Dear Annie: My late father never reached out unless he needed something, did I do right?

Dear Annie: My parents divorced when I was only 6, and my father went on to have three more marriages, the last of which produced a daughter.

Growing up, I felt the only time he had anything to do with my sister and me was if he needed something. He owned multiple businesses — a hotel, a cafe, a bar, a gas station and a steakhouse — and if he needed help running them during the summer when we were teenagers, he would reach out to us. But that was it.

He saw two of my daughters once but never had the pleasure of meeting my third.

When he was in the hospital, his wife reached out to me while I was in Europe. I made arrangements to use WhatsApp so we got to say our goodbyes, and I know this meant a lot to him but meant nothing to me except closure. He passed within hours of talking to me. I feel I took the high road and moved on a very long time ago. — Took the High Road

Dear High Road: The real person you took the high road for was yourself. You will never forget the forgiveness that you gave your father by taking his call. A job well done!

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