Nick Cannon allows his 15-year-old son to date — but teen daughter is banned: ‘I’m going to jail’
- Nick Cannon allows his 15-year-old son to date but not his daughter, citing a double standard in parenting.
Nick Cannon revealed he’s okay with his son, Moroccan, dating at 15 years old but Moroccan’s twin sister , Monroe, isn’t getting the same treatment.
“My son been dating and I’ve allowed it,” Cannon, 45, said on Saturday’s episode of the “TMZ Podcast.” “I’ve encouraged it.”
But, the comedian didn’t hold back while sharing his parenting views for his daughter after interviewer Towanda Robinson said she hoped he was “allowing” and “encouraging” Monroe to do the same.
“No, absolutely not. It’s absolutely a double standard,” Cannon admitted.
“You have to because first of all — and I know I get in trouble a lot because I say things with my chest — but, there is a difference when parenting a son and when parenting a daughter.”
“I am more protective of my daughter because there’s things out there that I have to protect my daughter from,” he explained.
“Like, as we know, there’s certain types of individuals that you want to keep your daughter away from. My son, it’s a different conversation when he’s going out into the dating world.”
The “Wild ‘N Out” star continued, citing the potential for domestic violence in his kids’ dating lives as an example of the differences in their upbringings.
“But if somebody puts their hands on my daughter, I’m going to jail,” Cannon explained, adding that the scenario would be his “worst nightmare” because “I’m going to jail for forever.”
As for his fears regarding his son’s dating life, Cannon said that’s not likely to be the case in his son’s life nor is he worried about potential “gold diggers” since “he’s got a lot of money. His mama’s Mariah Carey.”
While dating may be off the table for Moroccan for some time, the dad of 12 already has a plan for when the time comes.
“We made a deal. If she can explain to me what’s going to happen on these dates, then she can go,” he said.
“I’m preparing her for college. I know that’s out of my control. I can’t do nothing about it. Hopefully we’re still having all these open conversations. My daughter tells me any and everything.”
“Even though I’m apprehensive, if you can explain it to me — if we can have a conversation about it, i’m for it because I know when you get to college, I want you to have all the questions answered and you make the best decisions possible,” Cannon explained.
