Kim Kardashian is letting us in on a little parenting secret, and it’s one she learn from the best: her own iconic mother, Kris Jenner.
During a June 2023 interview with Vogue Italia, the SKIMS founder opened up about navigating life’s daily chaos with four kids in tow. Admitting that she struggles with the balancing act, Kim said, “I constantly ask [my mom], ‘How did you do it? Six kids, six big personalities. We’re all so different, how did you really handle it?'”
Kris’ answer is, of course, iconic — and absolutely hilarious. Kim shared, “She is just like, ‘Why do you think I had my vodka at 5:00 o’clock every day?'” Parenting secrets from Kris Jenner, you heard it here!
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Kim elaborated on managing the frenzy of motherhood, explaining how she makes sure to share photos of her kids on social media that are a mix of cute snaps and those in which her kids aren’t on their best behavior, because that’s just how kids are. “I think it’s really important to understand that too,” the reality star asserted. “I look at a lot of my friends and their kids are perfect and I don’t know how to do it and I don’t understand it and I’m envious and it’s amazing all at the same time.”
She continued, “There’s a lot in a household with four, four different personalities. I feel so lucky and blessed to have help, but no matter how much help you have, your babies want their mommy, you have to be the one to solve every problem and act like you have it all together. I have so much respect for parents and now I can’t believe what my mom went through,” Kim shared.
Sharing Her Emotions While Shielding Theirs
The 42-year-old touched on how she tries to strike a balance between letting her kids see her express a variety of emotions and protecting them from too many feelings they don’t understand. She explained, “If it’s something concerning my kids’ dad and I’m upset, I try not to show as much emotion.”
“I have to be ready to explain why I’m upset and it might not be appropriate for them to know,” she said, adding, “There’s nothing worse than ‘You’ll understand when you’re older.’ I don’t want to be that person. But if I’m upset about other things that they can understand, I absolutely will show emotion and cry,” Kim shared.
Her Stance on Social Media
When asked how she navigates social media with her kids, Kim said, “In a perfect world would they be on social media? No, but my eldest daughter is light and playful about it. She just genuinely loves to do videos with me.”
The SKNN founder continued, “As things come up we’ll have those conversations. North does not have social media on her phone yet, she also has weeks without being on her phone and is not a dependent person on her phone. If she was, I would be a little bit more concerned,” she explained.
Kim’s Kids
Kim shares four children with her ex-husband, Kanye West. She’s mom to two daughters, North, 10, and Chicago, 5, as well as two sons, Saint, 7, and Psalm, 4.
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