Khloe Kardashian talks about her surrogacy journey. Image Source: Parade
Khloe Kardashian talks about her surrogacy journey.
While appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, reality TV star Khloe Kardashian opened up about her surrogacy journey and how it was different from her sister and SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian’s.
Khloe Kardashian, who recently welcomed a baby boy via surrogacy with ex Tristan Thompson, told Kelly Clarkson that her sister Kim Kardashian's decision to welcome her younger children Chicago West and Psalm West via surrogacy inspired her. She said if it wasn’t for Kimberly, she does not think she would have been as comfortable as she was with the idea of having a surrogate.
The Good American founder said that she wouldn’t have been aware and wouldn’t have much knowledge about it, and Khloe went ahead to praise Kim Kardashian that she was very open about her journey but added that she had a very different experience when compared with Kim.
Khloe explained that for Kim Kardashian, the journey with surrogacy was more comfortable, but for her it was different as she is such a control freak, adding that the surrogate was a stranger and she just had to trust her, but Khloe Kardashian said that she needed her to sit next to her all the time and update her with every little thing. She also revealed that she is pretty much done having kids and now looks forward to raising them in the best possible way.
The former couple, who started dating in 2016, share a daughter True Thompson, who they welcomed in 2018, and the couple went their separate ways in 2021, before reuniting. Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson finally ended things between them earlier this year after it was revealed that Tristan Thompson fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. The entire situation was filmed for their reality show, The Kardashians, which is streaming on Hulu.
During a recent episode of The Kardashians, the producer of the show asked Khloe about how she was able to navigate through all the drama and backlash that came along with Tristan Thompson as they waited for their second child. Khloe clarified that the day everyone got to know about Tristan Thompson’s cheating scandal was the same day she got to know about it and that they did the procedure just a few days ago before the news went public.
Later, the reality TV star described that she thinks many people forget that she has been through a significant amount of nonsense because her ex-husband, Lamar Odom, had a very public drug problem and was found in a brothel when they were married, and their was a lot of things that presumably aren't forgivable. Khloe mentioned that she is still capable of forgiving him, moving on, and wishing the best for him and that holding onto all of that hurts her, so she tries to let it go.
In an August interview with Elle about her Good American collection, Pop of Pink, the Kardashian star discussed life as a mother of two. She admitted that she knows it's cliche, but she loves everything about being a mother, even the difficult parts, and that her children push her as an individual and that being able to shape little people into truly amazing big people is an honor and a gift.She went on to say that mothers must take those roles sincerely, especially in this day and age, given how much access children have and how much information they are exposed to at such a young age. It's terrifying, but she takes her job seriously. She is completely smitten.
The mother of two also reflected on how difficult it has been to deal with everything that has occurred as a result of Tristan Thompson's scenario and shared with Kelly Clarkson that when she says she is learning to un-love Tristan, she believes that people, regardless of who they are, will say move on,' and all she can say is that it is not easy. Khloe explained that it's difficult to unlearn the habits that are into someone's routine when they start sharing a life with a partner. So now, she's just learning to reprogram herself as she now knows that Tristan is not the one she can call when something happens. She also mentioned that she recognizes this isn't the smartest idea for her and that she must heal and move on gradually. She concluded that trying to move on takes time as it is not an overnight process one can do.
