Members All My Shadows Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 I can go with this. I don't think it's just a mother/child thing, though, but something that comes out of any close relationship (just so happens that a mother/child relationship is one of the closest there are). I don't think it's an inherent thing that materializes as soon as the baby is born, so the idea that Angie would know that something's not right despite only being with her baby for a few fleeting moments*** rings false for me. *** - I haven't watched today's show yet, so I'm not completely sure how much time Angie actually spends with her daughter, but I'm sure it's not a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 LOL, are you serious with this question? Like that has shitall to do with anything, are you a mother, Khan? Because clearly only mothers can understand maternal instinct (not that you even know what that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, I don't understand why this part of it would be implausible. Angie goes unconscious while giving birth. When she wakes up, Jesse has a baby and hands it to her. She might sense that something is off -- and I don't doubt that this story will be full of exclamations of "I know what's going on here!!!" that lead nowhere -- but it would be pretty insane for her to be like, "This isn't our baby!!!" She wants this baby, and she wants it to be okay. I'm sure maternal instinct would come into play to a degree, but she also just gave birth blind in a remote location with no doctor present, so... seems like that would account for feeling a little weird about things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 First of all, allow me to apologize to Ann and to whoever else might've been offended by my question upthread. I have no excuses for my callousness, for lack of a better word. (And for the record, Darn: no, I'm not a mother.) Second, as I explained to marceline upthread (I think), I don't expect Angie to be immediately suspicious of the baby from the moment Jesse hands her to her. Of course, the drama of the moment will, and would, overwhelm everything else. Ergo, I guess you could say my reaction is a sort of pre-emptive disgust, b/c chances are pretty good Angie's going to stay in the dark (so to speak) right up until the moment of truth. (IOW, I might be overreacting too soon, but I don't think I'm overreacting at all.) It'd be more interesting, I think, if Angie's suspicions mount over time...but I don't think this writing team is capable of understanding that. Now, having said that...? Yes, I do believe in such things as "maternal instincts." I won't argue those who say and/or believe otherwise, b/c frankly, I have evidence that says otherwise. Will I offer it for debate? No, b/c that's nobody's business. But I believe it exists, that it is credible, and that it is most certainly not nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted March 31, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'm not a mother and I believe it exists. I believe a mother can sense when something is wrong with her child, even if that child is grown and lives far away. I don't know if it falls under maternal instinct but my grandma was so in tune with her kids all she had to do was think about them and they felt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SHaskellFan Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 Maternal instinct aside, I don't believe JESSE would do something like this IMO. Its character assination at its finest. Megan McTavish must be back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 For some reason, saying "Angie would be devastated if she knew 'Ellie' was dead" isn't enough for me to understand Jesse's motivation. I feel like I need more in order to justify his doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 31, 2011 Members Share Posted March 31, 2011 I can buy this more than the whole Rebecca thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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