We were playing a game, and I wasn't ready to leave. The kids suggested I stay all night. At the time it seemed like a good idea, and I agreed. I awoke in the night, so homesick Dad dressed and took me back to Grandma's. I never like to stay overnight anywhere.
Childhood diseases can play havoc in a large family.
This was before immunizations had almost eradicated measles, mumps, chickenpox and whooping cough. It was just a part of being a child. If one were lucky , he had them in the summer or before starting school. The year before I was to start several of the older kids contacted measles. After some discussion, my parents decided I might as well have them at this time, too.