According to the UN an orphan is one that loses one parent, not two, to death.
Really? I thought it was when you lose both parents.
Nope, not according to the UN.  It can be through death or abandonment.  That means I am an orphan since my died when I was 20.
That is so interesting. I never thought about it that way before. Wonder how they came up with that.
I am thinking it's from the UN and geared toward orphan children who don't have anyone. If it's proven that one parent is dead or left them behind, the UN can step in.
Well that is for other countries then. Does that apply here in the US too?
Well it doesn't only apply to other countries literally. The US is a part of the UN.  That was a guess on my behalf as to why they word it this way.
Oh I see. That's pretty interesting though considering the child still has a parent. Kind of sad in a way.
Right... I do know in the US if you still have one parent alive they have to sign a legal document to give up their rights before their not considered a parent or responsible for a child.
Right I have heard that and then I would think you would be an orphan then. But I thought not only losing your parents but not having any family at all.