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So would I.

I might have kept the baby if it had happened now, but if I were in the 60s when single mothers were still *whores* than probably not.

I think a lot of us would.

Sidenote: I recently rewatched S1 and I still don't see how Peggy/Pete happened. I mean, I can see the attraction on his side, but I am so unconvinced of Peggy's doe-eyes at him. Is it because he was literally the first male to pay attention to her? Is the whole point it could have been anyone at that office, but Pete was having the freak out/control issues due to his impending marriage?

Is it because he was literally the first male to pay attention to her?

I think so.
Also he was white-knighting for her a lot and maybe that's where some of the attraction came from?

Maybe she just thought he was hot, plain and simple.

Umpossible!

what is this and what happened

Mad Men S1
Peggy Olsen got knocked up by Pete Campbell and at the end of the season she has a baby and gives it away (thought isn't her sister raising him? He appears in later episodes so I don't think he was given up for adoption?)

The weirdest thing about it is how she just totally ignored her own pregnancy and when she starts going into labor (at work!) she's like "oh I have a really bad stomachache" and ends up going to the doctor and the nurse is the one to tell her she's having a baby. Then she doesn't even want to look at it afterwards. I still don't get what that was all about. Was she just in deep denial or did she really have no idea she was even pregnant? How could someone be so sheltered that they don't even know what pregnancy is and how that works?

That scene where she doesn't even want to look at the baby is one of the most heart-breaking things I've ever seen on tv. I mean, Peggy shouldn't have to raise a child but at the same time the thought of an unwanted, unloved child is just one of the worst things I can imagine

Edited 2012-05-03 00:34 (UTC)

thought isn't her sister raising him? He appears in later episodes so I don't think he was given up for adoption?)

It's actually a different baby; when they show Peggy in the hospital in flashback in S2, Anita (her sister) is shown to be pregnant. So she gave birth a little bit after and the baby we see Peggy avoiding is her nephew. Her child was given up for adoption.

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childings.livejournal.com - 2012-05-03 00:52 (UTC) - Expand

dinerstate.livejournal.com - 2012-05-03 03:46 (UTC) - Expand

It happens. I knew a grl who was in denial up till 7 months of pregnancy.

I always assumed the not looking at him was to avoid bonding with the baby.

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kallanda-lee.livejournal.com - 2012-05-03 09:34 (UTC) - Expand

Personally I'd have gone with an abortion but since Mad Men was set in the 60s before the advent of Roe vs. Wade, I totally agree with you.

Also IIRC she legit did not know she was pregnant. Right?

Yeah I forgot about that bit but yeah she didn't. Don't know how you wouldn't notice the creature moving around in there or not having a period for months but I guess Peggy was either in deep denial or one of those strange cases TLC love showcasing on "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant"

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Just because it was before Roe v. Wade didn't mean abortion didn't happen. It was just a lot more hush hush than it is now. They actually show 2 characters seriously considering getting abortions although it was discouraged for both of them since they were married (because if they were married, why wouldn't they want the baby? *sarcasm*)

I'm not sure what I would've done in the situation since I've never been in that situation....

Also, didn't it turn out that Joan had at least one abortion before, but she didn't do it this time around? Honestly, the length between season 4 and 5 had me forget so much.

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Me too and damn, I'm not going anon to say it. If for some reason I'd go into the nightmare I-Didn't-know-I-was-pregnant scenario and couldn't abort in time, I wouldn't want to see the kid and leave it at the hospital. I always applauded her for that choice, and going for what she really wanted in life, instead of what you were almost inevitably doomed for if you were a woman in those days.

me too.

And it would be a reasonable choice!

Me too, probably.

I would, too, and there's no shame in that. It's better for both mother and kid. I'd rather be adopted than raised by parents who didn't want me.

Wait, why is this a secret? What's so shameful about giving your baby up for adoption?

Because you're suppose to raise the kid. How could you want to give up your own baby? You must be heartless or lazy or something.

Yeah, I get the negative side of this a lot when I mention I gave my kid up for adoption. Never mind that I was in college and had no way of supporting myself, much less a kid. I wanted him to have a chance.

I don't regret my choice and people often are more "wow, you're brave" than anything else, but there's a lot of negativity.

I would have done the same, OP. Or abort.

I probably wouldn't. I'd love to have a kid someday anyway, and I have a family who'd probably understanding of this kind of situation. Heck, my folks would be absolutely doting on their first grandchild.

Still, it'd probably a shock if I didn't know I was at all pregnant, like it Peggy's case. I have an anxiety disorder and something like this, especially with my own personal struggles for the past decade, would really throw me off balance and would likely result in me being very self-conscious and doubtful of my ability to raise a child.