Khloe Kardashian’s Christmas was less “Silent Night” and more “Silent Alarm” as she spent the holiday navigating the ultimate mom nightmare: sick kids during the most festive time of the year.
The 40-year-old reality star found herself playing nurse instead of hostess after a one-two punch of toddler germs hit her household. First, her son Tatum decided to kick things off with a surprise edition of “Holiday Cough-a-palooza.” But just as Khloe thought she was in the clear, True swooped in with her grand finale: a whopping 105-degree fever.
In an Instagram story that felt more like a live episode of Keeping Up with the Calamities, Khloe dished out the details.
“Tatum was super sick the weekend before,” Khloe began, likely clutching a bottle of hand sanitizer like a lifeline. “But now he’s perfect and great. Like, great enough to try and redecorate the Christmas tree with snacks. He was totally fine for Christmas Eve and all of that.”
Cue the plot twist: True caught whatever toddler cooties Tatum had just banished. But because True Kardashian doesn’t do anything halfway, she went for the gold medal in Fevers.
“True had a 105 fever. A hundred and five! That’s not a fever; that’s a summer in the Sahara,” Khloe quipped (or at least should have). “It was really scary. It was horrible. But now, thank goodness, she’s just starting to feel better.”
Khloe shared how, despite the chaos, they still tried to keep the holiday vibes alive. “Yesterday, we all hung out at my mom’s. True was sleeping in another room while I was trying to cook breakfast and not burn the pancakes. Multitasking level: Extreme Mom Edition.”
As for Christmas Day, it was less of a Merry and more of a Meh-ry Christmas for poor True.
“That’s when you know your kid is sick,” Khloe explained, probably holding a cup of cold coffee from two days ago. “When Santa toys—Santa TOYS—don’t even excite them. I mean, Santa could’ve rolled in with a sleigh full of unicorns, and True would’ve been like, ‘Nah.’”
Luckily, the Kardashian Christmas spirit prevailed. “I’m so happy she’s feeling better,” Khloe said, possibly holding back tears of joy. “And I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas—because yesterday, I was too busy trying not to cry into the mashed potatoes.”
Here’s hoping next year, the only drama in the Kardashian household involves who wore the best sparkly outfit—not thermometers and tissues.
