How did Karen carpenter have grandchildren but not children?

Answer 1

Karen Carpenter did Not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godparent, (Godmother) to some children. It a Christian tradition that people, other than the biological parents, can be Godparents to children, as selected by the biological parents. It's like saying someone is a co parent to the actual parent. It probably comes from a time when a person really needed their family to get by, because there were no social programs to fall back on. You probably heard, or read, that Karen Carpenter was a Godmother to some children, and misunderstood it to mean she was a grandmother to some children. Godfather, and Godmother, is a well respected term among Christians, and is not just associated with crime figures. Karen Carpenter never gave birth to any children, (her body afflicted with an eating disorder most of the time, did not even have menstrual periods during much of her adult life), she did not adopt children, and she did not have any grandchildren. She had Godchildren. She was a Godmother to some children.

Answer 2

Karen Carpenter did Not have grandchildren, she had Godchildren. In the Christian Church, some people are Godparents to other people's children. They are Spiritual religious parents of the children, not the biological parents. Karen Carpenter was a Godmother to some children, she was not a biological mother, nor was she an adopted mother. She was a Godmother to some children, their Spiritual religious mother. Also, when she married Tom Burris, he had a son from a previous marriage that also ended in divorce. So, in a way, Karen Carpenter was a Stepmother to Burris' son from a previous marriage.