2010 Dads of the Year – the wrap up: Dads Club.com.au
Here’s 13 Fathers Day gongs – who would have thought?
Cashing in on fatherhood Dad
Andrew Daddo, positioning himself as ‘Practical dad’ in a certain Sunday newspaper: “We’re not dads for a day, we’re dads forever.” Also fronts as the family icon in telco and kids’ medicine TV ads.
Cool Dad Wallaby, Brendan Cannon, father of three celebrated Fathers Day with family lunch, followed by watching The Queensland Rugby finals and topped it off by seeing cool dude band Powderfinger.
Forgetful Dad Shaun Micallef, “There’s nothing that says ‘I forgot’ more than an e-card.”
Good bloke Dad Paul Roos, on Father Day, says “It’s a wake up call and a reminder if you haven’t done enough with your kids or the kids haven’t done enough with Dad.”
“I have some regrets” Dad Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, probably wishes he played it different!
Intrepid Dad Robert Schneider was awarded a Community Father gong by the Australian Father Day Council for his work on setting up a free respite centre in his home. Schneider is a father of three and an intrepid trekker has summitted Mount Kilimanjaro and watched the sunrise on Mount Everest (but did you climb it Robert?)
No longer father of the year Former Australian cricket star Dean Jones was stripped of his Victorian Father of the Year title in July after revelations he fathered a love child during a decade-long affair with a Sydney model.READ MORE
Not getting enough sex Dads 21% of dads said their relationship with their partner is more like a friends than lovers.
Sports Dad Sydney Swans captain, Brett Kirk beat nine other high profile sports finalist in a public vote for sports dad of the year. Kirk has 3 kids.
Troubled Dad Bert Newton, father of Matt as he deals with his son’s personality disorder. A psychiatrist from the clinic where Matt has been a patient says “ Matt simply hasn’t learnt adult ways of coping.” Dad who also knows these troubles Bryan Cousin, father of Ben.
Socks’n’jocks dad Pat Rafter, one of the many faces of Bonds socks and jocks says he always looks forward to receiving my pack of sock and jocks, the kids never seem to think I could have too many. Pat you gotta get out more!
Scared Dad65% of dads are too scared to ask their boss for more time to spend with their kids.
Zoo Dad The former boss of Taronga Zoo, Guy Cooper, father of five was named Father of the Year by the Australian Father Day Council
But to all of you dads…you’re it! Go see the kids!
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I would nominate my son as Dad of the year for the way he looked after the kids since they were born . Carrying out tasks such as feeding the kids when they were off the breast, to babysitting at 5am when he was doing reports to taking them off to kinder and picking them up to ditto for school. And pretty well attending to their every need. On reflection I made a miserable Dad.
Go spend more time with you children, they grow up too quickly.
Hey, chill, nobody’s perfect and I’m sure you were doing your best at the time. My dad used to say to me…THERE IS NEVER THE WRONG TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING, pick up the phone.