Kardashian fans couldn’t help but notice one surprising
guest at Kourtney’s 40th birthday party recently: her ex-husband,
Scott Disick. And it wasn’t even that surprising to see him on the guest list.
The pair has a history of peaceful coexistence and sharing the responsibility
of raising
their children together. They might not be together anymore, but Kourtney
and Scott even go on vacations together along. It’s almost too surreal to be
true.
Meanwhile, other members of the Kar-Jenner clan haven’t had such
an easy time finding common ground with their exes. Khloe Kardashian and
Tristan Thompson split a few
months ago after multiple incidents of infidelity, including that one time
with Kylie Jenner’s best friend, Jordyn Woods. Thomspon did make a cameo at his
and Khloe’s daughter’s first birthday party, but it was super awkward for all involved.
So how do Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick make their
unique situation work? It’s a simple matter of adulting.
They want to set a good example for other parents
When Kourtney and Scott first
hooked up in 2006 at a Girls Gone Wild
Party in Mexico, neither one of them had any clue they’d eventually become the
standard for successful co-parenting while separated, yet here we are. The pair
broke up, got back together, had a baby, broke up, got back together, had
another baby, and then another, and all the while kept the drama going. The
pair called it quits for good in 2015.
Now the two are definitely
separated and Scott even has a long-term girlfriend, Sofia Richie. But somehow
everyone manages to get along and not act petty or jealous of one another.
“I feel like I can show a message, too, of like, parents can
get along and work together and we travel together,” Kourtney explained
on The Today Show. “I think it’s a good message to show other people. I am not
doing it for that reason, but I think the positive things that we are doing is
nice too.”
Kourtney and Scott set boundaries
Every relationship is different and that’s fine, but each couple
is responsible for setting well-defined rules that work for them. For example, there’s
one strict rule that Scott Disick must follow when he’s in Kourtney’s house.
In a 2018 episode of Keeping
Up With the Kardashians, Kourtney tells Scott he shouldn’t be going into
her bedroom without permission. Disick agreed,
saying: “There’s obviously some
boundaries that we both need to respect, and I don’t want you to be
uncomfortable.”
One boundary the former lovers is willing to cross? Vacationing
together. Scott Disick, his girlfriend Sofia Richie, and the couple’s three
children Mason, 8, Penelope, 5, and Reign, 3 all embarked on a Mexican getaway
together. It may seem weird, but it works for them.
They don’t make it weird
At the end of the day, life is unpredictable and the only way
to deal with that is go with the flow. Kourtney and Scott both realize that raising
their children to be happy, healthy people is more important than vendettas or revenge
scandals.
As Kourtney Kardashian said on Instagram for Thanksgiving
2018, “I woke up this morning in bed with my children,
in the same house as my sisters (minus @khloekardashian), my brothers, the
father of my kids, my mommy, my grandma, my nieces and nephew. I feel beyond
grateful.”
Hey, whatever works!
