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Loser Father

posted 15 years ago by greenec3-1
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IS it just me, or does Haakons father seem like a deadbeat to shoulder off his debt to his young son?

[–] sun78 15 years ago

Ummmm..... Hello...... His father hurt his leg. He couldn't go back to work until he was healed up, but unfortunately, his farm was going to be taken away, so Hakon was the one who had to go.

[–] boyle0798 15 years ago

No I agree his father was a deadbeat. So what he hurt his leg. It was HIS debt not his sons.

[–] Renaldo Matlin 15 years ago

So you'd much rather have the family starve to death? Children helping to pay off family debt wasn't unheard of back in those days.

[–] RussellDunn 14 years ago

It shouldn't be now, either.

[–] Ricochet84 15 years ago

IS it just me, or does Haakons father seem like a deadbeat to shoulder off his debt to his young son?

What did you want him to do? Say "No Hakon, you can't go. You might get hurt. Instead we will all lose our farm and starve. Or freeze to death. Whichever is first."

Death will come on swift wings...to whomsoever opens this chest!
-Dr. Allen Chamberlain

[–] perorewen 14 years ago

It might be his fathers debt, but it was the family who was going to suffer if Haakon didn't go. There was no choice really.

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[–] TorontoJediMaster 12 years ago

His father certainly didn't LIKE the idea of Haakon going to sea...But it was about the only alternative to losing the farm.