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Toya Carter Talks About Becoming A Mom At 15
Reality TV star Antonia “Toya” Carter had some hard choices to make when she became pregnant at just 14-years-old. The ex-wife of rapper Lil Wayne has come along way in the past 10 years and has opened up in a new interview about the harsh reality of having a child at 15.
On raising a daughter at 15 :
“My family would tell me things like “you made your bed hard, now you have to sleep in it.” I did. I was pregnant at 14 and all the other girls were going to their high school dances and I was inside with my daughter. It made me grow up real fast. I’m enjoying my life now though. My daughter and I are growing up together, so I’m able to do things with her that I never got the chance to do.”
On having to move on from her daughter’s father, rapper Lil Wayne:
“It was so crazy because it’s not like [moving on from] your average Joe. He was always on the radio, on every song, every time you turn on the television you see this person, every magazine you pick up, he’s in it, every song, he’s on it. It was hard, but I did it with prayer.” “You know, I’m not going to sit up here and say that it was easy getting over Wayne, getting over heartbreak. I’m over it all the way now because it’s been a few years, but I went through it then. There was a lot I dealt with, but I had to keep strong because I was raising my daughter. I can’t let a man bring me down. I had to remain strong and pray about the situation, ask God to help get over this heartbreak and deal with it and move forward. And I looked at it like this – everything happens for a reason. I just kept praying and things just worked out and I love the way it is right now. We have a great friendship, we both moved on with our lives, and our main focus is on raising our daughter.”
On Lil Wayne’s relationship with Reginae:
“We both have a good relationship with her. We’re both able to be parents to her and that’s all I ever wanted, for real. If things didn’t work out, I didn’t want him to just completely walk away and not have a relationship with me. You know, because my mom and dad didn’t have a relationship and that kind of messed us up.”
On her relationship with Lil Wayne:
“We’re cool. That’s my daughter’s father. I’m going to always have feelings for him, but I’ve moved on.”
On wanting more kids:
“…I want to get married again and hopefully have one more kids.”
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nia commented on Jan 01 10 at 1:08 pmcute pic toya eye want 2 meet u 1 daii
DENISSE AT LOVING TOYA'S TANK TOP AND HER DAUGHTERS AS WELL commented on Apr 05 10 at 10:30 pmU WERE REALLY STRONG TO DO WHAT U DID. EVEN THOUGH I LOVE WAYNE I’M ON UR SIDE!
izolangirl commented on May 14 10 at 4:18 pmhi toya ,like mother , like dauther.love u guyz
hervemana commented on May 14 10 at 4:19 pmi love u guyz
hervemana commented on May 14 10 at 4:19 pmi love u guyz
kyarra commented on May 21 10 at 8:36 pmi luv yall like crazii
t commented on May 25 10 at 2:12 amtoya you is a very beautiful girl! keep god first in your life and u will find that moving on is just another part of life. i no life could b hard but remeber its fair! luv you
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