Tracey Autobiography

I was born and given the name Tracey Nicole Holmes. My mother said she had always liked the name Tracey. In fact, she liked the name so much that if I had been a twin, she'd named us Tracey and Stacey. Me personally, I didn't really like the name Tracey. I was born to Diane Edwards and James Holmes Sr. I don't remember everything about the early years of my life. I remember bits and pieces and the things I’ve been told. I was born August 13, 1982 at East Meadows hospital in Long Island New York. According to my mother she was induced with me. She said my due date was August 1, but I just didn't want to come out. My mother often tells me, "I was slow moving then, and I'm still slow moving now." I like to think that I was just waiting …show more content…
I wanted to be with her all the time. I dreaded being separated from her. As I got a little older, I remember I hated being sent to my aunt’s house with my siblings for vacations. I didn't want my mother to leave. When we were at home, I detested when she had to go to work. I would always call her several times while she was at work. Nothing could take the place of mama! No person could make me feel secure like being around my mom could. Now, my dad, my dad was another story. He was in and out of our lives , so he couldn't compare to my mother; neither could my brothers and eldest sister. I have a total of six siblings. I have four brothers and two sisters. One of my sisters whom I've never met. Five of my siblings are by my mom and my sister who I never met is by my dad. She is the result of my dad's infidelity. My biological father is the dad of three of my mom's children. My other siblings on my mom's side are from a previous marriage and relationship. I was raised with four out of my six siblings. One of my older brothers chose to live with his father at an early age. I always missed my brother and often wondered how life would have been if he were raised in the house with the rest of