Paths problem

So I have the following code

keyListener.onKeyDown=function(){
if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)){
for(i=0;i<n;i++){
var obj:MovieClip = _root[“dot”+i];

which works fine. However, i don’t want to use absolute paths like “_root”, because I make all my movies load in a big “menu” movie, which calls them (see it here to see what i am talking about). So i tried to switch it to _parent but it breaks, so does “_level0”… any ideas?

Something about those listeners is confusing me, where do they stand in the relative hierarchy?