Article - Where Mother's Day Strikes Thrice

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Family with 11 children, 3 moms, 1 dad
parents grew up in polygamous households
"This isn't something frivolous — it is deep-seated in us to do this," he explains.
Following original teachings of Joseph Smith
Referrng to Warren Jeffs - "To stereotype polygamists as all one way, is like picking one monogamous family and saying they are all like this,"
His own wives see one another as an indispensable network of emotional support and load-sharing. "I wouldn't be the mother I am or the wife I am without my sisterwives," says Abigail. Since marrying at age 18, she has shared a life with her husband his two other wives for 14 years.
sister wives share shopping, vacations, mothering, grieving over the loss of child
"Without their support through this, I would have been in the 90 percent of marriages that end in a divorce after a child's death. I can see why they don't make it,"
"This lifestyle helps things from becoming overwhelming and it has given all of us more choices,"
the women constantly cover for one another on many of the commitments familiar to any suburban parent, from piano recitals to Little League games.
Husband did not date the wives prior to marriage - "We go down the road of marriage very carefully and slowly, and get to know each other this way."
"There are too many advantages for me and my children and quite frankly, I'd be lonely." Sharing her husband's needs with two others seems a relief. "It's almost a kind of freedom," she says.
Some women hate plural marriage when husband pits the wives against each other