Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25613119-20150302124228/@comment-26116863-20150313044215

I think you're all on to something with your ideas along the line of a child being switched or given up. Whatever it is that they're hiding, it must be something that would have great repercussions  for Emma. It seems like they're very concerned about keeping it from her in particular. You could say that it's just something that they're ashamed of, and don't want Emma's view of them to be tarnished. I think it's more than that, however. If it was the case that they had simply done something wrong, then she would probably forgive them. This has to be something that has  direct implications on the status of their relationship. Maybe she's really Malificent's daughter, and not being able to deal with the possibility of their child being a villain, Snow and Charming switched them. I know that this sounds weird, but they could have even used magic to switch them before they were even born.

This would explain why they've never really seemed to completely view her as their daughter. I know, I know... the whole seperation thing. But you'd think that they'd be able to move past that a little by now. Instead, we see thing like Snow yelling "EMMA!", as if she's a monster. No parent would think of their own child like that.

Another question to ask is, where do her powers come from?