Keeping Mum
“Part of it was the time of this, which was the early ’70s, and also (it was a) small town, a tight-knit community,” Steve said.
“The community members who knew, who didn’t say anything, were just trying to be good neighbors.” It turns out that Joanie had fallen pregnant out of wedlock, and her parents decided to raise Steve as their own to protect the family name. But this situation isn’t as unusual as you may think.