Word: mothers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...After graduating from high school, Antoinette's mother, Stacy Anderson, dreamt of starting a family. "It seems like that was my whole world," she says. "There was a time when all I wanted was a husband and a kid." One of the two wishes was granted when she was 21: Antoinette. The other half of the equation was what Antoinette describes as an "11-month sketchy marriage." Her father dropped out of the picture shortly after Antoinette was born, and she hasn't seen him since...
...Antoinette attributes the bond between her and her mother to the fact that for a long time, it was just the two of them. For Stacy Anderson, the years alone formed the most challenging period in her experience as a parent. As a single mother, Stacy depended on welfare for assistance, and she and her daughter moved from place to place, living with family members and friends for short periods of time. "We had to rely on friends and relatives a lot. I kind of learned as I went," Stacy Anderson says...
...Antoinette's mother explains her husband's relationship to her daughter with a reference to the Bible, saying "Iron sharpeneth iron." She feels that her husband's presence has had a positive impact on her daughter. "Her stepdad has really filled in by teaching her how to have a father authority in her life," she says...
...Edward Anderson hasn't been the only addition to the family. Antoinette also has three younger siblings, Christiana, 11, Jonathan, 7, and Annastasia, 4. Antoinette and her mom agree that Antoinette learned from having significantly younger siblings. Her mother acknowledges that at times, her oldest has filled in for her, and Antoinette characterizes herself as "a second mom." Because of this, Stacy Anderson feels that her relationship with her eldest is not only maternal but also a kind of partnership...
...When she gets fed up, my mom always announces to the kids, `I'm not your mother right now, I'm going off-duty,'" Antoinette says, laughing. And so, one fills in for the other and the two women have grown closer through the give-and-take involved in raising young children...