Kris Jenner sent a heartfelt birthday greeting to her daughter Khloe’s ex-partner, Tristan Thompson, on Monday. Kris has stayed close to him even though she cheated on Khloe multiple times.
The 67-year-old Kardashian matriarch, who donned a blonde wig for a Meghan Trainor music video, reached out to the former NBA player in honor of his 32nd birthday.
“Happy birthday Tristan,” the 67-year-old reality star wrote at the beginning of Instagram Stories slides that began with a photo of the two of them together.
“I know this year has been hard so far, but you seem to find the positive and the light in the sadness.”
Sharing a snapshot of the former Cleveland Cavalier with his baby daughter True in a pink tub full of plastic balls, he continued: “You look at the glass half full and it’s been great watching you grow as a father, a friend, a brother, an uncle. and a son.’
Touching: Kris Jenner sent a heartfelt birthday greeting to her daughter Khloe’s ex-partner Tristan Thompson on Monday, beginning a lengthy Instagram Stories post with a photo of the two
The next part of the message featured a picture of happier days when Tristan and Khloe were still together, and before the death of their mother, Andrea, who passed away in January.
Khloe seemed to be pregnant with True instantly.
“You have shown me so much inspiration and many lessons when it comes to how to deal with adversity and challenges that seem insurmountable.”
Since his mother’s death, the athlete has had to take on additional responsibilities in his family, including helping care for his younger brother, Amari, who suffers from epilepsy.
Kris, Khloe, Kim and Kylie traveled to Toronto for Andrea’s funeral and Kris spoke at the service.
A photo followed with True sitting on his lap, and Kris continued to praise him for overcoming adversity.
‘You have used these challenges as opportunities to improve yourself day by day.’
The next slide featured a photo of Tristan and his late mother, as Kris continued, “And I know how proud your mother is of the man you’ve become,” followed by three heart emojis.
Growth: Posting a photo of Tristan and his and Khloe’s daughter True, now four, as a baby, Kris praised him for growing up as “a father, a friend, a brother, an uncle and a son “.
Happier Times: The next part showed a picture of the happier days when Tristan and Khloe were still together, and before the death of their mother, Andrea, who passed away in January. Khloe, who appeared to be pregnant in the photo, was tagged in the slide.
Proud: A photo of Tristan with True and another with his mom followed as the Kardashians star praised the former Chicago Bull, writing: “I know how proud your mom is of the man you’ve become.”
Kris then shared a photo booth shot of the two of them blowing kisses at the camera.
‘Thank you for that, and for being such a special part of our family.’
She finished the birthday wishes with another photo of Tristan and True, closing with “We love you so much,” followed by a heart emoji and a praying hands emoji.
Kris tagged her daughter, Khloe, 38, in several of the photos.
Not only does he share a daughter, True, with the former Chicago Bull, but they also have a son, around seven months old, whose name has not been released.
Family: Kris still thinks of Tristan, who is the father of two of her grandchildren, as part of her family. Tristan and Khloe are parents to True and a seven-month-old son whose name has not been released.
Love: Kris closed the message by telling the athlete still in mourning: ‘We love you so much’
The couple conceived the baby through a surrogate, but separated before it was born after it was revealed that Tristan had fathered a child with another woman, Maralee Nichols.
That son, Theo, turned one in December, but Tristan appears to have had little interaction with the boy.
Tristan is also the father of six-year-old Prince, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.
Court documents obtained by online radar indicate that the cause of their separation was also cheating.
Tristan cheated on Khloe multiple times, including when she was pregnant with their daughter True.
His infidelity was explored on his Keeping Up With The Kardashians show.