How Dolly Parton Has Kids And Grandkids Even Though They Aren't Her Own

Dolly Parton married Carl Thomas Dean in 1966. He is not in showbusiness and prefers a low-key simple life. Despite Parton’s fame, the couple have achieved just that. However, her career did come in the way of the couple having children of their own. “You give up family and friends, vacation, and work without end, 24/7, 365, but you got to make the sacrifice,” Parton told Oprah Winfrey on an episode of “The Oprah Conversation.”

It seems that Parton and Dean did not feel that they had any void in their lives because they never had children. Much of this is because of Parton’s 11 siblings. “I grew up in a big old family with eight kids younger than me and several of my brothers and sisters came to live with me early on in my life. I’ve loved their kids just like they’re my grandkids, and now I’ve got great-grandkids!” Parton explained to People. To her nieces and nephews, she is “Aunt Granny” or “GeeGee,” and her husband is “Uncle PeePaw.”

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