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Kim Kardashian: Challenges of being a parent

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While her everyday life as a mother may differ significantly from that of most parents in terms of her financial resources, Kim Kardashian's view of motherhood may sound familiar to many.

Since her separation from rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, Kardashian has been raising their four children alone. In an interview with author and life coach Jay Shetty, she talks about the limits she often reaches in everyday life. "Being a parent has taught me more about myself than anything else and has been the biggest challenge of my life so far," says the entrepreneur. "There are evenings when I cry myself to sleep."

In some conflicts, she simply does not know a solution and it happens every day that she is needed by all four children and their different needs at the same time, but cannot divide herself into four. Nevertheless, she loves motherhood and enjoys spending time with her family.

"I always try to be fully present," she says. "The only thing children want is your time and that you are completely there with your attention. Ultimately, this applies to all relationships in life.«

»You're never ready for it«

No one can prepare you for parenthood, says Kardashian. "I could tell you [Jay Shetty] a thousand things right now, but you wouldn't understand, with all due respect, because you have to experience it." No matter how much some people wait for the right moment to become parents, "you're never ready for it," says the 42-year-old. But: You find your own way. And then you're so proud of yourself – when you've made it through the day.«

Even with her family behind her and the support made possible by her financial situation, Kardashian's job as a mother is apparently often hard. "There are nights when we move from one hour to the next," she says. Often it feels as if life is upside down. "But you learn so much about yourself in all of this, no parent can guess in advance."

So-called "mom guilt", i.e. the guilt of not being good enough, is the hardest thing about parenthood for her. However, she has accepted for herself that it is okay not to always feel like the best mother in the world. "There's no manual for it, everyone does it as best they can."

Sport as »therapy«

When asked what gives her strength in everyday life, Kardashian talks about her morning exercise program before the kids wake up. This is her "therapy" and allows her to endure the "hours of chaos and madness" that followed. Even the 20-minute drive after she drives the children to school every morning belongs to her alone, she turns up the music and doesn't take calls.

Her work also gives her a lot of strength. "I love working," she says. You have to find out what drives you and keeps you mentally healthy. »I find so much joy in my work and I want to set an example for my children that you can work hard and love it.«

In addition to her television shows, Kim Kardashian runs several companies and has been studying law for several years on the side in order to be able to work as a lawyer for a reform of criminal law in the USA.

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