Charlize Theron, a single mother of two daughters, adopted Jackson and August in 2012 and 2015. Her decision to raise her children alone was influenced by her parents' toxic relationship, particularly witnessing her mother fatally shoot her father in self-defense. She felt unprepared for a healthy relationship and saw single parenting as a healthier option. Theron emphasizes the stigma on single mothers and expresses satisfaction in living life on her terms, cultivating her own version of motherhood. She acknowledges her children's perspectives will shape how they view her choices.
I can only tell you that this is the best way that I know how to be a mother to them.
Those two things I had to acknowledge when I decided to be a parent, and I think it's probably one of the healthiest decisions I ever made.
With women, it's always like, something must be wrong with her. She can't keep a man. And it's never part of the discussion of like, 'Wow, she's really living her truth.
Do you know how fucking great it is to live exactly how I want to live?
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