Talk:Avatar/@comment-5004594-20120624214538/@comment-5092179-20120625003925

The White Lotus has only been in charge of the Avatar since Aang asked them to after he died. Before, it was up to the nation the Avatar was born into to tell him or her.

8 is way too young though. Imagine having that forced onto you. Aang was told when he was 13 and that was also too young, at least according to Gyatso.