I grew up in a home where my mother was the provider. She had to rent out part of our home, in order to pay bills, besides working for a private family. My mother's name was the same as mine. My dad and mother divorced in 1951. I was about 2 years old. Unfortunately she did not have the support of her family. But they had some time for me. Mostly an aunt living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and an aunt and uncle who lived in Hope, Maryland, had time to spend with me.