Mr. Lisbon and co.

I found an interesting idea that we hadn't really talked about yet in the reading. When Trip is ending his conversation with Mr. Lisbon "he could tell how starved Mr. Lisbon was for a son, because he spoke he got up and gave Trip's shoulders three sporting shakes." (109). It makes me think that might be some of reason for his lack of connection with his daughters. He may not necessarily neglect them, but he doesn't see eye to eye with them. He seems clueless when it comes to his daughters and maybe not having any sons probably plays into that. Either way its ostensible that there is something not right about these parents. Id be interested to here other theories about the parents.