Coparenting with an ex could be troublesome irrespective of the time of 12 months, however the vacation season usually presents a novel set of challenges.
Throughout a December episode of her “Whine Down” podcast, Jana Kramer admitted she was “struggling” to make Christmas Eve plans as a result of her two oldest youngsters — daughter Jolie, 8, and son Jace, 6 — are spending the vacation together with her ex-husband Mike Caussin.
“I’m already beginning to be, like, depressed about it. As a result of, you realize, baking the cookies earlier than Santa comes — I don’t get to do any of that,” Kramer mentioned. “I don’t get to make cookies with them, I don’t get to go away out the observe [for Santa] the evening earlier than. I don’t get to go away out the carrots for the reindeer or put the reindeer meals out. … This might in all probability be the final 12 months that Jolie’s gonna be all in writing to Santa.”
Preserve scrolling to see how Kramer and extra stars plan to get by means of the vacations whereas splitting household time with their exes:
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler
Cavallari and Cutler, who finalized their divorce in 2022, share sons Camden, 12, and Jaxon, 10, and daughter Saylor, 9. Throughout a December episode of her “Let’s Be Sincere” podcast, Cavallari revealed the exes’ vacation coparenting schedule.
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“Any divorced father or mother can relate to this and perceive this: I didn’t have [my kids] for Thanksgiving this 12 months, so I do have them main as much as Christmas, Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, which I choose fairly truthfully,” she defined. “That’ll be good, however then I don’t have them for every week. [On] Christmas Day at midday they go to Jay’s, after which I don’t get them till the 2nd [of January].”
Cavallari famous that usually she would cross the time away from her children by occurring a visit, however this 12 months she plans to chill out at dwelling and put together for her upcoming podcast tour.
“I’m doing microneedling sooner or later and I’m gonna do a facial sooner or later. I’m gonna get espresso with a girlfriend I haven’t seen shortly. I’m on this mode of relaxation and caring for myself,” she mentioned. “I’m simply attempting to chill out.”
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Corridor
The HGTV stars are beating the coparenting vacation blues by spending Christmas Eve together this 12 months. Tarek’s spouse, Heather Rae El Moussa, solely instructed Us Weekly in regards to the blended household’s plans.
“We often have [Tarek and Christina’s kids on] Christmas day. She has them [on] Christmas Eve, however [this year] I believe we’re gonna spend Christmas Eve collectively,” Heather mentioned. “[For] one of many first occasions.”
Tarek and Christina share daughter, Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9, whereas Tarek and Heather, who tied the knot in 2021, share son Tristan, 22 months. Corridor can also be mother to son Hudson, 5, whom she shares with ex-husband Ant Anstead.
Jesse Lally and Michelle Lally
The Valley costars are nonetheless getting the dangle of vacation coparenting after splitting in October 2023.
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“We’re engaged on our schedule,” Jesse, who shares daughter Isabella, 4, with Michelle, solely instructed Us in December. “This specific 12 months, sadly, Michelle’s mother handed away proper earlier than Thanksgiving. So, I spent Thanksgiving eve with Isabella after which drove her down so she might spend Thanksgiving and the weekend with Michelle’s household. And she or he’s gonna do Christmas with them as properly this 12 months to allow them to form of speak about her grandmother and preserve that reminiscence alive for her.”
Whereas Jesse understands that Michelle’s circumstances are distinctive this 12 months, he acknowledged that it’s “gonna be a tough Christmas” for him as a result of he’s by no means “accomplished a Christmas with out” Isabella.
Lindsie Chrisley and Will Campbell
Chrisley’s 11-year-old son, Jackson, can be spending Christmas together with her ex-husband, Campbell, which has put a damper on her vacation spirit.
“I don’t have a tree up, not placing one up,” she mentioned throughout a December episode of her and Kailyn Lowry’s “Espresso Convos” podcast. “I don’t have Jackson for Christmas, so it’s simply one thing that I’m not doing.”
The Chrisley Is aware of Finest alum admitted that it’s “bittersweet” not having her son for the vacations.
“You don’t have to fret about doing all these items, but additionally it’s unhappy. And, like, irrespective of what number of years it’s like that, it’s nonetheless unhappy. It’s lonely,” she mentioned. “And you then simply hope that it’s over quickly.”
Lindsie added that when she had Jackson for Christmas in 2023, she allowed him to go see Campbell and his paternal grandparents on Christmas evening. Her ex apparently received’t be returning the favor this 12 months.
“This 12 months, it’s Will’s full Christmas day, and he’s not gonna supply the identical factor to me that I provided him final 12 months. Why? I don’t know,” she mentioned. “I’ve needed to be taught by means of remedy that I’ve to respect the alternatives that he makes on the time that he’s allotted. And simply because I select to do one thing for the betterment of my baby doesn’t imply he has to decide on that very same factor.”
Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin
Kramer and Caussin’s two children can be with Caussin this Christmas Eve, since Kramer had them for the vacation final 12 months. The final time Kramer was away from her youngsters on Christmas Eve, the household merely celebrated Christmas on December 26, which precipitated some friction with Caussin.
Jana Kramer has been documenting her and Mike Caussin’s coparenting progress since their April 2021 cut up. The actress introduced in an Instagram publish that she and the previous skilled soccer participant have been calling it quits after six years of marriage. One week later, Kramer filed for divorce — which she mentioned she by no means needed for […]
“Me and my ex fought about it as a result of he [was] like, ‘You may’t change Christmas.’ And I’m like, ‘You may’t inform me what to do,’” she recalled throughout a December episode of her “Whine Down” podcast.
Kramer, who additionally shares son Roman, 13 months, with husband Allan Russell, mentioned that even when going over to Caussin’s home on Christmas Eve was an possibility, she wouldn’t need to.
“That feels not good to me,” she mentioned. “Anytime I nonetheless go choose up the youngsters from his home, I don’t prefer it. … I don’t like being [there]. … He makes himself welcome and comfy right here, I don’t step inside his place.”
Along with her personal discomfort, Kramer mentioned she wouldn’t need to encroach on Caussin’s time with Jolie and Jace.
“These are his recollections. I wouldn’t invite him to try this right here with us,” she admitted. “As a lot as I’ve tried to make an ideal scenario for everybody and invite him to events … I don’t need him right here on our household nights adorning cookies.”
Kramer did, nonetheless, textual content Caussin about going to Christmas Eve church providers with him and their children, however mentioned he “hasn’t responded” to her but.
Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman
Joel Schiffman and Hoda Kotb. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
On the December 24 episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna, Kotb revealed that her ex-fiancé could be included in her household’s 2024 Christmas plans. “For us, our Christmas isn’t big ‘trigger it’s me, my children, my mother, my sister, Joel. We get collectively,” she shared. (The exes cut up in January 2022 and coparent daughters Haley, 7, and Hope, 5.)
She continued: “That’s the group, and it’s form of only a cozy Christmas. So, we’ll put out cookies tonight for Santa and the carrots. He at all times appears to love the cookies extra.”
Kotb teased Schiffman’s inclusion in her vacation celebrations via Instagram earlier that month. In a pic of her household’s Christmas stockings, one with the identify “Dad” might be noticed hanging over Kotb’s lounge fire.
