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Brandon Jenner Recalls Only Spending A Half A Dozen Times' With Caitlyn Jenner During His Teen Years

Brandon Jenner Recalls Only Spending A Half A Dozen Times' With Caitlyn Jenner During His Teen Years

Brandon Jenner is opening up about his strained relationship with dad Caitlyn Jenner when he was growing up.

In a new book of essays titled “To Me, He Was Just Dad”, which includes essays from children who grew up with famous parents, Brandon says that he rarely saw his dad after she had married Kris Jenner.

“I didn’t see my father more than half a dozen times between the ages eight and 25,” Brandon wrote, according to Page Six.

Brandon added that when they did spend time together, it didn’t feel genuine.

“Sadly the infrequent exchanges felt more like staged photo opportunities than real bonding,” he writes. “In fact, they were stage photo ops for ‘family’ Christmas cards.”

“After Dad met and married Kris, family became a business for him, and I stayed away for most of my teenage years,” Brandon continues in the essay. “I didn’t want to be a part of their dynamic. I know now, though, that Dad was pretty unhappy in that house and felt like he wasn’t treated well.”

It looks like these days Brandon and Caitlyn are growing closer. He was even the one who revealed why there were no family members waiting when Caitlyn left I’m A Celeb…

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