Different Opinions
“1969 was a very different time when dealing with teen pregnancy or being an unwed mother. People used to keep this and many other things secret. This family made, what they thought, was the best decision for him. He wouldn’t have understood if he had been told when he was a child,” one user argued.
“Joanie needed to be protected as well which is what her parents were trying to do. They were trying to protect their entire family from the shame that would have been felt in 1969. As far as “real mom”, no one can speak to what the term means to him except him so let it go people.” What do you think?
In order to protect the privacy of those depicted, some names, locations, and identifying characteristics have been changed and are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblances to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.