Kim Kardashian has finally opened up about what life’s really been like after her split from Kanye West, and it’s more complicated than what we’ve seen on the surface. She’s talked candidly about their near-non-existent co-parenting arrangement, and why she is now doing all she can to protect her children.
On the new episode of The Kardashians, she said, “I feel more stressed, probably just because I have to protect my kids. Everyone around can handle [the drama], but I want to protect my babies. They are going to know things. They’re going to grow up and see.”
The 45-year-old media personality shares four children with Kanye West (now known as Ye) — North (11), Saint (8), Chicago (6), and Psalm (5) — and made it clear that keeping them safe is her priority. One striking moment: “One of my kids knew what was happening. I’ve been able to hide it for so long,” she revealed, acknowledging the kids are old enough now to pick up on the swirl of controversies around their father’s social-media outbursts.
She also addressed the strained dynamic head-on, saying: “It’s a divorce, not a kidnapping. We haven’t left. We’re in the same spot and we have the same address, so he knows where his kids are.” After noting they once planned to live next door to each other so co-parenting would be seamless, she asked: “What happened to the house that you bought next door and we were going to co-parent and do a back and forth where you take them to school every day?”
Kim referenced the model she grew up watching—her mother, Kris Jenner, and step-father Caitlyn Jenner, and her father Robert Kardashian—all of whom she saw navigating co-parenting in a way she once assumed hers would follow. She said she “would never have expected this” and that things turned out very differently, as per People.
The bigger picture: Kim insists she’s done everything to provide Kanye with opportunities to be present. But by her own admission, her attempts have gone unanswered. So rather than get dragged into the noise, she’s focused on her children’s well-being and routine. She said, “They’re going to know things… they’re going to grow up and see,” and with that in mind, she’s making sure they’re grounded.
According to other reports, Kim told the host of the Call Her Daddy podcast that while she “raises the kids full-time” and they “live with me”, she “welcomes a great, healthy relationship with my kids and their dad.” She paused when asked when Kanye last saw the kids, replying: “Whenever he’ll call for them and ask. It’s probably been a couple of months since we’ve heard from him.”
She also explained how she handles misleading narratives online. “There’s been so many times where I’ve been like, oh, I just want to show all of these texts. What are you talking about? Like, we just haven’t heard,” she said. “It’s not a kidnapping. It’s a divorce — we can still all be in each other’s lives and have a group dinner.”
It’s clear this isn’t the fairytale co-parenting set-up she envisioned when she and Kanye tied the knot in 2014. Their divorce was filed in 2021 and finalised in 2022, and with four young children in the mix, the stakes are high. For Kim, it isn’t about headlines or who’s right.
It’s about moving forward with purpose, protecting her family, and creating a stable life for the kids. In short, she’s saying: yes, this has been tough, yes, it’s messy, but it’s real life. And what matters is what happens next.
