Preface: This is a heated topic for some families. If you vehemently don't agree with recognizing your child's birth father on father's day (or mother on mother's day), please say so respectfully and don't instigate fights.
THAT said, I've written a post asking various triad members to speak up about father's day and biological fathers. It's the adoptive parents turn to speak up on the forums.
From the blog post:
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Are you an adoptive parent? Do you acknowledge your child's biological father on Father's Day? If not, do you acknowledge your child's birth mother on Mother's Day? We so often see families celebrating the (adopted) child's "two mothers" but we don't often see a celebration of two fathers. There are certain reasons for this but I'm wondering if it isn't a bit of gender bias as well. Your thoughts?
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Feel free to elaborate. (And yes, I'm writing about how biological parents can and should honor adoptive fathers. Don't worry.)