It was a really amazing experience because although we communicate well our usual conversations involve the whole family and occur while other things are going on... To sit down with Lincoln, eyeball-to-eyeball, and be asked to explore meaningful events in your relationship was really special and because there were about 100 boys in the room doing the same thing with their mums, the boys felt it was okay to have this kind of discussion.

I felt really good about the night and I was really looking forward to it because me and my mum don’t really get a lot of time to talk because I have two younger brothers. What struck me was listening to how other mum’s and students coped and felt about the transition. I felt really good because it was a chance just to have a one-on-one chat. It’s just a great experience and you go out feeling better because you know a bit more about your mum.

Daniel and I really enjoyed the night, I thought it was a well constructed, influential and overall a very positive experience for both of us. Any chance that helps us understand each other better improves our ability to communicate with each other and this is just invaluable. The ability for the evening to allow the boys to discuss their feelings openly and honestly was to me a pleasant surprise. It was also reassuring to hear that other fathers’ experiences were similar to those that Dan and I had been experiencing.