Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24979796-20140526120205/@comment-5278765-20140526135121

I think she wanted Richard to be with her because of her, not because she was pregnant with his kid. Or she didn't know until she'd already moved to Boston and he had told her he wouldn't leave Adele for her.

Any time we assumed she was talking about Meredith, it could have been Maggie, honestly.

I work with 3-5 year olds at my job. They might ask about it (especially if, say, their mom is pregnant and they see someone else with a belly pouch), but if you say, "No, no baby." they'll leave it alone and forget about it. And definitely by adulthood, even if she did ask about it at age five (though Meredith's mother was not warm or comforting, so Meredith probably didn't feel comfortable asking her mother questions about anything), Ellis probably dismissed the question and Meredith has long forgotten about it. OR our assumption that Meredith didn't know is wrong and she actually does know that her mother gave a baby up for adoption and she was sworn to secrecy and kept that secret.