Dear Dad,
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and as a dad yourself, you know that phone lines are buzzing as children get in touch with their fathers, offering them greetings and professions of love. I’ll almost certainly hear from my girls — your grandkids! — and they’ll bring me up to date on their activities, noble and nefarious both.
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