During her formative years Rowland was raised primarily by her mother Doris Garrison in Atlanta. However, the work commitments of her mother's job as a live-in nanny led to a mutual decision between Rowland, her mother and the family of fellow group member Beyoncé Knowles that Rowland should live with the Knowles family because it was difficult for Rowland's mother to travel with Rowland back and forth for rehearsals after she joined Destiny's Child. Rowland spent a great deal of nights at the Knowleses' house. Soon a month turned into a year, then years. However, Rowland's mother often visited Rowland and the Knowleses', though, and cooked d ...More
