'I was struggling with myself too much': Caitlyn Jenner regrets not being there for her kids while working through gender identity
Caitlyn Jenner has confessed she wasn't always the stellar parent her kids needed her to be.
In an interview with the UK's BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour on Wednesday, the 67-year-old admitted her own personal struggles prevented her from being there for her six biological children - Kylie, 19, Kendall, 21, Brody, 33, Cassandra, 36, Brandon, 35, and Burt, 38.
'I was struggling with myself too much to be a good parent,' she revealed.
Regrets: Caitlyn Jenner has confessed her own personal struggles prevented her from being a good parent to her six kids
Born Bruce Jenner, the reality star famously underwent a transition into Caitlyn back in 2015, revealing she had struggled with gender identity her entire life.
'I can't use that as an excuse because no matter what your problems are, you gotta be there for your kids, and I really wasn't,' she added.
And with all her children now adults, Caitlyn says she realizes there's a lot she missed out on.
'That's something you regret, later on in life, you try to make it up to your kids and say sorry,' she said.
Making up for lost time... 'You try to make it up to your kids and say sorry,' she said, seen here with daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner
In a good place: The reality star has grown closer to her kids - Cassandra (second left), Brody, (third left), Brandon (fourth right) and Burt (second right) - since her transition
Growing family: 'You gotta be there for your kids, and I really wasn't,' confessed Caitlyn, seen here with son Burt and grandson Bodhi
With her new memoir, The Secrets Of My Life, having now been released, Caitlyn says there's really nothing left people don't know about her.
And she says it feels 'great' to finally have everything out in the open.
'I don’t have a secret left in my life. It’s a wonderful feeling,' she confessed.
'The book is about a lifelong struggle. Everybody has their stuff. Everybody has things that they have to deal with in life, and what I’ve dealt with my entire life is my identity with myself as a person.'
Hugging it out: 'I was struggling with myself too much to be a good parent,' she revealed, seen here with daughter Kendall
Out in the open: 'I don’t have a secret left in my life. It’s a wonderful feeling,' she said, seen here with daughter Kylie
'To be able to share that journey with people... feels great.'
And although she may be in a good place now, Caitlyn - who divorced Kris Jenner, 61, in 2015 - says she's not looking to find love again anytime soon.
'I'm not looking to date anybody. If I had a buddy, someone to hang out with and share life with, that would be great. But I'm married to my little community here,' she added.
Going it alone: 'I'm not looking to date anybody. If I had a buddy, someone to hang out with and share life with, that would be great. But I'm married to my little community here,' she said
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