Ireland Baldwin and Kim Basinger say Alec Baldwin is emotionally unavailable as a parent

“Alec’s approach to life is very different.”

Now the actor’s ex-wife and eldest daughter open up about their relationship with Alec and share insights into his approach to parenting. On Red Table Talk today, Kim and Ireland discussed his emotional unavailability and the “challenges” it poses to meaningful communication.

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“You know we’re all fine, we all get along, whatever,” said Kim, who was married to Alec for almost a decade — in the ’90s — before their split. “But he’s a challenge. We had our challenges.”

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Kim specifically recalled Alec’s behavior as Ireland struggled with mental health issues – something the 26-year-old model has been open about on social media and continues to talk about. “I don’t think Alec was emotionally or mentally available for those kinds of conversations,” she said. “You know, Alec works in a very different way in his life.”

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Ireland suggested that her father deals with anxiety like her, but “grew up in a family that also suppresses that or tells him he’s weak because that’s how he feels.” She said that his inability to handle that kind of Confronting issues growing up created a distance between them.

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“There are things I would go to my dad for, but if I ever tried to have that conversation with him in any way, I don’t think he would be able to really absorb any of it.”

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Alec has had much more experience as a father since Ireland was a child. He and now-wife Hilaria Baldwin have welcomed six children together since tying the knot in 2012.

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The couple’s children – Carmen Gabriela, Rafael Thomas, Leonardo Ángel Charles, Romeo Alejandro David, Eduardo Pau Lucas and Lucia – are set to have another sibling later this year as Alec and Hilaria recently confirmed they are expecting a baby.

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Whether or not Alec was aware of Kim and Ireland’s concerns about his communications prior to today, hopefully he takes their feedback to heart.