Khloé Kardashian is trying to figure out what the next step for her family is. The 35-year-old is already mom to 2-year-old daughter True. Longtime Kardashian fans know that Khloé has always dreamed of having a big family. It’s the matter of how she might get there that intrigues many.
Khloé has been opening up about her experience co-parenting with ex Tristan Thompson on the latest season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. It’s no secret that Khloé and Tristan’s split was ugly. To their credit, they seem to have been able to take the high road where True is concerned.
In a recent episode of the show, Tristan is being pretty flirty with Khloé. He floats the idea of giving True a sibling, although Khloé stands her ground that it wouldn't be the old-fashioned way. She didn't entirely shut down the possibility of having more children with Tristan, however, which raised eyebrows among fans.
This season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians has seen Khloé Kardashian in an interesting predicament. She's settling into her routine of co-parenting with ex Tristan Thompson. Still, ideas of the future loom, and her famous family certainly never shies away from the subject.
In a recent episode, momager Kris Jenner asks Khloé about her intentions regarding dating and growing her family.
When asked if she's dating, Khloé replies, "No, not even thinking about it." The 35-year-old goes on to confirm she hasn't gone on a date since her split with Tristan.
"I have friends that are like, 'I want to hook you up with someone.' I just don’t care," she explains. "I’m focused on myself and True. That’s just what I do."
"Who knows? Maybe I’ll never date again," she muses.
Kris has more grandbabies on her mind and asks Khloé if she wants another baby. When Khloé replies, "No, not now," Kris urges her to freeze her eggs.
"If I want to, I will one day. I just don’t care to," Khloé says. "I’m not worried about it."
Kris admits in a confessional that she's sad that Khloé isn't interested in dating and adding to her family. She hopes she'll take the opportunity to put herself out there before dismissing the idea.
Khloé, on the other hand, feels that people should be happy that she's looking to be fulfilled on her own. "I just find it so strange that people find it such a negative when somebody wants to be single," she says.
"I want to invest my energy in my daughter, in my self-healing, and I think that should be really empowering and it should be more rewarded, rather than frowned upon," she continued. “Like, ‘Oh my gosh, is she OK?’ I’m actually [expletive] fantastic, and I think everyone needs to jump on this bandwagon."
The subject comes up again during a later conversation between Khloé and Tristan. The two are on FaceTime going through True's toys to decide on what she's grown out of that can be given away. Tristan then suggests not getting rid of everything.
"What happens if we have another girl?" he says. "We have to buy it all over again."
"Who is having another girl with you?" Khloé retorts.
"Listen, I’m just saying, True does need a sibling," Tristan responds. Of course, True does already have a sibling. Tristan is also father to 3-year-old Prince with ex Jordan Craig.
Apparently, her conversation with Kris about freezing eggs and other possibilities was still on Khloé's mind.
"I might get some embryos and get a sibling," she says. "I might need to borrow some sperm or get some from you. We’ll figure that out later. That’s a whole other episode."
"So awkward," she laughs.
If the idea sounds strange to you, consider Khloé isn't the first Kardashian to consider having a baby with their ex. Kourtney also floated the idea of having a baby with ex Scott Disick via insemination, although she later said that if she did freeze her eggs it would be to have a baby with a man she's romantically involved with. At the time, she was linked to Younes Bendjima. The two have been on and off since.
Before figuring out the logistics of more children, Khloé has more to figure out where True is concerned. She and Tristan were figuring out how to split her time with them as the NBA season began.
"To co-parent is a different beast," she told Kris. "Probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to figure out. You get territorial, like, ‘This is my baby, why are you telling me what to do?’"
"This is the first season that I am not with Tristan," Khloé explains in the confessional. "Typically I go back and forth to Cleveland. He really misses True, and he doesn’t really know when he’s going to see her next."
"I really have not put much thought into how True is going to visit Tristan in Cleveland," she admits. "I’ve been avoiding this conversation."
"Honestly and truthfully, I want us to have a peaceful friendship," she says of Tristan. "Tristan has been really consistent and present, and that’s great. I just haven’t even thought of this part yet. I’m not going, which is fine, but … does that mean I have to send True there by herself?"
"Co-parenting is hard, I mean you have to also respect both parents," she continues. "I’m sure he won’t do anything I don’t feel comfortable doing, but is that not fair to True to not see her dad? That’s going to be a long however many months."
Ultimately, she decides to fly to Cleveland with True to get her adjusted. It proves to be bittersweet for Khloé, who hasn't been there since the split.
"I know she’s in the best hands, it’s just a big step," she says. "I feel really good that I get to make sure … that she’s comfortable."
Khloé ended up being impressed with the steps Tristan took. "Tristan is asking all the right questions, he’s being super attentive," she said.
"That makes me feel a lot better about everything. The anxiety I felt about sending True to Cleveland was definitely a buildup that I created on my own."
