Subject: Fathers-What a responsibility
From: "Fatherhood Foundation" <[email-masked]>
To: "Warwick Marsh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 06:18:57 +1000

Issue No. 67-8th December, 2003

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Dear Warwick,

Last week I had the privilege of attending a luncheon at the NSW Parliament.  Brigadier Jim Wallace, previously Commander in Chief of Australia’s SAS, spoke on ‘Dare to Lead’.  Jim’s message was essentially that leadership is all about the exercise of the spirit.  He talked about leadership in battle and the corporate world.  Listening, I couldn’t help but think how this applied to being a father and giving leadership in the home through example.  As it happens, we are working with Jim Wallace on developing an SAS style fathering course for 2004 to inspire fathers to an even greater level of excellence.  We will keep you informed of our progress.

During the luncheon, my wife and I had the privilege of sitting next to Paul Mcleay the Labour member for Heathcote.  Paul is a newly elected Member of Parliament who is endeavouring to cope with the extreme demands on his time.  He has a beautiful 21/2 year old daughter.  Paul told me a story which he has given me permission to share with you.

Recently Paul got a call from the local Chamber of Commerce asking him to be the returning officer for their annual elections.  It was a last minute invitation and Paul checked his diary to find that it was on the one night of the week that he had allotted to be home with his daughter.  Paul rang his wife to notify her of the emergency request by the Chamber of Commerce.  Her response was both logical and methodical.  ‘You are aware that you have been out every night for seven days.  No doubt you are also aware that you are booked out for the next six nights and that if you accept this urgent request that means that your daughter will not see her dad and be tucked into bed for a total of fourteen nights.

Paul’s response was muted to say the least.  His wife continued.  ‘Does the Chamber of Commerce really need you so desperately?  And is it the fact that they have got your attention because they have a loud voice?  Do you mean to tell me that it is the squeaky wheel that gets the oil?  If this is the case then perhaps your daughter and I will have to increase the level of our voice.  All we are requesting is the presence of a loving father and husband, as already promised.’

Paul quickly explained that he was, “Just checking his availability and that the thought would never enter his mind of staying away from his daughter and wife for fourteen nights in a row”.  This last part of the story he told with a wry smile showing he was thankful for a dutifully persistent wife.

Paul’s story is all too familiar for many of us men who are so busy in our ‘big little worlds’ that we forget the things which are really important.  We thank you Paul for sharing your inspirational story with us and we pray that you will continue to have the courage to put your family first.

Lovework

Let’s practice saying, ‘No’, to those demands which would take us away from our first priority.  Who knows, you might get the chance this week to follow Paul’s example and put your family and relationships above the demands of our dollar driven society.  Remember Jim Wallace’s message that leadership is a spiritual exercise wrought through practical and living example in every day life.

Yours for persistent wives

Warwick Marsh

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Warwick Marsh  has been married to Alison for 28 years. He is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 22 years to 11 years.  Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself.

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Dads with Young Children

THE ART OF FATHERING  - COALMINERS DAUGHTER

Chameleons…strange creatures eh? How good would it be to have the ability to change colours to match your surroundings? Blend in; shape yourself to the environment around you. I think we all have a little chameleon in us, often changing what and who we are to match the environment, to meet the demands of our employers, to satisfy or mimic friends, to change our actions/habits to please our spouses. The old saying rings true…Iron sharpens iron – we feed off our environment, with occupations and the friends we choose having a major impact on our behaviour and personality.

I look back on the nine years I spent at the coalface, amazed how over that time I was moulded into the shape of what a coalminer is. It’s a different world down there, different type of people, oh yeah…and different type of money too (lots of it!). You hop in this train suspended on a wire rope, go through the tunnel and descend for 2 kilometres. Just the train ride was an event…I heard of one guy, who on his first day, didn’t even hop off the train; it got to the bottom of the tunnel and he just stayed there, rode the train out and went home!    Once at pit bottom (apt description, bottom of the pit), you transfer to these quite small diesel rail cars that take you 8 kilometres to the coalface. It’s hot, it’s dirty, and everything’s heavy…even your lunch box is heavy; it’s made out of steel so rats don’t eat your lunch (we call it a crib tin). You sweat like Demis Roussos in an aerobics class, and at days end you dream of a nice shower…and to see daylight. Yep, certainly an experience, and even more so… a lifestyle.

I look back on how I was shaped into the coalmining persona…you were meant to work hard, swear a lot, stand up for the rights of all coalminers, live by the union’s beliefs (united we stand, divided we fall), work as much overtime as you can, but most of all…know that people respect you for the job that you do. Classified as perhaps THE most dangerous job in the country, and if the constant fatalities we read about in the news were an indication, perhaps in the world. Yes, there was a stigma about this occupation…you were carrying this image if you like, this toughness. You lived your occupation, always putting your hand up for more overtime, expected to be tired all the time because you just came off night shift, and have done a doubler. Your wife would tread carefully so as to let you sleep. Also your wife, (like many) would have genuine concern for your safety, knowing full well the dangers in your chosen occupation. Yes, everything evolved around the mine. It was the life you lived, the life you had chosen, and the kids were a part of this. My father-in-law had been a miner all his life, so, needless to say, at the dinner table…we would “cut coal”, terminology miners would use to describe what all miners do when getting together for a beer or a chat, because that’s all we knew.

My two eldest were born when I was working in the pit, and I still remember to this day getting the message on the 8th September 1990, 12.30am that morning…been working hard at the coalface all night, just finished and sat down for my crib (dinner), when I get the message that my beautiful wife was in labour. Now here’s the thing…transport out of the coalmine is not like central station in Sydney, it’s not always available. You request someone from pit bottom to hop in a little rail car, and drive out (8Km’s) to come and get you, takes about half an hour, drive back, order the train to come down from the surface (if it’s available)…often this could all take a couple of hours or so. Then it’s shower, and a 45-minute drive home…all the time hoping and praying that you make it in time.  I am so grateful for my wife extending her labour pains just that couple of hours more so I could be there, thanks honey…I’d do the same for you (yeah right!).

This tough coalminer was reduced to tears when our first child was born, and the second, and the third. To see the miracle of birth, to share that time with your wife, and to see what God has provided will always bring a tear to my eye. Sure, we fit into the mould of what we do, shaped by those we associate with, and the lifestyle we choose to live…but the facts remain; regardless of circumstance our kids deserve an upbringing we would want as children. Our children deserve all our love, all our grace, and our entire God given abilities to raise them in the best possible way.

You have heard the old saying…I want to be a fireman just like my dad; well my daughter in the school magazine for the year was quoted as saying “I want to be a hairdresser just like my mum”…good girl honey.

Till next time. Paul

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Paul Sloan is an accountant working in Maroochydoore. He is married with three children aged two, ten and thirteen years. Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. He is a family man who hasn't lost his sense of humour.

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Grandads

The Three ‘H’s’

By Neil Ryan

My wife and I are experiencing (as grand-parents) a unique 'deja vu'.

Twenty-four years ago we experienced with watching concern and anxiousness our daughter's and now son-in-law's dating and relating.

We are again going through similar ‘pain’ as our number two grand-daughter is living with us as she undertakes tertiary studies. You've guessed it, she and her latest ‘beau’ have announced that they are officially an 'item'. i.e. a couple.

It's strange when you wake at around 11 o'clock and your blond boarder has not yet come home.

Do you think we can get back to sleep again?

Oh! Me oh! My.

We really could do with out this anxiety all over again!!!

Any way we have managed to get them to agree to watching their ‘Aitches’  and which of the three is in charge.

Head,

Heart or

Hormones ????

Neil Ryan

[email-masked]

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Laughter

Operator : 'Thank you for calling Pizza House . May I have your...'

Customer: 'Halloo, can I order..'

Operator : 'Can I have your multi purpose card number first, Sir?'

Customer: 'It's eh..., hold on......6102049998-45-54610'

Operator : 'OK... you're... Mr Singh and you're calling from 17 Jalan Kayu.

Your home number is 4094 2366, your office 7645 2302 and your mobile is 014266 2566. Which number are you calling from now Sir?

Customer: 'Home! How did you get all my phone numbers?'

Operator : 'We are connected to the system Sir'

Customer: 'May I order your Seafood Pizza...'

Operator : 'That's not a good idea Sir'

Customer: 'How come?'

Operator : 'According to your medical records, you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level Sir'

Customer: 'What?... What do you recommend then?'

Operator : 'Try our Low Fat Hoki Mea Pizza.You'll like it'

Customer: 'How do you know for sure?'

Operator : 'You borrowed a book entitled 'Popular Hoki Dishes' from the National Library last week Sir'

Customer: 'OK I give up... Give me three family sized ones then, how much will that cost?

Operator : 'That should be enough for your family of 10, Sir. The total is $49.99

Customer: 'Can I pay by credit card?'

Operator : 'I'm afraid you have to pay us cash, Sir. Your credit card is over the limit and you're owing your bank $3720.55 since October last year.That's not including the late payment charges on your housing loan Sir.'

Customer: 'I guess I have to run to the neighborhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives'

Operator : 'You can't Sir. Based on the records,you've reached your daily limit on machine withdrawal today'

Customer: 'Never mind just send the pizzas, I'll have the cash ready. How long is it gonna take anyway?'

Operator : 'About 45 minutes Sir, but if you can't wait you can always come and collect it on your motorcycle...'

Customer: ' What !'

Operator : 'According to the details in system, you own a

Scooter,...registration number E1123...'

Customer: ' *'!^ *%^**%^I7*'

Operator : 'Better watch your language Sir. Remember on 15th July 1987 You were convicted of using abusive language on a policeman...

Customer: [Speechless]

Operator : 'Is there anything else Sir?'

Customer: 'Nothing... by the way... aren't you giving me that 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?'

Operator : 'We normally would Sir, but based on your records you're also diabetic....... '

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Single Dads

THE DIDS STORY PART 1

How DIDs began

My name is Tony Miller and I am the founder and national coordinator of a group called Dads in Distress, a dedicated support group of men whose immediate concern is to stem the present trend of male suicide due to the trauma of divorce or separation.  Current statistics indicate that 5.3 males per day or 37 males per week (ABS Information Paper Suicides 2001) will take their own lives in this country alone.  Many are dads in distress who will take their own lives in preference to facing family, friends and importantly their own children with the failure of the relationship.

From a small meeting on a veranda in Coffs Harbour four years ago a group of dads in distress met.  We didn't know what we were doing only that we couldn't find any help for our circumstances.  We met in the 'empty time' on a Sunday night after we had returned our children after weekend access and faced the coming week or fortnight alone and without our children.  It was in our grief over the loss of our families that we shared with each other our pain. We came together week after week and for those of us with thoughts of ending our lives it gave us a reason to continue.  By sitting there on that veranda, telling our story to another dad in distress and listening to his, without interruption, without advice giving, without someone rescuing and without judgement. Somehow we felt relieved, we felt vented, we felt we weren't the only ones, we felt someone cared, someone understood our pain. How can I suicide when I am keeping the guy sitting next to me alive......?

On our journey we soon developed our motto of there being three sides to every story, his, hers and the truth. And somewhere on the journey we come to that truth.  It can be very painful for some men but hugely empowering.  Night after night we saw the miracles take place.  Dads who were filled with anger, remorse, bitterness, depression, loneliness, helplessness and who were often suicidal suddenly turn a corner.  Dads in Distress (DIDs) was born.

Slowly these dads formed friendships, trust and began networking amongst themselves and as their health both mentally and physically improved many began to mentor new dads as they came in.  Many crawl in, feeling their legs have been cut from beneath them. They are bitter of a system that they feel has let them down.  They feel powerless to effect any change to their circumstances.  They are grieving the loss of their families. They are grieving the loss of their children.  Often they have court orders to obtain fortnightly access to maintain a relationship with their children.  Often these court orders mean nothing and access is continually denied.  Often they are continually engaging solicitors to fight through the courts to have this access re-established, only to end up on the merry-go-round and often to either run out of finances or walk away to then be labelled a deadbeat dad.

Sadly we see many who wish to have their children on weekend access, but cannot afford to do it. They are struggling to survive themselves. I know of many who go without meals or basic needs during the week to ensure they have enough funds to enable them to have their children during the weekend. I know of many who need medical, dental care, counselling etc but see it as cost that would infringe on their being able feed and entertain their children during their weekend access. I know of many who are charged a cash fee to allow access to their own children. And I ask you if you haven't seen your children for a fortnight or more, what would you do?  You submit and you pay it and you give your children the best weekend you can give.  There is nothing more devastating to me to see a dad come in crying because he had to say ‘no’ to having his kids on the weekend because there is nothing in the fridge and nothing in the wallet.

DIDs is child focussed. We encourage dads to keep in contact with their children no-matter how hard that can be. Whether by phone, by letter, by access, keep in contact. Inevitably those children will want to know who their dad is.

Number 9 of our aims is: To encourage, nurture and support men to continue their father-son-daughter relationships with their children.

Number 10 of our aims is: To encourage men to continue with emotional and financial support of their families for the sake of their children. Check our website and see what our aims are www.dadsindistress.asn.au

HOW YOU CAN HELP DIDs

See the News and Info section of this email for details on how you can support the important work of DIDs.  This is NOT an appeal for donations.  You can help DIDs regardless of your financial situation.

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Special Feature

National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood.

Mark Latham

Mark Latham, Leader of the Opposition has a background in economics and was the Mayor of Liverpool City Council until he was elected as the Labor representative for Werriwa in Western Sydney in 1994. He has authored several books and publications and is the passionate father of two young sons, 3 years and 1 year old. Mark reads books to his boys most nights and was well qualified to launch The 12pt Plan for the Fathering Forum on the 26th of June 2003, with the kind support of Hon Larry Anthony and Hon Ross Cameron.  Part of his speech, given at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood, 18th August, 2003, follows:

Transcript of Speech (Part 1)

Thanks very much, Warwick, to the other invited guests, ladies and gentlemen.  It is a great pleasure to be here, particularly given the progress that has been achieved in such a short space of time.  I want to congratulate the Fatherhood Foundation, the organizers of this conference and the people who have worked so hard to place fatherhood and men’s issues on the national agenda.  We have had the launch of the 12 Point Policy Plan, and now we have got this National Conference on Fatherhood.  We have got a Prime Minister who has established a very important reference or Parliamentary Committee to look at a range of issues, including shared custody.

I think that is going to be a very important consideration.  The answers aren’t easy but it is long overdue for the issues to be examined and I for one, in a bi-partisan way, congratulate the Prime Minister for undertaking that reference. And just yesterday I noticed that the Leader of the Opposition, Simon Crean, wrote an article about the importance of fatherhood and reformatting Fathers Day, so today we not only get the breakfast in bed as we hope but we also get to give – we just don’t receive; we also give our own time, and the most valuable thing we can do as fathers is to give time to our children and dedicate Fathers Day where we have a full day of decent time – all those loving and wonderful activities with our children.

So to think of Fathers Day as a truly significant national day within that context I believe is important.  So you can tell the momentum is building and, from someone who has been in this place for nine years and in politics a good while longer, I can tell you momentum is everything.  When you have got the momentum and you can feel that the issues and the attention is starting to run your way that is when you know that you are about to break through with some very important policy changes and achieving the goals that have been set.

So the momentum is building, the time is right, and I have got to say the approach is right – the approach of this conference and the Fatherhood Foundation is the right one, because we don’t want debate where it is the men’s movement blow for blow with the women’s movement, argument for argument – we shouldn’t see this as a win-lose debate where men can only prosper at the expense of women.  We really should see it as a debate where men are working with women to achieve recognition of the importance of fatherhood, the importance of motherhood, the importance of parenting.

We should see this as win-win outcomes rather than any form of conflict.  First, the men’s movement shouldn’t be there to try and wind back any of the wonderful and very important goals and achievements of the women’s movement made in the last 30 years.  I believe passionately in a progressive society but I don’t for a moment think that that means you need to exclude anyone.  In fact, quite the opposite – inclusion is the objective – and I think really what we are arguing is just as the women’s movement has made some very important goals over the last 30 years so too the role of men in our society has fundamentally changed in the last 30 years.

That needs recognition.  It needs understanding and it needs, in certain areas of public policy, a response.  So I for one argue for win-win outcomes – if we can a partnership with the women’s movement to put a spotlight on these important issues across the board.  Why has the men’s movement emerged?  Why are these issues so important?  It is because of the changing nature of male identity.  In the last 30 years our society has very much been through a revolution – a revolution in the work-place, a revolution in technology, a revolution in social institutions – and out of that the male identity has changed.

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Thought for the Week

A father is someone who will play with you

even though he has friends his own age to play with.

-  6 year old

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News & Info

To all who care to listen,

We are coming up to Christmas, a time which tends to stretch our resources to the limit. Christmas is a hard time for a dad in distress.  Many are on edge wondering if they are going to see their children over Christmas.  For many someone else will be handing out the presents from under the tree to their kids for the first time. It's a tough time. Many already know they won’t be seeing their kids over Christmas, many are just denied, many just cannot afford to.  Our phones ring off the wall at this time and our volunteers gear up for the onslaught.  We need your help to train our volunteers in simple suicide intervention skills.  I am not asking you to put your hand in your pocket.  I am asking you to take the time to read below and the attachment and act on it.  Not just think what a great idea but act on it.  And give it to your friends, your boss, your relatives and anyone who may like to support us.  We cannot keep going without your support, so please, show us you care.............

Dads in Distress Inc need your support. We have come up with a way of you supporting us that doesn't cost you anything.  In fact it could possibly save you money.

Dads in Distress have entered into an arrangement with Norlink Communications.  What we are asking you to do is switch your telephone over to this carrier and nominate DIDs to receive a percentage of the revenue from your telephone bill.  It costs you nothing, in fact their rates are very competitive and could possibly save you up to 35% off your current monthly telephone account.  Your number stays the same, you are just billed from a different carrier and DIDs receives much needed support for our organisation. It is a win-win situation.

Dads in Distress Inc. are proceeding with suicide intervention training for approx 30 volunteers in February 2004.  We desperately need funds to continue this lifesaving work.  You can help by simply changing carriers and nominating DIDs as the recipient. It does not cost you any additional money to transfer over, but it will save lives.

Here is your opportunity to really help us make a difference to dad’s lives without costing you a cent.  Give Norlink a call on 1800 222 992 or email [email-masked]  for more information on how you can save money on your telephone account and help us at the same time.  Pass this onto friends or employers and get behind us.

Consider the postage stamp; its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there    -    Josh Billings 1818-1885

We need your help!

Tony Miller

Dads in Distress

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Letters

30November 2003

Dear Fatherhood Foundation

Some feedback.

There would be some that would not agree with John Flanagan's view that Single Parents should not be made to work.  Unfortunately, when you provide massive Centrelink benefits to single parents without requirement for work, as we have, you have whole suburbs of single mums working the system.

In certain suburbs and towns in WA, there are groups of single mums who pool their babysitting among their unemployed friends, so the remaining single mums can go out on the town, during each work day.  Not to mention how we are now witnessing failure to register the birth-father when their next child is born.  No wonder.  By not identifying the father, both the mother and father can get higher Centrelink benefits.  Again, horrific system abuse.  For the child's long term ‘sense of being’, this is appalling behaviour.

With a lot of hard working tax payers aware of this system abuse, one should not be surprised that neither side of Parliament would agree with John Flanagan.

HOWEVER, after school child care is a big issue, particularly for those working.  If we are going to be providing Government tax breaks to families to stay home, it should only be for couples, not long term single parents.

But even this is difficult.

What is probably a better solution is to look at the pre-97 Hong Kong model, where no one paid any income tax at all until you earned over $50,000 a year.  If you get the Government out of your pay packet, and get the Family Court and lawyers away from your wife, families would not need to work the longer hours they do now.  Then mums (or dads) can work from 9 to 3 each day, not pay any income tax, and still be at home for the kids when they come home from school.

Most of the problems we see today are the result of Government intervention in the family, through specific handouts.  When the family unit was paying less tax, it was in a far stronger position to

look after the children.  The handout you get from the Government is only worth 60 cents of what you would have received, if you had earned it yourself and not paid tax on it.

Kind regards

Steve Blizard

Perth, WA

[email-masked]

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MEDIA RELEASE

Fatherhood Foundation 5th Dec 2003

Congratulations to Mark Latham from the Fatherhood Foundation on his election as Leader of The Opposition.

We also take the time to appreciate and honour both Simon Crean and Kim Beazley for their past leadership of the ALP.

Mark Latham is husband to Janine and father of two boys Oliver 3yrs and Isaac 1yr.  He is passionate about being a good father to his children.  Most nights when he is home he reads Dr Suess or A.A. Milne stories to his two young children.

In one of his first question times as Leader of The Opposition, he said; ‘My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer him to compelling research showing that if parents read aloud three story books a night to their infant children, then those children will be literate and do numbers by the time they reach school age.  Will the Prime Minister join with me now in a bi-partisan initiative to encourage all parents to read books to their infant children, plus provide special literary programs for those parents who may not have the skills to do so.’  The media reported this story with some cynicism but the truth of the matter is that Mark’s children were reading at a very early age because Mark was doing just what he was saying.

As MP Kirsten Livermore said; ‘Mark does not leave anyone guessing what he stands for.  He has been a conviction politician since day one.’

On the 26th of June 2003, Mark Latham with bi-partisan support from Hon Larry Anthony MP and Hon Ross Cameron MP, launched the 12 Point Plan to strengthen and support Australian Fathers.  ‘Turning the Tide of Fatherlessness’ was the stated aim of the plan which came out of a fathering forum organized by the Fatherhood Foundation.  At the launch of the plan Mark Latham said; ‘I think it (dads) are absolutely critical to the success and normality of our society, the sense of belonging, the sense of having identity and confidence about who we are, what we do in life.’

Mark Latham was one of the many speakers at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood held at Parliament House, Canberra in August 2003.  At the conference Mark said, 'The momentum is building, the time is right, and I have got to say the approach is right.  The approach of this conference and the Fatherhood Foundation is the right one… So there are policy changes.  There is awareness.  There is recognition, but at the end of the day I think what we are trying to achieve is to say ‘look, we are very, very proud of being dads, proud of fatherhood and wanting others to understand the pride and love which we bring to this wonderful activity in our lives.’ '

The two major steps forward for Aussie dads over the past 12 months have been the establishment by Prime Minister John Howard of the Parliamentary Committee to look at shared parenting, and the election of Mark Latham as Leader of The Opposition.

Congratulations Mark Latham!

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Matt Price of The Weekend Australian, Inquirer section, wrote that 'it will kill Latham to spend days and weeks away from his loved ones;indeed before the madness of the past week, more than a few caucus members thought Lathams' devotion to family disqualifed him from leadership in the short term'.

Well this father is in the top chair of the Labor Party and , politics aside , encourage him in this important and difficult role.

Our links facility is completely working this week.Try and gain a copy of the Weekend Australian or go to the www.news.com.au site

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Flings tear WTC Families apart
In such a world filled with trauma and dismay some husbands and fathers of the emergency services in America who attended the World Trade Centre terrorist attack have shown their true colours.
This is a sad story of betrayal.

As Anna Cock in New York writes ' In what as been described as a 'dirty little secret' within the New York Fire Department at least 12 firefighters have left their wives for the widows of fallen comrades.'
'Not only have these men dishonoured their own families, they've dishonoured the memories of men who are heroes.' dumped wife Mary Koenig said.

'There are many heroes of 9/11, but John is not one of them.He is a coward,' said Susan Zazulka of her ex-husband who left her and her four children for widow Debbie Amato.

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Dad's Prayer

Dear God,

Help me to follow Paul Mcleay’s example.

Help me to listen to my wife.

Help me to put my children in front of my career.

Help me to say ‘no’ to extra demands on my time

that are unreasonable

And will take me away from my family.

Help me have fun with my family

Cos’ I’m sure you like having fun with yours.

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Mission Statement & Help Us!

Mission Statement
The Fatherhood Foundation is a charitable, non profit incorporated association with a goal to inspire men to a greater level of excellence as fathers, by encouraging and educating them, thereby renewing and empowering families.

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