Christmas

Christmas Street Parties will Help You Live Longer

If you are like me, you care about Australia and you would like to do something to make things better, not only for your children but for the community as a whole. The reality is that in many ways we are more connected than we have ever been through social media, but less connected at a human level. As Jay Bayer points out so well in his article, ‘Social media, Pretend ...

By |2021-12-31T18:55:40+10:00December 7th, 2013|Dads, MENS HEALTH, NEWS, RESEARCH & SCIENCE|2 Comments
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A Christmas to Remember

As Christmas is once again upon us, I would like to share a story that I guess explains what Dads in Distress is all about. It happened a few years ago in the very early days of forming DIDS, and certainly inspired me to continue the work. I was sitting in a  DIDS meeting sharing my story. It was early days into separation, then divorce. It was coming up to Christmas, ...

By |2021-09-11T10:42:54+10:00December 25th, 2005|SINGLE DADS, Children, Dads|0 Comments
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Christmas – A Lonely Time for Single Dads

The Attorney General has released a discussion paper on Family Law Reform. Take the time, read it and put a submission in to: www.ag.gov.au Think about parallel parenting. Why can't it work here? We are coming up to Christmas. Many dads won't be seeing their kids for Christmas -- someone else may be handing out their presents from under the tree this year. While you are having Christmas dinner or while you ...

By |2021-05-21T19:11:26+10:00December 12th, 2004|SINGLE DADS, FAIRNESS & JUSTICE|0 Comments
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On Christmas Day

All going well, I will receive access to my children sometime on Christmas Day. I don't know whether for 1 hour, 1 day or 1 week. I have no court orders, choosing not to put my kids through it, and knowing by experience they are not worth the paper they are written on. There are many more like me. Most don't get to see their kids over Christmas at all. I ...

By |2021-06-07T15:04:50+10:00December 20th, 2003|SINGLE DADS|0 Comments
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