"When Did You Last See Your Father?"

"When Did You Last See Your Father?" is a movie recommended by David off the Movie Show as essential viewing for men. The relationship with our father is a formative one and often when we have the most difficulty resolving throughout our life's journey. For us to move on with our lives and to become fathers our selves it is important to reflect on our own experiences.

SUGGESTION: That we get together one Friday or Saturday night after it opens (31 July) and go as a group, having something to eat and drink after or before it. What do you think.

If you are interested let me know here or on my email dellmar@optusnet.com.au.

For more information on the movie go to http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whendidyoulastseeyourfather/trailer/

Fair Go For Dads' AT Work

Interested to read in today's (22/7) Telegraph www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24055799-5005941,00.html) that the Sex Discrimination Commissioner has stated she is interested in prosecuting companies who discriminate against Dad's who want to be Dad's and spend more time with their children. She is to be applauded but in a work culture dominated by casual workers and self employed contractors it will take additional effort on behalf of all men to change their mindset, to move from being the breadwinner to co-parent and to look at just what else must change (what we buy, what we own, how we pay for things and more) before a real change will be seen.

It is a case of putting first things first (www.stephencovey.com), listening to our children and what they are saying they really need (www.williampollack.com) or just reminding ourselves what it means to be a kid (www.stevebiddulph.com).

What do you think of the idea?
What needs to happen for you to spend the time you would really like to spend with you family?
What do you think the family would think if you were thee more?