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mentors in modern society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Robert says that a father can only take his son so far, and then he must be =
able to hand his son on to someone else who can take him further in life=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMale mentors are specialists=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERobert Lewis states that=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EA mentor seeks to encourage the development of your =
gifts and help you avoid costly mistakes, <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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vice to a younger man from an older man=2E =91Oh my son, hear my words, incl=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EA mentor a=
dmires and delights in you because he instinctively realises your untapped p=
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Y: Verdana'=3ERobert Bly says, =93If you don=92t have an older man admiring =
you in every stage of your life you are being hurt=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI can=92t help but agree with Mr Bly=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI believe one of the greatest gifts=
 an older man can give a younger man is to walk up to him, put his hand on h=
is shoulder and say, =93I am proud of you=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: =
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od to Great=92 Fatherhood Mentoring Course last week=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ESeveral of these men have been married for thirt=
y or forty years=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMost are=
 grandfathers with between four and eleven grandchildren=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll have weathered the storms of life succes=
sfully=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt was inspiring t=
o listen to their stories and interesting to hear who their mentors were=2E<=
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'=3E=A0=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm =
0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
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Most of the =91Good to Great=92 mentors had good fathers who gave them a sol=
id start in life=2E Is it more than coincidental that they are going well th=
emselves=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey also had in=
put from other men of stature=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3EIt was interesting to note that many of these men listed their wives as=
 one of their key mentors=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We certainly need our wives and children as well as older men to speak into =
our lives=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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LY: Verdana'=3EThe message is simple =96 we need each other=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe need mentors who will encourage us, ch=
eer for us and act as lifeguards occasionally=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERemember, it is our job to do the same for the next gen=
eration=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=91Good to Great=92=
 is about mentoring the fathers of the next generation=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children believe they have the best dads i=
n the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet=92s not d=
isappoint them!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN la=
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</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
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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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Have you ever thought how valuable your experiences would be to the next gen=
eration=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
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GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY=
: Verdana'=3EEncourage your children and help another father or friend with =
a word of appreciation or some special encouragement=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DE=
N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EIt=92s only in givin=
g that we receive=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELife is=
 too short to be stingy=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for more mentors<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison =
for=A028 years=2E He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl,=
 ranging in age from 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, son=
gwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh a=
t himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font=
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<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-=
bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING=A0 <BR=3E=A0CAMP QUALITY<=3F=
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auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 11=2E0pt'=3EDon=92t you just love camping=3F Spending the day just gett=
ing dirty, no alarm clocks, no toothbrush, no toilets, and no schedule=2E Bi=
lly tea, BIG fires, and goannas galore make for a special time=2E Yep, it ce=
rtainly does some good to get away with nature=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EJust this past week=
end, my teenage son and I were able to experience such pleasures on a =93Dad=
s =91n=92 Lads=94 weekend to Double Island Point=2E This is a vast stretch o=
f sand a little north of Noosa in QLD=92s beautiful Sunshine Coast=2E You dr=
ive to Noosa, travel onto a ferry to cross the river, then 4wd for 60kms on =
the beach=2E Absolutely beautiful! Yes, it is certainly a great place =96 bu=
t the location is just part of the equation=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EAs a father of three ch=
ildren, I am beginning to understand the trials we face when challenged with=
 the attitude and hormonal imbalance of a 14 year old son=2E My boy and I ha=
ve had a few struggles of late, and my lack of patience coupled with his che=
st beating =91man like=92 responses have certainly found these struggles int=
ensifying=2E I don=92t know, maybe I forget what it was like as a 14 year ol=
d=85but I tell you what -=A0I would never have got away with some of the stu=
ff kids these days get up to=2E How do you overcome it=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SP=
AN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EI know my so=
n thrives on elements like words of affirmation, and in particular=85one on =
one time with his dad=2E So, the camp was an excellent opportunity to spend =
some time together, chill out, remove ourselves from the daily grind, and co=
ncentrate on our relationship as father/son=2E There are some areas in every=
day life that tend to get lost in the rush, tend to be forgotten as a method=
 of interaction, areas we take for granted =96 not considered until a time o=
f reflection, like now=2E I believe the communication part of any relationsh=
ip is essential=85be it husband/wife or parent/child, and it would appear th=
at this area always gets lost in the busy-ness of life=2E<IMG hspace=3D4 src=
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PAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3EThe weekend away a=
llowed my son and I to just sit down alone, no interruptions, and simply che=
w the fat=85discuss what=92s on our hearts=2E We were able to just walk the =
beach, talking as if we were mates, generally mulling over the issues normal=
ly brushed aside other times=2E I was able to see into my son's being, see w=
hat makes him tick=2E I was able answer those tricky questions, and the not =
so tricky=85like why won=92t the goanna eat the tomato off my bread roll=2E =
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; =
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0pt'=3EEarly on the Sunday morning all the other guys went for surf, whereas=
 I had opted out and decided that my son and I were going to explore a bit=2E=
 It gave us some more time to share with each other=2E More time for me to d=
ig deep and see what makes this little fella tick=2E You know, to my surpris=
e, this young boy, trying to be a man, was really still a young boy=2E Watch=
ing him dig pippies out of the sand, watching him try and chop the tree with=
 the machete, watching him count the stars in the sky=85made me realise =96 =
he is still my little boy=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal 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: 11=2E0pt=
'=3EYou know, society demands much of young people these days; offers things=
 way above the =91real=92 age of our kids=2E This weekend made me realise th=
at I need to spend more quality time with my children; they grow way too fas=
t=2E This camp was a quality piece of history for me and my son=2E I recomme=
nd time-outs for all parents=2E You never know, you may find that teenage =91=
man=92 you are trying to raise=85is really a boy at heart=2E Our boys need u=
s NOW=2E Be available!!</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: au=
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e: 11=2E0pt'=3ETill next time, Paul=2E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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i-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: ' New=3F=3F Courier=3EPaul and his =
wife are the Children=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife <o:p=3E</o:=
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munity Centre in Buderim, QLD=2E Paul has</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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ldren aged two,=A0ten and=A0thirteen years=2E Paul is an active surfer and a=
 family man who hasn't lost his sense of humour=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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idi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBy Leo Talbot<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cla=
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ont-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI remember when I was about five, in 1946=2E Mum and I=
 were sitting at the table waiting for my dad to come in for dinner=2E When =
he came in, he sat straight down at the table with his overcoat on=2E This w=
as a bit unusual, because the first thing he would do normally would be to k=
iss my mum and then wash his hands with sand soap=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
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 straight down at the table=2E This was a little table about 70cm wide and n=
ot much longer=2E He looked at my mum, smiled and said<B=3E<I=3E: =91Betty, =
I=92ve got a little rat in my coat pocket and I=92m going to put it on the t=
able=2E=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</I=3E</B=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMum was quick to respond, ple=
adingly<B=3E<I=3E: =91Oh Percy don=92t do that please!=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</I=3E=
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: 12=2E0pt'=3EMum knew that dad used to give his greyhounds a kill with rabb=
its and possums, so a rat in his pocket was highly possible=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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o Betty=2E This is a cute little rat and I=92ve brought it home for you=2E=92=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWith that, dad put his hand in his coat p=
ocket and pulled out a string of pearls, put them on the table and leaned ov=
er and kissed my mother=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EM=
um cried, maybe with relief, but she cried=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<=
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0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
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AMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI had never seen my mum with=
 any jewels, and I think that these were the =91off-the-back-of-the-truck br=
and=92, but they were pearls nonetheless=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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t'=3E=A0<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWith that, dad took his coat o=
ff and went out and washed his hands with that awful sand soap=2E<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-A=
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T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn 1980,=
 after thirty four more years of his brand of making other people feel impor=
tant and loved, especially mum, Julie and I, dad died at age 64=2E The docto=
r said that he had a bad heart, but I knew better, he had a good heart=2E He=
 had it back in 1946 and he still had it when he died in 1980=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=
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ont-style: italic'=3ELeo Talbot has 4 daughters and 10 grandchildren and has=
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t-size: 10=2E0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'=3E1=2E A king size water bed =
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=3E<BR=3E2=2E If you spray hair spray on=A0stuffed bunnies and run over them=
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If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough t=
o rotate a=A020 kg=A0boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman cape=2E It =
is strong enough; however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all fo=
ur walls of a 4m by 4m room=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E5=2E You should not throw baseb=
alls up when the ceiling fan is on=2E When using the ceiling fan as a bat, y=
ou have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit=2E A ceiling f=
an can hit a baseball a long way=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E6=2E The glass in windows =
(even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan=2E=A0<BR=3E<=
BR=3E7=2E When you hear the toilet flush and the words 'Uh-oh,' it's already=
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 and lots of it=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E9=2E A six-year-old can start a fire with a=
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movies=2E A magnifying=A0<BR=3Eglass can start a fire even on an overcast da=
y=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E10=2E Certain Legos will pass through the digestive tract=
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r=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E13=2E No matter how much Jelly you put in a swimming pool=
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ke Jelly=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E15=2E VCR's do not eject=A0peanut butter=A0sandwiches=
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21=2E The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy=2E=
=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E22=2E It will however make cats dizzy=2E=A0<BR=3E<BR=3E23=2E =
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le=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBy Terry Dolling<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'=3E<BR=3EI confess!<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI no =
longer technically qualify to write as a Single Dad=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou see, I just got back from my honeymoon=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut I do believe I still qualif=
y to write FOR single Dads=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EWhen writing this ar=
ticle I struggled with the conflict that men face today when contemplating m=
arriage=2E I felt personal and societal pressure to write a warm endorsement=
 of marriage =85 one that was tasteful =85 digestible =85 non-confronting=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<BR=3EAfter all =85 I just got married! I love my new w=
ife and want the best future for my family=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 lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3E'Put=
 it all behind you' =85 is the mantra of family and friends=2E They are not =
wrong=2E=2E=2E not wrong=85 =85 to a point=85<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'=3E<IMG hspac=
e=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fa=
thers=5Fdad%20son%20fishing=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E<BR=
=3EA warm and fuzzy endorsement of marriage would appear as nothing more tha=
n a glib promotional 'blur' to the thousands of separated men that have foug=
ht for access to their beloved children=2E I now have shared care of my son,=
 and I am fully cognizant with the battle that other men face to maintain a =
relationship with their children=2E To bury my head in the sand now would be=
 plain wrong!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EWe live in a marriage unfriendly pol=
itical culture - one that assigns fathers little personal security=2E Yet, I=
 am fully convinced that marriage is foundational to well-being - our person=
al, communal, and national well-being=2E Marriage therefore is a cause for g=
reat celebration - and I celebrated my wedding and new family just as humani=
ty has for thousands of years=2E<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'=3E<BR=3EI got married wit=
h full knowledge of the great danger that men face (70-80% of divorces initi=
ated by women, FLC, CSA, Deadbeat Dad witch hunt, gender bias advocacy resea=
rch, etc=2E etc=2E etc=2E)=2E Many national and international father advocat=
es warn men not to marry, =85 and certainly not to seed a child! This appear=
s to be a contradiction of terms=2E Yet, even a cursory knowledge of statist=
ics related to forced separation, male suicide and the suffering of both fat=
hers and their 'stolen generation' of children, gives this warning a ring of=
 common sense=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EI advocate =
Fatherhood and the family, but I cannot belittle such advice!<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'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBut this is what we are dealing with - a confl=
ict between the political and social forces that drive fatherlessness and th=
e age-old joyful experience of parenthood and family security=2E This confli=
ct is rational, political, and emotional =85 =85 and spiritual=2E<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'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI once wrote that if equal joint custody a=
fter separation is not supported =85 'we will face a culture in which Father=
hood is politically relegated to history, the current epidemic of male suici=
de will continue to be institutionally driven, gender tensions will only esc=
alate, and men will face child rearing with fear rather than joy'=2E<o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEX=
T-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<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI just read today, Stephen Baskerville'=
s latest article which exposes the USA State of Massachusetts child seizure =
policies=2E Read his words below and consider how sustainable a 'head-in-the=
-sand' approach to the politics of family may be=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: Verdana'=3E<BR=3E=
=94<I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EFinancial incentives and quota=
s created by the Adoption and Safe Families Act in 1997, championed by the C=
linton administration, have resulted in a 'child protection racket' rife wit=
h=A0 'baby stealing and baby selling,' according to Hession=2E 'I am appalle=
d by how many times this pattern is repeated=2E' In family court recently th=
e hallway was clogged with parents and children being adopted=2E 'You could =
hardly walk=2E You had never seen such mass adoptions before=2E' Forty perce=
nt of Massachusetts children adopted have gone to gay and lesbian couples, a=
ccording to Democratic state Senator Therese Murray, who supports gay marria=
ge=2E It is not difficult to see who will supply the children of gay 'parent=
s=2E'<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</I=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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BR=3EThese cases typify 'the new Orwellian [judicial] system, which has no p=
rotection for certain categories of unfavored perpetrators of 'crimes' again=
st the state, such as parents,' says Hession=2E 'It is a system skewed by po=
litical agendas, not truth=2E=2E=2Ewhere government [is] intruding into fami=
ly autonomy, paternal authority, child raising, and even minor family confli=
cts=2E'<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EI am encouraged that in the last few=
 years we have witnessed an international rising of Fatherhood support=85 on=
e that disseminates, via the Internet, research and opinion previously suppr=
essed or misrepresented=2E We must resist cultural denial, and be vigilant p=
rotectors of family values=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EAt the personal leve=
l, I have to lead my new wife into a future where we must navigate the very =
real and present danger of policies geared towards social engineering=2E <SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EI have to lead my son as well=2E=
<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
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: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EAt the political level, my vote during the coming electio=
n will be driven by the Father / Family agenda=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
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 married, for Love, but also because I believe that, if we men avoid marriag=
e then we have lost ground against the attack on the family=2E So I made my =
wedding vows very traditional=2E It is a testimony to the community=85 in th=
e presence of God, and I believe in the power of the spoken word to secure H=
is blessing=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MA=
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IZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3ERegards<BR=3ETerry<BR=3E<BR=3ESteph=
en Baskerville holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and teaches p=
olitical science at Howard University in Washington, DC=2E He is the Preside=
nt of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, adviser to the Men=92=
s Health Network and spokesman for Men, Fathers, and Children, International=
, a coalition of 12 fatherhood organizations from 9 countries=2E He also ser=
ves on the board of affiliates of Gendercide Watch, a human rights organizat=
ion that monitors gender-selective atrocities=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EFor more than 35=
 articles on family issues, see: <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
mail=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2170&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Estephenbaske=
rville=2Enet/'=3Ewww=2Estephenbaskerville=2Enet</A=3E=2E<BR=3ETerry Dolling =
</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
Email: <A href=3D'mailto:tdolling@bigpond=2Enet=2Eau'=3Etdolling@bigpond=2En=
et=2Eau</A=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div al=
ign=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=
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'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templat=
es/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3=
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e=3D'anchor6'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verda=
na' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau=
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ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt; mso-ansi-language:=
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=3ETHE STORY OF SHAY, LOVE AND HUMANITY<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D=
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<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EI know you are all the 'appropr=
iate' type of people who would appreciate the beauty in this story=2E Don't =
look for a punch line=2E There isn't one=2E At a fundraising dinner for a sc=
hool that serves learning disabled children, the father of one of the studen=
ts delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended=2E <=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAfte=
r extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question=2E 'Wh=
en not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done=
 with perfection=2E Yet my son, Shay cannot learn things as other children d=
o=2E He cannot understand things as other children do=2E Where is the natura=
l order of things in my son=3F' The audience was stilled by the query=2E The=
 father continued=2E 'I believe, that when a child like Shay comes into the =
world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it c=
omes, in the way other people treat that child=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThen he told the following=
 story: Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew=
 were playing baseball=2E Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play=3F' =
Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on=
 their team, but the father also understood that if his son were <IMG hspace=
=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fat=
hers=5Fbaseball%203=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3Eallowed to =
play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging=2E Shay's father ap=
proached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play=2E The bo=
y looked around for guidance and, getting none, he took matters into his own=
 hands and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inn=
ing=2E I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in t=
he ninth inning=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: ju=
stify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font=
-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a =
few runs but was still behind by three=2E In the top of the ninth inning, Sh=
ay put on a glove and played in the outfield=2E Even though no hits came his=
 way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, gri=
nning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands=2E In the b=
ottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again=2E Now, with two outs an=
d the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was sched=
uled to be next at bat=2E At this juncture, let Shay bat and give away their=
 chance to win the game=3F Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat=2E <o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EEveryone k=
new that a hit was all but impossible cause Shay didn't even know how to hol=
d the bat properly, much less connect with the ball=2E However, as Shay step=
ped up to the plate, the pitcher moved in a few steps to lob the ball in sof=
tly so Shay could at least be able to make contact=2E The first pitch came a=
nd Shay swung clumsily and missed=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D=
'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana=
; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe pitcher again took a few steps forward=
 to toss the ba<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fbaseball%204=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D3=
 border=3D0=3Ell softly towards Shay=2E As the pitch came in, Shay swung at =
the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher=2E The pitcher=
 picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the fi=
rst baseman=2E Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of =
the game=2E Instead, the pitcher took the ball and turned and threw the ball=
 on a high arc to right field, far beyond the reach of the first baseman=2E =
Everyone started yelling,' Shay, run to first! Run to first!' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ENever in his lif=
e had Shay ever made it to first base=2E He scampered down the baseline, wid=
e-eyed and startled; Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' By the=
 time Shay rounded first base, the right fielder had the ball=2E He could ha=
ve thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the =
pitcher's intentions and intentionally threw the ball high and far over the =
third-baseman's head=2E Shay ran toward second base as the runners ahead of =
him deliriously circled the bases toward home=2E Shay reached second base, t=
he opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base,=
 and shouted, 'Run to third!' As Shay rounded third, the boys from both team=
s were screaming, 'Shay, run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, =
and was cheered as the hero who hit the 'grand slam' and won the game for hi=
s team=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<=
SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E=
0pt'=3E'That day,' said the father softly with tears now rolling down his fa=
ce, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity=
 into this world=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fon=
t-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EAND, NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send th=
ousands jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes=
 to sending messages about life choices, people think twice about sharing=2E=
 The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but pu=
blic discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and wor=
kplaces=2E If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are tha=
t you're probably sorting out the people on your address list that aren't th=
e 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message=2E Well, the person who=
 sent you this believes that we all can make a difference=2E We all have tho=
usands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order =
of things=2E' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people pres=
ent us with a choice : Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity =
or do we pass up that opportunity, and leave the world a little bit colder i=
n the process=3F</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div a=
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=3EPraise your children openly, reprove them secretly<=3Fxml:namespace prefi=
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f' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fath=
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T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ETeens whose parents are warm and firm and grant =
them psychological autonomy achieve more in school, report less depression a=
nd anxiety, and score higher on measures of self-reliance and self-esteem th=
an teens whose parents fail to demonstrate these elements=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E<STR=
ONG=3ESource:</STRONG=3EParent-Child Communication:</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
left=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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ilds Heart</SPAN=3E</U=3E</STRONG=3E<STRONG=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 8pt'=
=3E: </SPAN=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 8p=
t'=3E<BR=3E<EM=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFrom Dr=2E Gary Smalley</FO=
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a=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EIn raising confident, responsible kids in a warm, close=
-knit family atmosphere, there are 4 things involved with successful parenti=
ng of children under age 12:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
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ntain a close, trusting relationship with your child<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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ivate children to do their best<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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ony at home and have fun in the process<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
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2=3EThe Key to Your Child's Heart' centers around a single essential princip=
le that can mean the difference between an angry, rebellious, distant child =
and a happy, cooperative one=2E That principle - the key to your child's hea=
rt - is knowing how to keep your child's spirit open=2E This will allow your=
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