Talk:Aang/@comment-69.116.37.100-20100911044830/@comment-3068994-20101008031615

And to ian; where is it that we see Aang's parents "give" him to the air nomads? Did I miss that? Far as I knew they didn't explain that either, so it's left up in the air to speculation. Of which it's my belief Aang was separated from his parents; who could still possibly be airbenders, as their culture is used to raising children without parents present but rather a community - from what we see. So the community raises the children, presumably to instill the belief that all life is equal and not to attach to any in specific as being more significant than another. (eg, parents)

I don't feel Aang fully learned what it meant to be an air nomad, but rather favored Gyatso. He confused being the Avatar with being an Air Nomad, as they are not one and the same.