Nick Cannon admits he has completely different dating rules for his 15-year-old twins – and he’s not even trying to hide the double standard.
Nick Cannon just admitted something that has people questioning his entire parenting playbook.
The 45-year-old entertainer revealed on the TMZ Podcast that he’s very happy with and actively encourages his 15-year-old son Morocco to date, but what about his twin sister Monroe? She was completely cut off from the dating world.
When asked if he applied the same rules to both children, Cannon didn’t shy away from the point. “It’s definitely a double standard,” he said bluntly.
His reasoning boiled down to protection and fear. Cannon explained that raising a son and a daughter required completely different approaches because he wanted to keep his daughter away from “certain types of people.”
He went on to paint a worst-case scenario, revealing the depth of his anxiety.
“If someone did this to my daughter, I would go to jail,” Cannon said. “I will go to jail forever.”
This protective anger showed how he really felt about Monroe’s dating life.
For his son, the concerns are entirely different. Cannon isn’t worried about Moroccan being taken advantage of or manipulated because, as he puts it, “He has a lot of money. His mom is Mariah Carey.”
The financial security angle removes a layer of concern but also highlights the core issues for which he is being called upon. He is terrified of his daughter’s vulnerability while believing that his son’s resources will protect him.
Cannon did mention that there was an “agreement” with Monroe that she would go on dates if she could explain what would happen on those dates, but it was still a door he wouldn’t set for the Moroccan.
The context here gets interesting when you look at the big picture of Cannon.
He fathered 12 children with six different women and has publicly stated that he would like to have more children in the future. This history may actually explain his protective stance toward Monroe.
When you have so many children from so many relationships, maybe your daughter’s fear of meeting someone like you becomes a reality.
