Forum:Why are all the Straw Hats basically orphans?

I was just reading something ( i forgot what) and i notice that all the straw hats are pretty much orphans with sad past... Just wanted your opinion on y...PurpleBum (talk) 20:49, September 22, 2013 (UTC)

Discussion
yeah i noticed that as well, luffy's dad is a revolutionary his mom is missing, zoro, sanji and franky apparently have no parents, brook's parent are no doubt dead, robin parent's died as well as nami's one parent, chopper's heard abandoned him and usopp's dad left his mom to die while he became a pirate, like a dick-- 21:03, September 22, 2013 (UTC)

From what I understand, Sanji's parents were chefs or employees of the ship he was on before it sank. Franky's parents were pirates who abandoned him. Nami's adoptive mother died as well as her real parents, who were killed in the pirate raid that Bellmere was defending. Usopp's mom didn't get sick until after her husband left, so he didn't orphan his child on purpose. But yeah, the whole thing is interesting. Montblanc Noland (talk) 22:40, September 22, 2013 (UTC)

We wouldn't be interested if the next nakama had grown up with no hardship at all. They'd be boring. 22:44, September 22, 2013 (UTC)

Actually, only Zoro, Sanji and Nami are completely orphans. Luffy, Franky and Chopper's both parents could very well be alive, Brook's are dead due to age, Usopp still has his father and Robin's dad could be alive, for all we know. It's just that in One Piece parents don't seem to bother that much raising their kids, that's all.