Mothers know best, and sources close to Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Khloe Kardashian have revealed Khloe has been relying on momager Kris Jenner for comfort throughout the Tristan Thompson paternity scandal. The drama first unfurled in early December when Maralee Nichols, a Texan personal trainer, revealed that she was pregnant with Tristan’s child as she sued him for child-support-related fees. Tristan initially attempted to deny that he was the father, but due to the timeline of events, eventually admitted that he had cheated on Khloe with the Houston native. Khloe and Tristan are parents to three-year-old True Thompson.  

Khloe and Tristan were in an on-again-off-again relationship since 2016 when they first met. While the romance started on a good foot, it quickly reached rocky territory, primarily due to Tristan’s repetitive issues with infidelity. The couple first made headlines when it was confirmed Tristan had cheated on Khloe with close family friend Jordyn Woods in 2019. As co-parents to their daughter, Khloe and Tristan have attempted to make their relationship work despite the drama surrounding their reconnections. However, the confirmation of Tristan being the father to Nichols' child seems to be the straw that broke the Kardashian family back as Khloe and family members attempt to learn how to move on from the reality of the situation. 

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A source close to the KUWTK star reported to People that Khloe has been struggling to cope with the drama surrounding the paternity chaos and has been leaning heavily on her mother, Kris Jenner. “She's leaning heavily on Kris all of the time. But Kris wants Khloé and Tristan to be in a good place so she's encouraging Khloé to keep the lines of communication open,” the source revealed. “Khloé wanted the fairytale life with him and she's so upset. People around her have never seen her so down and are so thankful she has her mother there who has barely left her side" When news first broke of Tristan allegedly fathering a child with Nichols, Khloe was reserved. Dodging the spotlight, Twitter accusations, and scarcely speaking of the event itself, Khloe has become slightly more vocal since the paternity test results were released.

"Khloé is really struggling with what's happening with Tristan," the source explained. "This time that he was unfaithful has been much harder than the previous times. She really wants the relationship to work and she has been devastated.” Assisting to the struggles of moving past the Nichols paternity drama is that this is far from the first time Tristan has cheated on Khloe. Once the paternity test confirmed Tristan was the father of Nichols’ baby, he issued a public apology on his Instagram. Tristan posted an Instagram-story speaking directly to Khloe, explaining that the KUWTK star doesn’t deserve the “heartache and humiliation” Tristan has caused. Khloe has yet to comment about Nichols’ child directly.  

Many KUWTK fans know that when it comes to business relating to her daughters, Kris Jenner is close by with tissues and a game plan. While most scorned people would appreciate the luxury of ignoring a cheating partner, Khloe does not have that privilege as they co-parent their daughter. Khloe cares about True deeply, many might argue that the only reason the KUWTK star has been burned so many times by the NBA star is that she wants True to grow up with happy parents. Unfortunately, Tristan’s action reflected alternative plans, regardless of his apology. Luckily, Kris Jenner has experience in the field of comforting heartbroken daughters and is close to Khloe during this undeniably challenging time. 

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Sources: People, Tristan Thompson/Instagram