{"id":21431,"date":"2022-07-21T17:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jim-edmonds-slams-meghan-king-for-sharing-sons-struggles\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T17:14:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:14:41","slug":"jim-edmonds-slams-meghan-king-for-sharing-sons-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jim-edmonds-slams-meghan-king-for-sharing-sons-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Edmonds slams Meghan King for sharing son&#8217;s struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jim Edmonds feels ex-wife Meghan King is \u201cexploiting\u201d their 4-year-old son Hart&#8217;s potty-training issues.<\/p>\n<p>The former professional baseball player&#8217;s rep told TMZ Thursday that the \u201cReal Housewives of Orange County\u201d alum seemed to be looking for attention when she asked her Instagram followers for parenting advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim wishes Meghan would respect their children&#8217;s privacy and stop putting their son and his challenges in the spotlight,\u201d the rep said.<\/p>\n<p>King declined to comment when Page Six reached out.<\/p>\n<p>The response from Edmonds, 52, came two days after King, 37, shared that Hart has hit \u201cdetours and roadblocks\u201d in going to the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHart is afraid of the toilet (I think) and I&#8217;ve tried every motivator on the planet,\u201d the former Bravo personality captioned an Instagram video Tuesday.  \u201cThe clock is ticking as school requires him to be potty trained and it starts in a month!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny words of wisdom from others who have children with sensory issues, etc is much appreciated (and NECESSARY at this point)!\u201d  she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" alt=\"Jim Edmonds, Aspen, Hart and Hayes\" class=\"wp-image-6295624 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Edmonds accused his ex-wife of \u201cexploiting\u201d their little one.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">jimedmonds15\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>King noted in the footage that she has spent a year attempting to potty-train Hart.<\/p>\n<p>She linked the little one&#8217;s troubles to \u201csensory issues\u201d stemming from his cerebral palsy diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\">\n<p><!--Begin Slideshow--><\/p>\n<div id=\"slideshow-6295581-1\" class=\"slideshow-container \">\n<p>\t<!--Slides Container--><\/p>\n<div class=\"slides-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<noscript><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-73.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"jim-edmonds-meghan-king-73\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide-caption\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKing asked her Instagram followers for advice.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">meghanking\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"slide-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=553 553w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=397 397w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=351 351w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=311 311w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=233 233w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=174 174w,https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=327 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" alt=\"jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<noscript><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"jim-edmonds-meghan-king-72\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide-caption\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKing asked her Instagram followers for advice.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">meghanking\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!--Mobile slide controls--><\/p>\n<div class=\"next-slideshow-expander\">\n<div class=\"next-slideshow-wrapper no-image\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tUp Next<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"close-button\"><span class=\"close-button-text\">Close<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<article class=\"story-photo-box next-slideshow oversize-headline\">\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- NYPost and PageSix custom flag area--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- End custom flag area --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tJames Howard Jackson, 19, allegedly shot the dog walker in&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!--Slideshow Ad Wrapper--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!--\/Slideshow Ad Wrapper--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--\/Slides Container--><\/p>\n<p>\t<!--Slideshow Header--><\/p>\n<p>\t<!--\/Slideshow Header--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--Close inline slideshow wrapper-->\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs with many neurodivergent children, occupational tasks can be difficult (like eating, putting clothes on, tying shoes, driving, waiting in line, etc.),\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonds, however, alleged to TMZ Thursday that the former reality star has their son&#8217;s diagnosis wrong, claiming Hart suffers from periventricular leukomalacia, a type of brain damage characterized by softening of the white matter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" alt=\"Meghan King, Aspen, Hart and Hayes\" class=\"wp-image-6295627 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/jim-edmonds-meghan-king-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The former couple are also the parents of daughter Aspen and son Hayes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">meghanking\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>King initially shared Hart&#8217;s PVL diagnosis in July 2019. <\/p>\n<p>The following year, she gave her followers an update, saying he had received a cerebral palsy diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it was CP since Hart was a few months old.  I just knew,\u201d she wrote in an October 2020 blog post.  \u201cHart&#8217;s brain isn&#8217;t paralyzed, but there are some areas of damage.  CP quite simply manifests as a motor disorder.  That&#8217;s it.  Yep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edmonds \u2014 who also shares daughter Aspen, 5, and Hart&#8217;s twin brother, Hayes, with King \u2014 claimed to be \u201cunaware\u201d of Hart&#8217;s CP at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is even true, it is completely unconscionable and absolutely disgraceful that Meghan would announce this on social media without discussing it with him first,\u201d the MLB alum&#8217;s rep told Us Weekly.<\/p>\n<p>King clapped back, telling the magazine, \u201cJim&#8217;s statements are untrue, and I refuse to address them further.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Edmonds feels ex-wife Meghan King is \u201cexploiting\u201d their 4-year-old son Hart&#8217;s potty-training issues. The former professional baseball player&#8217;s rep told TMZ Thursday that the \u201cReal Housewives of Orange County\u201d alum seemed to be looking for attention when she asked her Instagram followers for parenting advice. \u201cJim wishes Meghan would respect their children&#8217;s privacy and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/jim-edmonds-slams-meghan-king-for-sharing-sons-struggles\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jim Edmonds slams Meghan King for sharing son&#8217;s struggles<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[28,2326,5274,9825,3409],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4912,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/meghan-king-dating-trevor-colhoun-after-cuffe-biden-owens-split\/","url_meta":{"origin":21431,"position":0},"title":"Meghan King dating Trevor Colhoun after Cuffe Biden Owens split","date":"July 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Meghan King has a new man in her life. 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