Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has opened up about her unconventional approach to single parenting, revealing that her three adopted sons — Roan, 26, Laird, 21, and Quinn, 20 — used to give her both Mother's Day and Father's Day cards, a gesture she says reflected how deliberately she stepped into both parental roles. The 68-year-old actress discussed the experience during a conversation with Keke Palmer for Variety.

The Dad Questions Room

Stone described designating a specific room in her home for what she called 'dad questions' — a space where she consciously shifted her parenting register to address topics her sons might otherwise have sought a father figure to answer. 'This is where we do dad questions. And now you talk to me like I am your dad. And that is what we did,' she told Palmer. 'We are going to talk about anything you might need to know about this, this or this.'

Palmer, herself a new parent, acknowledged that single parenting is 'so hard', and Stone agreed, noting it 'changed me.' The exchange offered a rare, candid window into how Stone navigated raising three boys largely on her own.

Why She Chose to Adopt Alone

Stone adopted her eldest son Roan with her then-husband Phil Bronstein, but proceeded as a lone parent for Laird and Quinn. She was direct about her reasoning: 'Moving ahead with my own plan and not waiting for other people to figure out if my plan is good, or you like my plan, or you can handle it. I decided that I could, and you couldn't. Better by myself.'

The remark underscores a broader theme in Stone's public persona — a refusal to subordinate personal decisions to social expectation or a partner's readiness.

Her Father's Influence

Stone also spoke warmly about her own upbringing, crediting her father as a formative model of respect between partners. She described a rural, working-class household where the family 'ate what he hunted and fished for' and her mother preserved garden produce through the winter. 'They were a serious team,' she said. 'When my mom walked in the room, my dad stood up. He pulled out her chair for dinner. He helped her with her coat.'

She recalled that her father would correct anyone who swore in front of her mother — even though, as Stone noted with evident affection, 'my mother swore like a sailor.'

Women as the Constant

Stone extended her reflections into a broader observation about gender roles and domestic responsibility. 'The men are going to come and go. They are gonna come and go from work, or from your whole life. But we are going to keep it together. The food on the table, the kids going to school, doctor, dentist, all the things, we are the ones,' she said.

She also expressed concern that the tight-knit community spirit she experienced growing up has eroded in contemporary society — a loss she views as consequential for how families, and particularly women, are supported. Stone's candid account adds to a growing cultural conversation around solo parenting, redefining family structures, and the invisible labour that sustains households.