“You just have to have a really open dialogue with your children. Kanye and I have had conversations. We have to talk daily for the kids.”
If you’ve managed to keep up with the messiness of the Kimye divorce saga, you’ll know that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s four children have been at the center of their split.
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From parenting disputes back when they were still together all the way to the fierce contention that has defined the aftermath of their public divorce, we all know that Kim and Kanye haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to raising their kids.
However, it seems as if the exes are a united front in making sure that North, 8; Saint, 6; Chicago, 4; and Psalm, 2, are happy, no matter what else might be happening behind the scenes.
In a brand-new interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America that aired on Wednesday, Kim opened up about the tough conversations she’s been having with the kids about her and Kanye’s split, explaining that when it comes to family, honesty is the best policy.
As I’m sure you’ll be aware, the former couple hit a rough patch in their divorce proceedings at the start of the year when Kanye was accused of publicly harassing Kim and her new boyfriend, Pete Davidson, after Ye shared a string of concerning statements throughout February and March.
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Lifting the lid on how she really felt about her ex’s actions, Kim revealed that while she’s historically praised the rapper for his outspoken personality, it was difficult for her and her family to witness his worrying behavior.
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“I hate that it had to play out like that,” she said after being shown a slideshow with a selection of Ye’s posts from the past few weeks, including clips from a recent music video where he is depicted in claymation kidnapping and killing Pete.
“You want to take the high road and sometimes it’s hard,” she went on. “I’ve always been a champion of him speaking his truth.”
Going on to shed some new light on how she’s been navigating her strained relationship with Kanye behind closed doors, Kim revealed that their eldest children, North and Saint, are fully aware of “what’s going on” with their parents’ split.
“I’m really open and honest with them,” the Skims founder said. “The younger ones don’t understand as much, but as far as with my two older ones, they know what’s going on.”
She added: “You have to just be there for them. No matter what, even in this crazy life that we live, you just have to have a really open dialogue with your children.”
And just as she’s said before, Kim went on to clarify that what matters most to her is that all of her kids maintain a great relationship with their dad.
“At the end of the day, I just want my kids to be happy and healthy and think the world of their dad,” she said. “And they do.”
What’s more — in what may come as a surprise to some — Kim went on to say that, despite everything that has unfolded in recent months, she and Kanye still speak to one another on a daily basis.
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“Kanye and I have had conversations,” Kim said, referring to their “open dialogue” parenting policy. “We have to talk daily for the kids … when it comes to family, I mean, Kanye and I will always be family,” she added.
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