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Conflicting emotions are being unpacked by Kailyn Lowry. The former Teen Mom star, who is the mother of twins Valley and Verse, 16 months; Lincoln, 11; Lux, 7; Creed, 5; Rio, 2; and Elliot, 15, recently revealed that her father, Raymond Lowry, had entered hospice care for stage four chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She wasn't sure how to react given their strained relationship.
Kailyn declared on the July 29th episode of her Karma and Chaos podcast, "I am joining the dead dads club." "Raymond has stage four COPD."
Kailyn, who earlier this month announced that she had broken up with Elijah Scott, said that she already felt like a member of the club, saying, "He's a deadbeat, so same thing."
However, despite their strained relationship, Kailyn acknowledged that she struggled with her father's final days.
"It has layers," she clarified. "Obviously, I have never been in a relationship with him. However, it seems like I never found the answers I was seeking.
The 33-year-old did, in fact, mention trying to mend their relationship as recently as 2019, but her father ended it, which fueled her bitterness.
"You don't get to die without answering all of my questions," she continued. "I'm curious as to why he left and why he didn't put in more effort. I'm curious as to why he simply gave up.
Kailyn acknowledged that her father had always made tough choices for her to understand.
“I’m mad at him,” she admitted. “I want to know how someone walks through this Earth and does the bare minimum to get by in life. You procreated multiple times, and you don’t care? I just want to know where your head is at."
"'How did you walk through this Earth, giving the bare minimum, and you didn't give an f--k?'" she asked her father sharply.
For her part, Kailyn has opened up about her experiences navigating parenthood, highlighting in the past how crucial it is for each of her children to feel seen and loved.
Regarding her children, Kailyn told People in September that "we really do a good job at making sure that we're balancing family time with individual time." She also added, "I want them to feel all of their needs are being met, so that's just something that we've always put at the forefront of everything."
