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Please help all surgestions greatlly reacived

When sending a message from Mountain Lion's Message program, you should be careful about the recipient's address. When you send a message to your dad, you should send it to his iPhone's phone number.
Also, on your Mac's Messages > Preferences > Accounts, you should be logged in under your Apple ID (which is hopefully different from your dad's).
Enjoy your Apple gear! Indeed, it does "just work".

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