I was just pondering how a lot of the characters have mothers with issues:

Jack - his mom never seen much, but insists Jack go after his father
Locke - his mother gave him up for adoption, is a nut and conned him out of a kidney for money
Shannon/Boone - evil stepmother/mother with no sympathy, just a booming business
Hurley - his mother drove him crazy and kept insulting him, even after he won the lottery
Walt - his mother took him from Michael for a job opportunity, unwilling to give Michael partial custody
Sun - her mother drove her nuts insisting she get married, have a family, etc.
Kate - her mother was afraid of her and screamed for help in the hospital when Kate came to visit
Sawyer - his mother had an affair with a confidence man, was conned out of money and later killed by his father.

See what I mean? Anyone here have a somewhat-normal family?

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