Travis Barker Shares His One Marriage Rule With Kourtney Kardashian

Aug 13, 2026 - 07:15
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Travis Barker Shares His One Marriage Rule With Kourtney Kardashian

Travis Barker Shares His One Marriage Rule With Kourtney Kardashian

Travis Barker will not turn the lights off without Kourtney Kardashian.

In fact, the Blink-182 rocker and the Kardashians star have made it a rule in their four-year marriage to never go to bed angry.

“We try not to ever fall asleep mad at each other," Barker shared in a People interview published Aug. 12. "[We] try to resolve, even if it’s just like, ‘Hey, I thought you were going to meet me for lunch, and you didn’t text me back right away, so I didn’t know if we were meeting for lunch.’"

The 50-year-old continued, "Even if it’s just as simple as, like, ‘Oh babe, I take accountability. I’m sorry. I didn’t see your text right away.’ Just resolving anything so you don’t go to bed not feeling connected is really important."

And the drummer considers his relationship with Kardashian—with whom he shares 2-year-old son Rocky Barker—to be no small thing. After all, it was her love that helped him overcome some of his deepest traumas, including surviving a 2008 plane crashed that took the lives of four people.

"My wife gave me so much hope to where I ended up flying again," Baker told E! News in June. "It's just insane."

He added, “The power of love is amazing."

Barker—who's also dad to kids Landon Barker, 22, and Alabama Barker, 20, with ex Shanna Moakler, as well as stepdad to her daughter Atiana de la Hoya, 27—also credited his children for being his support system in his journey to conquer his fears.

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As he put it, "My kids were my strength from the time they existed."

Now that Barker's family has expanded to include Kardashian's three kids—Mason Disick, 16, Penelope Disick, 14, and Reign Disick, 11—with ex Scott Disick, the musician is surrounded by love more than ever.

"Travis is so passionate about life," Kardashian, 47, shared in a 2022 episode of her reality show. "He is a really amazing father. I love that because we have all known each other for 10 years and all of the kids have had so many memories with each other—it just feels so good to continue to have the best time together.”

For a closer look at how Barker and Kardashian have blended their families, read on.

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Celebrating Dad

Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker were joined by his son Landon Barker—who he and ex Shanna Moakler share alongside daughter Alabama Barker and Atiana De La Hoya, her daughter with Oscar De La Hoya—at GQ's Men of the Year party in November 2022.

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Mom & Me Mirror Selfie

Penelope Disick—who Kourtney and ex Scott Disick share alongside sons Mason Disick and Reign Disick—appeared with her mother in a 2024 vacation selfie from Australia.

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Hello, Coachella!

Kourtney and Landon went to Coachella 2026.

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Behind the Scenes

The Kardashians star shared a glimpse into her shoot with Alabama.

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Australian Summer

Reign and Penelope enjoyed some fun in the sun during their 2024 family trip to Australia for Blink-182's tour.

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Kravis Down Under

Kourtney and Travis stopped for photo ops while in Australia.

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Boys Club

In honor of Landon's 20th birthday in October 2023, Kourtney shared a throwback photo from six years earlier of the then-teenager hanging out with Mason.

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Girl Gang

Alabama snapped a silly selfie with Atiana, Kourtney and Penelope, during The Kardashians star's May 2022 wedding with Travis.

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Here Comes the Bride

Kourtney took a break from her wedding festivities in to pose for a selfie with Alabama.

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Meet the Kardashian-Barkers

All in the family: Alabama, Reign, Travis and London joined Kourtney at the April 2022 premiere of The Kardashians.

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Front Row

Kourtney's oldest son Mason, Alabama and Atiana tagged along for Travis and Kourtney's front row outing at the AMIRI fashion show in February 2022.

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Alabama and Penelope

'Tis the season to share sweet throwbacks. Kourtney celebrated Alabama's Christmas Eve birthday in 2022 with an older snap of the birthday girl and Penelope.  

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Birthday Bunch

Kourtney, Travis, Alabama, Atiana, Landon and Reign posed at Disneyland for Kourtney's birthday outing in April 2022. 

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Magic Kingdom

Why, yes, it was the happiest place on earth to mark Kourtney's 43rd birthday.

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The Three Mouseketeers

Landon, Atiana and Kourtney found the magic for this fun snapshot.

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A Fashionable Family

Kourtney and Travis took Alabama to Tommy Factory's New York Fashion Week show in September 2022.

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A Portrait by Penelope

Penelope the artist! Travis shared her drawing of him in a March 2022 post.

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Family Portraits

On Christmas Eve 2021, a newly engaged Kourtney (with Penelope) got merry with her soon-to-be husband and his crew. 

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Fun and Games

Travis and Penelope enjoyed a game of checkers, while Kourtney and matriarch MJ Houghton observed the action.

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The Sweetest Age of All

For Alabama's 16th birthday in December 2021, Kourtney and Travis surprised her with balloons that spelled out "BAMA 16."

Sharing the moment, Travis captioned the post, "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!"

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TikTok Fun

Travis appeared with Kourtney and Penelope in a 2021 TikTok video posted to the mother-daughter pair's joint account.

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Welcome to the Fam

"So happy for you guys," Travis' daughter Alabama wrote on a photo celebrating the couple's October 2021 engagement. "I love u both!"

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Amusement Park Fun

Landon joined his dad and Kourtney for some Halloween 2021 fun at Knott's Scary Farm in Southern California.

All the Halloween Activities

Kourtney recruited her son Mason for a trip to Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights with Travis and his daughter Alabama in 2022.

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Frankenstein Friends

Atiana posed as the Bride of Frankenstein to Reign's Frankenstein's monster during the spooky outing.

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Costume Cutie

Penelope horned in on the fun in a devil costume as the crew headed to the Los Angeles immersive jack-o-lantern experience Nights of the Jack in 2021.

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A Memorable Moment

During their Nights of the Jack adventure, Alabama captured Travis and Penelope sharing a sweet moment as he walked around carrying her on his shoulders.

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The Ultimate Throwback

Even before they were dating, Travis and Kourtney were friends for years. Just look at this throwback photo of Mason, Landon, Alabama and Penelope from 2017.

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Rockstar Training

Dare we say this birthday present rocks? Travis gifted Penelope a state-of-the-art drum set for her ninth birthday in July 2021.

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Family Photo

The couple made their own fireworks when they celebrated the Fourth of July at Disneyland with Landon, Alabama and Reign in 2021. 

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