Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird Calls Being a Single Mom amid Divorce a 'Little Bit of an Adjustment': 'Kinda Hard'
- - - Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Efird Calls Being a Single Mom amid Divorce a 'Little Bit of an Adjustment': 'Kinda Hard'
Kayla Grant, Dory JacksonJune 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon Efird; Josh Efird
Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon is adjusting to life as a single mom
On the latest episode of Mama June: Family Crisis, the 25-year-old opened up about how her life has changed amid her divorce with Josh Efird
The TV personality filed for divorce from Efird in August 2024
Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird is adjusting to life as a single mom.
On the Friday, June 27 episode of Mama June: Family Crisis, the reality TV star, 25, candidly opened up about how life has been since her divorce from ex-husband Josh Efird. She shared that the former couple is currently nesting, which has them switching who stays in the house every week. The mom of four admits that the transition from married life to being a single mom has been "a little bit of an adjustment."
"As y'all can tell by my freaking hair, it has been a long day being in a single mom," she says. "It is kind of hard because like there's not another parent here."
"I got to stop everything that I'm doing," she continues. "It is a little bit of an adjustment for sure."
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Lauryn Pumpkin Shannon Efird and her family
The former pair is parents to twins Sylus Ray and Stella Renae, 3, son Bentley Jameson, 4, and daughter Ella Grace, 7. Despite their marriage coming to an end, they are committed to maintaining a healthy co-parenting relationship for their children.
During an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in early June, Lauryn shed some light on her custody arrangement with her ex. She opened up about her divorce from her ex-husband and shared that the two are co-parenting and splitting custody of their four kids.
"With me and Josh being split now, we do 50/50 custody. So I have them one week and then he has them the other week," she tells PEOPLE. "So usually on the weeks I don't have the kids is usually when I run around and do all my errands, kind of feel normal."
Lauryn filed for divorce from her husband in August. In a settlement agreement obtained by PEOPLE, Lauryn indicated that the pair have been in a "bona fide state of separation" since July.
At the time, it was reported that the former couple agreed to share joint legal and physical custody. According to the settlement agreement, they have a "parenting plan" they previously agreed upon. They also both waived the right to request child support.
Josh was also given 60 days to remove his belongings from the family's shared home in Georgia, as Lauryn would be taking over the property herself, per the documents.
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Lauryn Pumpkin Shannon Efird and her family
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Prior to filing for divorce, Lauryn often praised her husband's skills as a father on social media. And while she has posted less and less this year, in a June 2022 post, she called Josh the "BEST father I've known."
"All my life I prayed god would send me someone I could have a family with and love forever and he sent me you. Thank you for being the best father to all of our babies including Alana," she wrote in the caption, referring to her younger sister, Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson.
"You've never failed to show up and show the kids what a man real man is," she continued. "I'll forever be thankful for you. Me and the kids love you so very much. ❤️❤️❤️."
Mama June: Family Crisis airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on We TV.
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