Today is ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Day, the anniversary of the first day of the Gallipoli campaign, it is a reminder of a very important episode in New Zealand's history.

A campaign during the First World War that as far as military campaigns go was a tragic and very costly loss to both Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day is certainly not about victory but about the bravery and ultimate sacrifice these young men gave to their king, country and each other. Read more...

What inspired me to post ANZAC Day today was a letter that was featured during the day.

The letter is from a British soldier who came across the torn backpack of a dead Australian soldier. Lying there amongst all the horror and destruction are two pale-blue baby shoes and a woman's silk gloves - obviously the dead young man's most treasured possessions.

Get your family together for a fabulous variety concert

To launch the national week of awareness for Families Day the Families Commission, in partnership with Rotary, Capital Theatre Productions and MORE FM, is hosting a free family variety show at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.

Family Affair have gathered some of Wellington's best child and adult acts together to put on a free show that the whole family will enjoy. From comedy to Shakespeare, choirs to salsa dancers there will something for everyone.

Bring a can

The theme for Families Day this year is Why Families Matter? And the word that keeps coming back to us when we ask this question is SUPPORT.

So to help us support families in need we are asking those families attending the show to bring along a can of food which will be donated to the Wellington City Mission's Food Bank.

DIYFather will be there hosting a stall, so come along have a chat with us and enjoy a great event!

Family Affair
Sunday 10 May 2009
Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington
Performance 2pm - 4pm
Doors open at 12.30pm

Order your FREE tickets to Family Affair, click here

Being a father of 4 children, their safety is always on my mind especially as my 3 teenagers become more independent, to me the streets don’t seem as safe as they used to be, and it’s not just the streets, social events and parties can quickly get out of control.

Having done a level of security work myself as a night club bouncer I have seen my fair number of fights just appear out of nowhere, so I do worry about my kids.

However I know my kids are not going to want to me to follow them everywhere, so they are just going to have to learn to recognise potential risks and avoid them, but in the event that they are caught up in a situation, they need to know what to do as safely and quickly as possible.

I found this great self defence video, which as the title says is the most intelligent form of self defence I have seen.

This is a clip from tv show "Fresh Prince of Bell Air" with Will Smith, in this clip Will Smith gets reunited with his estranged father (Lou) after 14 years of absense, who tells him that he is coming to spend the summer with him. But Lou disappoints Will again by telling him that there trip will have to be postponed.

Even thou this is acting (great acting), I was inspired to post this clip.
Real live can be a lot harder.

Just had to post this fantastic video

The Leukaemia & Blood Foundation's "Shave for a Cure" 2009 TV commercial was filmed in 2008 with a young man called Ryan, along with his close family and friends. This commercial is a true representation of the support and commitment that communities throughout New Zealand need to give to this cause. Ryan has been through a series of leukaemia treatments, and it was in spite of this he got out to film this commercial, with all those friends and family who are featured in this ad, coming together to show their support of him

Great video for a great cause

Click for more information on this cause

- Eric

KIDS WORLD - a truly unique expo for Babies, Kids, Mum’s & Dad’s, Mum’s-to-be and all the family. Come along to learn about and experience all the latest products for you and family with displays and demonstrations all weekend.
KIDS WORLD provides an unbeatable shopping experience for babies and kids of all ages, there’s even something for Mum and Dad all under one roof.....

We have great entertainment with live acts performing throughout the weekend - magicians, musicians, clowns, face painting, bouncy castle, jugglers and much much more.

Also don’t miss our amazing prize give-a-ways throughout the weekend....plus goodie bags for the first 5000 visitors.

As you may know we have writen our first book "Call Me Dad!" which was picked up on TV News Show Close-up

Click here to watch the show

if you live in Wellington, come along to our LAUNCH PARTY for drinks and nibbles on February 18th, 6pm at Dymocks on Lampton Quay.

Scott was interviewed by the Sunday News, click here to view the article yourself

If you live in Wellington, come along to our LAUNCH PARTY for drinks and nibbles on February 18th, 6pm at Dymocks on Lampton Quay.

I was packing for my business trip and my three year old daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the bed. At one point she said,'Daddy, look at this' , and stuck out two of her fingers.

Trying to keep her entertained, I reached out and stuck her tiny fingers in my mouth and said,
'Daddy's gonna eat your fingers,'
pretending to eat them.

I went back to packing, looked up again and my daughter was standing on the bed staring at her fingers with a devastated look on her face.

I said, 'What's wrong, honey?'

She replied,
'What happened to my bogey?'

Here is a site for the single father's out there, as well as the women that would be friends or love a man already with children.

Curious? Join up and have a look around it's free to join Meet Fathers Online

- Eric