If you\u2019ve never heard the word \u201cmommune\u201d before, then here\u2019s what it actually is.<\/p>\n
\u201cMommunes, a play on the word \u2018communes\u2019, are part of a trend of changing living situations as the traditional nuclear family structure evolves,\u201d BBC explains.<\/p>\n
You see, there are about 15 million single moms in the US at the moment, and many of them cannot afford to buy a house or they don\u2019t have enough time to spend working so they can make ends meet for their families.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, many of them have decided to change their view of the world and see their lives from a new perspective.
\nSo, several moms across the US, but also all over the world, have turned to their best friends and other single moms, who are willing to share the responsibilities that raising a family brings along.<\/p>\n
When Samantha Best, 24, a social media influencer from New Plymouth, New Zealand, split up with her partner last year, she realized that being a single mom and providing for her 4-year-old son was harder than she had initially expected.<\/p>\n
So, she decided to move in with her best friend, Lauren, who was also a single mom living with her 5-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
The two women didn\u2019t have to think twice. They arranged stuff and soon Samantha and Kaelin moved in with Lauden and Haidyn so that the women could raise their kids as a supportive unit.
\n\u201cLauren and I are inseparable. We moved into a house together in May this year after I decided to move back to Auckland for better work opportunities,\u201d Samantha told the New York Post.<\/p>\n
Since they moved in together, the two single moms have split finances in order to make it work, and they have been doing stuff as a family.<\/p>\n
At the same time, they also make sure their kids spend time with their dads as well, since co-parenting is what they have both opted for in order for their children to develop healthy relationships with both parents.<\/p>\n
This family arrangement has proved really beneficial for both mothers, they confirm.<\/p>\n