"Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.“


-Loretta Lynn

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Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.

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