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m all over the country of people who have been touched by the effect of than=
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o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis event was organised by the church in co=
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'=3EGrenfell is the birth place of Henry Lawson, regarded as one of Australi=
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e was afflicted with mental illness and alcoholism=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
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es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMany of the above are statistical traits associated with =
family breakdown and fatherlessness=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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lso a unique optimism and even faith in the face of cynicism=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis poem, =91The Christ of the Never=92 w=
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lled up their sleeves and got the job done:<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAbel Tasman, William Dampier and Captain James Cook were all=
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=3EEarly explorers such as Matthew Flinders, Captain Charles Stuart, Edward =
John Eyre, John McDonnell Stuart and others who toiled for the common good l=
ike Mary Chisholm, Fighting Mackenzie and Rev John Flynn, were all motivated=
 by a deep love for God=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ET=
he founding fathers of our nation were overwhelmingly people of faith=2E<SPA=
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na'=3EThis must come from within us as we value each other by giving honour =
and respect and more specifically =91thanksgiving=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-sp=
acerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAustralians are known for their ability to sledg=
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mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBad words cripple us=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGood words bring healing and encouragement=2E<=
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n my approbation and lavish in my praise</B=3E=94=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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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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-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe as fathers must follow Charles Schwab=92s example and=
 begin to thank, and continue to thank, our wives, children and family membe=
rs both privately and publicly=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EWe must make everyday of the year, a national day of thanksgiving for =
our families and loved ones=2E We must also not forget to thank our father i=
n heaven for his great kindness to us all as the giver of all good gifts=2E<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0=
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yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThank your wife, thank and praise =
your children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBe lavish i=
n your praise and hearty in your thanksgiving=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERemember Paul Lewis=92s encouragement, =91A fathers wor=
ds are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house=92=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELiving our lives out in thanksgivi=
ng is a sign of true spirituality=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EAs we do this we become like those early Australian pioneers who li=
ved out their faith=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal sty=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for =
more thanksgiving<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'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick Marsh <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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: 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 f=
rom 23 years to=A011 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer=
 and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPA=
N=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=
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ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN=
-AU style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 8=2E5pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Geneva; mso-bidi-font-family: Aria=
l'=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=
=3Dleft=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
le=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=
=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING=A0=A0</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3Darttext style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dleft=3E<B =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bid=
i-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E=A0PLEASIN=
G PROFILE<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3Eby =
Paul Sloan</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-b=
idi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<P align=
=3Djustify=3E<BR=3ELearning is good=85even at my age! Yes, an old dog can be=
 taught new tricks; especially when it comes to raising children in this day=
 and age=2E The past three weeks have been a very exciting time for me and m=
y wife as we attend the Homes of Honour =91Parenting=92 course=2E It=92s all=
 about learning the =91tricks of the trade=92 on how to raise our kids=2E<=3F=
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/=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=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'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EI supp=
ose first of all, most of us would need a darn good reason to put another we=
eknight meeting on our already busy schedule=85as if we haven=92t got enough=
 on! But=85we do have a good reason =96 it=92s called teenage children (boys=
 to be exact)=2E You see, our son, all of thirteen, nearly fourteen, has man=
aged to utilise his personality to drive a wedge between him and the rest of=
 the family=2E Over the last year or so we have noticed our teenage son acti=
ng more and more like the black sheep; seemingly doing all these =91bad=92 <=
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images/fathers=5Fteenager%20angry=2Ejpg' align=3Dright border=3D0=3Ethings o=
n purpose =96 just to get mum and dad offside=2E Continually back-chatting; =
being nasty to his sister all the time; laughing at the most silliest things=
; thinks everything is a joke; getting removed from class constantly=85the l=
ist goes on=2E What do we do; why does he do it; where do we go from here=3F=
 Dr Garry Smalley=92s Homes of Honour Course is a good start=2E If just for =
the valuable insight into my son's personality =96 it has been worthwhile=2E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext style=3D'=
MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'mso-bid=
i-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThe course=
 talks of the four personality profiles categorised into animal types; the L=
ion, Beaver, Otter, and Golden Retriever; many would be familiar with these =
terms=2E Now, I won=92t go into all of them=85just briefly mention the one c=
ategory that my son falls into=2E The Otter=2E Now this personality profile =
is strange indeed=85the =91Otter=92 is out for fun; just wants to have a goo=
d time; don=92t get serious about anything; life=92s a joke; laughs at the s=
illiest things; will only communicate when he wants to; will attack when thi=
ngs not going right =85hang on =96 this is starting to sound very familiar=85=
Yep, that=92s my boy=2E Now, I haven=92t even scratched the surface as to th=
e <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=
=5Fimages/fathers=5Fotter%20180=2Epng' align=3Dright border=3D0=3EOtter=92s =
character=85just mentioned briefly to give you an idea that one thing has co=
me out of all this, and I am very happy about it=2E You see, I am starting t=
o figure my son out; starting to understand why he does what he does; what t=
riggers him; and most importantly =96 know how to handle him in a tricky sit=
uation=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=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'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EMy=
 son and I clash quite often; and afterwards I realise that things have been=
 said that distance me from my son=2E I don=92t like it when this happens; I=
 want my kids to be close to me=2E Sadly, statistics are against us when you=
r kids get into the teenage years, they want less and less to do with their =
parents=85and I am fearful that this trend is starting already=2E However, n=
ow that I understand a =91little=92 bit about what makes my boy tick=85and e=
xplode; I can concentrate on making our time together more fruitful, more en=
joyable, and certainly more memorable=2E I love my son dearly; I want to go =
fishing with him more often, talk about the day at school, talk about issues=
, and spend quality time together=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=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'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
<FONT color=3D#000000=3ESo people, if you get a chance=85learn the personali=
ty profile of your children=2E Learn what moves them, what makes them, what =
shapes them; and then hopefully you will realise before it=92s too late that=
 our kids are too special to be distancing at such an early age=2E I love my=
 Otter!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3Darttext st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3ETil=
l Next Time=85Paul<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=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<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'=
mso-bidi-font-size: 11=2E0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: ' E=
N-US=3F mso-ansi-language: New=3F; Courier=3EPaul and his wife are the Child=
ren=92s Ministry Coordinators for the Goodlife </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: ' EN-US=3F mso-ansi-=
language: New=3F; Courier=3ECommunity Centre in Buderim, QLD=2E Paul has</SP=
AN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-=
bidi-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 humo=
ur=2E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=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'=3E=
Back to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E<=
/td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E=
<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/t=
emplate1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D=
578 height=3D12 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'anchor3'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandads</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=5Fissue92-31st May, =
2004=5Fgramps 2=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DArial=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#800000=3EA MOST IMPOR=
TANT LIST: <BR=3E<BR=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E<FONT color=3D#008000=3EThe most =
destructive habit=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2EWorry </FONT=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3D#008080 size=3D2=3ET=
he greatest Joy=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EGiving </FONT=3E<BR=3E</FONT=3E<FONT color=3D#=
800080=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2=3EThe greatest loss=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2ELoss of self-respect </FONT=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E=
<BR=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<FONT color=3Dred size=3D2=3EThe most satisfying =
work=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EHelping others <BR=3E</FONT=
=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3Dblue size=3D2=3EThe ugliest personality trait=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2ESelfishness </FONT=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3D=
#008000 size=3D2=3EThe most endangered species=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EDed=
icated leaders </FONT=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D2=3EOur gre=
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FONT=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<FONT color=3D#008000 size=3D2=3EThe greatest pr=
oblem to overcome=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EFear <BR=
=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<FONT color=3Dblue size=3D2=3E=
The most effective sleeping pill=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EPeace of mind <BR=3E=
</FONT=3E<BR=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<FONT color=3D#008080 size=3D2=3E=
The most crippling failure disease=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EExcuse=
s <BR=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3Dred size=3D2=3EThe most powerful force =
in life=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2ELove </FONT=3E<=
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e most dangerous pariah=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
A gossiper <BR=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E<FONT color=3D#008000 size=3D2=3EThe world's=
 most incredible computer=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EThe brain </FONT=3E<BR=3E<B=
R=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E<FONT color=3Dred size=3D2=3EThe worst thi=
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mes Times EN-US;=3E</SPAN=3ELiving on Earth is expensive, but it does includ=
e a free trip around the sun every year=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHow long a minute is d=
epends on what side of the bathroom door you're on=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBirthdays a=
re good for you; the more you have, the longer you live=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHappin=
ess comes through doors you didn't even know you left open=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EEve=
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ay, how come nothing is free yet=3F<BR=3E<BR=3EYou may be only one person in=
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istakes are too much fun to only make once=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EDon't cry because i=
t's over; smile because it happened=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EWe could learn a lot from =
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d names, and all are different colours=2E=2E=2E=2Ebut they all exist very ni=
cely in the same box=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EA truly happy person is one who can enjoy=
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 face=3DVerdana=3EBy Dr Mike Bradley<BR=3E<BR=3EJust before I begin to speak=
 at seminars on raising teenagers, I always take a second to scan the faces =
in the audience=2E As the crowd quiets down, most of the social smiles slowl=
y melt into anxious faces that silently beg, 'Please, please tell us how to =
control our crazy kids=2E' That's where I'm often tempted to play 'The Great=
 Karnac' and blurt out, 'You're not supposed to control your crazy kids=2E Y=
ou're supposed to teach <STRONG=3Ethem to control themselves</STRONG=3E=2E T=
his means that they must screw up at times=2E' But I don't hit these poor fo=
lks over the head with that terrible news, at least not right away=2E That's=
 because I secretly harbor that same control fantasy myself=2E That somehow,=
 magically, my kids will smoothly and sweetly transition from happy children=
 into happy adults, without any problems by doing exactly what I tell them=2E=
 And, of course, my kids will not do any drugs, sex, or rock 'n roll (violen=
ce)=2E That's a sweet, loving fantasy that can hurt our children=2E<BR=3E<BR=
=3EThe psychological purpose of adolescence is for kids to develop their ide=
ntities, to find out who they are=2E That one small phrase encompasses a bre=
athtaking array of very complex tasks where teens must solidify thousands of=
 concepts of self to include their values, beliefs, hopes, fears, and passio=
ns=2E All of those things must then be tested, hardened in the fires of life=
 to see if they are real, if they can stand up to the stresses of conflict a=
nd doubt=2E From that testing process the strength of character gets added t=
o the mix, and then, finally, hopefully, a strong, self-aware, competent, an=
d happy adult emerges=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EThis is not a neat process=2E Much like=
 birth itself, it involves some pain, some fear, some yelling, and a lot of =
very necessary mess=2E With teens, that mess is their screw-ups, those thing=
s that we parents do not want to deal with--those things that we call teen f=
ailures=2E Things like missed curfews, drug and sex experimentation, rages, =
fistfights, lousy report cards, and so on=2E Wise (veteran) parents understa=
nd that these infuriating messes are actually critical gifts from Mother Nat=
ure or God=2E These 'failures' are where kids test values and think about th=
em=2E These values will ultimately harden into life-long aspects of characte=
r, IF and ONLY IF parents can respond with respect and teaching, not with ra=
ge and control threats=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EIn my own life I believe that I've lea=
rned so much more from my screw-ups than from my successes=2E I can delineat=
e my failures in excruciating detail, and while speaking of those failures I=
 can still feel a powerful re-affirmation of some value that resulted from m=
y pain and guilt=2E Much (perhaps most) of any good I am today comes more fr=
om my failures than my successes=2E Most parents I chat with tell me similar=
 things about themselves=2E So why, WHY do we go nuts when our teens start d=
own this same difficult, yet critical path of learning through mistakes=3F W=
hy do we destroy any teaching/learning potential by using rage and punishmen=
ts instead of talks and consequences=3F<BR=3E<BR=3EBecause of our control fa=
ntasy, of course=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EBecause we want our children to be better tha=
n us, to somehow magically become strong adults with no scars from failures=2E=
 That is how our sweet, loving fantasy of control can cripple our kids=2E Ou=
r parental job with teens is to teach, not control=2E Our sacred duty is to =
silently absorb all kinds of wounds in our 'perfect child' fantasy, and keep=
 remembering that inside that imperfect teenaged body is an imperfect person=
, just like you and me, trying desperately to make some sense out of a crazy=
, over-the-edge world=2E Just like you and me=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EWant our kids to=
 be better than us=3F We must start by helping them to learn from their mist=
akes, not to just suffer from them=2E We must help them to understand that t=
hey are imperfect, but to know that their failures can help them become stro=
nger and smarter=2E If we focus solely on strictly controlling our kids, at =
best we produce 'perfect' teens that never develop the resiliency to handle =
adult challenges on their own=2E At worst, we lose our life-saving connectio=
n to them from the wars that result from control battles=2E When we study th=
e continuum of parenting styles we see that kids with over-controlling paren=
ts have the same rates of teen dysfunction as kids who are allowed to do wha=
tever they please=2E In raising teenagers, the parenting magic is in the mid=
dle, in maintaining that elusive, ever-shifting balance of nurture and struc=
ture=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIf we can be strong enough to give up our full control fa=
ntasy, we can have teens that will fulfill our other secret (and much health=
ier) fantasy: raising children who will be better than us=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIt's=
 a worthy goal, and one that I hope to help you achieve=2E=A0=A0<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=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F<BR=3E<STRONG=3EDr=2E Mike Bradley</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<=
B=3E<BR=3E</B=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIn addition to being a licen=
sed psychologist, Dr=2E Bradley holds a specialized certification in the tre=
atment of substance abuse disorders from the American College of Professiona=
l Psychology=2E=A0 He is also the author of Yes, Your Teen is Crazy=2E=A0 Re=
commend=A0his book, which you can get to through </FONT=3E<A href=3D'http://=
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<STRONG=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 1=
2=2E0pt'=3ESecular Initiations</SPAN=3E</STRONG=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EWar =
served as a partial kind of initiation for generations of men, teaching them=
 self-discipline for the sake of the common good, self-sacrifice for somethi=
ng larger than themselves, awe before flags and anthems, well-nigh worship o=
f country and ideology=2E And we must admit that this secular initiation did=
 serve to relativize the imperial ego for the sake of a larger self=2E <o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lan=
g=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana=3EWe have found nothing to replace the larger than life meaning=
 that men find in belonging to something bigger than themselves=2E It takes =
away their roving anxiety and like a fig leaf, covers their primal shame=2E =
Death and resurrection are now glorified in war monuments instead of the sel=
f-effacing Paschal Mystery, and posthumous medals of honor are discussed wit=
h more tears than the lives of the Christian martyrs=2E Sports and celebriti=
es are often the closest we can get to mythic status=2E In a culture that ha=
s lost a definition or expectation of heroes, we are satisfied with being we=
ll-known=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: j=
ustify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 1=
2=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EInitiation is about defining true and cult=
urally significant heroism=2E It tells the young man what is worth suffering=
 for and what is truly glorious to die for=2E War only serves as an effectiv=
e initiation rite if the majority of a culture agrees that it is indeed 'won=
derful,' which has more or less been the pattern in all of human history and=
 why even religion could not stand against it=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'F=
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er, it all fell apart for the Germans after World War II and for the America=
ns in Vietnam=2E Now there is nothing that we can get mythic about! What we =
have in post-Vietnam America is an entire country of older men falsely initi=
ated into militarism and materialism, middle-aged men who were swindled of t=
heir only shot at significance, and many sad young men who do not believe th=
at there are any sacred mysteries to be initiated into! No wonder we are dec=
onstructing=2E We do not know what to do with our pain, and we know that mos=
t of our power is pseudo and worthless=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<STRONG=3E<SP=
AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ECa=
n We Rebuild=3F </SPAN=3E</STRONG=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
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pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EIs there anything=
 to initiate young men into=3F Is there any agreed upon 'wonderful'=3F These=
 are the questions I am still asking, and I am only coming to partial conclu=
sions=2E I offer these guidelines for rediscovery of some initiatory pattern=
s that might work in our time and culture:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
/P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E1=2E Private=
 discovery of meaning is not enough=2E There has to be some collectively agr=
eed upon 'sacred=2E' Institutional religion is not communicating this very w=
ell right now=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALI=
GN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E2=2E There must be a community that s=
hares this meaning and that initiates with conviction and ongoing intent=2E =
It cannot just be a weekend high=2E I can see why we continue to return to s=
ome form of 'church=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'T=
EXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-=
font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E3=2E Initiation must be into s=
omething good and positive, not an ideology=97against, in fear of, angry at,=
 or needing to win over anybody else=2E It is movement into contemplative sp=
ace where ongoing transformation can continue, not competitive space where I=
 must continue to define and prove myself=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P styl=
e=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso=
-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E4=2E Ideally, there shou=
ld be a somewhat <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=
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er=3D0=3Elong preparation and expectation for the young man=2E He must be pr=
epared for this for at least a year by godfathers (a role that needs to be r=
ediscovered), fathers, uncles, grandfathers, significant others=2E <o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E5=2E What makes rituals powerful and effective is that they have b=
een done by our ancestors and can be tied up with our archetypal imagery of =
The Great, The Good, The Holy=2E For most Westerners this is going to mean a=
 very clear and comfortable ownership of their Judeo-Christian symbols of tr=
ansformation=2E These can and should be complemented by some local, natural =
rituals that can be created by the godfathers and initiators=2E Great archet=
ypal symbols cannot be created anew on a weeklong outing=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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ana=3E6=2E The ideal age is somewhere between 13 and 16, hopefully contiguou=
s with church confirmation, bar mitzvah, or tribal circumcision; knowing tha=
t while much might go over their heads, the transition and cosmology will st=
ick and has a chance of becoming their mythic universe of meaning=2E When th=
e real wounding happens in the middle of life, he will have been forewarned,=
 'vaccinated' with the cross=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P st=
yle=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; m=
so-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E7=2E During the ritual=
 days, it is central that an intimate connection happens between the boys an=
d the older men=97from which mutual love and respect can emerge, plus new st=
atus and responsibility in the community=2E Rights only follow from these re=
lationships and responsibilities! They will know that your mythic universe i=
s not serious if rights are cheaply given without accountability=2E <o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=
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e=3DVerdana=3E8=2E Neither the father and mother, nor any of the initiators,=
 ask the boy=92s permission if he 'wants' to do this=2E The ideal attitude i=
s that it is expected and to be desired, which must start some years before =
and eventually exist as a tradition within the family=2E This lack of 'a tra=
dition of expectation' is much of our problem today, but we have to stick to=
gether long enough to create a history for ourselves=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FON=
T=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU sty=
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9=2E All initiation rites have a character of secretiveness, both to create =
necessary anxiety and interest beforehand, and to free from the impossibilit=
y of explaining everything afterward=2E Except in general terms of time and =
place, don=92t tell them a lot beforehand, except what they need to bring an=
d who will be there=2E Afterward, as Heinrich Zimmer says, 'the best things =
cannot be talked about=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D=
'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bid=
i-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E10=2E Finally, you can only =
give away what you have=2E <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
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right border=3D0=3EIf the fathers have not gone through significant spiritua=
l passages themselves, they really have nothing to say to the young men=2E I=
t will descend into mere parody, nervous male humor, or strained symbolizati=
on=2E The boys might even like it, but it will not announce an alternative u=
niverse=2E When my generation arrogantly asserted that we would not trust an=
ybody over 30, we were only half wrong=2E Our attitude was harsh, but our re=
cognition was correct=97most men formed in the first half of this century in=
 America were not a part of an alternative universe=2E They bought the syste=
m as it was=97and went to church somewhere on the side=2E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
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r, is founder of the Center for Action & Contemplation in Albuquerque, New M=
exico, which sponsors rites-of-passage retreats for men and for women=2E The=
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rney <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3E(St=2E Anthony Messenger Pre=
ss, 1992) and</I=3E The Quest for the Grail <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:=
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rton of Sixty Minutes presents what men want in the new family background=2E=
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2=3EAttorney-General, Philip Ruddock, has announced that the Government woul=
d act to protect the institution of marriage by legislating within the limit=
s of its responsibility, to ensure that same sex relationships cannot be equ=
ated with marriage=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'Ma=
rriage is a central and fundamental institution in our society,' Mr Ruddock =
said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'It is vital to t=
he stability of our society and provides the best environment for the raisin=
g of children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'The Gov=
ernment has decided to take steps to reinforce the fundamental basis of the =
institution of marriage to reflect these views,' Mr Ruddock said=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ECurrently, the Commonwealth Marri=
age Act 1961 contains no actual definition of marriage=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'The Government believes that the vast major=
ity of Australians would agree that marriage is the union of a man and a wom=
an - to the exclusion of all others - voluntarily entered into for life,' Mr=
 Ruddock said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'The Gov=
ernment has decided it is time these words should appear in the formal defin=
ition of marriage in the Marriage Act and will amend the Act to achieve this=
 result=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'I understand =
that some Australian same-sex couples are considering travelling overseas to=
 marry under the laws in these countries in the hope that their marriage wil=
l then be recognised under Australian law on their return=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'The Government will amend the Marriage =
Act to make it absolutely clear that Australia will not recognise same-sex m=
arriages entered into under the laws of any other country,' Mr Ruddock said=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIn addition, the Governm=
ent will legislate under the Family Law Act to make it clear that adoptions =
by same sex couples, of children from overseas under either bi-lateral or mu=
lti-lateral arrangements, will not be recognised in Australia=2E</FONT=3E</P=
=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'The Government is fundamentally opp=
osed to same sex couples adopting children,' Mr Ruddock said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E'In the view of the vast majority of Au=
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revent adoptions by same sex couples under international arrangements being =
recognised in Australia=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
'By these actions the Government is making clear its commitment to the insti=
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