Single mother leaves Britain because she 'would rather struggle to pay bills in a hot country'
A SINGLE mother-of-two has revealed how she went one step further and left “everything” in Britain and moved to Thailand with her children.
The young woman “threw away all her belongings” and decided to travel by sea.
In Britain, she struggles to pay her bills, the mother – who goes by the name of Crown Curls on TikTok – decided enough was enough.
The single parent thought it would be better for her and her family to be in a warm country and 'survive' than to be in England.
She shared a video on TikTok and it has since gone viral.
She told the camera about her decision: “I have no idea how the fuck I have the courage to do it, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing right now.
“We are mainly adapting to the time change.”
The mother “doesn't try to think about anything too much” because the thought of her family she left behind makes her sad because she's “not going back.”
She added: “But they come to visit me, so I try to stay optimistic in that sense.”
Since the move, the mother has been traveling and feels like her “senses are being stimulated at the same time.”
She added: “I'm always simulated by having to do this and learn this and it feels so exciting.
“I learn that together with my children.
“For all intents and purposes, I have an unlimited number of patients and I'm in the sun all the time and I'm beaming.
“I feel good, I'm excited, I'm nervous.
“I experience this feeling of complete surrender, because I always wanted to know what is happening, where I am going.
“This is the first time in my life that I don't have a clear guideline on which way to go, because I decide to build it as I go.
“I feel so free, so free.”
The mother, who is happy to 'never go out into the cold again', struggled to survive in Britain every month.
She said: “If I just make it through and just survive every month like I've been at home, then that's just paying my bills, just doing this and just doing that.
“At least I could just do that at the beach, you know, I could at least live in a warm place where it's cheaper and where it's more fun.”
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The mother will homeschool her children while she lives on the other side of the sea.
She said, “I'm homeschooling and I'm so nervous about it.
“But this is something I always wanted to do.
“Take a year off to travel and homeschool the kids, and just teach them everything I know, which is basically just trust yourself, be yourself, understand yourself, love yourself.
If I just make it and just survive every month like I've been home, which is just my bills, just doing this and just doing that
Crown Curls
“And that is something I have to show them, in myself.
“So it makes me responsible in a way, even for myself.
“I asked my daughter, what do you think I'm trying to teach you here with what we do and what I do and how we live?
“And she says, 'You're just teaching me to be myself,' and I'm like, that's exactly what I'm trying to teach you.
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“That's exactly what I'm trying to learn in myself.
“That's all it comes down to: just be yourself, love yourself and be who you want to be at any given moment.”
The video has been viewed thousands of times and more than 4,000 people rushed to the comments section.
One wrote: “Wow, inspiration there! My girls are 14 and 17 and I really want to do this.”
This is the first time in my life that I don't have clear direction on which way to go because I decide to build it as I go
Crown Curls
Another added: “I need the courage to do the same, it's my dream, how did you do it.”
The mother replied: “Honey, I just booked the tickets on Monday and left on Thursday, I didn't even give myself time to go back.
“Everything falls into place once the choice is made.”
Another parent wrote: “I did the same with four. It gets so much better, baby!”