Kim Kardashian has opened up about her parenting struggles, saying motherhood has been “the most challenging thing”.

Speaking to Jay Shetty on his podcast On Purpose, the 42-year-old reality star said becoming a mother had been “the thing that has taught me the most about myself”.

She said there was “nothing that can prepare you” for the experience of motherhood.

The mum-of-four said there were nights when she would cry herself to sleep.

“Everyone says the days are long and the years are short, and that couldn’t be a more true statement,” Kardashian said.

“When you’re in it, I mean, especially when they’re babies and you’re feeding, there’s madness going on, it’s like full madness. It’s the best chaos though.”

‘There are nights I cry myself to sleep’

She continued: “I would say parenting is the thing that has taught me the most about myself. It has been the most challenging thing.

“There are nights I cry myself to sleep. Like, what just happened? With all the moods and the personalities.

“There’s nothing that can prepare you… but you will figure it out.”

Kardashian said to help the children appreciate her more as a mother, she writes letters for them every year on their birthday.

She added: “Every year I write each one of my kids about a four or five-page letter on their birthday about what the year was like, who their friends are, silly words they’re saying, their favourite foods, all the silly things that they do.

“[It’s] a little journey of what the year is like and it’s so fun to see from the first year.

“Now, you know, one of them is almost 10 years old, and I know that they’ll appreciate this.”

Open and honest conversations

Touching on the spotlight surrounding her family, Kardashian said she tries to be open and honest about it with her children.

She said: “I’ll talk to my kids about anything they want to ask me about, I’m so open and honest with my kids. I think that’s the only way to be.

“I think they grew up seeing the cameras, they grew up seeing that even as babies.

“We’d walk out and there would be paparazzi. It’s not really something that they acknowledge a lot.”

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The reality star said that her daughter North is “really vocal” and will tell the camera to leave her alone if she does not want them around.

Kardashian shares her children with ex-husband Kanye West.

After the two divorced in 2021, Kardashian started dating comedian Pete Davidson for nine months.

On the podcast, Kardashian said she was a “hopeless romantic” who always wants to be in love.

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“I think I’ll always be a hopeless romantic and always want to be in love and definitely love sharing my life with someone, and love creating a life with someone,” she said.

“I definitely will take my time. And I think there’s so many factors, especially when you have kids and being mindful of people that enter in your life.”

“I truly think someone is such a solid person when they have really grounded relationships,” she added.

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