Kim Kardashian Called Out for ‘Disgusting’ Parenting After Biographer’s Revelation
Kim Kardashian is under fire again for her parenting.
If you’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians, then you know that people have not been kind to the SKIMS founder when it comes to North West. Some blame Kardashian for the way her daughter dresses and have criticized her for allowing the 13-year-old to wear things like a black grill and fake piercings covering her hands and face. But now they have a new gripe over a revelation from Jonathan Van Meter, who authored the biography Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future.
The celebrity journalist spent five years interviewing Kardashian and writing her authorized biography, which was released in October. When discussing the book on the Back Row with Amy Odell podcast, Van Meter shared that Kardashian hired a night nanny for North because she enjoyed staying up late to work on creative projects.
“For a while there, North had what she called a night nanny because North likes to stay up late and Kim goes to bed really early,” Van Meter said.
He explained that Kardashian hired the nanny to keep North company during those late-night hours so she could continue to do those activities while her mother went to bed around 9 p.m., saying, “So she hired this really cool young woman to come at night so that North can stay up and do fun things and doesn’t have to go to bed.”
Social media had a lot to say about Kardashian’s decision to go to bed while North stayed up to do crafts with the hired nanny. Hundreds of people commented, calling her parenting choice everything from ridiculous to disgusting. Many other parents also chimed in with what they would do with their kids and what they think Kardashian should have been doing.
“I’m sorry, but my 13-year-old has a bedtime and goes to school. If she wants to ‘stay up and do crafts’ too bad. She can do that Friday or Saturday. Not tired at bedtime? Also, too bad,” one fellow parent wrote.
Another added, “It’s called giving your kid a bedtime. Discipline. The more I hear about these people, the worse it gets. Hire this, hire that … it’s called parenting!!”
A third wrote, “I’m awake when my son wants to play, but also he does have a bedtime schedule like a normal child. But u know, these people are definitely not normal at all.”
A fourth fumed, “You need to be a MOTHER to that CHILD of yours … She is a KID … Dump the night nanny and give ur kid a bedtime. Stop failing as a momma.”
Another subject Van Meter mentioned in the book is Kardashian’s past relationships and marriages as well as her current partner, Lewis Hamilton. Reactions to the reality star’s relationship with the Formula 1 driver over the last several months have been talked about in a mostly positive light from just about everyone, including former F1 driver and six-time Grand Prix winner Riccardo Patrese. He opined that Kardashian is good for Hamilton’s career and it isn’t a distraction.
Speaking on behalf of Jackpot City Casino, Patrese told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, “Actually, when Kim arrived, Lewis started to perform better! The performances were better, so it’s good for him … Lewis is a show person himself; he likes fashion and dressing up. Having a nice girl close to him isn’t a distraction. Maybe it’s a new motivation. I think it’s good for him.”
