That was a horrible accident. Her life had to have been immeasurably harder after that.

My grandmother, b.1900, told her two girls, before they married, “It’s your duty to your husband, but when you’ve had two children, you can stop.”

Grandaddy worked out of town, a lot!

My aunt Edna had two children. Her husband was a lecherous old creep.

My mom had five children and two miscarriages…my dad died when she was only 43. She never remarried, or even had a single date…(that I’m aware of).

Guess I lucked out and got the cool Mom.

❤️🙏🏼