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Meryl Sawyer's Readers' Board Subject: "abandoned children"     Previous Topic | Next Topic Printer-friendly copy     Email this topic to a friend     Conferences Main Discussion Topic #23 Reading Topic #23 jilly Member since May-8-08 1 posts May-08-08, 10:30 PM (EST)   "abandoned children"      I am an avid reader...lately I have read several books in which the main character, due to divorce, etc. lost contact with one or more of their parents since they were children. All of a sudden, after 10, 15, 20 years a parent makes contact. Almost immediately the character renews contact, forgives all, etc. etc. I get so angry at this. Being abandoned for many years is not so easily "fixable". It may be expedient for the purposes of plot, character developement, etc. but is demeans the pain, the emotional scarring, the changes to the characters personality. I wish authors would be more realistic about how this plays out in real life.   Alert | IP Printer-friendly page | Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top Conferences | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic Select another forum or conference Lobby Meryl Sawyer's Readers' Board (Conference)   |--Main Discussion (Protected)   |--Tech Help (Protected)   |--Pet Talk (Protected)

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