Conservative principle
The principal rule was to get married right away and not wait for anything anymore. Since you guys have already made the decision and didn’t bother to ask us, then you are by any means responsible adults. Once when he was a young man starting his own family he did not have the privilege of supportive surroundings. He wanted different for Richard.
Mr Green had one thing to say and it was tough love for sure. “This baby was made out of wedlock but I suggest that it can not be born this way.” These were tough times for both Richard and Michelle plus the baby needs a peaceful environment to be born in.