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2=3EWhen we were bringing up our boys in the eighties it was the vogue to su=
ggest that boys and girls are trained to be the sex they represent by people=
=92s expectations and gender manipulations=2E Almost anyone my age believed =
it=2E I carefully watched my own children=92s behaviours and realised that I=
 and my generation had believed a lie=2E=A0 I was both ashamed and angry at =
the same time=2E How could I have been taken in so easily=3F</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOur generation was also =
taken in by the lie, following on from above lie, that men and women are the=
 same except for the different body parts=2E=A0 The reverse is actually the =
case=2E=A0 Women are almost a new species=2E=A0 Unfortunately many men of my=
 own generation believed this lie and treated their wives accordingly and th=
en couldn=92t understand when she walked out the door never to return in she=
er disgust=2E=A0 This excerpt from the following brilliant article on Sex Di=
fferences by Steven E=2E Rhoads scientifically shows what commonsense has kn=
own for centuries=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
 size=3D2=3EAlthough my topic is marriage, I want to look first at infancy a=
nd childhood=2E=A0 At those stages of life we can observe male and female di=
fferences before socialisation may have created them, and thus we get some s=
ense of what differences are innate=2E=A0 This deep-rooted difference will i=
n turn reveal issues in marriage=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT=
 face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIn his book =91The Essential Difference=92, Simon=
 Baron-Cohen notes that one-day-old baby girls look longer at a picture of a=
 human face, whereas boys look longer at an oval shape with weird alien-like=
 features=2E=A0 Day-old female infants cry longer than male infants when the=
y hear the sound of other crying infants (Rhoads, 197)=2E=A0 Cohen marshals =
many other kinds of evidence suggesting that females are more attuned to oth=
er people=2E=A0 To take another example, at just 12 months baby girls =93res=
pond more empathetically to the distress of other people, showing greater co=
ncern for others through more sad looks, sympathetic vocalisations, and comf=
orting behaviour=94 (Baron-Cohen, 31)=2E=A0 Grown women also comfort strange=
rs more and are more likely than men to report that they share the emotional=
 distress of friends=2E=A0 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EGirls like co-operation more than boys do and like compet=
ition less=2E=A0 They care more about playmates=92 feelings, and they can re=
ad others=92 emotions better than boys=2E=A0 Girls like one-on-one relations=
hips, and they say sweet, affirming things to friends and put their arms aro=
und them=2E=A0 They bond through confiding talk=2E=A0 Girls play house, and =
their pretend play involves =93more co-operative role playing=92 (Baron-Cohe=
n, 46)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
Boys are more self-centred =96 for example, they have a harder time learning=
 to share, and they act up more and are less likely to be team players in sc=
hools=2E=A0 Boys develop strong passions for particular things, the passions=
 seem to arise out of nowhere, and they change through time=2E=A0 A boy migh=
t be unable to get enough of cars, trucks or tractors, then of dinosaurs, th=
en music, then computers (Baron-Cohen, chs=2E 2,4,6)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P ali=
gn=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EBoys travel in packs, and hav=
e a clearer idea of who is dominant in their group=2E=A0 In summer camp, boy=
s who would be leaders will often jump on and insult other boys right away t=
o assert dominance=2E=A0 Girls at summer camp will build friendships for a w=
eek before subtly asserting dominance by verbal put downs=2E=A0 Though socia=
l dominance is a goal for girls, it=92s not allowed to get in the way of int=
imacy with friends=2E=A0 Boys=92 dominance hierarchies tend to last all summ=
er whereas girls are more fluid, with girls often breaking up into groups of=
 two or three who talk among themselves in an intimate way (Baron-Cohen, 38-=
42)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWh=
en boys and girls reach puberty, they begin to interact more, and the sex di=
fferences in mixed groups become less apparent=2E=A0 Boys, for example, lear=
n that girls don=92t like to trade insults in the way that boys do, so in mi=
xed company sex differences can be hidden=2E=A0 Whenever the researchers sep=
arate the sexes, the differences become starker=2E=A0 For example, male pris=
ons tend to develop =93hierarchies of power and coercion,=94 while in female=
 prisons the women often form make-believe families in which prisoners are d=
esignated father, mother, aunt, daughter, son and the like (Rasche, 46; Mish=
ra; Dabbs and Dabbs, 79)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3ESurveys also show the female desire for connection and in=
timacy=2E=A0 When you ask unmarried, childless women what is most important =
to their happiness, they are five times more likely to cite personal relatio=
nships with their mothers or friends than they are to cite their careers (Pe=
r Research Center Survey=2E Bowman, 24)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe bottom line is that men and women are in=
credibly and wonderfully different=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3ELovework</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P =
align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYour children will receive=
 something unique from their mother that they won=92t receive from you=2E=A0=
 The reverse is also the case=2E=A0 Children need to grow up in the loving t=
ension that a male and female create in a loving marriage=2E=A0 Your childre=
n can then find their own identity in the midst of it=2E=A0 Men and women ar=
e different=2E=A0 Don=92t fight the difference, enjoy it and affirm it=2E</F=
ONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYours for t=
he difference<BR=3EWarwick Marsh</FONT=3E<BR=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3D=
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The Family Law Court and Child Abuse<BR=3E</STRONG=3EBy Michael Riddell</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=
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GIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EWidely respected Dr Joh=
n Hirst of La Trobe University in his 2005 book 'Kangaroo Court: Family Law =
in Australia' (Black Ink Publishers) also shines a strong light on the abuse=
 and injustices within the Judicial System for Children, Parents and Familie=
s=2E He has been researching case studies, notes the Court's enormous power =
over individual lives and its self-proclaimed status as a 'caring court'=2E =
In considering how to reform an institution that has bred antagonism, extrem=
ism and too often entrenched paranoia and=A0 despair, Dr Hirst says - 'When =
Family Court judges talk piously of the 'caring court', I wish they could he=
ar the roar of pain that their piety has caused=2E' His book says the Family=
 Court is 'perhaps the most hated institution in Australia=2E' However, over=
 30 years the enormous number of child abuse cases and injustices have been =
hidden and secreted away using the 'attrition' process of inertia and disemp=
owerment, along with the section 121 'gag' of the Family Court Act=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E=
<FONT size=3D2=3EProminent paediatrician, Dr David Wood, Chairman of the Kid=
s First Foundation and Abused Child Trust, confronted publicly on the front =
page of the Australian newspaper 29/8/05 the injustices of the 'Family Court=
 putting children last' as the bold headline broadcast=2E He pointed out tha=
t brutal, malicious, hateful smearing vilification is part of the normal bul=
lyforce defence pattern to cover-up injustices by using contrived excuses, j=
ustification, rationalization and disinformation by 'spin' doctors=2E Injust=
ices cannot be covered-up due to the innate public 'people power' awakening =
and awareness of such endemic corruption=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlai=
nText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPater=
nity fraud is part of Australia's epidemic disease of Child Abuse (correlati=
ng with Family Court Injustices)=2E It has direct relevance to the Liam Magi=
ll case=2E An AMA 2004 report coupled with the independent 2005 published st=
udy - 'Childhood Abused' =96 an initiative of the Alannah & Madeline Foundat=
ion of Melbourne in conjunction with La Trobe University, confirms the rampa=
nt Australian tsunami of child abuse, cruelty, neglect and deaths as Austral=
ia's Shame! Ironically, former Family Court Chief Justice, Alastair Nicholso=
n QC said the study demonstrated 'the enormity of the (child abuse) problem=2E=
 The figures collected=2E=2E=2Eare truly frightening=2E This amounts to one =
child being reported as abused or neglected in Australia every 2 minutes'=2E=
 Last week the NSW Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney, chaired a 3 day Summit =
on Child Abuse in Sydney=2E On 14/10/05 the Sydney Morning Herald front page=
 headline was 'Failing system leaves abused children to die: Ombudsman blast=
s incompetent DOCS'=2E Yet in the same story the NSW Children's Commissioner=
, Gillian Calvert said: 'We have had 20 years of reports like this, I think =
the challenge is, WHAT ARE THE (CAUSES) SOLUTIONS=3F'</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3EFortunately in Australia we live in a democracy where we have 'checks an=
d balances' (including the High Court of Australia) along with the priceless=
 liberty that is the freedom of speech to 'Voice' our outrage at what is hap=
pening with Child Abuse and Family Court Injustices in Australia=2E<IMG hspa=
ce=3D3 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/f=
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</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3D=
justify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EWhat are some of the Creative Action possibilitie=
s as part of the growing grasssroots groundswell of 'people power' as a demo=
cratic movement and voice in Australia=3F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainT=
ext style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E(1) Lan=
dmark appeal and precedent test cases in the HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA=2E=2E=2E=
 such as you are now doing on 18 Nov '05 with the important question of the =
Liam Magill 'Paternity Fraud' issue=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText=
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ntial CLASS ACTION for damages, hurt, loss and gross negligence in duty of c=
are for our priceless Australian Children, Parents and Families=2E If=A0 Nat=
ional 7 Network Chairman/Owner Kerry Stokes, can sue those he alleges sabota=
ged his C7 enterprise for $Aus1=2E2 Billion, surely the most valuable asset =
Australia has in her Children, Parents & Families - our Hope for the Future =
- have a basic symbolic Value of at least $Aus3Billion!!! That challenge by =
'people power' would certainly gain the attention of the public, politicians=
 and mass media!!!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E(3) Creation of a dynamic FREE=
 'living' netweaving art, simple grassroots and 'unified in diversity' Infor=
mation + Resources Bank & Network Support Service website in CyberSpace serv=
ing Children, Parents & Family Life locally and globally=2E This would inclu=
de a MediaNet exchange capability with the Mass Media Communications Industr=
y (Press + Radio + TV + AAP)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E(4) Holding of an i=
ndependent and open 'Global Family Summit' proposed for Oct 1-4, 2006, in th=
e beautiful Hunter Valley and inviting social activists like Oprah (with her=
 TV Show and 'O' Magazine), Sir Bob Geldof (Live Aid & Live8 creator), plus =
Hillary & Bill Clinton who has raised $US4 Billion for the Clinton Global In=
itiative that is doing practical work for Children, Parenting & Families in =
our Global Village=2E See website=2E Again this would awaken and raise aware=
ness of the public, politicians and media=2E Although the core focus could b=
e 'Child Abuse & Injustices' a constructive and positive overall theme of 'C=
hildren & Creativity' would be the attraction=2E Imagination Wealth!!! The 1=
2 month evolving, organic and natural pre-production would be a gathering an=
d galvanizing process, including the creation of (3) above=2E From such a Ga=
thering would be outcomes like a Royal Commission investigating the best int=
erests, welfare and wellbeing of Australia's Children, Parents & Family Life=
=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' alig=
n=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EHoping this Creativity RESOURCE distilled for=
 you will assist your endeavours and focus over the coming 18 day countdown =
to the important High Court of Australia Appeal application you seek for the=
 Liam Magill Paternity Fraud landmark test case=2E We are with you as ONE=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EUnity in diversity!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText =
style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESincerely<B=
R=3EClare Liberty (6) and Michael A Riddell<BR=3Ethe Global Village CREATIVI=
TY Centers<BR=3E'OceanView Creative Sanctuary'<BR=3ERedhead Village=2E NSW=2E=
 Australia</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EPhone (02) 4944 8968; Mobile 0412 368 =
707; Fax (02) 4944 8106<BR=3EMailing Address: PO Box 726, Charlestown, NSW 2=
290=2E Australia=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt' align=3Djustify=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESpecial grassroots developmen=
t of an enabling & facilitating mechanism project:<BR=3EDads Mums Elders/Sen=
iors (Grandparents)!!!<BR=3ENetwork & Support service=2E=2E=2EAustralia=2E=2E=
=2E=2E<BR=3Eeveryday Champions for Children Parenting & Family Life=2E<BR=3E=
('people power' movement and voice of liberty)<BR=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=
=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</d=
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ffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/f=
athers/template1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 fac=
e=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D=
'anchor6'=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=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5F=
blast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue167-7th November,2005=5F16-Dad=5FSon=5F=
small=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<S=
TRONG=3EAn Every-Second-Weekend-Dad</STRONG=3E<BR=3EBy Tony Miller</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EJust took my littl=
e boy back after our access weekend=2E Feeling low! I guess it's just that s=
ame feeling every dad goes through when he drops his kids off after spending=
 such little time with them=2E Some don't even get that=2E So I guess I am b=
lessed=2E =91An every-second- weekend-dad=2E=92 I hate it and so does he=2E =
It just goes too quick=2EThere's just this emptiness that pervades your insi=
de=2E It usually happens on a Sunday night the same night we commenced our f=
irst =91dids=92 meeting=2E It was at that time I felt the lowest part of my =
week=2E <BR=3EAs one of our guys said once in our meetings that he comes ali=
ve on Friday afternoon and then dies again Sunday night=2E If that's how we =
feel, what about our kids=3F How do they feel=3F As low as us=3F Maybe=3F Ki=
ds need both mum and dad in their day-to-day lives=2E I know mine do=2E</FON=
T=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI try not to =
put out any negative energy when it comes time to drop him home, but a sudde=
n sadness, a quiet time settles over our last hours together=2E No one says =
much, I guess we just understand our time together is drawing to a close for=
 another two weeks=2E We don't have to say anything, he is my son, I am his =
father and we love each other=2E Before =91dids=92 I had no one to talk abou=
t my feelings to=2E I had nowhere to go to be validated=2E No one to tell me=
 I was feeling normal under the circumstances=2E I would drink, I would drug=
, I would do anything, anything to stop the pain=2E Thankfully I found =91di=
ds=92 and now I know that I am not alone=2E Now I have found the help I need=
 to get through those empty times=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FON=
T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIf you are reading this and think we are just an=
other mum bashing organisation, think again=2E Our meetings are not about he=
r, they=92re about us=2E They=92re about working out how to stay on the road=
=2E How to be dad to our kids and how to do it on such little time together=2E=
 They=92re about understanding that there is always someone with a worse sit=
uation than your own=2E They=92re about guidance=2E They=92re about navigati=
ng the future by understanding your past=2E They=92re about there being thre=
e sides to every story His, Hers and the Truth and somewhere on the journey =
we come to that truth=2E They=92re about our beautiful children=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdan=
a size=3D2=3ETony Miller=96Dads in Distress<BR=3E</FONT=3E<A href=3D'mailto:=
dids@nor=2Ecom=2Eau'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Edids@nor=2Ecom=2Eau</=
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dana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2E=
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NT=3E=A0</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe follo=
wing letter was written to the =91Goulburn Post=92 and is a striking example=
 of what an incredible politician and representative Alby Schultz is for the=
 men and families of Australia=2E=A0 Please write to Alby and congratulate h=
im: </FONT=3E<A href=3D'mailto:Alby=2ESchultz=2EMP@aph=2Egov=2Eau'=3E<FONT f=
ace=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAlby=2ESchultz=2EMP@aph=2Egov=2Eau</FONT=3E</A=3E<F=
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face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EDear Editor,<BR=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana si=
ze=3D2=3EWhilst driving home from work one evening listening to the Parliame=
ntary broadcast, I heard an old fashioned gutsy from the heart foray against=
 the Minister responsible for the Child Support Agency (CSA)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E=
<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EBeing one of the many t=
housands of victims of this repressive organisation, I was heartened to hear=
 such a frank, honest and determined commitment to rectify the injustices an=
d misery rendered by this Draconian Department=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
justify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe Speaker said that he would pur=
sue the Minister relentlessly=2E The next day I looked on the Hansard report=
 to find the opposition MP responsible=2E To my absolute surprise the MP who=
 made the speech was a member of the current government; one by the name of =
Alby Shultz, Member for Hume - Goulburn=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI subsequently spoke to Mr Schultz and heart=
ily congratulated him on his courage at speaking out, mentioning what this r=
eport may do to his career=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana size=3D2=3EHis reply was words to the effect 'I don't give a bugger =
about my career, I am just interested in doing what is right=2E I have thous=
ands of men and women in desperate situations phoning me pleading for help=2E=
'</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI subse=
quently had a problem with the Child Support Agency who raided my bank accou=
nts taking $2500 more than they were entitled to, leaving me with nothing=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI contac=
ted Mr Schultz, and was astounded at the speed and effectiveness at which he=
 ripped into the CSA to correct their theft=2E </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djus=
tify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIf only every electorate in Australia=
 had another Alby Shultz, perhaps the national suicide rate would be cut dra=
matically, and Australia would reverse its sickening slide into mediocrity=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWriting =
from a national and even international perspective, the people of Goulburn, =
irrespective of their political persuasion should stand up salute, and treas=
ure such a rare entity -- a fair dinkum politician that doesn't have his sno=
ut in the trough=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana =
size=3D2=3EStephen M=2E Bowskill<BR=3E</FONT=3E<A href=3D'mailto:stevenbowsk=
ill@iinet=2Enet=2Eau'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Estevenbowskill@iinet=
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ze=3D2=3E* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation</FONT=3E</P=3E<P =
align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EGreat article Warwick=2E<B=
R=3E=A0<BR=3EMy 13 year old going on 18 hasn't got embarrassed yet, but any =
day now=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
My shock is the extent that she wants to arrange her whole weekend with frie=
nds etc=2E=2E and as a footnote, ask if I will be the taxi driver for this w=
hirlwind string of events, one after another=2E When I eventually protest an=
d say something like, 'No, you won=92t be staying overnight at your friends =
house (who is having a group of boys and girls over for an all night movie m=
arathon!!!), she looks shocked, wounded and distraught=2E I start to falter,=
 am I being unreasonable=3F Could I have said it better=3F </FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
 align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAt this moment her Mum wi=
ll sweep past and make a quick comment =2E=2E'No way!' and it=92s all over=2E=
 </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENow why=
 didn=92t I think of that=3F<BR=3E=A0<BR=3EHighest Regards, <BR=3EColin Geor=
ge<BR=3EDirector<BR=3EThe Fatherhood Project<BR=3EPO Box 71 Federal NSW 2480=
<BR=3E02 6688 4357<BR=3E</FONT=3E<A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
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Dear Fatherhood Foundation (Warwick) </FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FO=
NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThanks for your sincerity and encouragement in =
this weeks news letter=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVe=
rdana size=3D2=3EI may not be going thru this stage yet!!!! and your good ch=
eerful wisdom I=92ll always remember when and if I go thru this=2E</FONT=3E<=
/P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EKnow this that I l=
ove you and you can drop me off anytime any where!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3D=
justify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EKnow this that I consider You to b=
e a cool dude and I would walk for miles by your side either the beach / str=
eets=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI=
 love ya and you ARE an awesome Role model that I personally look up 2=2E </=
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ermano en Cristo!<BR=3EFerdy</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3D=
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T=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERe:=A0 100 Wa=
ys to Praise a Child</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
 size=3D2=3EMy husband and I love this poster, are you able to post me one p=
lease=2E I can print one off for us at home but if you could post me one too=
 when they get made so I can put it up in my classroom when I return to work=
 next year=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Djustify=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D=
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ONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Ddarkred=
 size=3D4=3EI know we are<BR=3Efearfully and <BR=3Ewonderfully made<BR=3Ebut=
 why did you <BR=3Emake my wife <BR=3Eso different=2E<BR=3EShe seems like <B=
R=3Eshe has come from <BR=3Ea different planet=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P align=3Dc=
enter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' color=3Ddarkred size=3D4=3EDid I hear y=
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