Magazine seeks dads who helped their kids lose weight

[PJ Noonan]

Have you helped your son or daughter lose weight?

A new magazine (health and fitness for men) is looking for stories from real
dads who helped their own children take off excess pounds. They'd like to know
how old your child was, how much weight he or she needed to lose, what you
tried and what finally worked, how long it took, and how old your slimmer child
is now.

There's no pay - it's just a case of real dads sharing their real stories with
other real dads. They will not publish anyone's last names -- only first name
(and if you don't want your real name used, the magazine can give you a fake
name), your age, and your city (or nearest large city if you don't want to say
the actual town or suburb) and state where you live. You will be asked for
your real contact info (a phone number and email address) so the magazine's
fact-checkers can contact you to verify the accuracy of the final edited story
before it goes to press but your contact info will NOT be published.

If you have a story to share, I'd like to hear from you as soon as possible --
by midday Monday, November 29, 2004, would be great. Please email
.

Thanks!