Interesting, but it was just a little uncomfortable reading about all this in the paper. Maybe it’d be pertinent if he was still active, but why now? And it seems as if the mother may be as much to blame for the situation as Rod.

It seems that this is one more example of a child who doesn’t know her father since her parents were so badly estranged. I’ve known some people who’ve had similar stories.

I think it was clear from the story that both sides (by which I mean parents, not the daughter) were to blame for the situation, and I don’t think it was intentionally slanted against Langway. That said, the story was written about Hannah Sasscer from her perspective, and she was much more forthcoming than either Langway or her mother Scarlett. Inevitably, her perspective is going to be biased. I think the writer did a pretty good job of trying to keep things balanced despite relatively little cooperation from Langway.

In contrast, the Brashear article received pretty good cooperation from all parties involved, making it much easier for the writer to tell all sides of the story.

Interesting, sad, and uncomfortable all at the same time. Not sure the title is accurate: she doesn’t act like she wants a father; she acts like she wants to hate her father. Not that I blame her…

This seems like a public outing of some very private issues. Not sure why this deserved such a long piece in the Post – there were no revalations, just that it’s a family with some serious problems. Uncomfortable, definitely. I think Hannah will regret making this public.