Editors Note: We republish full articles from Newspapers very rarely but Dr Jordan Petersen is a very rare Individual in sea of mediocrity. Yes his book is well worth the read for many different reasons. Particularly useful if you are a man who is seeking meaning to your life. Jordan asks the hard questions and is not afraid to say he does not know either which is a healthy sign of ...
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me”, is a saying that I recited to the bullies at school when they taunted me and the other kids who were my friends. I am not so sure that is true anymore. Words come from intentions and intentions become actions. Words are powerful, and they certainly can hurt us, but they can also be a great blessing. Dr ...
Every now and again an article is written that just has to be reprinted in full. Professor Paul Kengor has written a brilliant expose called “Fatherless Shooters … as Liberals Push for Fatherless Families” on the tragic outworking on of the Boy crisis. Of course, as broken men we must share part of the blame as all these things have happened on our watch. The term “Liberal” in American speak is ...
The great writer Ernest Hemingway said, “As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary”. I have found that to be true. Age does not diminish the need for heroes, they just become harder to find, but they are still necessary. Our children, especially when they are younger, look up to us as heroes. For the sake of our children, we as fathers also ...
This week’s newsletter is called ‘Hard to be Humble’. I had suggested ‘Father Eats Humble Pie’ or ‘Bossy Boots Bites the Dust’ but I was over-ruled so I accepted the sanitized ‘Hard to be Humble’. Let me explain: Many years ago one of our former board members, Phil Latz had the bright idea of organising a fundraising 40km bike ride called ‘Ride Around the Lake’. This was a ride around Lake ...
Let me share with you Ten Tips for Dads. The tips are not all my own ideas but that just shows that there is truth to the statement, "There is nothing new under the sun." I can assure you however that I have practiced all these ideas with varying degrees of success. If you can put all these ideas into practice you will be a lot better father than I, which ...
Several years ago, Dads4Kids organized a competition in which we asked the children of Australia for their input and ideas on how best to help them. Five hundred and seventy-five entries from young and old were received. Lyle Sims, one of the top three winners of the Dads4Kids Competition observed wisely, "Our young people are the future of our nation. As they go, so goes the nation. Our future is in ...
Editors Note from Warwick Marsh: This heartfelt and moving story should encourage us all as men to invest in our marriages for the sake of our children, ourselves, our wife and our families future. I reprint it for your inspiration. My Parents Had a Divorce by A. E. a student at the University of California Irvine online newspaper Volume 42, Issue 15 My parents got divorced shortly after Sept 11. It ...
The story of Dick Hoyt's commitment to his son Rick is one of the most amazing stories I have ever seen or heard. It is almost beyond comprehension. It is the story of a father's love and his absolute commitment to his son which is carried out in the most extraordinary way. Rick was born in 1962 with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, and as a result has cerebral ...
The George Lyndon Story: This saga was written up by my good friend John Flanagan who is a friend of the friendless and has been helping both men and women all his life dealing with the dreaded Child Support Agency. It is story of unimaginable legal bias and corrupt practice by both the Courts the so called Child Support Agency George Lyndon was born on 19 November 1935 in Greece. Ms ...
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