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What Are ‘Mommunes’? Maria Asked These Moms About Sharing the Burdens (and Joys!) of Raising Families

What Are ‘Mommunes’? Maria Asked These Moms About Sharing the Burdens (and Joys!) of Raising Families

By Maria Shriver
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Millions of women in the United States find themselves alone with children for a number of reasons. This has led single mothers to come together and create a new form of communes. Reporting for TODAY, Maria shares the major benefits of these partnerships.

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