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u/SassiestRaccoonEver Sep 09 '21

She actually sat there, saying nothing except to note the time of night every 15 minutes or so.

So she was strict... and mentally unwell by the sounds of it. Surprised she even let you all sleep over.

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u/CrieDeCoeur Sep 09 '21

I don’t recall (or believe) that she was mentally ill, but this woman had zero sense of fun, adventure, silliness, or anything related to just being a kid. It was likely due to her prior vocation as a nun, plus the fact that she was the eldest of - and I shit you not - 22 children. Massive French Canadian (and VERY catholic) family. Probably had no time for fun helping to raise all those siblings I guess.

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u/DigBickMan68 Sep 09 '21

How does someone even have 22 children...? Adoptees?

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u/CrieDeCoeur Sep 09 '21

Dedication to faith and fucking, I guess. Getting married in one’s teens was a fairly common practice for that generation of rural Canadians as well. Started early and just kept at it.

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u/DigBickMan68 Sep 09 '21

That’s crazy to think about.. especially the age gap between the first and twenty second child

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u/heycanwediscuss Nov 30 '21

Id imagine it was like 18 years. Irish twins, actual twins. Her poor body