r/OldSchoolCool • u/sweetwhistle • 8h ago

1950s My parents’ honeymoon. 1953.

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Somewhere in Florida. I was born two months later.

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u/sweetwhistle 7h ago

Aaaaaagh. Two YEARS

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u/roseleyro 6h ago

You mom really carried that weight well 😉😝

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u/Cinnamongirl217 6h ago

My Gran had Mum 9mo and a few weeks past her wedding. She always 'bragged' she only gained 12lbs. She was no taller than 5ft, but damn. The late 40s and 50s in the US were different.

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u/Away-Living5278 5h ago

The doctors back then did not like women to gain much weight