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					Originally Posted by BarTopDancer  Why the hell did Clarie have to raise Aaron. Why was that such a huge deal? | 
	
 I'm guessing you're asking why Jack and Kate were intent on getting Claire back to Aaron...and here's where I get to say.....
You'd have to be a parent to understand.  
 
No, really.  I can only imagine how awful it would be for Kate and Jack to pretend to be his parents when they knew Claire was still alive. Thinking back on those Oceanic 6 scenes, I think they were played very well.  Parenting focuses your priorities so sharply, and the empathy they'd feel for Claire missing it would be immense.