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Nick Cannon's Daughter Wasn't Throwing Shade

She wasn’t throwing shade, She was being honest.

By Gladys W. MuturiPublished 2 months ago 3 min read
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Monroe "Roe" Cannon, daughter of Nick Cannon and pop singer/ "Queen of Christmas music" Mariah Carey posted on Instagram addressing about her siblings from her father. The 14-year-old took to Instagram sharing on her story about claiming her twin sibling as her only sibling and as the rest of her younger half siblings as half’s.

“clearing something up guys,” she wrote in the now-expired story, “i only have ONE brother who is @moroccan.cannon. i do have other half siblings from my dad but they are all many many years younger than me!”

~Monroe's Instagram Story

In other words: she was publicly stating that her twin brother, Moroccan, is the only sibling she considers a “full” sibling — and the other children her dad had with different women are her half-siblings, many years younger. Half were agreed with the 14 year old and half believed that she was throwing subtle shade towards her half siblings. 14 years ago, Monroe and her twin brother Moroccan were born in 2011 during their parents marriage until Carey and Cannon divorced in 2016. The former two have a fair co-parenting relationship despite their divorce. Cannon would have ten other children: sons Golden, Zion, Zillion, Legendary and Rise, and daughters Powerful, Onyx, Halo and Beautiful as well a son named Zen who died as an infant from different mothers.

I am a daughter from a estranged father with two siblings from our biological mother and two half from my father's marriage which I haven't seen and I am not going to lie she wasn't being shady towards her half siblings. She has a point when it comes to her full blood sibling and her half siblings because those half siblings don't have the same mothers just the same father. There’s no rule that half-siblings have to get along, but many do, and many don’t, just like full siblings. Relationships between half-siblings can be shaped by tension, age gap, favoritism, or compare the siblings which makes it harder for them to get along. Half siblings don't have to be living in the same household plus not all of Nick's children don't live with him.

Plus, Parental dynamics also play a powerful role. If the parents or guardians maintain positive communication, avoid favoritism, and support bonding between the children, half-siblings often feel more comfortable around each other. However, if the adults have conflict especially conflict related to past relationships, breakups, or custody arrangements the children may feel caught in the middle. This can create emotional distance between the siblings, even if they personally have no issue with each other.Her and her twin siblings are not just the oldest siblings, they are sibling from their mother's marriage with Nick the rest are just from his relations and what’s even odd that he still wants more children. It is not about producing babies, it is about raising them and loving them. I have love and respect for Nick Cannon and he is great father to his 12 children however I don't know why he had to produce more children and he is still planning to produce more. Cannon’s public persona is very complicated. He’s a father of many children, often talks about parenting in a very philosophical way, but he also has real-life logistical and ethical challenges. For instance, when he says “I don’t like the label ‘co-parenting,’” I think part of what he means is that he wants to transcend the simplistic definitions people give to complex family situations. That’s a legitimate philosophical point, but it doesn’t spare him from practical criticism: many people feel like the “team of kids” comment isn’t just about a label — it’s about accountability. Monroe is lucky to have a father like Nick even though he has a busy schedule when it comes to his career and children. Not every half siblings get along with each other or be on the same page.

Overall, I don't think her Instagram post was shady towards her 11 half siblings it was just her setting the record straight on who she is fully related to her. She doesn't have to necessarily get along with them she can still love them and respect them despite her half-siblings are related to her father. She could have said "I love my half-siblings, but I don’t relate to them the same way.” it wouldn't been different and understandable but both statements are similar but it don't matter.

For the mothers of his children, or his fans who are parents themselves, what he says matters. When he rejects a widely understood term like “co-parenting,” it may come off as dismissing the real challenges of shared parenting. That can be alienating, especially for people who rely on more structured co-parenting because of legal, emotional, or financial complexities.

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Gladys W. Muturi

Hello, My name is Gladys W. Muturi. I am an Actress, Writer, Filmmaker, Producer, and Mother of 1.

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