An incredibly heartwarming photo showing six generations of women from the same family has gone viral recently as it captured the attention of a large number of people.
At the top end of the age scale is 99-year-old MaeDell Taylor Hawkins who is holding her seven-month-old great-great-great-granddaughter Zhavia Whitaker in her arms while the rest of the women, including MaeDell’s daughter, Frances Snow, 77, granddaughter Gracie Snow Howell, great-granddaughter Jacqueline Ledford, 29, and great-great-granddaughter Jaisline Wilson, 19, are posing behind them. Today, MaeDell has more than 620 grandchildren from her own daughters and their children’s children.
“I know it’s rare for six generations … it’s even rarer for all of them to be the same gender,” MaeDell’s granddaughter Howell, 58, told Good Morning America. “We’re all girls — girl power, as well.”
When they snapped the photo and shared it on the social media, none of them knew it would attract that much attention.
“We just kind of planned a day, and we just all met and grandma knew we were coming,” Howell, who now lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, said.
MaeDell got married back in 1940 when she was just 16 years old. Her husband was 50-year-old rail worker Bill Taylor who at the time had 10 children and needed someone to take care of them while he was at work. MaeDell took the role of a mother and went on to have 13 children on her own.
The family lived a very simple life as they lacked electricity, running water, and a stove, among the rest.
Getting married young was normal back in the day. Speaking of it, Howell said, “Now we don’t. We have children later in our life, so families are not that big. Having six generations is very, very rare to start with.”
The Kentucky matriarch now boasts a whopping 623 descendants, according to a family chart shared by her daughter-in-law, Janice Taylor. They include 106 grandchildren, 222 great-grandchildren, 234 great-great-grandchildren and 37 great-great-great-grandchildren.
“If everything goes well, the baby’s doing well, Grandma’s doing well – we’re all going to meet back in June and get another picture,” the family shared.
The first animal you see in this optical illusion can show what kind of friend you are.
This image will reveal what type of friend you are
According to a TikTok influencer, just looking at an optical illusion can reveal what kind of friend you are. The blue and white image has lots of stripes that might confuse you at first. Mia Yilin, who has over 440,000 followers, says the first animal you notice shows something about your personality and friendships.
For example, if you see two zebras first, it means you’re good at making small talk and forming friendships. You know what others want to hear, which helps you connect with them. However, when it comes to deeper issues, you tend to keep things to yourself and only share with close friends and family.
On the other hand, if you notice a lion first, it means you prefer to be alone and enjoy your own company the most.
The student and content creator explained, “If you saw the lion first, it means you like to hang out with friends sometimes, but deep down, you’re more of an introvert and really value your alone time.” She added that “you rarely raise your voice because you know that just being loud doesn’t really help anything.”
Her interesting post got a lot of people talking, and many were impressed by how accurate she was. One person said, “spot on,” while another exclaimed, “wow!” Someone else commented, “I can’t believe you can get this kind of information from what we see first—it’s mind-blowing! You’re 90% accurate.”
In another TikTok video, Mia shared a ‘creepy’ optical illusion that supposedly reveals if you’re a friendly or cold person. The image looks like a snow-covered tree in winter, but it could also be a lion. According to her, what you see first gives insight into your character. This clip has been watched more than 71,000 times, and she says, “The first thing you see in this picture can say a lot about your personality.”
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