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Early Tuesday morning as I was climbing up a fictitious 130 floor building o=
n the step machine at the gym, I saw a great bit of news flash onto the scre=
en=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt seems that Batman a=
nd Robin were requesting an appointment with the Queen to talk about father=92=
s rights=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJason Hatch, ali=
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n a brilliant PR move that brought a smile to the face of hundreds of millio=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers for Justice, <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
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ustice=2Eorg/'=3Ewww=2Efathers-4-justice=2Eorg</A=3E, is a British group led=
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'on'=3E<st1:address w:st=3D'on'=3EUK Family Law Court</st1:address=3E</st1:S=
treet=3E system=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMatt vowe=
d to begin the fight for justice for the children of <st1:country-region w:s=
t=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EGreat Britain</st1:place=3E</st1:country=
-region=3E over two years ago=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SP=
AN=3ESince then, through a combination of brilliant PR stunts and a heck of =
a lot of hard work, Fathers 4 Justice has gained massive publicity for the c=
ause of <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EBritain</=
st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=92s fatherless children=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN=
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id Ellison, the international spokesperson for Fathers 4 Justice in <st1:cou=
ntry-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EEngland</st1:place=3E</st=
1:country-region=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe sa=
id, =93We have to stop the abuse of our children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChildren have a right to a loving and meaningful rel=
ationship with both parents after divorce=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes=
'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor a father, the process of not being able to see his chil=
dren is often too much to bear=2E It is a living bereavement with no mournin=
g process=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYour child is t=
aken away from you, albeit kidnapped by the family court=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJason is driven to stop it=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe might be obsessive, but it=92s a sacrif=
ice on behalf of every child in the world that does not have access to one o=
f their parents=2E=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal styl=
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FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDavid=92s last comment is in reference to the fact t=
hat Jason has not been able to see his 8 year old son for five years=2E<SPAN=
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by girl from a new relationship with Gemma Polson=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMs Polson said, =93He had been seeing hardly anythi=
ng of our daughter, which is a bit rich when the whole point of the campaign=
 was to allow dads to see more of their children=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat can we say but that we all know what it=92s =
like=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll of us can get ca=
ught up doing the right thing and forget the main purpose of why we were doi=
ng it in the first place=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
I struggle with this all the time myself=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe challenge for us as fathers is not only to talk the talk=
, but walk the walk, everyday with our children and our families=2E<IMG hspa=
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o don his Batman suit for the children of the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWarren Farrell puts it well, =91In the past, we h=
ave been challenged by a paradox: political movements have been led by mostl=
y unhealthy people, but few healthy changes have occurred without political =
movements=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn the future, =
we are challenged with the possibility of a movement producing healthy chang=
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=A0 </SPAN=3EThis will happen only if men do their homework, study their int=
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hat more can I say=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDo you=
r homework=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EChange your he=
art and change your mind and let=92s change this nation together=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELet=92s just do it!<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=
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</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for heart=
felt change<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<SPAN lan=
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</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E Marsh<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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'=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, songwriter, producer and pu=
blic speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack=
 to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E=
<td width=3D1 bgcolor=3D#999999 nowrap rowspan=3D19=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<t=
d width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://ww=
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lor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/t=
emplates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font si=
ze=3D'3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E=
<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EELECTION 2004</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'v=
erdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
au/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue106-6th September, 2004=5FEl=
ection 2004=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=
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ana'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E=
<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weig=
ht: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3EElection Report 2004<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schema=
s-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E</SPA=
N=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</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'=3EBatman and Robin gained worldwide publ=
icity with their Fathers 4 Justice stunt at <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1=
 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' /=3E<st1:PlaceName w:st=
=3D'on'=3EBuckingham</st1:PlaceName=3E <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D'on'=3EPalace</=
st1:PlaceType=3E in <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3ELondon<=
/st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
Their cry for justice for children who are deprived of access to their fathe=
rs by an anti-father political systems has been heard and seen by billions o=
f people and not before time=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EI predict that this fatherhood movement will grow stronger around the wo=
rld as spoken by the prophets of old, =91Behold I will send you =2E =2E =2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Eand he shall turn the heart =
of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their father=
s, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</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'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</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'=3EThe curse of fatherle=
ssness has well and truly =91kicked in=92 in our decadent western societies=2E=
 The statistics tell us about the problem and show us the way forward=2E Pat=
rick Fagan, Heritage Foundation, <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:plac=
e w:st=3D'on'=3EUSA</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E, has 10,000 indepen=
dent studies that show that strong and stable heterosexual marriages are the=
 best case scenario for children and the cornerstone of our society=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOther researchers such as Dr Wade=
 Horne, author of =91Fatherhood Facts=92 have proved beyond a shadow of a do=
ubt the negative impacts of our experiment with a fatherless society=2E<SPAN=
 style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn <st1:country-region w:st=3D'o=
n'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=
, experts estimate the cost of fatherlessness to be 13 billion dollars per a=
nnum=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy own calculations =
put the cost of fatherlessness closer to thirty billion dollars per year whe=
n added together with the net effect of family breakdown=2E<SPAN style=3D'ms=
o-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen will we as men rise up and say, =91enou=
gh is enough=92=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt=92s ti=
me for a change=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs Bob Dy=
lan said, =91Get out of the new one of you can=92t lend a hand for the times=
 they are a changing=92=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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N: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left' align=3Dleft=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3EThe Facts on Fatherlessn=
ess<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=
=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFath=
erlessness is a growing problem in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:pl=
ace w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E and the Wes=
tern world=2E Whether caused by divorce and broken families, or by deliberat=
e single parenting, more and more children grow up without fathers=2E Indeed=
, 85 per cent of single parent families are fatherless families=2E Father ab=
sence has been shown to be a major disadvantage to the well being of childre=
n=2E The following is a summary of the evidence for the importance of father=
s and the need for two-parent families=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P st=
yle=3D'MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-=
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N=3E<SPAN dir=3Dltr=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMI=
LY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness brings poverty<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness lowers educational performance of c=
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GHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' Times New Roman=3F=3F=
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AN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFatherless=
ness increases crime<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGI=
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le=3D'mso-list: Ignore'=3E=B7<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: =
7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' Times Ne=
w Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN di=
r=3Dltr=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=
=3EFatherlessness increases drug abuse<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P style=3D'MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;=
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NT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Sy=
mbol'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-list: Ignore'=3E=B7<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: no=
rmal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT:=
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</SPAN=3E<SPAN dir=3Dltr=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT=
-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness increases mental health problems<o:p=3E</=
o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1=
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mbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol'=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-list: Ignore'=3E=B7=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FON=
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=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN dir=3Dltr=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU st=
yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness and family br=
eakdown cost <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAust=
ralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E 13 billion dollars p=2Ea=2E <o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: =
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<SPAN style=3D'FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FON=
T-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal' Times New Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN dir=3Dltr=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU st=
yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness increases chi=
ld abuse<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=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-FA=
MILY: Verdana'=3EFatherlessness and family breakdown are the major problems =
of our society=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=
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r this week<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3EUse the resources available on the National Fatherhood Coalition webs=
ite, <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D=
2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Efatherhoodcoalition=2Eorg=2Eau/'=3Ewww=2E=
fatherhoodcoalition=2Eorg=2Eau</A=3E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
</SPAN=3Eincluding the Fatherhood Values checklist (coming soon) and send th=
em out to local media and your local federal political candidates=2E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
com=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fbatman%20200=2Ejpg' align=3D=
right vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3E</SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDust off your Batman costume and g=
o see your local candidate in person=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
NT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThree weeks to go and the fatherho=
od vote will decide the next election if we shake off our apathy and join th=
e Tidal Wave Team=2E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
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Reducing family violence should be an election priority, says Mens Health an=
d Wellbeing NSW=2E The organisation active in Eden Monaro have been attempti=
ng to provide family violence prevention programmes for men for some time no=
w=2E They have been researching the results of the recent national campaign,=
 =91Violence Against Women =96 Australia Says No=92, run by the Howard gover=
nment=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3EThere have been 20,000 c=
alls, in the first 40 days to the national support line set up to deal with =
the campaign=2E Up to a third of the calls were from men=2E The Mensline ser=
vice which was the only identified =91mens service=92 listed in the national=
 brochure, had a 50% percent increase in calls from men=2E It had a threefol=
d increase in domestic violence related calls=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
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or=3D#000000=3EIndications are that the programme has met with approval part=
icularly by women, who have appreciated the =93Whole of Family=94 style trea=
tment=2E Patrick Murray a spokes person for Mens Health and Wellbeing says: =
=91From my experience in working as a counsellor and facilitator with men wh=
o are violent in families, they normally only seek help when forced to do so=
=2E (<I=3EThis is mostly due to their behaviour being entrenched through ear=
ly family experiences or themselves being victims of childhood abuse</I=3E)=2E=
This can either be by coming into contact with the police and courts, or by =
being given an ultimatum by a partner, other family member, doctor, counsell=
or etc=2E The national campaign, I think has given many people the motivatio=
n and sense of community support, to say =93<STRONG=3ENo this behaviour is n=
ot acceptable, get help to stop it, or go</STRONG=3E=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=
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<FONT color=3D#000000=3ESo the campaign=92s success has created a demand fro=
m both women and men for prevention assistance programmes for men=2E However=
 as Mensline says, this demand has uncovered an almost total lack of prevent=
ion services for men, especially for rural and regional areas=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENSW which was responsible for the greates=
t number of calls to the support line and Mensline, has virtually no service=
s for family violence prevention services for men=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
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T color=3D#000000=3EMens Health and Wellbeing have been acutely aware of thi=
s problem on the <st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D'on'=3ESouth=
</st1:PlaceName=3E <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D'on'=3ECoast</st1:PlaceType=3E</st1=
:place=3E and Tablelands for some time and has been trying to create some se=
rvices=2E Recently an opportunity came up from the federal Attorney General,=
 who invited submissions from community groups to set up family violence pre=
vention projects=2E Mens Health and Wellbeing consulted widely with Police, =
Education, Probation and Parole, Magistrates, Councils and Welfare groups=2E=
 They created a project, with the full support of those groups in writing, t=
o assist with the creation of a number of initiatives to reduce family viole=
nce in Eden Monaro=2E All local politicians supported the proposal=2E The re=
sults of the project would be a model for the rest of rural and regional <st=
1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=
=3E</st1:country-region=3E, making it very cost effective=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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S'=3E<FONT color=3D#000000=3ETheir proposal has been sitting with the Attorn=
ey General for two and a half months now=2E It has the support of the electo=
rate=2E Is the Howard government serious about helping to reduce family viol=
ence in Eden Monaro=3F Has Gary Nairn , the coalition candidate got any real=
 clout in this matter=2E Can he get on the phone to Phillip Ruddock and say =
=91Eden Monaro needs this important family violence initiative=2E I would li=
ke to announce it before the election to prove that we really care about the=
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ck Murray, spokes person Mens Health and Wellbeing, NSW, <st1:place w:st=3D'=
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a=3E'Michael Green's book is a breakthrough, and a great gift to the communi=
ty=2E Full of information on every conceivable aspect of life after divorce,=
 this book is a wonderful achievement=2E Comprehensive, beautifully clear, f=
air and friendly, <EM=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E'Fathers Afte=
r Divorce'</SPAN=3E</EM=3E is a separated man's best friend=2E' <BR=3ESteve =
Biddulph, author of <EM=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E'Manhood'</=
SPAN=3E</EM=3E and <EM=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E'Raising Boy=
s'=2E</SPAN=3E</EM=3E</FONT=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3EMichael Gre=
en QC, a senior criminal lawyer and a separated father, draws on his own exp=
eriences and those of dozens of men and women he spoke to in researching thi=
s book=2E In <EM=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E'Fathers After Div=
orce'</SPAN=3E</EM=3E he attempts to provide an understanding of what is req=
uired to be an effective separated father and supplies insights into the leg=
al maze which confronts separated men</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<H1 st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 14=2E5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: =
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</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</H1=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2=3EPART I YOU AND SEPARATION <BR=3E<BR=3E1=2E Separation: What it Me=
ans for Men<BR=3E2=2E Facing up to Separation<BR=3E3=2E Separation and Chang=
e <BR=3E4=2E Separation and Children<BR=3E<BR=3EPART II YOU AND YOUR CHILDRE=
N <BR=3E<BR=3E5=2E Residence and Contact <BR=3E6=2E Making Contact Work <BR=3E=
7=2E Overcoming Problems in Child Contact <BR=3E8=2E Your Relationship with =
your Ex-wife<BR=3E<BR=3EPART III YOU, YOUR EX-WIFE AND YOUR NEW PARTNER <BR=3E=
<BR=3E9=2E Repartnering <BR=3E10=2E Stepfamilies</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana color=3D#000080 size=3D2=3EPART IV YOU AND THE LAW <BR=3E<BR=3E=
11=2E Solving Disputes <BR=3E12=2E The Court - A Failure for Families <BR=3E=
13=2E False Allegations and AVOs <BR=3E14=2E Child Support<BR=3E<BR=3EPART V=
 JUST YOU <BR=3E<BR=3E15=2E Looking after Yourself <BR=3E16=2E Success as a =
Separated Father</FONT=3E</P=3E<H1 style=3D'MARGIN: auto 0cm'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
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NT face=3DVerdana color=3D#000080 size=3D2=3EHave you ever picked up a book =
and as you are reading, you are shaking your head in agreement with various =
statements and saying to yourself, 'Yes I have been there done that=3F'=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2EI would recommend this book for both fathers and mothers=2E For fat=
hers to realise that what they are going through or have been through, other=
s have gone through the same rollercoaster of emotions and feelings=2E For m=
others who have custody of the children to gain an insight into some of the =
emotions that fathers face when trying to remain in contact with their child=
ren=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Efatherandchild=2Eor=
g=2Enz/fcarchives/issue05/afterdivorce=2Ehtml'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D=
#000080 size=3D2=3ENew Zealand Father and Child Society</FONT=3E</A=3E<FONT =
face=3DVerdana color=3D#000080 size=3D2=3E Chapter by chapter, the book is a=
 compassionate, common-sense guide to all the issues men face after divorce=2E=
 Advice is given on everything from how to tell the kids and your friends yo=
u're separating, to learning to cook for yourself, to having a smooth access=
 visit and even (further down the track) to repartnering and becoming a succ=
essful step father=2E Not surprisingly for a QC, Green has particularly good=
 chapters on dealing with legal issues=2E What is surprising is how keenly a=
ware he is of the court's shortcomings=2E Among other useful tidbits, he say=
s, 'stay away from lawyers and the court' but also 'keep a diary=2E=2E=2E on=
 contact, child support and anything else that might be useful for the futur=
e' just for future reference, in case you do go to court=2E He describes the=
 court as 'a failure for families' and warns men of a 'trifecta' of legal ma=
noeuvres that can be used by malicious ex-wives=2E These are: denial of acce=
ss, false sexual allegations, and protection orders=2E 'For many separated m=
en, they often follow one another as night follows day,' Green laconically n=
otes=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://menz=2Eorg=2Enz/MENZ%20Is=
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#000080 size=3D2=3EMENZ Issues</FONT=3E</I=3E</A=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana colo=
r=3D#000080 size=3D2=3E The book is very easy to read=2E Sprinkled generousl=
y throughout are small vignettes of men's experiences that provide personal =
perspectives to illustrate the points made=2E There are pages of 'tips', and=
 regular summaries of 'the big picture'=2E At the end of each chapter is a l=
ist of useful questions to ponder, next to a list of positive thoughts and r=
esolutions=2E There are over 150 references to studies and articles discusse=
d in the book, four pages of scientific research, a list of related books fo=
r future research, and most usefully, a listing of contact details for men's=
 and fathers' support groups in Australia and New Zealand=2E Last but not le=
ast, the book contains a number of delightful but politically incorrect cart=
oons from Phil Somerville=2E This is probably the most useful book available=
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U'=3EFathers 4 Justice (F4J) is a new civil rights movement campaigning for =
a child's right to see both parents and grandparents=2E The group comprises =
Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, Teachers, Doctors, Company Directors, Police=
men, Barristers =96 a complete cross section of society =96 all whom believe=
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and enforce the will of Parliament=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
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Fools Day) as a series of protests were held in different countries across t=
he globe in response to the inaction of governments to tackle the problem of=
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ts group has co-ordinated an international protest=2E The protests came as t=
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What men want=94 where dads from all over Australia stated that they want fa=
ir and equitable time with their children=2E Fathers are treated as second c=
lass parents in this country and it is about time governments recognise the =
importance of fatherhood=2E The time has come to end the injustice suffered =
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ident of imminent change=2E Fathers 4 Justice has given me that confidence, =
not because Men=92s Confraternity had a different message or because MC had =
less people involved, but because Fathers 4 Justice has found the winning fo=
rmula to win the media war=2E By getting people talking about how the Family=
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lay, but Fathers 4 Justice offers people the ability to protest successfully=
 and bring about the change that we are all seeking a little bit faster=2E T=
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%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3EThe Politicisation of Love (Pt2)<=3Fxml=
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ZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EBy Kali Wendorf<o:p=3E<=
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=3E[Editor=92s note:<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFathers=
online is a weekly ezine for men, by men=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur goal is to encourage, uplift and educate our readers on =
fatherhood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ENothing wrong =
with changing our editorial policy in exceptional circumstances=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EKali Wendorf <SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3Eis an exceptional writer with profound insights into=
 both motherhood and fatherhood=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EShe is the editor of =91byronchild=92 which is a cutting-edge parenti=
ng magazine <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=
=3Fs=3D2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://www=2Ebyronchild=2Ecom/'=3Ewww=2Ebyronc=
hild=2Ecom</A=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EKali=92s=
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To solve <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:=
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n'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=92s fatherhood and mothe=
rhood crisis we will have to experience a revival of love=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEnjoy! Thank you Kali Wendorf!]<o:p=3E</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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: 120%'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT face=3D'Times New Roman'=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEX=
T-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LI=
NE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYet it is understandable that both =
parties resist using terms like breastfeeding, mothering, intimate at-home c=
are, because they risk upsetting one of the largest and most powerful and vo=
cal advocacy groups, the equality feminists (see Peter Cook=92s article; <I =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3EFeminism, Childcare and Family Menta=
l Health</I=3E p=2E28)=2E Equality feminists (in contrast to liberation or m=
aternal feminists) tend to distort any intelligent debate about early childh=
ood development by asserting that their rights as women are more important t=
han anything else=2E As a liberation feminist myself, my critique is that th=
e equality feminists have run amok=2E It might be our right to choose whethe=
r or not we pick up our crying baby or let him cry it out, whether or not we=
 breastfeed and for how long, or whether or not we choose to work fulltime w=
hile our baby is eight weeks old and put him in long daycare, but we need to=
 know that the effects of these choices will be etched on our child=92s brai=
n forever=2E That is the most important inescapable fact=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10p=
t; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDE=
NT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEI=
GHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI am amazed at how many women retort to a=
rticles on bonding research if they are written by male professionals with s=
tatements such as, =91How can a <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Em=
an </I=3Etell me I should breastfeed=3F=92 or =91I=92d like to see a <I styl=
e=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Eman</I=3E have birth and not want drugs!=
=92 Or for that matter, a man=92s response when it was written by a female a=
uthor; =91How can a <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Ewoman </I=3Es=
peak about circumcision!=92 But optimal development based on the <I style=3D=
'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Escience of love</I=3E, is not a gender issue=
=2E It is not about taking away women=92s choices or men=92s rights, it is a=
bout <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Eall our rights</I=3E when we=
 are babies and very young children and empowering everyone=92s choices to b=
e more reflective of our dynamic interconnected role as a human being=2E <o:=
p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http:/=
/www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fcouple%20ap=
art=2Egif' align=3Dleft vspace=3D3 border=3D0=3EThe glue that maintains the =
false politicisation of love is parental anxiety and guilt=2E We feel both b=
lamed by this research and marginalised, undervalued and unsupported=2E We f=
ind ourselves in a culture at odds with our ability to make wise choices for=
 our children and we may feel rage at the ensuing collapse of that ability=2E=
 Under these circumstances we are destined to fail, as there is no way that =
we as parents can optimally bond with our children within a society that is =
determined to keep us apart=2E Many structures seem to be created to keep mo=
thers isolated (hence the desire to work even if they don=92t have to) and t=
o keep fathers away and all of us working harder for less=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10=
pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-IND=
ENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HE=
IGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EGiven all this, rather than feel the app=
rehension and perhaps anger that arise when we discover what is required of =
us for our children to develop optimally, many people resort to denigrating =
the research=2E =91It is too idealistic!=92 we feign, or =91What about women=
 that <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Emust </I=3Ework because the=
y are poor=3F=92 or =91What about women who <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:=
 normal'=3Ecan=92t</I=3E, for medical reasons, breastfeed=3F=92 Of course th=
ese situations arise, but does that mean we must dismiss factual information=
=3F Do we deny that that exercising three times a week is optimal, because t=
here are those who are bedridden=3F Of course not=2E Denigrating the researc=
h, we unwittingly dumb down our public officials, and then use their public =
statements =97 which echo our denigration =97 to uphold the lie we hold with=
in=2E We can no longer blame them for poor public policy =97 they only parro=
t what they think we want to hear=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<=
SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; F=
ONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
Textparagraph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3D=
Textpala=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana'=3EI was recently inspired by a woman who plans to have her baby born=
 by a Caesarian-section=2E She has had birth complications in the past, so t=
his is her safest option=2E However, because she knows and understands bondi=
ng theory, she is working with her doctor to =91deliver=92 the baby herself =
on the operating table, lifting her child immediately on to her chest =97 sk=
in to skin=2E She also, for medical reasons, found she could not breastfeed =
her first child, so she instead held him close, skin to skin, when she bottl=
e-fed him=2E She is using her knowledge to empower herself within a potentia=
lly disempowering situation=2E We all have situations like these that pit us=
 against our ability to choose optimally for ourselves and for our children=2E=
 The key is in not resigning into guilt, but doing what we can, armed with g=
ood research=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagra=
ph style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<=
o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextparagraph style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0cm'=3E<SPAN class=3DTextpala=3E<SPAN style=
=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWe may contr=
ibute to our evolutionary stagnation if we disregard the powerful body of re=
search that reveals to us the vital keys towards creating a more peaceful so=
ciety, at a time when humanity must invent radically new strategies for surv=
ival=2E The only way to release love from perpetual political suspension and=
 free up intelligent debate so as to foster creative change, is for ordinary=
 people like ourselves to take the power back into our own hands by becoming=
 informed and putting aside our agenda of protecting ourselves against the d=
iscomfort such research brings=2E We must bear the discomfort and disappoint=
ment that can ensue because we live in a society that doesn=92t facilitate o=
ur ability to parent optimally=2E Rather than withdraw into guilt we must us=
e the power of that discomfort to propel us into social and political action=
 and insist that our public officials help us create a truly family-friendly=
 society=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DTextNewpara sty=
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N style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRO=
NG=3EThis article first appeared in byronchild magazine, <A href=3D'http://w=
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ttp://www=2Ebyronchild=2Ecom'=3Ewww=2Ebyronchild=2Ecom</A=3E</STRONG=3E</SPA=
N=3E</I=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<di=
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MS'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E<FONT color=3Dindigo=3EIn the past, we have been chal=
lenged by a paradox: political movements have been led by mostly unhealthy p=
eople, but few healthy changes have occurred without political movements=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D=
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<FONT color=3Dindigo=3EIn the future, we are challenged with the possibility=
 of a movement producing healthy changes being led by mostly healthy people=2E=
<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</B=3E</FONT=3E</=
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EN-AU=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Dindigo size=3D2=3EWarren Farrel=
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U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundati=
on,<BR=3E<BR=3EI don't know if the opening page of your latest leaflet on Fo=
rgiveness<BR=3Ewas a response to my last letter, if so, then again I find my=
self writing to you=2E If I have misled you in someway with my last communic=
ation I apologise=2E<BR=3EI hold NO bitterness or animosity towards anyone a=
t all, including my<BR=3Eex-wife=2E Nor do I hold any unforgiveness, however=
, I just wanted to express my disappointment in the way our legal system and=
 society often sees dads, more particularly at times single dads, and to say=
 that it is a wonderful blessing to see that Christian fathers are active in=
 changing this perception=2E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E=
<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<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'=3EGod is a most gracious and=
 loving father who sets the example for us to follow in Jesus=2E My life wit=
h God is wonderful as is my life with my two daughters and all because of th=
e forgiveness of God and his spirits enabling me to serve him through loving=
, caring and serving others=2E We all have difficulties at times in life and=
 the mark of true success is how we manage, learn and grow, in God, through =
these experiences=2E<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<BR st=
yle=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPraise God for you and all our Chr=
istian brothers and sisters as we all<BR=3Econtinue to worship and glorify o=
ur God and heavenly father=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EYours in Jesus Christ,<BR=3ERob Tho=
mson<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<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhoo=
d Foundation<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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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EA ver=
y good article on forgiveness=2E It's so easy to become bitter and hard on t=
he inside (of your spiritual heart)=2E I'm challenged everyday to forgive, t=
o not say wrong things=A0and not hold grudges=2E I must admit there are time=
s when I slip up but I know all=A0I can do is ask the Lord Jesus for his mer=
cy and forgiveness=2E I particularly have problems with my wife's ex-husband=
 but I'm constantly convicted to release my negative attitude, bad communica=
tion (I don't mean swearing but negative statements)=A0and hardness of heart=
 to God himself=2E It's His (God's) life that helps me to change and not mys=
elf=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; 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-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EAnyway a =
very provocative article by <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:sch=
emas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' /=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place =
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'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
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ana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ERegards<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3ETim B=
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cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FO=
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LY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</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; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-langua=
ge: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation,</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffcc; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language=
: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
N: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffc=
c; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; 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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3EI receive the Fatherhood Foundation newsletter, an=
d the Fatherhood Foundation has previously developed a 12 Pt Plan=2E Within =
that Plan there is reference to establishing an Office for the Status of Fat=
herhood=2E Other organisation want an organisation such as an Office of the =
Status of Men to help cover all men and boys but this is not the reason for =
this e-mail </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ff=
ffcc; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<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; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 1=
0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EWhil=
e it may be preferable that government establishes such an office, it is not=
 entirely necessary that government does so, and I am of the belief that suc=
h an office can be established independent of government=2E </SPAN=3E<SPAN l=
ang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffcc; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FA=
MILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIndeed there are numerous orga=
nisations that have been established=A0without any real government assistanc=
e or involvement, and these do include many parenting organisations and men=92=
s groups=2E I am in QLD and there is quite a large organisation called =93Th=
e Men=92s Health & Wellbeing Association Qld Inc=2E (MHWAQ)=94 that runs ind=
ependent of government=2E Their web-site address is at <A href=3D'http://www=
=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhtt=
p://www=2Emenshealthandwellbeing=2Eorg=2Eau/qld/index=2Ehtm'=3Ehttp://www=2E=
menshealthandwellbeing=2Eorg=2Eau/qld/index=2Ehtm</A=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3D=
EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffcc; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fa=
reast-language: EN-AU'=3E<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;=
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'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EI have also heard of an alternative =
to the CSA that has been set up by members of the public=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN la=
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so-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: =
10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; 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'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EThere is also a Commission on the=
 Status of Men that has been operating in <st1:State w:st=3D'on'=3ENew Hamps=
hire</st1:State=3E in the <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D=
'on'=3EUSA</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E There may be similar comm=
issions operating elsewhere, but I have no knowledge of them at present=2E T=
he web-site address of the New Hampshire Commission is at <A href=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D2577&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3D=
http://www=2Enh=2Egov/csm/index=2Ehtml'=3Ehttp://www=2Enh=2Egov/csm/index=2E=
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</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN la=
ng=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso=
-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
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is particular commission can be used as a model or template for a similar co=
mmission or office to be established in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<s=
t1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E=2E Ind=
eed Dr Michael Flood from <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D=
'on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E did have involvement i=
n helping to establish the New Hampshire Commission by helping to establish =
their bibliography section=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE:=
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0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; 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 styl=
e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-langua=
ge: EN-AU'=3EThe <st1:State w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3ENew Hamps=
hire</st1:place=3E</st1:State=3E commission was established by government st=
atute, but it is not necessary that this occurs=2E The statute can be read a=
t <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/rr=2Easp=3Fs=3D257=
7&v=3D55&c=3D21&u=3Dhttp://gencourt=2Estate=2Enh=2Eus/rsa/html/indexes/19-I=2E=
html'=3Ehttp://gencourt=2Estate=2Enh=2Eus/rsa/html/indexes/19-I=2Ehtml</A=3E=
=2E </SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffcc; FO=
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-language: EN-AU'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P c=
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EN-AU'=3EIn essence, this commission is mostly operating independent of gove=
rnment and there is no real reason or barrier against establishing such an o=
ffice or commission in <st1:country-region w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'=
on'=3EAustralia</st1:place=3E</st1:country-region=3E also=2E It can be model=
led on the New Hampshire Commission whereby it gathers data, develops an inf=
ormation resource and bibliography section (already done), holds regular mee=
tings and makes public the minutes, and compiles annual or bi-annual reports=
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d =A0I feel that if the public does not take the initiative in establishing =
such a commission or office themselves then it is simply not going to occur=2E=
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 of the work has already been done, and a model has been established in <st1=
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t1:State=3E=2E The Australian government may take more interest in establish=
ing such a commission or office themselves by indicating to government that =
if they don=92t establish one, then the public will establish one anyway, as=
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