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so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI could say that it=92s the mountains of so=
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logists from all over the globe, through empirical studies, link increased r=
ates of crime, health problems, suicide, child abuse, sexual violence, drug =
abuse, mental health and lower educational results, with the epidemic of fat=
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 Verdana'=3EBut the truth of the matter is, what compels me to encourage you=
 to be the best father you can possibly be, is the pain of being robbed of m=
y father at a very young age=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EIt=92s also the inspiration and the joy of having a great relationship w=
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=3EBoth were strong-willed people and used to doing things their own way=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet=92s be honest: the older=
 we get the more inflexible we become=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EOften people who marry young just seem to grow up together and =
develop a strong sense of unity and togetherness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis was certainly not the case with my parents=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI spent a total of four years=
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us jobs=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI thought everyon=
e lived with their grandmother=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EMaybe they do today with the current crisis in fatherlessness, but cer=
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N=3EThe police used to come to our house to adjudicate the fights=2E<SPAN st=
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plenty of the reverse=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETha=
t=92s probably why I have no trouble believing that many men suffer physical=
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e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany statistics are cooked to perpetu=
ate the myth that most men are wife beaters when in actual fact it=92s much =
closer to 50 / 50 in the despicable stakes of family violence=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
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were also present=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI was t=
old that my eight year old brother and I were going to be sent to a boys=92 =
home in Moss Vale=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EMy brot=
her and I began to cry and begged them not to take us away from our dad=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe cried for well over an hou=
r and raised such a fuss that they relented from carrying out their plan=2E<=
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vorced and I believe that is to their credit, but it sure was a bumpy ride f=
or us kids=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EToday we would=
 have been separated from dad and, likely as not with our current court syst=
em, have never seen him again=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EThat=92s why I am so passionate for reform for our unjust family law sy=
stem, not because I am a father that has been through divorce, but I was a c=
hild that knew the pain of a broken home first hand=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI know what it=92s like to be whisked away from m=
y father without warning=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
In the first 12 years of my childhood I spent half my time away from my fath=
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n=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3EIt was many years later, as a man of 35, ha=
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le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn that dream I saw a picture of a m=
an and woman walking down the road=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI could see these people in silhou=
ette, but I couldn=92t see who they were=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs this couple walked down the road they got further and fur=
ther apart=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe young chil=
d reached out for the other parent, but they still got further apart=2E<SPAN=
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tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI woke up and my pillow was wet=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI felt I was going mad=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGrown men don=92t cry do they=
=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs I pondered the pictur=
e I had seen, I wondered who the little boy was=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EA voice seemed to say to me, =93You are the little bo=
y=94, and I burst into tears again and kept crying until my pillow was soake=
d=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI thought I was over my=
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AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEvery tear was a tear of pain =
but also a tear of healing=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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t is why I am committed to my wife and family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
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AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EI am really glad about this cri=
ticism=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EI don=92t want my =
children to suffer that heartbreak, nor should yours=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
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rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYour love is always more important than money=2E=
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appiness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou as the fathe=
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T-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ENow is the time to get the family spelling book out and=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EIn last week=92s article I touch=
ed on how our current actions and beliefs, and ultimately the way we raise o=
ur own children, can be shaped albeit unknowingly on those actions of our ow=
n parents=2E I made mention of my own father, hard and tough, and uncompromi=
sing in his beliefs, how to this day influences much of what I bring to my o=
wn family=2E I remember him being the head of the house, strong, taking char=
ge, fearful of little=2E A certain level of respect was demanded, and still =
given, a respect I feel our culture is diminishing day by day=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
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lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 11=2E0pt'=3ERemember when men were men=3F Remember when you could tell =
by looking=3F Remember when men knew who they were, liked how they were, and=
 didn=92t want to be anything but what they were=3F Remember when it was the=
 men who boxed and wrestled and bragged about how much they could bench pres=
s=3F Remember when it was the women who wore the makeup, the earrings, and t=
he bikinis=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
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nitiated the contact and took the lead in a relationship, made lifelong comm=
itments, and modelled a masculinity grounded in security and stability=3F We=
=92re talking about men who are discerning, decisive, strong hearted, who kn=
ow where they are going and are confident enough in themselves (and their Go=
d) to get them there=2E Men who aren=92t afraid to take the lead, to stand t=
all, firm in their principles, even when the going gets rough=2E Such qualit=
ies not only inspire the respect of women, they also engender healthy admira=
tion among younger men and boys who hunger for heroes=2E We need clear-think=
ing, hard-working, straight talking men who, while tender, thoughtful, and l=
oving, don=92t feel the need to ask permission for taking charge=2E<IMG hspa=
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LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3Eauthor Alvin Toffler saw all th=
is happening in his 1980 book, <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3ETh=
e Third Wave, </I=3Ewhere he announced;<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
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: 11=2E0pt'=3E=85the role system that held industrial civilisation together =
is in crisis=2E This we see most dramatically in the struggle to redefine se=
x roles=2E In the women=92s movement, in the demands for the legalisation of=
 homosexuality, in the spread of unisex fashions, we see a continual blurrin=
g of traditional expectations for the sexes=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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harles Swindoll suggests Toffler is on target but too soft=2E The separate d=
istinction of male and female is not merely a =93traditional expectation=94;=
 it=92s a biblical precept=2E =93Male and female He created them=94 (Gen=2E =
1:27)=2E And it isn=92t simply a =93role system that held industrial civilis=
ation together=94=2E It=92s a major foundational block upon which any health=
y civilisation rests=2E When male and female roles get sufficiently blurred,=
 confusion and chaos replace decency and order=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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Over the last three decades we have seen a major assault on masculinity=2E T=
he results are well presented in the arts, the media, the world of fashion, =
and among those who have become heroes of our young people=2E Sure, we can a=
sk for this type of =91man=92=85but the truth is, God doesn=92t give a natio=
n men; He gives us boys=2E Baby boys, adolescent boys, impressionable boys, =
who need to know what becoming a man is all about=2E God=92s plan is still a=
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y<BR=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
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u know that being a male is a health risk=3F Statistics reveal that, on a wh=
ole, men don't live as long as women=2E If you don=92t believe this go to mo=
st retirement homes and see how the women significantly outnumber the men=2E=
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ne hundred and seventy men die! Boys are taught to be macho, be independent,=
 deny pain and take better care of their tools than they care for their bodi=
es=2E While all these characteristics play well in the movies, real life men=
 are at more risk for premature death than are women=2E=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
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ana size=3D2=3EMen aged 55-64 die from pneumonia and the flu at twice the ra=
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0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ECancer kills men 18% more often than =
women=2E </FONT=3E</LI=3E<LI class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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lfo1; tab-stops: list 36=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMen get os=
teoporosis, but generally ten years later than women=2E </FONT=3E</LI=3E<LI =
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=91The list goes =
on, but the point is that men generally die younger than women=2E Other reas=
ons we see less men in our older adult classes is because men generally men =
participate in higher risk jobs and recreational activities than do women=2E=
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nfortunately, many men act as if they are invincible by overworking, under e=
xercising and abusing food and alcohol, and mostly not seeing a doctor on a =
regular basis=92</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN styl=
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The question is =93 Are you seeing your doctor on a regular basis=94=2E Why =
do I need to=3F, I=92m feeling great=2E </SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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di-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn one word, <FONT color=3Dmaroon=3E<STRONG=3ERESP=
ONSIBILITY</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=2E Real men understand and accept their respo=
nsibilities=2E It is our responsibility to our partners, our children and to=
 ourselves to know our health status so whatever action is needed can be tak=
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 be a healthy grandfather who can move with my grandchildren=2E Remember whe=
n your first children came along! An energetic time and often physical deman=
ding=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT=
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We now know that being inactive is just as much of a risk factor as high cho=
lesterol and high BP, therefore it is imperative that men get more active=2E=
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00000 size=3D2=3EQ: How do you get an elephant into a Volkswagen (VW)=3F<BR=3E=
A: Open the car door, put the elephant inside, and close the door=2E<BR=3E<B=
R=3EQ: How do you put an elephant into a fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Open the VW door,=
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 yes'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3Eopen the fridge, put the elephant inside, clos=
e the fridge=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do you get four elephants into a Volkswage=
n=3F<BR=3EA: Two in the front and two in the back=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do yo=
u know if there is an elephant in your fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Footprints in the b=
utter=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do you know if there are two elephants in your fr=
idge=3F<BR=3EA: Two sets of footprints in the butter=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do=
 you know if there are three elephants in your fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Can't get t=
he fridge door closed=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do you know if there are four ele=
phants in your fridge=3F<BR=3EA: There's a VW parked outside it=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
Q: How do you get eight elephants in a fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Put four in a VW, f=
our in another VW, put the two VWs in the fridge=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do you=
 get Tarzan in the fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Open door, pull two VWs out, put Tarzan=
 in, close door=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How do you get two Tarzans in the fridge=3F=
<BR=3EA: You can't, silly=2E There is only one Tarzan!<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: Why are=
 there so many elephants running around free in the jungle=3F<BR=3EA: The fr=
idge isn't large enough to hold them all=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EQ: How many elephants=
 can you actually put in a fridge=3F<BR=3EA: Depends on the number of elepha=
nts</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=
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<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://w=
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mg src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathe=
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n=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Dju=
stify=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djusti=
fy=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-siz=
e: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EHere we go again - my second Single=
 Dads article in almost 1=BD years of the fathersonline newsletter=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI always said the first article wo=
uldn=92t be the last=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat=
 has brought on this sudden burst of =91single father inspiration=3F<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERead Peter Duncan=92s email in the =
News & Info section before you go any further to find out=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPeter has written an email in response to J=
ohn Flanagan=92s comments on the unfairness of the current child support sys=
tem=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPeter has castigated =
John and our weekly email for getting on the soap box about the problems wit=
hin the Family Law Court=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
He pointed out that talking about the negative all the time to single dads i=
s not going to solve the problems that single dads face=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPete has also offered some positive spiritual=
 insights=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt caused me to=
 think again very deeply about our single dads articles and the goals of our=
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n:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EOur main goal is to inspire d=
ads to a greater level of excellence through stories and peer education=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPolitical change has always b=
een a secondary issue=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAft=
er all, unless we can speak to the heart of the issue and encourage men to p=
rioritise their relationships, we will continue to have more divorces and mo=
re fatherless children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI =
<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
images/fathers=5Fdelusional=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ehave=
 personally begged many single dads to try to write positive articles about =
their role as a single father=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EI have been told time and time again that finding positives amongst the=
 pain of having your children removed from you by the draconian Family Law C=
ourt is well nigh impossible=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EThis week I have shared with you some of the pain I experienced growing =
up in a semi-fatherless home=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EAs a happily married man I don=92t understand the pain single dads go th=
rough but I certainly understand the pain children face having their fathers=
 taken away from them=2E<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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso=
-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorm=
al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU s=
tyle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt;=
 mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EAfter conducting much independent research and =
receiving quality legal opinion, I believe the dealings of the Family Law Co=
urt are fundamentally flawed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EThe Child Support Agency, while a good idea in principal, is a handmaide=
n of a flawed Family Law Court, and as such continues to exacerbate the inju=
stice of the court=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe ir=
onic thing is that single mothers receive less today allowing for increases =
in the cost of living than they did before the Child Support Agency was intr=
oduced=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany single mother=
s are desperately unhappy with the current Child Support Agency=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is not to mention that the agenc=
y demands untold millions extra from the taxpayer to fund its dysfunction=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is one thing to invest m=
oney to achieve something greater but it is another to spend more money and =
achieve a worse result for mothers, fathers and the children for which it is=
 supposed to serve=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-an=
si-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<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 styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; ms=
o-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EPete Duncan=92s statement that, =93fathers in the =
past have been irresponsible which is why the Government and the Family Cour=
t has such draconian methods, so we only have ourselves to blame=94, cuts to=
 the root of the problem=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Fathers should be more involved and committed to their families=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is a good father=92s responsibilit=
y=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat is why the Fatherh=
ood Foundation exists=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd=
 yet to remind men of their failure while they have a gun in their ear is no=
t going to help lower the shocking men=92s suicide statistics=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EThe Fatherhood Foundation does not a=
lways agree with everything everyone says in articles=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFree speech is very important to us=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlease forgive us if we get it wrong=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathersonline is meant t=
o be a lifeline for fathers=2E It is also a forum for dads, to help circulat=
e the truths they learn, the passion they feel and the challenges they face=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESuch forums are few and far=
 between in our highly feminised society=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=
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size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3ESo, we must rise up as real m=
en and real fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <IMG hspace=3D=
3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/father=
s=5Fmen%20250=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3E</SPAN=3EAccept t=
he responsibility for our mistakes where we have made them and work together=
 to encourage each other in the noble art of becoming a good father=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESomething that will no doubt take=
 a lifetime=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<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: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-A=
LIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3ESo Single =
Dads, take heart, success comes in cans=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EYou can be a loving father even though separated from your chil=
dren=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe are here to encou=
rage you, stand by you, challenge you and hopefully also challenge injustice=
 wherever it may be, including the injustice we find within ourselves=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThat=92s why we need help from =
above=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThank you Peter for=
 your loving rebuke=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENot o=
ne of us has a monopoly on the truth=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EThat=92s why it is so important to be open to one another=92s poin=
t of view=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:=
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</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; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EThanks for sharing with us<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3EWarwick Marsh</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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=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<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size:=
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MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A0=
28 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, rangi=
ng in age from 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwrite=
r, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at hims=
elf=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: =
0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div alig=
n=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 src=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
web=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejp=
g' 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/template=
s/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'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature</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=5Fissue81-15th March, 2004=5Frealmen=2E=
jpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS=
' color=3Dslateblue=3E<STRONG=3EReal fathers</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P ali=
gn=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D2=3EReal father's don't ab=
andon their children to seek happiness<BR=3Ein a bottle, a needle or other w=
omen=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D=
2=3EReal fathers are there to kiss skinned knees and wipe away tears=2E=2E=2E=
=2E<BR=3Enot cause them=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'C=
omic Sans MS' size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E=A0</P=3E<P a=
lign=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D2=3EReal fathers love th=
eir children, unconditionally<BR=3EAnd SHOW IT</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcent=
er=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D2=3EI know now that it WASN'T my fa=
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t burden any longer=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic=
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<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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lign=3Dleft=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EKimberly Toney=A0 penned these=
 thoughts along with much more=2E The link is the Toney Family website and i=
t is inspiring to see the effort put in </FONT=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebos=
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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:/=
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GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E=
<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<FONT size=3D6=3E<FONT color=3Ddark=
slateblue=3EThe first duty of love is to listen<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D =
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=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
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a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E=
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'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
m=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue81-15th March, 2004=5Fne=
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rown size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
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ONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dbrown size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E=A0=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dbrown size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EDownshift=
ing</STRONG=3E-The trend is growing=2E Read the=A0article on 'Get a Life'</F=
ONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2E=
asp=3Fs=3D2054&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Enews=2Ecom=2Eau/common/story=5F=
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ml</FONT=3E</A=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Ddarkred size=3D2=3E=
<STRONG=3ECaught in the Middle</STRONG=3E - Child Custody=2E A riveting stor=
y=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
ast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2054&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://sunday=2Eninemsn=2Ecom=2Eau=
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U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3Dbrown=3E<FONT siz=
e=3D3=3ELetters<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-=
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</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; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=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'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareas=
t-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; ms=
o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
Normal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-=
AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EGet off your =91Unfair Child Support Bla=
me the Family Court=92 soap box=2E=A0 In your article for single dads there =
was only one line of any use, the last, 'the need for a system of individual=
 justice for all parties is a fundamental issue'=2E The rest, as in previous=
 articles, is only inflammatory facts that only heighten anxiety and poses n=
o solution=2E=A0 Single dads, of which I am one, need to admit that they hav=
e screwed up, and get right with God=2E=A0 They can still be good fathers ev=
en if it's only in prayer and one phone call a week=2E=A0 So long as they do=
 all they can to love, assure, affirm and give identity and belonging to the=
ir children=2E=A0 Because that's the unique thing a father brings to a famil=
y that nothing else can, and nothing can replace that and it's not limited b=
y distance=2E=A0 Fathers in the past have been irresponsible which is why th=
e=A0 Government and family court has such draconian methods, so we only have=
 ourselves to blame=2E=A0 Irresponsible fathers will not disappear off=A0the=
 scene over-night=2E=A0 So we better get on our face and pray=A0to God to tu=
rn this nation around=2E=A0 So I applaud your segment, but how about using i=
t for words of encouragement and strength, not a continual whining for how u=
nfair things are=2E=A0 Stir us up, help us rise to the call of manhood and f=
atherhood, show us what we have, show us what we can bring, show us what we =
can do=2E=A0 Manhood and Christ-likeness are synonymous=2E=A0 Why would this=
 Government listen to a minority when the child support of the liable parent=
 is used to subsidize the Governments own responsibility to the single paren=
t pension of the carer=3F<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 styl=
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o-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMso=
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AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EYours sincerely=A0<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: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EPete<o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
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 justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
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a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT=
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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=
<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=
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'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language=
: EN-AU'=3EThe following letter is a response to our =91Fatherhood Makes an =
Impression for Life=92 sign, 50 of which have been erected with the help of =
Australian Posters and Men of Integrity, Port Macquarie in the Newcastle, Sy=
dney, West Sydney and Wollongong areas=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3ELet us know what you think of them!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<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: Verdana; mso-b=
idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhood Foun=
dation <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language=
: EN-AU'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<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: Verdana=
'=3EI wasn't sure how to begin this email; 'Dear Sir or Madam' didn't really=
 feel right, so I'll just say 'Hello'=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=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; TEXT-AL=
IGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ve=
rdana'=3EI've just had a look at the 'Fathersonline' website, and as a 40-ye=
ar-old father of 3 young children all I can say is: 'Hip hip hooray!' (or so=
mething like that)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; 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 style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWhile read=
ing the aims and goals I constantly found myself nodding and agreeing with s=
o much of what was written=2E And I'm not affiliated with any religion, or e=
ven particularly religious, I'm looking at it from a moral, a 'modern dad' p=
oint of view=2E I'd love to be involved in some way, especially from the per=
spective of 'media education', although I have no particular skills or exper=
ience in that field=2E Just a desire to get across to people the importance =
of fathers=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAnd I'm speaki=
ng from personal experience here - my father died when I was 4 and my mother=
 never remarried, hence I never really had that 'role model' that children n=
eed=2E I'm doing my best to ensure that my kids don't go through that=2E In =
fact, my aim is to be, in my kids' eyes, 'the greatest dad in the history of=
 the world' (it's good to aim high!)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EThank you,=
<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'=3EMichael Mills</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dri=
ght=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=
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com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' wid=
th=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#fffff=
f' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fath=
ers/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'anc=
hor9'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDad's Prayer</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D=
2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
ast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue81-15th March, 2004=5Ftears 2 250=2Ejpg' =
align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <FONT size=3D4=3E<FONT size=3D5=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 13=2E5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=
=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<S=
PAN lang=3DEN-AU=3E<FONT color=3Ddarkslategray=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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