance=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you would like to partne=
r with the Fatherhood Foundation in this endeavour, please go to the =91Help=
 Us=92 section at the end of the newsletter=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; =
mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EHope you had a fruitful Valentines Day=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYour lovework this week is to say =
thank you to your wife, children and those around you=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDon=92t wait until May 29<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E, but=
 choose three people to say thank you to and watch =91the powerful notion of=
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erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EYours for =
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'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A028 years=2E He is =
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years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and pu=
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nt-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHave you ever found yourself, when trying to reinforce =
an adult message to children,tending to use those special little analogies=3F=
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 this family, and is expected to participate gladly in this role=3F How do y=
ou get the message across that teenagers aren=92t adults just yet, and that =
mum and/or dad are the ones actually in charge if this household=3F A good f=
riend of mine was explaining to me the other day, when trying to get a messa=
ge across to his young children, how he used this little gem to reinforce th=
e theme of =93family=94 =96 and he said I could use it!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
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rees), everyone=92s a little tense, the youngest who is 3 years old is deman=
ding, and in his own special way letting the whole world know that right now=
 it=92s Juice time=2E The 10-year-old daughter is continually escaping the v=
erbal sarcasm and clutches of the older brother, and certainly voicing her d=
islike of such attention with an increased decibel response=2E And the older=
 brother=85well what can you say about a 14 year old (boy) trying to be a ma=
n=3F And attitude!!! See if this sounds familiar - Apparently it=92s trendy =
to be all of the following: Have the enthusiasm of a three toed sloth; dress=
 sense that the word slovenly doesn=92t even come close; the obligatory boxe=
r shorts hanging out of the oversized very low pants; baseball cap on top of=
 uncombed hair; teeth not brushed; and the mobile phone at the <IMG hspace=3D=
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font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ESo, you are heading out to a family do, and the kids =
are playing up=2E You want to jump up and down, smack the first one you see,=
 kick the tyres of the car, and blame somebody! What you really need to do i=
s tell these kids that we do things as a family=2E So what approach do we ta=
ke=3F I am sure we have tried many=2E My mate suggests this: <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEveryone sit down=2E Now kids, tell me what you see on t=
hat car out there, what makes it go=2E After many responses, motor; driver; =
key; petrol=85 the word wheel or tyre should be bandied around=2E Now think =
about those tyres; what happens if one of the tyres were flat, what would ha=
ppen to the car=3F That=92s right, it wouldn=92t go=2E Now imagine each memb=
er of the family as one of those tyres=2E Think about today as we fought and=
 carried on=2E If one of us isn=92t operating properly, we are the flat tyre=
 in the family, and then the family doesn=92t operate properly=2E So, we nee=
d all the tyres to be pumped up and available to help this car (family) go w=
here we want it to go=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWhat do you reck=
on=3F <BR=3ENot a bad way to get the message across eh=3F I think it=92s gre=
at=2E It really emphasises to me that all of the family members are of equal=
 importance, and we all have a role to play=2E We can=92t function without t=
he three year old or the fourteen year old=85all are necessary=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis analogy may not work for all, but=
 I believe the ideology behind positive reinforcement, and team oriented beh=
aviour has an ability to lift many individuals in many instances=2E I know w=
ith my fourteen-year-old son, words of affirmation do wonders, <IMG hspace=3D=
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 As a Dad in these busy days, I feel life is too short to be forever grumpy,=
 and certainly too short to be always yelling at my children=2E A family mus=
t have all members (tyres) functioning correctly; and the right fuel to driv=
e it=85=85=85=85=85=85=2ELOVE! <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN=
 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; m=
so-bidi-font-family: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3EPaul and his wife are the Childre=
n=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-fami=
ly: ' Courier New=3F=3F=3ECommunity Centre in Buderim, QLD=2E Paul has</SPAN=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bi=
di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E children aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirteen years=2E =
Paul is an active surfer and a family man who hasn't lost his sense of humou=
r=2E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=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=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/ba=
nner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D12 bg=
color=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=3Dblack=3E<br=3E=
<a name=3D'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdan=
a' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue77-16th February, 2004=5FGranda=
d=5FGrandchildren 250=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Times mso-fareast-lan=
guage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes New Roman=3F; mso-bidi-langu=
age: AR-SA=3F=3E<STRONG=3E<EM=3EThe Role of Grandparents</EM=3E</STRONG=3E</=
SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Times mso-f=
areast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes New Roman=3F; mso-=
bidi-language: AR-SA=3F=3E <BR=3EThe face of families may be changing but al=
l three generations do still need one another=2E Older people are the histor=
y of the family, the grandchildren are the future and the parents guard the =
history and help guide the future=2E <BR=3EOne study into grandparenting has=
 suggested the following as some of the roles that grandparents undertake: <=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: '=
 Times mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes New Ro=
man=3F; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN=
-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Times mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-=
font-family: =3FTimes New Roman=3F; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F=3E</SPAN=3E<=
SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' Times mso-fareast-lan=
guage: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes New Roman=3F; mso-bidi-langu=
age: AR-SA=3F=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3EHi=
storian:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Eto provide an historical, cultural and family =
sense of history=2E <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3EMentor=
:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Eto offer wisdom, teach grandchildren to work with bas=
ics of life and to develop a deeper sex role identity <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN=
 style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3ERole Model:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Eprovide a role =
model for the future grandparents, in ageing, and in developing family relat=
ions <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3EWizard:</SPAN=3E</B=3E=
 <BR=3Egrandparents are magical to children, telling stories, and stroking t=
he child=92s imagination <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3EN=
urturer:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Ethe most basic role, to widen the support syst=
em for children=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EAs grandparents we are able to provide assist=
ance to older grandchildren through: <BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff990=
0'=3EIdentity development:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Eby providing cultural knowle=
dge and family history and aiding in the resolution of ego identity crisis=2E=
 <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3ERelationship with parents=
:</SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Eby providing stories and facts about parents, act as =
confidants, and provide an outlet when parent/teen relations become tense=2E=
 <BR=3E<BR=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'COLOR: #ff9900'=3EAttitudes toward ageing:<=
/SPAN=3E</B=3E <BR=3Ea quality relationship aids in developing positive atti=
tudes toward ageing and older adults=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EOne British study on gra=
ndparent/grandchild relationships found that: <BR=3EOne fifth of grandparent=
s felt their main role was as listener, though the greatest number of grandp=
arents felt that being the provider of love was the principal role played=2E=
 Nearly half rated listening as their second most important role with people=
 stating that stress of modern life contributed to the importance of this ro=
le=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EIn the same study, the words =93love=94 and =93caring=94 w=
ere constantly used by the grandchildren to describe what was special about =
their relationship with their grandparents=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EOne third of grand=
children thought the role of a grandparent was to look after them, another t=
hird felt the role was to give them lots of love! The vast majority of child=
ren said they=92d like to <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fgrandparents3=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=
 border=3D0=3Esee their grandparents more often=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EThe role of t=
he grandparent and the relationship we form with our family will have a prof=
ound effect on each family member=2E <BR=3EWhen the relationship is close an=
d intimate between the grandparent and grandchild, an attachment is often de=
veloped for life=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EThis relationship can bring to the grandchil=
d the experiences of being loved and accepted, a sense of security and warmt=
h, an historical sense of self, and the gift of a role model for the future=2E=
 <BR=3EWhat a grandparent gets back from this relationship relates to the va=
lue we place on the relationship, and the efforts we make toward building po=
sitive intergenerational relationships=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EAlternatively, anythin=
g that endangers a family=92s unit can leave a child caught in the middle an=
d forced to live in a stress-filled world where their family structure, whil=
st struggling to survive, is a scary place=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EGrandparents can he=
lp to create a safe haven for our grandchildren=2E<BR=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: '=
 Times mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: =3FTimes New Ro=
man=3F; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA=3F=3EExtract from 'Grandparenting in the Ne=
w Millenium' at <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2E=
asp=3Fs=3D1972&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Eapsl=2Ecom=2Eau'=3Ewww=2Eapsl=2E=
com=2Eau</A=3E=A0<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E</P=3E</S=
PAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EB=
ack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</=
td=3E</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/te=
mplate1/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'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ELaughter</b=3E</font=3E<f=
ont 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=5Fissue77-16th Febru=
ary, 2004=5Fpic47054=5F1=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 14px'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3D#0000ff=3E<P=3E<B=3EThe G=
ood Bye Coin</B=3E<BR=3E<BR=3EMy husband and I had just finished tucking our=
 five young ones into bed one evening, when we heard sobbing coming from our=
 three-year-old's room=2E <P=3ERushing to his side, we found Billy crying hy=
sterically=2E He had accidentally swallowed a penny and was sure he was goin=
g to die=2E <P=3ENo amount of talking was going to change his mind=2E <P=3ED=
esperate to calm him, my husband palms a penny that he had in his pocket and=
 pretends to pull it from Billy's ear=2E <P=3EBilly was so delighted, that i=
n a flash, he snatched the coin from my husband's hand, swallowed it and dem=
anded cheerfully, 'Do it again, Dad!' <BR=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</P=3E<P=3E<B=3EThe New Baby</B=3E=
<BR=3E<BR=3EWhen Diane found out she was pregnant, she told the good news to=
 anyone that would listen=2E <P=3EShe talked about it so much, that even her=
 4-year-old son often overheard some of her private conversations with frien=
ds=2E <P=3EOne day when Diane and the boy were out shopping, a woman asked t=
he little fellow if he was excited about the new baby that was coming=2E <P=3E=
'Yes!' said the toddler, 'and I know what we're going to name it, too=2E' <P=
=3E'Really=3F' asked the lady=2E <P=3E'Yes=2E' said the little boy, 'If it's=
 a girl we're going to call her 'Christina', and if it's another boy we're g=
oing to call it 'Quits' !!! <BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div a=
lign=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E=
</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td wid=
th=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Eb=
osweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2E=
jpg' 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=
 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a nam=
e=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=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/ema=
il=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue77-16th February, 2004=5Fsplit=2Ej=
pg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<P class=3D=
Section1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3Dcrimson=3E<SPAN cl=
ass=3DBBody1=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkmagenta size=3D3=3E<STRONG=3EThe Ex Files<I=
MG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fi=
mages/fathers=5FBulletin%20150=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E</STRONG=3E=
</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustif=
y=3E<FONT size=3D+0=3E<FONT color=3Dcrimson=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<SPAN class=3D=
BBody1=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#8b008b=3Eby Diana Bagnal</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E=
<BR=3E<BR=3E<STRONG=3EMarriage happens; divorce happens=2E Those who have be=
en through a split know the pain, the darkness=2E When children are involved=
, the key is to have their best interests at heart, to share the parenting=2E=
 Sounds simple=3F Tell that to the lawyers, Diana Bagnall writes=2E</STRONG=3E=
</SPAN=3E<STRONG=3E </STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<SPAN class=3DBBod=
y2=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E<BR=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESome marriages end=2E Mine did, a=
nd when that happened four years ago, I entered a place that was completely =
foreign to me=2E Extraordinary really, when you think of how many people go =
there=2E They say that 50,000 children a year are caught up in divorce in Au=
stralia=2E All those children, and their parents, floundering in the dark (f=
or it is a dark place) with precious little light to guide them, few ropes t=
o hang onto, their hearts broken, their minds scrambled, and the only obviou=
s signposts pointing towards legal offices and the courtroom=2E It's not a p=
lace you want to hang about in=2E Some people stay for years, desperately se=
eking justice, although justice is not a word that really belongs here=2E Ot=
hers get stuck, disabled by anger and bitterness=2E But most try to pass thr=
ough quickly, wanting to settle up and move on=2E When the grief and confusi=
on of that place have faded, they rarely want to look back=2E It's as if wha=
t happened in that place was not normal=2E It is=2E Painfully so=2E </FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EGetting divorce=
d is as normal as getting married these days, given that nearly one in every=
 two couples who marry eventually split up=2E But in a society which manages=
 risk for almost every event in life, we don't manage divorce at all, says A=
nne Hollonds, who runs Relationships Australia in NSW=2E It's a mess=2E </FO=
NT=3E<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIt's a mess beca=
use we don't understand clearly what we're dealing with=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FO=
NT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThis is a =
very captivating article on the Divorce Wars in the Bulletin=2E The article =
is lengthy and is printable from the website=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DSec=
tion1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThis is important reading for all f=
athers=2EParticular discusion centres on the Shared Parenting Report=2E It i=
s a well researched article=2E Links to other divorce and separation informa=
tion is available=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustify=3E<FO=
NT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3Dcrimson=3EThe Bulletin</FONT=3E</STRON=
G=3E also requests comment on the information in the article=2E This is grea=
t opportunity to record your situation if you feel so moved=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DSection1 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ERemember, the tide ca=
nnot turn unless their is sufficient force to push the wave=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
</SPAN=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E=
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ef=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D1972&v=3D5=
5&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://bulletin=2Eninemsn=2Ecom=2Eau/bulletin/EdDesk=2Ensf/All/=
69AAA439AF9357C3CA256E3200070297'=3Ehttp://bulletin=2Eninemsn=2Ecom=2Eau/bul=
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NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ENATIONAL DAY OF THANKSGIVING</SPAN=3E=
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a'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office=
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yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIn d=
ifferent ways, communities across Australia will join together in common pra=
yer and reflection on 29 May for a National Day of Thanksgiving=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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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI commend the initiative and endorse the =
powerful notion of thanksgiving that encourages us to recognise the values a=
nd people that sustain us as a nation and to be grateful for those precious =
things we sometimes take for granted=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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na'=3EOn this occasion we will give thanks for our families who are at the f=
oundation of our prosperity as a nation and our fulfilment as individuals=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON=
T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe will give thanks for Austral=
ia and its riches that mark our country as the envy of the world=2E<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
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ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe will give thanks for the great many A=
ustralians who make sacrifices on our behalf including our servicemen and wo=
men who uphold principles of justice, peace and security and others who batt=
le at home against the threat of fire and flood, accident and disease=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe will also give thanks to all tho=
se who touch the lives of our fellow Australians who are less fortunate to l=
ift them above poverty and want=2E<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 lang=3DE=
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ustify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=
=3EFor some, this day will be an occasion to reflect and build bridges while=
, for others, it will be a time to reconnect with family and loved ones=2E<o=
:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=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 sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFor us all, it promises to be a da=
y on which we can give thanks for the many blessings we have as a nation and=
 a people=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EJohn Howard</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EB=
ack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</=
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r=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor7'=3E</a=3E<b=3EThought for the Week</b=3E=
</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'ht=
tp://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue77=
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 size=3D5=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkorchid=3ESo the Day of Thanksgiving will remin=
d us of the value of praise and of expressing appreciation and gratitude =96=
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black size=3D5=3E<FONT face=3D'Times New Roman'=3EMICHAEL JEFFREY</FONT=3E=A0=
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eb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5FGG=2Egif' align=3DabsM=
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<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 heigh=
t=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D5=
95=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' bac=
kground=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/te=
mplate1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verd=
ana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor8'=
=3E</a=3E<b=3ENews & Info</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<b=
r=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/cl=
ient=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue77-16th February, 2004=5Fnewsflash 2=2Ebmp' ali=
gn=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi=
-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ; mso-=
fareast-language: EN-US' AR-SA=3F mso-bidi-language: Roman=3F; New =3FTimes =
mso-fareast-font-family: Times=3E<DIV class=3DSection1=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT col=
or=3Dindianred size=3D3=3ERelationship Breakdown</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</DIV=3E=
<DIV class=3DSection1=3E<FONT color=3Dblack=3EIn what might be called=A0 a m=
arketing ploy, the world famous Mattel couple 'Ken and Barbie' have split=2E=
<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
images/fathers=5FKen=5FBarbie%20150=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E</FONT=
=3E</DIV=3E<DIV class=3DSection1=3EThe couple's business manager, Russell Ar=
ons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, said that Barbie and Ken 'feel i=
t's time to spend some quality time apart=2E' </DIV=3E<DIV class=3DSection1=3E=
Excuse the cynicism but one might think that Mattel is taking advantage of t=
he dominating level of separation in our society and will shortly market a r=
ange of <EM=3Edivorce dolls</EM=3E, further reinforcing that separation is a=
 'normal' part of our society to the children who will play with them=2ESoci=
al responsibility may well be overtaken by commercial gain=2E</DIV=3E<DIV cl=
ass=3DSection1=3ERumour has it that Barbie is about to partner an Australian=
 named Blaine=2E</DIV=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=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=
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u/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D59=
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plate1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verda=
na, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor9'=3E=
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<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=
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mic Sans MS' color=3Ddarkslategray size=3D4=3E<STRONG=3EThank you for our ch=
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RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E=
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