Most of us think of Kim Kardashian as being superficial, but there are times when we may get to take a look deeper below the surface. That happened recently on an episode of The Kardashians when she talked about being a mother of four without a partner.
Kim Kardashian spoke about her four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. They range between the ages of 5 and 10. All of her children were born to her ex, Kanye West.
There are times when she feels the pressure of it all and during the most chaotic days, it seems as if everything goes wrong at home.
She said: “I am a single mom of four, and it is wild. I almost feel like my kids have this radar where they know I’m doing something really important. I thought I was going to end up on an episode of Snapped yesterday.”
It got so bad that she had to lock herself in the bathroom not all that long ago because her children were making noise during a Zoom meeting. It was a very important meeting for her, and she considered that situation her biggest nightmare.
“I had a Zoom interview at the house with all my kids there, banging on the door, just screaming. And I was literally hiding in a bathroom with the door locked because I was just like, ‘I can’t believe this.’ I mean, I can believe it, but that’s, like, my biggest nightmare.
“I’m open to anything at this point because I can’t live like this.”
She also spoke about her sister, Khloé, who has two children, True and Tatum. Kim has a problem with setting boundaries and being firm.
“Sometimes, it gets a little intense. I wanna be more strict like Khloé, but I don’t know why I have a hard time just saying ‘no is no.’
“I think I also don’t wanna deal with the whining and the tears of not getting their way… I just have to be like, ‘I don’t care if you’re going to throw a tantrum in front of everyone right now. The answer’s no.’”
“They know when to con me,” Kim added, explaining that her children will “start with the tears, so [she’ll] be like, ‘Stop, stop. Sure, take the iPad. Just stop.’”
She also spoke about how her oldest son, North would have benefited from her being strict.
“I took her phone, and after a day, I gave it to her. I’m such a pushover. But I took it for 24 hours,” she said.
“Neither one of my parents was strict. I’m just one person, and it’s overwhelming. Just, how do I go about doing this all?”
Since Kim has the children the majority of the time, she says that it can take a toll emotionally.
“I’ll always be there for my kids, and I will ride out anything with them,” the star emphasized.
“But, to say that it doesn’t take an emotional toll sometimes would be lying. Managing four kids and a household when they’re not getting along, and they all want different things, and I’m only one person…”
Of course, she does have help and is not lacking when it comes to money, but that doesn’t mean that parenting is an easy task.
“Obviously, having nannies and a chef to help cook is beyond helpful. It’s all about family and enjoying these moments.
“It takes a village to raise kids, but at the end of the day, your kids only want you. The struggles that my kids go through really have nothing to do with the amount of help that I have.”
We know it isn’t easy. Hang in there!