Kourtney Kardashian’s Teen Has Ongoing Talks With Dad Scott Disick About ‘Hereditary’ Health Problem
Khloé Kardashian just launched her Khloé in Wonder Land podcast, and if the first episode is any indication, this show is far from fluff. For the premiere, Khloé sat down with Scott Disick, and they had an incredibly serious chat.
The self-proclaimed “Lord Disick” was Kourtney Kardashian’s on-again-off-again boyfriend throughout most of their time on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The seemingly amicable exes share three kids — Mason, 15 Penelope, 12 and Reign, 10 — and Disick claims he already has many difficult discussions with their eldest.
When speaking with Khloé, Disick said he openly discusses “hereditary” alcohol issues with Mason. Because when a parent struggles with addiction, their child is often predisposed to also have problems with substance abuse.
“I do explain to Mason how drinking affected me and how badly it put me in certain places, and he knows that,” Disick said. In fact, he hopes that Mason sees his dad’s “outlandish” inebriated behavior on KUWTK — including drunkenly wrestling with an equally drunk Khloé ahead of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding — and that it will “prevent him” from doing the same.
That said, Disick knows that — like nearly every t(w)een — Mason will try drinking.
“I said … ‘If I see a problem with alcohol with you, I will take action,” Disick told his son who thought he might be “treated differently” because of his dad’s struggles. “But other than that, you’re just like every other kid. You’re gonna try drinking when you’re gonna try drinking.”
“If I see a problem that might be hereditary, then I’ll jump in,” he continued.
Given Disick’s history and his kids’ “hereditary” alcohol issues, this wasn’t a one-off discussion. The TV personality said these talks with Mason happen “all the time.” He’ll talk about his own difficulties while also pointing out that plenty of people — Mason’s aunts included — have a healthy relationship with drinking.
“I’m just like it could take you down a really bad road, or it could be a really fun road,” Disick explained. “I feel like Kendall [Jenner] and Kylie [Jenner] are a perfect example of, they’ll go out, they’ll have some drinks…and they are the perfect mix—where Kim didn’t even drink—but Kendall and Kylie they’ll go have a few drinks, they’ll have fun and nothing more.”
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