Southern Charm’s Kathryn Dennis writes about ‘ups & downs’ & ‘burns’ in cryptic 30th birthday post after custody battle
SOUTHERN Charm's Kathryn Dennis shared a cryptic post in honor of her 30th birthday post.
After the Bravolebrity's nasty custody battle, the mom-of-two said she was actually grateful for the "ups and downs" and "painful burns" of the past decade.
Over the weekend, shared a snap in a pink floral dress captioned: Ringing in 30 today. I’m so grateful for all that I went through in my 20’s because of the wisdom it gave me and my two babies it brought me.
"The ups and downs, highs and lows, twists and turns and painful burns. Thankful for them all. Here’s to the attitude that this is finally my decade—the moment I take all that I know now and embrace all that I don’t. TBH It finally feels like life is in my hands; I know myself so much better so I can make my 30’s what I really want deep down.
"I’ve got to say thank you for all the love the past 10 years. You’ve all been a huge part of my life since I was 21 and you got me through the hardest times Can’t wait to see what life brings next & 30, LFG."
Last week, Kathryn slammed the "family court system" as "exhausting" after her ex Thomas Ravenel won full custody over their two children.
The star lost her rights after her ex accused her of drug abuse and neglect.
took to her on Thursday to share a scathing post directed at the "family court system."
"It is exhausting to constantly defend yourself from someone who is trying to change reality - it can even make you question what you know happened, or what is true," the post began.
"It can be exhausting to live two lives: one for your children and for the world (everything is fine), and the other where you are beaten down by the family court system.
"We see you and we stand with you. You are not alone," the message finished.
Earlier this month, shared a snap of his six-year-old daughter, Kensington, sitting on a bench by the window and looking at her iPad captioned: "So thrilled to have my daughter in our new home."
The dad also shared a video of Kensie and four-year-old son, Saint, running and jumping into the Aiken, South Carolina home's backyard pool as they screamed: "Best Daddy!"
Earlier this year, The Sun revealed temporarily lost custody of their two children, as she now has supervised visitation every other weekend.
A source claimed to The Sun: “She has supervised visitation during the day Saturday and Sunday every other weekend."
The insider continued that Thomas plans to move to Aiken with the children this summer, as he proposed his plan to the judge when requesting full custody.
The Sun confirmed the temporary order was filed by the court on February 25 after a hearing took place on February 9.
Kathryn filed a motion to .
Her request was approved, a clerk for the South Carolina courthouse previously confirmed to The Sun.
With the temporary order under seal, reasons for the custody loss are not available.
A rep and lawyer for Kathryn declined to respond to The Sun's request for comment at the time.
The Sun broke Thomas’ request to change their custody agreement from joint to primary custody, as he cited Kathryn’s alleged drug abuse and neglect.
In South Carolina court records obtained by The Sun, Thomas claimed a mutual friend told him about a with Kathryn, her , Kensie, Saint and others.
Thomas claimed the friend said: “He informed me that he witnessed a lot of cocaine use during this trip and that Kathryn had left cocaine within grasp of the children, which he thought was dangerous.”
Kathryn alleged in her court response: “I do not use cocaine so naturally I have not left any out for our children to access.”
She also agreed to take a drug test as long as Thomas “pays for it and takes one as well.”
Kathryn previously lost full custody of the children in 2016 and entered rehab after she tested positive for marijuana.
In 2018, Kathryn filed for primary custody of the kids after Thomas was arrested and charged with assault and battery in the second degree.
The couple’s former nanny, Dawn, accused him of sexual assault in 2018.
Thomas pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and battery charges. He received a 30-day suspended sentence and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.
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Thomas said at the time: “While I reiterate that I have never intentionally sexually assaulted anyone, I also acknowledge that by making an unwelcome advance to Dawn in my home, while she was babysitting my daughter, I behaved improperly and caused her immediate and lasting emotional distress. I unqualifiedly apologize for having done so.”
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Thomas was fired from Southern Charm before season six.
In 2019, the exes agreed to share joint legal and physical custody of their children with Thomas “being the primary custodian.
