The 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star was abandoned by her mother, who sent her to live with her paternal grandmother right after her then-16-year-old mother gave birth to her.
- Dec 25, 2019
AceShowbiz - This year's holiday season is extra special for Kenya Moore. In addition to belatedly celebrating her daughter's birthday, the former beauty queen is able to reconnect with her estranged mother Patricia as the latter sends the little girl birthday presents along with sweet wishes.
Kenya revealed the gifts that her mother sent on Instagram, sharing a video of a bunch of cute toddler outfits. Among them were a beautiful red-and-black dress with a red ribbon tied around the waist and a sparkling dress complete with a black blazer. Along with the presents, Patricia sent a birthday card that read, "More love in every heart you touch, more love in every wish, too... Love grows more and more each year for a granddaughter like you! Have a happy birthday."
Considering their estranged relationship, this surely made Kenya happy. She wrote in the caption of the post, "My prayer has always been to have a family. We have a late celebration for @thebrooklyndaly for her birthday and got a surprise of a lifetime. My mother sent her a gift for her. I had stopped praying about our relationship but God sent a message through my child. This is life. And despite challenges God is always on time. Happy Holidays."
Kenya was abandoned by her own mother, who gave birth to her when she was still 16 years old, as she was sent to live with her paternal grandmother right after she was born. As a result, the relationship between mother and daughter hardly existed. "Since birth, my mother made the decision at age 16 to pretend she never had me. She has never spoken to me," Kenya previously explained. "Even if present in the same room with other people and family, she pretends that I simply don't exist. She pretends I'm invisible."
In season eight of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta", Kenya tried to confront her mother at her home in Detroit. However, her mother did not answer the door. This made her so sad that she ended up breaking down in tears.
