Why Jack doesn't want to see Aaron i.e. who Aaron's father is

[trikister40]

OK, here goes my theory. Feel free to punch holes through it!

It was odd for Jack to not want to see Aaron last night (of course at the time we were all assuming it was either Sawyer's or his baby).
Is Aaron special for being born on the island, somehow different? Is Jack honestly trying to believe the made up story that they were told to say?

We all began assuming that Claire was Jack's half-sister back from Season 1 or 2 when we saw his dad in Sydney demanding to see "her". What isfJack's father was having an affair with Claire and Aaron is really Jack's half-brother? It makes sense with the character of Jack's dad, and if Jack found out that Aaron was his father's illegitimate child, that would explain why Jack wanted to have nothing to do with it.

It would also explain why Kate wanted to take care of Aaron, because she sure as heck didn't want to have anything to do with him on the island. It is obvious Kate and Jack truly love each other, and maybe it is just that piece of Jack that she can not have?

[heavensprincess]

Didn't Jacks father meet Claire and introduce himself as her father?

[bunnydixon]

yeah he did so maybe we should look for aarons extra coupla toes!!!

i think jack was edgy as either he is uncomfortable around aaron as it reminds of something to do with claire - maybe if she died or why she couldnt come home or something. or perhaps he has realised he is aarons nephew and it brings back family issues for him.

OR - its not claires aaron and its either sawyers or jacks baby. i mean she may well sleep with jack at some point. who knows - she is a little irrational at times!

[snow24]

Didn't Jacks father meet Claire and introduce himself as her father?

yeah, its pretty clear that he is both Clair'es and Jack's father.

I think he didn't want to see the baby because there is a situation where he had a chance to save Claire's life but didn't or couldn't and he is having a hard time living with it.

[justjoe]

Sorry, messed up.

[trikister40]

Doh I remember now in the hospital where he introduced himself. DANG! lol

[jacksnurse]

i think that he feels he could have prevented claire's death in some way...and we all know that Jack carries the worries of the world on his shoulders......don't think that it is sawyers.....and love the idea of the four toes.....goes back to Dzbabykel's links to the adoption agency owned by Hanso and the mention of the babies with four toes (like the statue on the island)......check out Dzbabykel's threads....it was last weekend...very interesting....Aaron def has some special significance/power with the island/others

[justjoe]

I said this in another thread. Jack doesn't know Claires status right now because he is not with her group. He is busy trying to get rescued.

[Rand227]

I think he didn't want to see the baby because there is a situation where he had a chance to save Claire's life but didn't or couldn't and he is having a hard time living with it.

I agree that this is a very strong possibility. The moral dilemmas that Doctors are faced with, especially those within fields where life/death situations are confronted quite frequently, is something that should be considered. If it is Claire's child that Kate is raising, then I would lean more toward this argument than any other. The end result being that even though he is a Doctor, Jack is still just as human as everyone else. Also, we can not assume that Jack knew of Claire's relativity to his own blood line. There has been no proof, as of yet, that Jack knows of her being his half-sister.

Another possibility to consider is that it is not Claire's child, at all. Rather, it is a child that Kate had berthed due to her actual pregnancy. Kate telling Sawyer that she was not pregnant could have simply been a test of sorts to determine whether or not she would want the man to Father her child. The name "Aaron" does not dictate relation to Claire, it is only a name.

That being said, if Jack knew that it were Sawer's child, then at some point, we can assume that Jack and Sawyer committed themselves to some sort of rivalry that would constitute his constant unease towards the ideal that it is Sawyer's inheritance that Kate is caring for.

[gotfins]

i dont think that Jack knows Claire is his sister.. i'm not sure of Jack's issue with Kate.. He should have taken the bull by the horns when he had the chance! i would have for sure!!!! i find it hard to believe that kate and sawyer will be the same after last night.. i guess when kate tells jack (in his flashforward outside of the airport) that "he will be wondering where she is".. it isnt sawyer she's referring to..

[beachblinkette]

I said this on another thread, but it is possible that this Aaron is a namesake for the other child who may not have survived. This could be Sawyer's son and Kate's true son that she's raising. In the time travel theory they will all die w/i four years of getting off the island.Jack has so many regrets that he can't allow himself to get close to anyone. Maybe he doesn't want to see the person who has taken over Kate's life-Aaron.Or maybe it's because this is Sawyer's son. If none of the O-6 survive, that probably includes Aaron as well.Unless there is some course correction that allows a different outcome. A puzzle wrapped in a mystery surrounded by an enigma=Lost!

[jacksnurse]

if it was kate's "real" child....it would still be a baby...not this age ...more like 1 or 1 1/2

[justjoe]

Matt Fox said it had been 1 1/2 years since they got off the island. Aaron is much older than 1 1/2.

[thelawgiver]

I agree that this is Claire's Aaron. I feel Jack cannot handle seeing him because on the island he was faced with some horrible decision which lead to Claire's death (and just after he found out she was her half sister).

What is not explained is how Kate strongly represents that "she" has a child. Kate was obviously not pregnant when the marshall was returning her and she could not have given birth after 100 days on the island, so she obviously has to explain where her child came from and while it is legally hers.

[gilligan]

Aaron must be Claire's. If Kate got preggie on island, wouldnt she die in childbirth. I agree w patchy and others--something terrible must have happened to Claire. Jack feels responsible. Kate does too so she raises Aaron. but, yeah, that leaves a lot of questions.