In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE from an upcoming episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Kim Kardashian, 42, opened up about life raising her four kids she shares with ex Kanye West — daughters North, 9, and Chicago, 5, plus sons Saint, 7, and Psalm, 4.
After host Jay Shetty asks Kardashian what parenting is like for her now, versus what she thought it would be like before she had kids, the SKIMS founder says, “Everyone says the days are long and the years are short, and that couldn’t be like a more true statement.”
“So, like, when you’re in it, I mean, especially when they’re babies and you’re feeding … there’s madness going on. It’s like full madness,” she continues. “It’s the best chaos though.”
Detailing that “you have no idea what’s going on” in the mornings, Kardashian adds, “It’s like I always have to do one of my daughter’s hair — and it has to be perfect and it has to be a certain way — and then this one needs me to put his shoes on and they all need you. … It’s like full crazy madness, cooking, running around. Like, it’s wild.”
Continuing to speak candidly about her role as a mother, Kardashian then tells Shetty, 35, that
“parenting is the thing that has taught me the most about myself.”
“It has been the most challenging thing,” she continues. “There are nights I cry myself to sleep. Like, holy shit, this f—ing tornado in my house. Like, what just happened?”
“You know, with all the moods and the personalities and sometimes they’re fighting, and you know, there’s no one there,” Kardashian adds. “Like, it’s [just] me to play good police officer and bad cop.”
Kim K expressing herself about her experience has however rubbed some social users the wrong way.
The Kardashians are doing their best to seem relatable now since people are tired of the affluent aspirational content but this isn’t gonna do it. https://t.co/boCGqxzgOm
— Bobby Foster (@_bobbyfoster) May 22, 2023
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I hope I don't offend any mother's when I say this… But this broad is rich. I'm sure she has a maid and a butler. There's women that have to work two jobs just to still be broke after paying bills who handles being a single mother like a champ! I can't feel sorry for the rich.
— Hennessey James (@_EricLamarBeatz) May 21, 2023
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Kim K is a single mother with MILLIONS
Kim K is a single mother who can afford help and support
Kim K has very different struggles than most single mothers
What is she crying about?
She should’ve kept quiet on this one
— Jay D. Cartere (@JayCartere) May 21, 2023
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How you cry about being a single mom when you divorce the man you was with.
— Aarondior.Near (@Aarondior) May 21, 2023
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How the hell is Kim K talking about this? Its hard being a single mom? In your million dollar mansion with as much help as you could want. You decided to step away from Kanye and Im sure you had your reasons but you are not truly struggling like other women without the resources. https://t.co/LtdGuwPm6s
— RamoManz (@RamoLLams) May 22, 2023
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Girl you and your nannies, cooks, and maids can go to HELL lol https://t.co/BsONI4oqXQ
— Scarlet Wish ?✨ (@BeenThreDunThat) May 22, 2023
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@KimKardashian do you know how many families are struggling with the same issue? You’re literally a billionaire go raise your kids since you can afford to take time off… https://t.co/c9yzqcPAdE
— xelani (@xelaniiii) May 21, 2023
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Let’s not forget she divorced Kanye, kept his kids away from him and then put him on CS. She literally made herself a BM and she has a whole team to help her with her kids. She needs to stop it now
— ? ⁷⁷⁷ ? (@JewlxPetra) May 21, 2023
A few people mentioned that Kim needs to be more of a disciplinarian in her home, something she also addressed with Shetty.
She told Shetty that she is working on “being a little bit firmer” as a parent, Kardashian couldn’t help but admit, “Parenting is really f—ing hard.”
“That’s the only way I can describe it,” she says. “It is the most rewarding job in the entire world. It is. There is nothing that can prepare you. … I don’t care how long you wait. I don’t care what you’re waiting for. You are never prepared.”
“We are going hour by hour to see if we’re gonna survive night by night.”
“If a tantrum comes in, oh my God, your life is completely upside down,” she says. “But it teaches you so much more about yourself than I think anyone, any parent, could have ever anticipated.”
“I mean, there’s nights when you don’t wash your hair for days as a mom and you have spit up all over you and you’re wearing the same pajamas, especially in COVID,” Kardashian continues. “It was insane, you know?”
All in all, Kardashian said that she loves her role as a mom and wouldn’t change it for anything. “There’s just nothing that can prepare you for this experience. It is the most challenging, rewarding job on this planet,” she says.
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