Khloe Kardashian doesn’t try to change her sister Kourtney Kardashian‘s thoughts about Tristan Thompson.
“Khloé respects Kourtney’s feelings and will never force her to be open to a relationship with Tristan. But at the same time, it’s a shame that it is like this,” a source says exclusively We weekly. “Of course, Khloé wishes things were different, but she understands that the situation is out of her control.”
Kourtney, 44, said during the Thursday, November 2, episode of The Kardashians that she feels “triggered” when she sees Thompson, who cheated on 39-year-old Khloé several times during their relationship.
Kourtney noted that her daughter Penelope, 11, who she shares with her ex-boyfriend Scott Disick alongside sons Mason, 13, and Reign, 8 – feels the same.
“I would like to [Penelope] gets it from me. I told her – on the first day of school – [that] I was so triggered by him,” the Poosh founder told cameras. “Tristan made terrible decisions and choices with my sister. There are times when I get so triggered by him that I can’t be around him. Then there are times when I just let it go because we just want harmony. He is the father of my niece and nephew.”
Given Khloé and Thompson’s turbulent history, the source says Us that Khloé “respects Kourtney’s feelings and the boundaries she sets with Tristan.”
The insider adds: “It’s out of her hands. Khloé knows that Kourtney comes from a place of love and is very protective of her. It’s one of the things Khloé likes about Kourtney. She hopes Kourtney will come around in time.”
Khloé and Thompson, who dated on and off from 2016 to 2021, share daughter True, 5, and son Tatum, 15 months. Days before Khloé gave birth to True in 2018, news broke that 32-year-old Thompson had cheated on her with multiple women.
The duo initially stayed together after the infidelity scandal, but split in February 2019 when Thompson kissed. Kylie Jenner‘s best friend at the time Jordyn Bos.
Khloé and Thompson made up and broke up several times before calling it quits for good at the end of 2021. Maralee Nicholas sued Thompson for child support. A month later, the athlete acknowledged that he is the father of Nichols’ son Theo, 23 months. At the time, a surrogate mother was already pregnant with Khloé and Thompson’s second child, Tatum.
Despite their past drama, Khloé has managed to maintain an amicable co-parenting relationship with Thompson. However, she doesn’t blame Penelope for having reservations about him.
“I’m really proud of myself, where Tristan and I are now and how I can help him be the father he wants to be. But where I am with Tristan has nothing to do with what I expect from my family members,” Khloé said in a confessional during Thursday’s episode. The Kardashians. ‘If Penelope has her feelings for Tristan, then that is justified. And good for you, girl.”
The Good American founder continued, “I want Penelope to have these feelings, and I don’t want to talk her out of them. I don’t want this behavior to be something that I validate or justify. I want her to know that how she feels is the right way to feel. We cannot accept that someone treats us this way.”
While Penelope and Kourtney find it difficult to be nice to Thompson, Kris Jenner And Kim Kardashian spoke highly of him during Thursday’s episode.
“We know Tristan has made some mistakes. I know he is truly sorry for the way he hurt Khloé. And I’m sure he regrets all those mistakes every day,” 67-year-old Kris told the cameras.
Kim, 43, said in a confessional of her own: “It’s so crazy because he’s such a good friend and such a good father, but he just couldn’t pull it off in terms of being a faithful boyfriend.”