“Yes Dear”
Can I share a secret with you? Only on the condition that you promise not to tell anyone else? The secret is: “My wife makes me look good”. Now that it’s out, it’s all too late. I can’t take it back. That’s why it is so important for you to keep th...read more
The Tide is Turning
This is an exciting time in the restoration of fatherhood in Australia. To quote Bill Biddle, manager of film distribution for Koorong: “Interest in ‘Absent’ is exploding across Australia”. Many venues booked are preparing for overflow areas with ext...read more
ABSENT Documentary Australian Premiere Tour
Absent, a powerful and moving film about the impact of fathers on children and society, will screen in Australian cities as part of a National Premiere Film Tour 13-29 June 2013, accompanied by the film’s award-winning director Justin Hunt. I am very...read more
Elephant in the Room
In the Absent movie, which will soon be touring Australia, 13-29 June 2013, John Eldredge, author of ‘Wild at Heart’ says, “If you take snapshots of western culture right now the prognosis is not good”. David Blankenhorn has stated in ‘Fatherless Ame...read more
The Moments We Live For
For months you have been hearing about the Dads4Kids Fatherhood Train the Trainer Summit, held last weekend at ‘Gumburu’ on a mountain top in North Queensland. The question you might well ask is, “How did it go?” Before I endeavour to answer, let me ...read more
Children Looking for their Father
Some time ago a good friend of mine sent me an article by Mic Dover called, ‘Once Were Toddlers’ from a monthly magazine ‘Sydney’s Child’, www.sydneyschild.com.au The article was all about the New Zealand based Good Man Project. The idea for the proj...read more
Our Anzac Fathers
Some are speculating that this year’s 98th celebration of ANZAC Day could be one of the biggest ever. The curious thing is that more and more young people are getting up very early in the morning to take part in the traditional ANZAC dawn service. ...read more