1.   Blume sees in the enterprising Max the kind of surrogate son he wishes his own pampered jock boys could be.

2.   Both got to know the industry titans in their early days, Archbold as a surrogate son and court jester, Ballmer as a college housemate and poker buddy.

3.   Even worse, the sins of the father figure are passed to the surrogate son.

4.   He also needs a surrogate father even more than Murph needs a surrogate son.

5.   Moore gets the surrogate sons he deserves.

6.   She sees Mark as something of a surrogate son, a chance to redeem the mistakes of her past.

7.   Soon after that, Kid Demeter, once a surrogate son to Jack and Caroline, jumps to his death from the roof of an apartment building.