In a new cover interview with tmrw, Khloe Kardashian talks about how she is shielding her children from her past with their father, Tristan Thompson, in an effort to “protect their innocence“.
“With me and Tristan, would it be really easy to never talk to him again and to just badmouth him or whatever? Of course. But it’s way harder to be nice,” Kardashian said in her interview of the co-parenting relationship. “It’s way harder when you’re really mad at someone, it’s really hard to sit in their face in front of your kids and be like, ‘Hi!’ “
Kardashian continued, “Trust me, that’s not how I feel every day. I had to learn to take control of my feelings. There were so many times that my feelings got control of me and I was impulsive and I tweeted something or posted something and things that you regret. But in my opinion, I’ll never regret being a nice person.”
The 39-year-old told tmrw that she feels that by keeping things amicable between her and her former partner, she is “protecting their innocence.
“I want my kids to have beautiful relationships with their dad. And if we’re blessed enough to have a dad that wants to be there and wants to show up and be hands-on, why would I prevent that from happening?”
Thompson and Kardashian share two children: five-year-old True and 17-month-old Tatum.
The on-and-off couple made a permanent break in 2021 after it was revealed that had Tristan welcomed a child while he and Kardashian were still together and expecting their son Tatum.
Khloe publicly acknowledged the existence of Tristan’s other son, Theo, in a candid conversation on an episode of “The Kardashians”
The Hulu reality star acknowledged that “Time has gone by. It’s done.” She continued, “My son is here, your other son is here and some of their emotions have settled down — not forgotten, not forgiven, any of that — just settled down.”
As Kardashian still works through her feelings towards Thompson, it is evident that she is constantly putting her children first and ensuring that they have the best of both parents. And that, of course, is a co-parenting job well done.
Photo: Khloe Kardashian Instagram
