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Getting real. The lives of celebrities and their kids often seem glamorous, but many famous parents can relate to the struggles of single parenthood. Some have even spoken candidly about their own experiences with being single parents in the hopes of making others feel less alone on the matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Take <\/span>Kim Kardashian<\/b><\/a>, for example, who made headlines in May 2023 when she admitted to <\/span>crying over the \u201cchaos\u201d of being a single mom<\/span><\/a> following her divorce from <\/span>Kanye West<\/b><\/a>. During an episode of the <\/span>\u201cOn Purpose with Jay Shetty<\/strong>\u201d podcast<\/span><\/a>, Kim said, \u201cIt has been the most challenging thing. There are nights I cry myself to sleep. Like, holy s\u2013t, this f\u2013king tornado in my house. Like, what just happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kim shares four kids, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm West<\/a>, with ex Kanye. <\/span>The Kardashians<\/span><\/i> star said it\u2019s \u201creally f\u2013king hard\u201d to be a mom of four, but it\u2019s also \u201cthe most rewarding job in the entire world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s also <\/span>Andy Cohen<\/b><\/a>, who is a single dad to two kids, Benjamin Allen and Lucy Eve, both born via surrogate<\/a>. Andy released a book about his parenting experiences, titled <\/span>The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up<\/span><\/i>, on May 9, 2023. Ahead of the release, the <\/span>Watch What Happens Live<\/span><\/i> host <\/span>chatted with <\/span>Today<\/span><\/i>\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb about single parenthood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI want to be everything for them. As a single parent, there is the feeling of \u2018I need to be there\u2019 and I\u2019m always kicking myself for time not spent with them and trying to dissect what it all means and seeking out parent friends for advice,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t change it for the world, by the way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While <\/span>Keke Palmer<\/b><\/a> is not a single mom herself \u2014 she shares son Leodis Andrellton Jackson with boyfriend <\/a><\/span>Darius Jackson <\/b><\/a>\u2014 she did praise single parents just a few days after they welcomed their son<\/a> in March 2023. The <\/span>Nope<\/span><\/i> star <\/span>took to Instagram<\/span><\/a> with a candid video in which she spoke about her realization that \u201cit takes a village\u201d to raise a child.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI just came on here to say, if you\u2019re a single parent, pull out your cake,\u201d Keke said.\u00a0 \u201cMatter of fact, clip off your angel wings because I don\u2019t know how you guys are doing it. And I really don\u2019t want this to sound like pandering, or something like this, because I know there\u2019s a million and one reasons why somebody wants to be a single parent or has become a single parent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Keke went on to say that it\u2019s a \u201cprivilege\u201d to have a village around her to help raise her son because not everyone has that.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI just want anybody out there that\u2019s a single parent that\u2019s been doing this \u2014 friends of mine, people that I don\u2019t know, family members of mine \u2014 really in my heart, it brings tears to my eyes,\u201d she added. \u201cI am just truly, profoundly impressed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Keep scrolling to read more of celebrities\u2019 candid quotes on single parenthood.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n