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Hero Dad in Hot Pursuit Rescues His 4 Kids and Stolen SUV

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a hero dad fix the family’s damaged truck and cover time off work after a carjacking incident. On 30 November around 8:40 pm, Derek Gotchie and his family were delivering seasonal gifts to friends when their SUV, with his kids inside, was stolen. The four kids, all under the age of five, we left in the family car in order to keep ...

By |2022-12-30T06:48:49+10:00December 29th, 2022|NEW DADS, Dads, MANHOOD|0 Comments
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Goal-Setting for the New Year Doesn’t Have to Be Dull

A good way to prepare for the New Year is to reach for a SWOT analysis, unpacking the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the year ahead. Although ‘fail to plan, plan to fail,’ is a tired, tedious old phrase, the truth it conveys still offers a solid punch, motivating enough incentive to set down on paper a map sharp enough to smash out some realistic goals. SWOT is a man’s ...

By |2022-12-22T13:17:15+10:00December 22nd, 2022|NEW DADS, Dads, FAMILIES|0 Comments
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Every Parent Needs to Know This – Dr Jordan Peterson

Psychologist and renowned speaker Dr Jordan Peterson has some home truths for parents. Parenting is certainly challenging, but it is a tremendous privilege and responsibility that should not be subsumed by competing priorities. Bette Davis said, “If you have never been hated by your children, you haven’t been a parent.” She is correct; being a parent is tough. Being a dad is even harder, because the buck stops with Dad! My ...

By |2022-12-30T11:15:22+10:00December 10th, 2022|Dads, Babies, Children|2 Comments
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Real Dads are Dragon Slayers

Paraphrasing the great G.K. Chesterton, novelist Neil Gaiman wrote, “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” His words summarise the essence of an obscure essay from Chesterton called The Red Angel, written in defence of the ordinary hero, who is set against extraordinary odds. ‘Fairy tales don’t give the child his first idea of ...

By |2022-12-30T11:15:12+10:00December 9th, 2022|NEW DADS, Dads, FAITH|2 Comments
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