FATHERHOOD - ALAN'S VIEW By Alan McArthur Alan believes he's able to spend quality time with his children because society is changing. He wants to make sure that the relationship he has with his boys is the best he can make it. Alan gets on well with his dad now, but he doesn’t feel they had much of a relationship when he was younger and he wants to make changes to his life so that his children have a more positive experience of fatherhood.