Kim Kardashian is holding nothing back when it comes to her plans for moving forward.
She is literally having a “I have to put me first” moment and we are not mad.
She spoke candidly with Vogue about coparenting and divorce.
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Since she filed for divorce early last year, Kim has said little publicly about the demise of her union with the man she credits for inspiring her present aesthetic interests.
Perhaps she is letting the last few years speak for themselves: Ye’s relocation to Wyoming; the July 2020 political rally during his half-baked presidential run, when Ye alleged that the couple had considered terminating their first pregnancy; the subsequent Twitter screed where he accused Kim of trying to “lock me up,” which prompted Kim to ask for compassion for Ye and his experience of bipolar disorder.
Though Ye has made no secret of wanting her back, even while making a show out of dating someone new. Kim has refrained from issuing public statements on the split per se, and today, she is philosophical about the marriage’s dissolution.
“For so long, I did what made other people happy,” the 41-year-old explains. “And I think in the last two years I decided, I’m going to make myself happy. And that feels really good.
And even if that created changes and caused my divorce, I think it’s important to be honest with yourself about what really makes you happy.
I’ve chosen myself. I think it’s okay to choose you.” She pauses before elaborating.
“My 40s are about being Team Me. I’m going to eat well. I’m going to work out. I’m going to have more fun, spend more time with my kids and the people who make me happy. I’m going to put my phone down. Unfollow if I don’t want to see something on Instagram.
Khloé came up with the best phrase for that yesterday. She said, ‘Post and ghost.’ ” In addition to her family, the people who make Kim happy belong to a protective sorority of girlfriends, organized in group chats as either the “lifers” she’s known since preschool or the “bat chat” besties she’s made since girlhood.
Kim’s Approach to Coparenting
Reflective of her mature attitude is Kim’s approach to co-parenting and supporting Ye in his role as father to her children.
“You could be so hurt or angry at your ex, but I think in front of the kids, it always has to be ‘Your dad’s the best,’ ” she explains. “Make sure you are your co-parent’s biggest cheerleader, no matter what you’re personally going through.”
The one time that cheer turned into anything resembling a boo was in early February, after Ye asked his Instagram followers what recourse he had when their daughter North was “put on TikTok against my will.”
(North joined the platform with her mother late last year.)
This shot across the bow was the latest in a month-long, public flurry of accusations Ye fired off at his ex, to which Kim never responded.
So it came as something of a surprise when she addressed the TikTok blow-up directly, in a statement posted to her Instagram Stories, where she wrote, “Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye’s obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all,” before reiterating her wish that “all matters regarding our children” remain private.
Kanye reacted to the Vogue cover story on Instagram, literally asking God to bring his family back together.
“GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER”
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