Kim Kardashian, the 44-year-old reality TV star turned beauty and fashion mogul, recently opened up about the often-overlooked challenges of motherhood. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Kim shared a poignant message that captured the bittersweet reality of being a parent. The text, set against a crumpled piece of paper and accompanied by a single teary-eyed emoji, read: “The sad part about motherhood is that you’re raising the one person you can’t live without… to live without you.”
Kim’s words reflect the emotional weight she feels as a mother, acknowledging the inevitable truth that her children will eventually grow up and leave the nest, or worse, she might one day be gone, leaving them behind.
The SKIMS founder, who shares four children with her ex-husband, rapper Kanye West (now known as Ye), has often been candid about the challenges of raising her kids. They have two daughters—11-year-old North West and 6-year-old Chicago West—and two sons—8-year-old Saint West and 5-year-old Psalm West. Kim and Ye married in 2014, after dating for two years, before separating in recent years.
In a previous episode of her family’s reality show The Kardashians, Kim opened up about the struggles of navigating life as a “single parent.” Despite the time that has passed, she revealed she still hasn’t fully adjusted to this new chapter in her life. She shared on the Jay Shetty Podcast that, even though she has plenty of help, her experience as a single mom remains difficult. “It takes a village to raise kids, but at the end of the day, your kids only want you,” she remarked, emphasizing that her struggles have little to do with the help she receives but more to do with the emotional challenges of being a single parent.
