This is my paternal grandmother, Mettie Martha Knight Swain. I never knew her to look this lighthearted. With forty-one grandchildren, she probably had PTSD from bad kids since she usually lived with her fertile daughters.
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OH MY!!!! I can’t even imagine that many grandchildren!!!
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Most of them were horrible.
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41 grandkids, hell I would be crazy!
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Crazy would probably help.
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That smile does seem a bit forced.
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I don’t think I ever saw her smile or laugh.
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As an only child, I can’t even imgine!:)
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It was no uncommon for everyone to show up 🆙 over the weekend. It was a mad house.
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That sounds wonderful to me….I can’t really imagine…:)
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It was wild!
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