Khloé Kardashian Won’t Accept 'Shame' For Having Nannies For Two Kids: 'It Takes A Village!'

Khloé Kardashian is getting real about parenting with help. She believes that raising children is a lot of work and will not accept shame for needing assistance. 

The American socialite has two children, a daughter named True, 7, and a son named Tatum, 2, with her ex-boyfriend, Canadian professional basketball player Tristan Thompson.

The public once slammed Kardashian for admitting that she was exhausted when her live-in nanny was away. 

During a recent episode of her podcast, "Khloe in Wonderland," the reality star openly discussed her struggles with co-parenting, parenting, and mom guilt. She also touched on a topic she usually isn’t open about, nannies. 

The "Good American" co-founder said that parents always have some form of help raising their kids. As such, she doesn’t understand the reason for shaming people who hire nannies to help out. 

Khloé said on the podcast, "People that talk sh-t about nannies, we all have help in some capacity. You can call it daycare, you can call it a school, you can call it in-laws, your mother, sister, [or] whoever. A babysitter."

She continued, "For some reason, the term babysitter people find way less offensive than a nanny. I don’t know why. We’re all blessed, and it takes a village to raise a family."

The mother-of-two concluded, rebuking the "shame" given to parents that have some form of help. "There is no shame in that," she declared. 

While rare, this isn’t the first time Khloé has admitted to needing help with her children.

During a May 2024 episode of “The Kardashians,” she briefly touched on the topic during a discussion with her sister, Kourtney Kardashian. 

Khloé explained that at the time, Thompson, with whom she co-parents, was away in Ohio. Additionally, she didn’t have nannies to help with the kids at night, and the stress of caring for the children all by herself was taking a toll on her.

The reality star admitted, according to The Sun, that she often crawled into bed at the end of each day due to exhaustion. In her words:

"It's the weirdest thing. Because you're exhausted and you're like, I'm gonna die, and then literally when they're asleep by 10, I'm like I miss them. Like, get it together, Khloé, snap out of it."

However, fans did not have any empathy for her plight. Instead, they criticized her for complaining when she should have been grateful for having help.

"But she has a nanny all day .....something most moms don't have the luxury of," one harsh comment read.

Khloé is no stranger to facing backlash from the public for her decisions. Earlier this year, she was also criticized for selling her children’s used clothes online. 

The founder of “Khloud Popcorn” had advertised some of her son’s clothes online, stating that she was putting them up for sale because he had outgrown them. 

She also shared a link to her online shop, “KardashianKloset,” where fans could purchase other used items. The post was met with heavy backlash for selling the clothes rather than donating them.

However, Khloé expressed no guilt about her decisions. An insider stated that the mother of two only saw it as a smart way to recycle and make a profit without being wasteful. 

As much as Khloé strives to provide a safe and homely environment for her children, it isn’t always a smooth ride. Her seven-year-old daughter suffered a health scare just last year over the holidays. 

The 41-year-old told her Instagram followers that her two children had fallen under the weather shortly before Christmas.

While Tatum was able to get back on his feet in time for Christmas, True wasn’t. When speaking on the situation, the media personality said that it was “really scary.” 

Khloé, a family-oriented person, not only dedicates her time to her children but also to her siblings, especially her only brother, Rob Kardashian. The pair is known to share a special bond.

During last week's episode of her podcast, she had a brief discussion with the 38-year-old on why he chooses to stay out of the limelight, unlike the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.

While on a call with Rob, she pointedly asked him if his decision to stay under the radar was due to bad blood between him and his sisters. 

According to The Blast, he said that there was no animosity between him and his family members. However, he simply chooses to remain low-key because he isn’t comfortable enough to be vulnerable on camera.