Dear Abby: I’ve only met my biological dad twice, should I send him a Father’s Day card?

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A woman wrestling with whether to send a Father's Day card to her biological father, a man she's met only twice in her life, sought advice from Dear Abby. The letter raises the familiar tension between biological connection and actual relationship: what obligations does a child owe to a parent who's been absent? Abby's column explores the emotional calculus of acknowledging someone on a holiday designed to honor meaningful paternal bonds, offering perspective on how people navigate fractured family ties and the rituals that mark them.