Lighter Moments

: Aneita, a single mother, could be unrelenting in her expectations, according to The Waterloo Record. When the boys were being boys in the basement, just hearing her footsteps come down the stairs commanded their silence. Related Stories At first a haven, Waterloo Region... Immigrants, refugees built this... The conversation moves seamlessly from remembering the hard times — of which there were many — to giggling over lighter moments. At the sound of her roaring voice, all 10 children listened. "We had no choice," says Rudy, 40, the second oldest of the Brown offspring. Jody, 35, remembers playing high school basketball and his mom sitting in the stands. "She cheered for me even when I got a foul," he said with a chuckle. But the same woman who single-handedly raised a house full of kids also showed moments of tenderness — although she readily admits there was little time for that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.