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| As a child of the fifties, my idea of childbirth came from old American sitcoms. The mother is closeted away, the father chain-smokes pacing the hospital waiting room. ...more |
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| We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d like better. ...more |
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| Zachary was so excited, he was nearly beside himself with excitement. This was to be his big day out in Melbourne. He had graciously accepted my offer to go and catch a tram — nay, he had grabbed the opportunity with alacrity. And off we went, he and I, h ...more |
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| Many, many years ago I ran the Youth affairs Council of Tasmania, a non-government peak body and was involved in the bizarre world of lobbying, organising, protest and compromise that comes with that kind of work. Then, I believed that the way to fight fo ...more |
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| Gone are the days of dog-eared Playboys under the mattress. The internet exposes young people to pornography of unprecedented extremes. Marnia Robinson and Gary Wilson speak directly to young teens in an article that can support you in your discussion wit ...more |
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| When I first began falling in love with Leigh, I couldn’t really relate to her kids. Initially I kept away from them, not wanting to create any attachment that could create trauma should Leigh and I decide not to be together. They were running, noisy, emo ...more |
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| Circumcision — ten years ago I had trouble spelling the word. I would stumble over the pronunciation of it, had I cause to use it, which I rarely did. Then Marilyn Milos entered my life through our founding meeting of the Alliance for Transforming the Liv ...more |
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| The model of being a man is being radically redefined these days. It is a new movement that seeks to grow and shift with the changing times and meet the needs of family, workplace, friendships and self. Forest James writes about an organisation helping me ...more |
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| Another day is over and I watch my sons while they sleep. I’ve closed their bedroom windows, pulled the covers over their shoulders and now — before I leave their rooms — I say a quick prayer for them and wonder how I’m doing as a father. Do they get enou ...more |
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| I have had the privilege of having two fathers — more than two fathers — but the major ones are my birth father John and my adopted father, Peter Costello. He claimed me. In traditional Wiradjuri law, if you have no grandparents on either side, and you ha ...more |
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| The difference between a man with a vision who wants to make a positive mark on his world and one who is aimless with no hope for the future is immeasurable. The aim of Pathways to Manhood is to bring out the potential in young men and have them full of i ...more |
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| In this extract from his book Manhood, Steve Biddulph looks at the need for men to stand up to their partners, to value the warrior that protects their emotional castle and to set rules to their passion.
Man As Loveable Dope
Most modern men, when fa ...more |
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| In 2003, a study by The Australia Institute revealed alarming information on Australian teens’ exposure to violent and hard-core pornography on the internet. And it wasn’t just the figures that were alarming. The report, entitled Youth and Pornography in ...more |
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| I was asked to offer some observations on the problems facing men in contemporary Australian society. Anyone who has done any reading in the area or been involved with a men’s group will know that men are in trouble. Authors such as Steve Biddulph have li ...more |
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| There are a small number of doctors who are trying to find different ways to practise due to their frustration with the constraints of the present system. Byron Bay’s Albert Salmona is one of these doctors ...more |
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| As men move forward towards change, just what determines the definition of a good man?
Since becoming involved with this marvellous magazine I have been contemplating men’s issues with renewed intensity. One question I keep coming back to is ‘What is a ...more |
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| Men leave their families in a multitude of ways. Even if they remain in the home, many fathers are often emotionally absent. Why is this such a common occurence and what can we do about it? ...more |
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