Tristan Thompson Says He’s Done Having Kids Unless It’s With Khloé Kardashian’s Embryos

Five years ago, the idea of Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson sitting side-by-side on a couch, calmly unpacking the cheating, the breakup, and the embryos they still have on ice would have sounded completely unhinged. And yet, here we are.

On Khloé in Wonder Land, Kardashian invited the father of her two kids on for the conversation a lot of people genuinely didn’t think was possible, and Thompson actually answered some of the questions fans have been asking for years.

Here are some of the biggest moments, adapted from the episode.

Why haven’t you really been doing podcasts until now?

“I wasn’t really for jumping on a lot of podcasts because at the time, I knew what the narrative was going to shift to and what people were going to talk about. And I think understanding how podcasts and this is the new form of media, to be quite frank with you, I just didn’t want people to monetize my story. Because at the end of the day, if it’s going to be my story, I might as well monetize the best out of it…So for me, it was always about just like waiting till the time was right.”

Did you expect co-parenting with Khloé to work this well?

“The fact that you were brought up in a household where co-parenting was part of your guys’ everyday life, I think I never, ever crossed my mind whether or not it was going to be able to work. I think it was going to be more so, can we come to a place of maturity where emotionally we don’t get frustrated because of maybe our relationship not working or being where we’re at…But I always knew it would work because it’s not foreign to you. Obviously, it’s new for me. But I feel like I’m a chameleon and you’re such a chill person. So, I was never worried about the co-parenting part.”

When the kids ask what happened between you two, what are you going to say?

“I’ve definitely thought about that. And like you said, it’s not about if, it’s when. I think it just depends on which age we have this conversation—when I have this conversation with the kids. But I think it’s just more leading by just being accountable. And depends on the age bracket of wherever they were at, then dive into it, how I see fit. But I think the most important thing is that, you know, accountability, how much I, you know, love mommy, and go from there.”

Why did you keep cheating?

“That is a trillion-dollar question. I don’t know. I mean, I can’t speak for other people. For myself, I think just life was moving very quickly for me at the time when we were together. I probably didn’t do the best job of navigating my truth about where I was at. And maybe just honestly, probably it’s a little case of just like being young and wanting your cake and eat it too…So not proud of it. Of course not…I think it’s sometimes we need a wake-up call. And unfortunately, you know, you never want good people to fall to the sword of that.”

Would you ever have more kids?

“I think I signed off for two embryos. So I mean, if I do have more kids, it’d be coming from you. I already have enough baby moms. I don’t want no more…I’ve been a little hardheaded at times, more times than not. Which I wish I wasn’t as stubborn. But you know, I guess I am an experienced learner. I learn from experience, not as much as like being told, which is unfortunate. But it’s part of life. It’s part of the journey…No more kids unless it’s coming from Khloe’s embryos.”

Listen to the full episode on Khloé in Wonder Land, available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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