I moved my kids across Asia for years. After my divorce, I returned 'home' as a single mom.

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A woman in glasses posing in front of a print on the way.
Roberta Maretti returned home after raising her two kids abroad.

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I took a risk moving to Phuket as a single mom. It paid off.

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Cheska Hull posing in a blue dress in Phuket, Thailand.
Cheska Hull decided to call off her wedding and move to Phuket, Thailand with her son.

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A single mom moved to Thailand with her daughter. She says the slower life brought them closer than ever.

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A woman and her daughter posing in front of a sign of Chatuchak market in Bangkok.
Donetta Barber and her daughter, Maleah, moved to Bangkok earlier this year.

Donetta Barber

I'm a single mom and thought my kid-free trip to Milan was selfish. It turned out to be a great parenting decision.

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Barbara Pazur took a three-day trip to Milan with her friend.
A three-day trip to Milan helped Barbara Pazur's daughter reconnect with her father.

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I stopped waiting for 'the one' and became a single mom at 38. I only wish I'd done it sooner.

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Shivani Singh works as a legal professional in Sydney.

Akshay Sammi

I haven't kissed anyone in 6 years. It's not because I gave up on love.

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Olivia Howell is sitting in a chair using a laptop.
It's been six years since Olivia Howell left her husband, and she hasn't kissed anyone since.

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I quit my job and moved back in with my parents. I sleep in a blow-up bed in the kitchen so my teen can have a room of her own.

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Woman sleeping on kitchen
Laura Kerr moved in with her parents and set up a bed in their kitchen

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Reese Witherspoon, 49, says she's 'exhausted' parenting her third, but raising 2 older kids showed her what not to stress over

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Reese Witherspoon.
Reese Witherspoon says her experience with her older children has shaped how she approaches parenting her youngest.

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Charlize Theron says being a single mom was 'one of the healthiest decisions' she ever made

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Charlize Theron.
Charlize Theron says being a single mom works for her.

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I was pregnant and stressed about being a single mom. Then, a friend changed my perspective, and we ended up co-parenting together.

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Monique Doughty
I was worried about single motherhood until a conversation with another single mom changed my perspective.

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