You might call TikToker @jessicamichelle1993 and her bestie @lureewest the real life Thelma and Louise for their unusually tight bond. The pals even document their friendship online, sharing that they really became close after they both were married to the same man. Now, the man is out of the picture, but his exes are living their best life co-parenting and living together with their combined eight kids.
The two became close after eight years of co-parenting as mom and stepmom together.
Their kids’ dad is no longer in the picture.
But they decided to raise their kids together anyway, she explained in a video from December 22.
On December 25, Jessi shared that her journey from jilted partner to living with her ex’s ex wasn’t always easy to imagine.
“When he walked out on me and our kids almost a year ago and probably thinks I’m miserable,” she wrote in the text of a video.
"PLOT TWIST."
“You roommate and co-parent with his other ex-wife and kids he also walked out on,” she wrote.
“He created a family, he’s just not in it,” she joked.
Of course, there’s tons of fun and laughs, but the two aren’t afraid to both discipline and care for each other’s kids.
Speaking of her stepsons, Jessi explained she met them when they were 2, 3, and 4 years old.
“The last eight years I was their other mom,” she explained in video she made with them. “I haven’t been with their dad in a year but I still help raise them with their mom. I claimed them eight years ago. They are stuck with me.”
And most importantly, the moms are allowing their kids, some who are half-siblings, to be raised together — which is definitely a gift.
Or as one commenter wrote in one of Jessi's video's, "Your kids will be forever grateful you made sure they grew up with their siblings."
