Travis Barker is navigating the challenges of parenthood in the spotlight, a situation exacerbated by the recent leak of a photo featuring his 10-month-old son, Rocky. In a candid interview with the Wall Street Journal on September 23, the Blink-182 drummer shared his disappointment over the exposure of his baby’s face, expressing a desire to shield him from public scrutiny.
Barker, who welcomed Rocky with his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, in November, emphasized their intention to keep their son away from the limelight. “Unfortunately, someone finally got a photo of him,” he lamented. Reflecting on his experience as a parent, he noted, “We’d rather keep him out of the spotlight. If I could do everything different, I would have done the same thing with my older kids.”
The drummer has a blended family, including his 25-year-old stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya and his two children, Landon, 20, and Alabama, 18, from his previous marriage to Shannon Moakler. With Kardashian, he shares a family that includes her three children—Mason, 14, Penelope, 12, and Reign, 9—from her previous relationship with Scott Disick.
Kardashian and Barker have openly discussed the challenges they faced during Rocky’s pregnancy, particularly a critical moment when he required emergency fetal surgery to address a rare condition that caused fluid to build up in his lungs. Grateful for the successful procedure, Kardashian expressed her relief and gratitude on The Kardashians, highlighting how fortunate they were to detect the issue in time.
As the couple continues to navigate their roles as parents, Barker’s concerns about privacy serve as a reminder of the difficulties faced by public figures in protecting their children from unwanted attention.
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