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Archive of June 2007

Any advice on Admin Reviews

Thu 7th June 2007:

I’m about to go to my first Admin Review. Apparently I earn a small fortune, have a small fortune tucked away, and am extremely anti my daughter. I have no idea what I’ve done with my fortune and my partner is going to be very angry when she finds out I’ve lost this small fortune, […]

The New Domestic Violence.

Wed 6th June 2007:

Scoop Article You just want believe this….

KiwiSaver

KiwiSaver Is KiwiSaver good for young men? That’s what their website says. In short I see many young men being bitterly disappointed down the line after separation when the ex and her lawyer through the assessment of future child support lay claim to KiwiSaver funds. Many are going to find it is not a retirement […]

Ritalin use doubles after divorce, study finds

Tue 5th June 2007:

From: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4084556a19716.html Children from broken marriages are twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be investigated. More than 6 per cent of 633 children from divorced families were prescribed Ritalin, compared with 3.3 per cent of […]

Paternity Fraud an Update from the USA

I recommend that you read this 4 page article its enlightening as to how paternity fraud (aka mis attributed paternity) reeks havoc for men. Bert Riddick has spent 13 years paying for a girl he didn’t father. He hopes that recent changes in the law will finally provide restitution. By Denise Nix Staff Writer After […]

Maternity services urged to include fathers

John Carvel, social affairs editor Monday June 4, 2007 SocietyGuardian.co.uk An overhaul of NHS maternity services to stop doctors and midwives treating fathers as irrelevant is proposed today in a report from the charity Fathers Direct.

How embedded is female priviledge in NZ?

Rob says, Female privilege is so embedded in our social and political landscape that many of us don’t even see it, our attentions being inclined toward the unusual rather than the commonplace. Establishment power doesn’t see it, nor do many women. Some men see it, many sense it, and a few have felt the full […]

Male call – unseemingly friendship

Fri 1st June 2007:

by Bernard Francis I overheard a conversation in a cafe recently. A woman talked about how she and her daughter were good friends. The woman must have been in her mid-40s: her daughter had just turned 20. The mother’s delusional. No 20-year-old I know of wants their parent to be their best friend. They’d be […]

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