I'm (sort of) glad it's not just me that has a problem with the idea that the Ponds appear to have accepted that they'll never get to raise their daughter. I see so many comments around excusing their (so far) lack of concern about her, and putting it down to - - it was so traumatic that they can't talk about it - they know she grows up into River and that she's alright so they don't have to worry any more - they grew up with her (as Mels) so they did get to "raise" her - Amy didn't know she was pregnant and didn't have time to adjust to the idea of parentood - Amy and Rory didn't have time to adjust to being parents so they don't really miss it
and various other - frankly - stupid excuses.
SM clearly didn't think through the implications as he was too preoccupied with his masterful plotting around River.
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Date: 2011-09-19 10:56 pm (UTC)- it was so traumatic that they can't talk about it
- they know she grows up into River and that she's alright so they don't have to worry any more
- they grew up with her (as Mels) so they did get to "raise" her
- Amy didn't know she was pregnant and didn't have time to adjust to the idea of parentood
- Amy and Rory didn't have time to adjust to being parents so they don't really miss it
and various other - frankly - stupid excuses.
SM clearly didn't think through the implications as he was too preoccupied with his masterful plotting around River.