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FAMILY: Verdana'=3ERecently I was speaking to a Men in Relationships Forum, =
organised by Danna Vale, Federal Member for Hughes, based in Sutherland=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ERepresentatives from Interrel=
ate, legal advisors, representatives from the Child Support Agency as well a=
s George Capsis, chaplain for the Cronulla Sharks, were there to speak about=
 the problems affecting men as fathers in our society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe level of emotion in the room was high and o=
ne guy shared some of his heartbreak at being separated from his children in=
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s then that Danna Vale shared her story of having gone through problems in h=
er own relationship with her husband=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EShe said, =93I left school at 14 years of age and married young=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAfter having my children I =
went to technical college to further my education and got my higher school c=
ertificate=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFrom there I e=
nrolled in university and was half-way through a part time arts-law degree w=
hich put enormous stress on our marriage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe became desperately unhappy and agreed to put our commitme=
nt to our children first=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
We planned to separate and go our own ways when our youngest child left high=
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We simply lost track of the years and our commitment to our children and eac=
h other overcame our selfishness and our marriage is stronger today than it =
ever was=2E=94<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EDanna and her=
 husband have four grown children and are about to celebrate forty years of =
married life together=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHer=
 story displays the power of commitment in marriage=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
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n the Sydney Morning Herald, August 2002 says, =91New research suggest that =
toughing out a bad marriage is a better strategy than divorce=2E<SPAN style=3D=
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:st=3D'on'=3EChicago</st1:PlaceName=3E</st1:place=3E sociology professor, Li=
nda Waite, is the principal researcher in a team which has followed a group =
of 645 adults who described themselves as unhappily married, culled from the=
 US National Survey of Families and Households=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAfter five years, 167 of the unhappy spouses had divor=
ced or separated and, of these, about half were happy=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe unhappy ones who stuck it out were better o=
ff=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAbout two-thirds of th=
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lt in improvements in <IMG hspace=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/=
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3 border=3D0=3Epsychological wellbeing for unhappy spouses,=94 concluded<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWaite and her co-authors of the=
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'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThese results may come as a surprise, giv=
en the widespread assumption that ending an unhappy marriage brings psycholo=
gical relief=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECouples who =
stay together in an unhappy marriage are usually seen as sacrificing their o=
wn happiness =96 perhaps for their children=92s sake, or religious reasons, =
or perhaps out of fear=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETh=
e notion that they could be making a decision in their own interests has nev=
er before been thoroughly researched, says a <st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:P=
laceType w:st=3D'on'=3EUniversity</st1:PlaceType=3E of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D=
'on'=3EQueensland</st1:PlaceName=3E</st1:place=3E psychology professor, Pat =
Noller, an expert on marriage and family=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=93This research shows most people who st=
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'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOf the most discontented, about 80 per cent were ha=
ppy five years later=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText=
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m 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EOne couple, Joe and Sally, w=
ere part of a special group of 55 recruited by the research team=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen Joe was working long hours stri=
ving to become a partner in his law firm, Sally felt trapped at home with th=
e kids and contemplated divorce=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </=
SPAN=3EYet five years later Sally described herself as happy in her marriage=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen asked what helped, =
Joe said, =93We talked=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBu=
t mostly we just kept putting one foot in front of the other=2E=94<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe kids grew older, Sally gained mor=
e freedom and their marriage improved=2E=92<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EStories =
such as that of Joe and Sally and Danna Vale highlight the power of commitme=
nt to turn the situation around=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3ELovewor=
k<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=
=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<S=
PAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ECommitment through the ups and downs of=
 married life and staying married increases the likelihood that fathers will=
 have a good relationship with their children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHomework for this week:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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MILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EStay co=
mmitted, your children need you=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verd=
ana'=3E<o:p=3E=A0</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MAR=
GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EYours for the pow=
er of commitment<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<SP=
AN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarwick</SPAN=3E</st1:place=3E</st1:City=
=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E Marsh <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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NT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DV=
erdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a'=3EWarwick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A029 years=2E He is=
 the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 24=
 years to=A012 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and p=
ublic 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'=3EBac=
k 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=
<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://=
www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/ba=
nner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bg=
color=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font =
size=3D'3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<b=
r=3E<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EGrandfathers</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D=
'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
m=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue143-23rd May,2005=5Ffath=
er-son---219x300=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P class=3DMsoPlainText styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E=
<FONT color=3Ddarkblue=3EDads outshine stars as role models<=3Fxml:namespace=
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o:p=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MA=
RGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
Jennifer Buckingham, The Australian, 05/04/05=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</S=
PAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN st=
yle=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E<=
/SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN =
style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EBrothers Nicholas, 10, and=
 Robert Barker, 8, love spending time with their grandfather - which is just=
 as well=2E Once a week Bill Cranny makes them afternoon tea, talks to them =
about their day at school, helps them with their reading and teaches them to=
 paint=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText styl=
e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<F=
ONT size=3D2=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText st=
yle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT s=
ize=3D2=3ETheir mother Anita Barker firmly believes her father and her husba=
nd are important role models for her boys=2E 'I've got three boys and my fat=
her has a big role in their lives=2E When my youngest son was born, we moved=
 house so that the boys could be closer to their grandparents,' Perth-based =
Mrs Barker said=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMr Cranny=
 enjoys the time just as much as the boys=2E And he was miffed when his daug=
hter suggested that he no longer had to care for them after school=2E <o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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s are getting to an age now where they don't have to go there (to his house)=
, and he was a bit put out,' she said=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EResearch to be revealed this week shows relationships or emotio=
nal 'attachment' are fundamental to brain development, including the ability=
 to manage and regulate emotion=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P=
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<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-=
FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ERichard Fletcher, from the Engaging Fath=
ers program at the <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D 'urn:schemas-micr=
osoft-com:office:smarttags' /=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:PlaceType w:st=
=3D'on'=3EUniversity</st1:PlaceType=3E of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D'on'=3ENewca=
stle</st1:PlaceName=3E</st1:place=3E, said fathers were therefore important =
role models for boys=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe w=
ill tell an international education conference in <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<s=
t1:place w:st=3D'on'=3EMelbourne</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E today that schoo=
ls need to get away from projecting sportsmen as role models for boys, becau=
se boys needed an emotional relationship with a role model for the relations=
hip to be effective=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E'I=
 know of a school that raised money to get one of the Broncos (rubgy league)=
 players to the school to be a role model for the boys, but when they actual=
ly asked the boys about their role models, most said their father,' he said=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMr Fletcher rewrote the nat=
ional gender equity framework for schools=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EB=
ack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</=
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/te=
mplate1/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=3ETest for Dementia</b=3E</=
font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http=
://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue143-=
23rd May,2005=5Fcar=5Fgrandmas=2Egif' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT fac=
e=3D'Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3EThe old couple=
 are driving down the road when they are pulled over by a highway policeman=2E=
<IMG hspace=3D0 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5F=
images/fathers=5Fpolice=5Fcar=2Egif' align=3Dright border=3D0=3E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
The policeman says ' Do you know your were going 80 in a 60 zone , madam'</F=
ONT=3E</P=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D=
Arial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3EThe old woman turns to her husband in the p=
assenger seat and asks ' What did he say'=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E'He said you wer=
e going too fast' the husband replies=2E<BR=3E</FONT=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DAri=
al color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3EThe policeman asks the wife 'Can I see your dr=
ivers licence'</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D=
2=3EThe old woman turns to her husband in the passenger seat and asks ' What=
 did he say'=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D=
2=3E'He wants to see your licence' the husband replies=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=
<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3E'Well, I see you are from Brok=
en Hill=2E That was my old stomping ground=2EI used to go out with the uglie=
st women in that town years ago=2E' he said=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<FONT face=3DAr=
ial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D=
2=3EThe old woman turns to her husband in the passenger seat and asks ' What=
 did he say'=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D=
2=3EThe husband replies ' He thinks he knows you!'</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<b=
r=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to t=
op</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</t=
r=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D=
'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Ge=
neric/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=
=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=
=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E=
<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E=
<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor4'=3E</a=3E<b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D=
'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
m=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue143-23rd May,2005=5Fman =
crying=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'FONT-FAMIL=
Y: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: no'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-fo=
nt-family: ; mso-fareast-language: EN-US' AR-SA=3F mso-bidi-language: Roman=3F=
; =3FTimes Times New mso-bidi-font-family:=3E<FONT size=3D4=3E<DIV=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY:=
 Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumblue=3E</FONT=3E<=
/FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT size=
=3D3=3E<FONT color=3Dmediumblue=3EThe Cry of a Single Father<=3Fxml:namespac=
e prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E<=
/o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT =
size=3D2=3EBy Matthew Reid<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3E<o:p=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPlease read this attached e-mail that I sent to 60 =
Minutes in an effort to try and get any help or understanding=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is hard to find a reason to go on w=
hen even your cry for help is told to be quiet =2E =2E =2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</F=
ONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-s=
pacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P =
class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAM=
ILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=A0<=
/P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'=
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPA=
N=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EDear Sixty Minute=
s<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText s=
tyle=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<o:p=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0</FONT=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT=
 size=3D2=3EPlease, you have got to listen! Just read through this e-mail at=
 least=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYou must be aware =
of, or at least heard comment made of the number of single men who are drive=
n to suicide or worse (by the exclusion of the children that are being taken=
 from them) as a result of a divorce or family break up=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am a 30 year old single dad of a beautiful =
4 year old boy and have been at the mercy of the Family Courts, the Child Su=
pport Agency and an angry ex-fianc=E9 for the past 3 years=2E I am at the po=
int of breaking, I need help and there simply is none available (with the ex=
ception of Lifeline phone support)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EI don't want to tell a story or get even with anyone=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI am not interested in seeking publici=
ty to bad mouth any agency or my former partner=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI simply want people to see why so many men quietly s=
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r 'final orders' regarding how often and under what circumstances I can see =
my son=2E This will be impossible for me to be successful in preventing and =
I will be expected to simply stand tall and solemn while the magistrate rule=
s my son away from me=2E To cry out or even be tearful will be ammunition to=
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pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPlease come and see what a single dad goes thro=
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to structure your whole life around these things while proving to the world =
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t by myself and I don't want to just quietly slip away without first trying =
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ity=3E celebrate men who are in touch with their feelings and fashion=3F<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E'Peoples' values that are refle=
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as says=2E 'Despite MTV and the <st1:City w:st=3D'on'=3E<st1:place w:st=3D'o=
n'=3ENew York City</st1:place=3E</st1:City=3E culture being hyped in mainstr=
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n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E'Women are looking for confident men, not manly men,'=
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na'=3EInstead, Mr=2E Wygant says, women want men who take a little time to c=
are about how they look=2E 'The second thing that most women complain about =
all the time over and over is that they're sick of the way men dress=2E They=
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so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWomen's preferences, Mr=2E Wygant said, dep=
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to be trashy=2E 'The redneck woman even wants the redneck guy to look good a=
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nquility,' says the survey results point toward a longing for a simpler time=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E'My idea of a good husba=
nd is one who is strong, dependable, is going to accept the burdens which he=
 is going to bear in the workplace,' she says=2E 'And he doesn't have to buy=
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