Re: Trauma & Abandonment in OUAT – Footholds of Darkness Home › Forums › Once Upon a Time › General discussion and theories › Trauma & Abandonment in OUAT – Footholds of Darkness › Re: Trauma & Abandonment in OUAT – Footholds of Darkness May 14, 2012 at 4:57 pm #146724 LisaFromOHParticipant I thought it was just because it’s based on fairy tales which often have an orphan as the main character and then have more trauma/drama as the plot of the story. And, as hjbau pointed out, sadly these things happen frequently in real life, too. [adrotate group="5"]