August 2013

Sex and Politics

Father’s Day really is one of the great days of the year, along with Mother’s Day. Dads should not be afraid to enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame. Whatever you do this Father’s Day, make sure you appreciate your children. They should be the major benefactors of your Dadness, and I don’t mean just the Dad-jokes. If you would like to help out with our Box of Kisses Father’s Day Appeal ...

By |2022-09-26T09:37:32+10:00August 30th, 2013|Dads, MENS HEALTH|0 Comments

Celebrating Fatherhood this Fathers Day for all the Right Reasons

I know many men who feel uncomfortable with the attention that they get on Father’s Day. I guess for many years as a father, I was one of those. I was very hesitant to celebrate Father's Day. Many years ago I had the same negative attitude to Christmas Day, because of all the crass commercialism. I changed, you can too. As a man once said, “When you eat the chicken, make ...

By |2021-05-18T13:42:32+10:00August 24th, 2013|Dads, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE, FAMILIES|1 Comment

Men are Leaders – Not if but How

Men are leaders. They will either lead goodly or badly. For almost 40 years men have been demonised by radical feminists and a compliant media because the radical feminists have rightly observed that almost all of the world’s problems have come from inerrant men. Look at the long list of dictators responsible for the deaths of 153 million people in the 20th Century. All of them (top 36) are men. Mao ...

By |2021-07-30T14:48:28+10:00August 17th, 2013|Dads, FAITH, MANHOOD, NEWS, RESEARCH & SCIENCE|1 Comment

Good To Great

I had a call this week from a female Sunday Telegraph reporter, doing a story on Father’s Day, which is celebrated in Australia on 1st September 2013.  The Sunday Telegraph is Australia’s biggest selling newspaper. She asked me two questions. The first was: What is the state of fatherhood in Australia? My answer to this sort of topic always finds me quoting the Charles Dicken’s novel, “It is the best of ...

By |2013-08-10T23:33:21+10:00August 10th, 2013|Dads|0 Comments

Moving House Stress

We recently moved house. The house we had been renting for 13 years was sold, and there was no other option. According to the USA Employee Relations Council, moving house is the third most stressful event in life, following death and divorce. Other lists put it lower, but whatever the case, it usually makes the top ten of life’s worst events. Moving house is stressful because you have to make decisions ...

By |2021-05-18T13:47:06+10:00August 4th, 2013|FAMILIES, Children, Dads, LOVE & MARRIAGE, TRAINING|0 Comments

The Importance of a Father’s Letters to His Children

We recently moved house. The house we had been renting for 13 years was sold and there was no other option. According to the USA Employee Relations Council, moving house is the third most stressful event in life, following death and divorce. Other lists put it lower, but whatever the case, it usually makes the top ten of life’s worst events. Moving house is stressful because you have to make decisions ...

By |2013-08-03T12:09:58+10:00August 3rd, 2013|Dads|1 Comment
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