I can't buy Livy being old enough to be JB's mother anymore

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I never had a problem before, but this time watching season 1 it struck me that they are very close in age and that we are suppose to not notice. I feel like its been ruined for me. 

Why did I buy it for so long? I have no problem still believing that JB is the oldest of the kids and his face and pretend age match enough, but no longer JB and mom. 

[Johnny]

Let's see. if JB is supposed to be graduating h.s. he may be 17yrs. If Livy was married at 16, then she would be portraying a character of about 33 that season.  It wouldn't be a stretch for me to believe that.  

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Jul 16, 2021 19:31:04 GMT -5 Johnny said:

Let's see. if JB is supposed to be graduating h.s. he may be 17yrs. If Livy was married at 16, then she would be portraying a character of about 33 that season.  It wouldn't be a stretch for me to believe that.  

Its the age difference between Learned and Thomas. I see it now and did not before. 

[Easton]

Michael is 12 years older than Richard. Sally Field was only 10 years older than Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. I have not problem believing that either pair was mother and son.

[pinkbaker07]

Every thing looks different when we get older.

[Kyle]

The other thing is that Michael Learned looks very young in those first few seasons. But she looked older just a few years later (she admits she was a big smoker and that might have something to do with it, beyond the natural aging process).

[pinkbaker07]

Jul 17, 2021 7:13:40 GMT -5 Kyle said:

The other thing is that Michael Learned looks very young in those first few seasons. But she looked older just a few years later (she admits she was a big smoker and that might have something to do with it, beyond the natural aging process).

Smoking, drinking and hard living does that.