With a father in and out of jail, and a mother in and out of her life, Kellie Pickler had to fend for herself a lot growing up. She turned her difficult memories into artistic fuel, however, and released the track “Mother’s Day” in 2012, a song that shines a light on her difficult upbringing. “I didn’t realize how bad the situation was until I went back as an adult,” Pickler told The Boot. “In shooting the [‘Mother’s Day’] video in particular, going back to those childhood moments, seeing my father struggle with his alcoholism and drug addiction …”
The singer went on to admit that the song took her back to her past, a small town in North Carolina where she was forced to grow up quickly. “I didn’t have time to study. I was too busy being a parent,” she admitted. “When I left school, I was clocking into another job. I had other siblings that I was taking care of. I had to learn how to almost be a homemaker in a way.”
Pickler may not have a lot of fond memories of her hometown, but she believes her tough childhood gave her strength. And while she’s gone back to visit North Carolina, she admits that seeing the people she was raised with living the same lives troubles her. “It’s so sad. I grew up hearing everyone around me complain about everything. Hated their job, hated this, hated that. So miserable … Minimum wage and living paycheck to paycheck and still not having the lights on.”
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