Khloe Kardashian Gets Real on Co-Parenting with Tristan Thompson: Says They Keep ‘Fighting’ Private

Khloé Kardashian is opening up about what co-parenting with her ex, Tristan Thompson, looks like.

On the Wednesday, July 23, episode of her podcast, Khloé in Wonder Land, the reality TV star, 41 — who shares children True, 7, and Tatum, 2, with the NBA player, 34 — said they have a “seamless” relationship because they keep their issues separate from the kids.

“There’s really no drama when it comes to co-parenting,” the Good American founder told listeners. “There’s drama in other areas of our relationship, friendship, whatever it’s called.”

“Tristan trusts me as a mom, and so I don’t get a lot of pushback,” she admitted. “If I say I want the kids to go to this school, he’ll probably want to do his own research or whatnot, but he’ll trust that I’m putting them in the best school.”

The Kardashians star said she invites Thomspon — whom she was in an on-again, off-again relationship with from 2016 to 2021 — to “kid-related things,” noting that “he’s not just around to hang out with me.”

Kardashian also explained that her kiddos are unaware when she and the former Cleveland Cavaliers player are butting heads.

“I try to keep adult conversations for adults,” she remarked. “If me and Tristan are fighting, if we’re not getting along, any of that, my kids don’t know about it. They don’t need to know about it.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum attributed the success of her co-parenting relationship to her ability to prioritize the kids.

“I will say for people out there who are like ‘How can you make this work?’ If it wasn’t for me, I don’t think it would be this easy,” she confessed.

“Like, I make this co-parenting relationship really easy.”

“If I wanted to torture Tristan, is what I’m saying, I could, but what does that do for my kids?” she added. “I torture him privately.”

However, the businesswoman admitted she has a “different circumstance” than most people, as Thompson’s basketball schedule has always kept him away for a good part of the year.

“They know that their dad isn’t around eight to nine months out of the year because he’s in the NBA season, so they see him when he plays an L.A. team, or if it works with school breaks, they go to see him, but then he’s around all summer,” she explained.

“They’re just used to that, so it’s not weird if they’re not seeing their dad for long stretches of time, but they talk to him every single day,” she shared.