Kim Kardashian has opened up about the “big burden” of co-parenting with ex-husband Kanye West, admitting she’ll “always worry” about the rapper despite their rocky relationship.
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The reality star, 46, got candid about their complicated dynamic in “Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future,” an authorized biography by journalist Jonathan Van Meter, who interviewed Kardashian and those close to her between 2018 and 2026.
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“Oh, I worry about [Kanye] all day.
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That’s the father of my kids, I’ll never not worry about him,” she said in the book, according to Us Weekly.
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“And that’s a big burden of having kids with someone who you don’t necessarily get along with.
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My kids would never know that,” she added.
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The SKIMS founder was married to the “Stronger” star, 49, from 2014 until their divorce was finalized in 2022.
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They share North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 7.
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Despite their past conflicts, Kardashian said the former couple have managed to keep co-parenting relatively peaceful.
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I guess because we don’t talk that much.
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But when we see each other, we give each other a hug,” she said.
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Kardashian admitted she tries to move past “all the negative things that happened” while maintaining boundaries.
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She also stressed that she wants her children to have a strong relationship with their father.
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“I want them to think their dad is the greatest,” she said.
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The mom of four revealed that she remains close to West’s family and maintains an open-door policy for the rapper, even inviting him to spend time at her home.
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“Anytime you’re in town, come for dinner with us, see the kids as much as you want, take them out, come over and hang out.
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That’s their family.
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So I encourage the relationship with their dad so much,” she said.
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Kardashian also offered West the chance to have dinner at his children’s home or stay overnight, even if she had to leave to make him comfortable.
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“Do you want to come to dinner?
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I’ll leave the house.
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Come and have dinner with the kids in their house so that they can feel comfy.
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The former couple even spent Christmas together last year, as Kardashian invited West to stay overnight on Christmas Eve and bring his wife, Bianca Censori.
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“Last Christmas, I said, ‘Sleep over on Christmas Eve.
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I’m easy!
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‘Let’s all do Christmas together,’” she recalled.
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Kardashian said she plans to extend the same invitation this holiday season.
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“And I’ll recommend it again this year.
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I will sweep everything under the rug, all the horrible things he has said about me, so that the kids can see their father,” she said.
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The reality star admitted she remains concerned about West’s well-being, saying he “always seems to pick himself up,” but that watching him struggle makes her sad.
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“And I don’t think it’s going to get better.
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I pray it does.
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For my kids,” she said.
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Kardashian added that she communicates with West through Censori and the rapper’s manager.
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