Maybe she's actually his grandmother, but his real mother died in childbirth, so she took him on as her own and just never told him? He's still young enough not to have questioned it yet.
My second theory: It's a Disney movie. Menopause doesn't exist. I mean... this is a world in which people spend a good portion of their lives existing as anthropomorphic household objects... ;P
I remember when The Emperor's New Groove came out and it was discussed that this was the first time a pregnant (at least visibly pregnant) woman had been shown in a Disney flick. So your "there is no menopause" explanation could hold true since this is pre-TENG, and not necessarily as progressive. :D
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Date: 2009-09-22 11:44 pm (UTC)My second theory: It's a Disney movie. Menopause doesn't exist. I mean... this is a world in which people spend a good portion of their lives existing as anthropomorphic household objects... ;P
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Date: 2009-09-23 12:47 am (UTC)