tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904399104751172335.post8319842150603437920..comments2008-10-10T16:54:34.243-05:00Comments on A Long Way Gone Parent Discussion Blog: Mr.Rotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419988842660167574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904399104751172335.post-66345488508307029072008-09-25T21:14:00.000-05:002008-09-25T21:14:00.000-05:00I think the fact that his parents were separated a...I think the fact that his parents were separated and he lived primarily with his father and stepmother (or at school) had something to do with it. Plus, for a lot of kids, connections with grandparents have a very special strength and beauty. It would be interesting to ask the author about this. Hard to believe he is such a young man still! He has lived through more trauma than I can imagine.Jeanne LaMoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922432811388885412noreply@blogger.com