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[felineranger.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone

I have an idea for a fic but before I run with it I just wanted to double check something with the hive mind!  As far as I can remember, there is no canon explanation for what happened to Listers adoptive mother - we know his dad died at 6 and between 11-13 he was living with his gran and after that ended up in an orphanage school but  I don't think we're ever told exactly why?  Have I missed something or is there a generally accepted fanon explanation?  Answers on a postcard please...

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[gemjam.livejournal.com]

You know, I never really thought of him as being officially adopted, more just taken care of and raised by one of the guys from the poolhall where he was found, so it would make sense for a mum not to be involved in that scenario but a gran to be in the picture. I don't know how well that actually fits in with canon now that I stop and think about it but somehow that's always the impression that I got from his childhood. I'm probably way off base. Wasn't there a mention of his mum when he was talking about his dad dying? Was his mum the one who said his dad had gone to the same place as his goldfish? I wish I had a better memory.

[nice-girls-play.livejournal.com]

In the episode Better Than Life, he mentions his grandmother trying to explain about where his father went. But he also uses the plural form when he talks about his family sending him to a child psychologist afterward. So, possible there were other family members involved in that decision.

[gemjam.livejournal.com]

Ah, right, thanks for the reminder :)