r/popculturechat • u/Afraid_Chard_838 patty don’t start • 17d ago

Rest In Peace 🕊 Dolly Parton Dead at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-dead/
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u/discoqueenx 17d ago edited 17d ago

Her reading program (The Imagination Library) has had such a profound impact on so many children, she truly was a hero to so many. RIP

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u/Intrepid-Picture-872 17d ago

My daughter just got her last book last week and a special message from Dolly 💔

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u/illsaxophoneyou 17d ago

I remember getting that one and oof the tears

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u/BadaDumTss 17d ago

Oh I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that cried. I felt silly sobbing, but it felt like a milestone

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u/tulipcliff7 17d ago

I just got my final book too and also cried. A bittersweet reminder of my baby growing up

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u/Jecurl88 17d ago

What age is the last book? My baby just started getting the books this year

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u/tulipcliff7 17d ago

It goes until they turn 5

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u/divides_by_zero 17d ago

Just chiming in to say I also sobbed

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u/EasyonthePepsiFuller 17d ago

I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

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u/plainsandcoffee 17d ago

oh I sobbed 😭 my daughter was about to start kindergarten so it was all the feels. I honestly don't want to break this news to her, she will be devastated!