Kourtney Kardashian recently revealed some of the ways she goes against what might be considered parenting norms when it comes to her and Travis Barker’s blended family.
Kourtney Kardashian isn’t keeping up with the norm.
The Kardashians star recently shed light on how she reacts when her children are under the weather. (ICYMI, she is mom to kids Mason Disick, 15, Penelope Disick, 12, and Reign Disick, 10, with ex Scott Disick. Plus, she and husband Travis Barker share son Rocky, 18 months. Travis is also dad to Landon Barker, 21, and Alabama Barker, 20, and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 26.)
“I think living authentically is not conforming, to whatever it is,” she said on the May 21 episode of sister Khloe Kardashian’s podcast Khloe in Wonderland. “I will like nurse the fever of my kids versus giving Tylenol or ibuprofen. I just want to do that.”
Her desire to go against the status quo stemmed from the ways their family has functioned over the years.
“Once I started therapy, I kind of started challenging the ways we did things sometimes, the way we all functioned,” Kourtney explained. “I love to just go against the grain.”
In fact, her thinking outside the box goes beyond the confines of her family.
“I do it with everything,” she said. “Like the school system, I’ll think, ‘Why do kids f–king go to school?’ Truly, it’s so dated.”
The 46-year-old added her kids will often send her videos about successful adults who didn’t have traditional schooling.
“So, then I’ll start thinking, okay what’s the goal here?” Kourtney added. “Want to do home school? Let’s do it.”
After all, she and Travis are learning as they go.
“I love my role as stepmom, because I don’t feel like its up to me to discipline,” Kourtney noted of her dynamic with Travis. “We’ve kind of allowed each other to—we’ll talk about it, he can handle the harder things. I definitely give advice or try to be a good role model.”
She continued, “Some days I’ve thought like, ‘Wow, this is really hard blending families.’ But even in the days that are hard, there’s so much more love. It’s such a deeper, richer existence.”
For more of Travis and Kourtney’s best blended family moments, keep reading.
A Fashionable Family
Kourtney and Travis took Alabama to Tommy Factory’s New York Fashion Week show in September 2022.
Mom & Me Mirror Selfie
Penelope Disick—who Kourtney and ex Scott Disick share alongside sons Mason Disick and Reign Disick—appeared with her mother in a vacation selfie from Australia.
Australian Summer
Reign and Penelope enjoyed some fun in the sun during their family trip to Australia for Blink-182’s tour.
Kravis Down Under
Kourtney and Travis enjoyed some touristy activities in Australia.
Boys Club
In honor of Landon’s 20th birthday in October 2023, Kourtney shared a throwback photo from 2017 of the then-teenager hanging out with Mason.
Alabama snaped a silly selfie with half-sister Atiana, as well as Kourtney and Penelope, during the Kardashians star’s May 2022 wedding with Travis.
Kourtney took a break from her wedding festivities in to pose for a selfie with Alabama in May 2022.
Meet the Kardashian-Barkers
Travis took Alabama, Landon and Atiana to the premiere of The Kardashians in April 2022. Meanwhile, Kourtney was joined by Reign.
Front Row
Kourtney’s oldest son Mason tagged along with Alabama and Atiana to Travis and Kourtney’s front row outing at the AMIRI fashion show in February 2022.
Celebrating Dad
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker was joined by Landon Barker—who he and ex Shanna Moakler share alongside daughter Alabama Barker and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya—at GQ‘s Men of the Year party in November 2022.
Kourtney shared a close up of this sweet throwback of Alabama and Penelope for Alabama’s 17th birthday.
Kourtney, Travis, Alabama, Atiana, Landon and Reign posed at Disneyland in April 2022.
The group spent the day at the Happiest Place on Earth in honor of Kourtney’s 43rd birthday.
Landon, Atiana and Kourtney bonded over a fun snapshot.
Penelope the artist! Travis shared her drawing of him in March 2022.
On Christmas Eve 2021, the Kardashian-Jenners joined the Barkers for a night of celebrations.
Travis and Penelope enjoy a game of checkers, while Kourtney and matriarch MJ Houghton watch the pair.
For Alabama’s 16th birthday in December 2021, Kourtney and Travis surprised her with balloons that spelled out “BAMA 16.”
Travis wrote in caption, “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!”
Travis appeared with Kourtney and Penelope in a TikTok video posted on the mom-and-daughter duo’s joint account.
“So happy for you guys,” Travis’ daughter Alabama wrote on a photo celebrating the couple’s engagement. “I love u both!”
Landon joined his dad and Kourtney for some Halloween 2021 fun at Knott’s Scary Farm in Southern California.
Kourtney recruited her son Mason for a trip to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights with Travis and his daughter Alabama in 2022.
Atiana posed as the Bride of Frankenstein to Reign’s Frankenstein during the spooky outing.
Kourtney’s daughter Penelope rocked a devil costume as the crew headed to the Los Angeles immersive jack-o-lantern experience Nights of the Jack.
During their Nights of the Jack adventure, Alabama captured Travis and Penelope sharing a sweet moment as he walked around carrying her on his shoulders.
Even before they were dating, Travis and Kourtney were friends for years. Just look at this throwback photo of Mason, Landon, Alabama and Penelope from 2017.
Talk about a sweet birthday present! Travis gifted Kourtney’s daughter Penelope a state-of-the-art drum set when she turned nine back in July 2021.
What better place to spend the Fourth of July 2021 than Disneyland? The happy couple celebrated the holiday there with Landon, Alabama and Reign.
Atiana opted to twin with Kourtney in matching snow gear during their first family trip together in Deer Valley, Utah, in April 2021.
Who needs to hit the slopes when you’ve got snowmobiles? Alabama joined in on the fun in this candid snap of her, Kourtney and Atiana.
Source: www.eonline.com