As you all know, Nick Cannon has 12 children with six different women, ranging from ages 12 (his twins with Mariah Carey) to 13 months (daughter Halo Marie with Alyssa Scott). Over the last couple of years, Nick has gotten a lot of side-eye – to put it nicely – over his large brood and his unconventional arrangement with his children’s mothers. This arrangement involves Nick only financially supporting them as long as they don’t date anyone other than him while stipulating that he can date as many women as he wants to.
Nick, for his part, has always outwardly expressed happiness and been welcoming of all of his children. He even drops $200k a year to take them to Disneyland! In a recent interview with People, Cannon was asked about his kids, including what it’s like having them in such an extensive age range, what’s rewarding about it, and whether or not there’s room for one more.
The most challenging aspect of having teens to infants: “My entire life is challenging. I don’t live a normal existence, but I embrace it. I love challenges. I wouldn’t say there was one specific thing that stands out more than another. Every day, there’s a new challenge, and I accept it.”
The most rewarding part of fatherhood: “Just hearing your kids say, ‘I love you, Daddy.’ You know what I mean? The first time they say it, whether they’re one year old or 18 months, to hearing it from your kids that are on the brink of being teenagers, there’s nothing better than that,” he continues, also noting that “big hugs” and “picking them up from school” are some other “best” moments.
From Christmas to Spring Break: Currently, Cannon says that he is “finally coming up for air” after celebrating the holidays with his kids and is now “preparing for all the spring break type of stuff that’s right upon us. So, a lot of getting back outside again, a lot of basketball starting back up, and just a lot of sports and outdoor activities. As a dad, that’s the kind of stuff you structure your schedule around, all of your kids’ extracurricular activities.”
Cheaper by the Baker’s Dozen? When asked if he has any plans to welcome any more kids to his larger-than-life brood, Cannon laughs, telling PEOPLE, “I’m chilling right now. There’s no plans on the horizon as of yet. It’s so funny, everybody’s always trying to get me to have more kids. It’s like, 12 ain’t enough?”
I mean, for me, two was enough, so if you want my opinion, I’d say yes, 12 is plenty, lol. I’m glad he finally got there. As for most rewarding moments, there really is something to be said about how happy your kids are to see you when you pick them up from school. (Three of Nick’s kids are school-aged and a couple are preschool-aged.) Those hugs really are just the best. I also really enjoy the bedtime chats I have with my boys, which is when they’re most willing to openly share. I wonder how much Nick actually picks his school-aged kids up or participates in bedtime.
I do wonder who exactly is trying to get him to have more kids. People who love reporting on this kind of stuff? The women with whom he already has children? Are there new girlfriends in the mix? Is it his publicist who just wants a head’s up? You know, Nick, there’s a way for men to continue having unprotected sex without the threat of pregnancy. It’s called a vasectomy. I promise it won’t take your manhood away from you. It will only lessen the amount of time and money you have to spend at Disneyland.
No we are not. Said everybody☹️. I can not with this shenaniganfest. At the end of the day I hope the kids get what they need emotionally.
I’m very glad he mentioned that fatherhood is both rewarding and challenging, but the vast majority of people are not telling this man to have more children. He’s either hearing voices, surrounded by the wrong people in a very small echo chamber or just flat out ignoring the truth.
I laughed so hard at this headline. I don’t doubt that people in his orbit jokingly mock him about having more kids, but don’t tell me that his kids, their mothers, or anyone who cares about the welfare of kids and mothers want him to have more kids.
Snip it dude
Since I haven’t heard any news about him not paying child support or him not doing what dads are supposed to do such as taking the kids to Disneyland (he is not a living-in father) and picking kids up at school sometimes, it is accurate for me to say that he is a good dad. Dealing with 12 kids is no easy task and they all love him so hey good for him. A vasectomy is due now though.
lol. He isn’t even the weekend dad. I am still surprised how easy for a man to be a good dad and how easy for a woman to be a bad mom.
exactly @sevenblue! Nick Cannon a good dad just because he pays child support and takes his kids to Disneyland and sometimes bring them to school?! the bar is set in hell. this is the barests of minimums. and we’re not even sure of the quality of time he spends with them. most likely even less than kate middleton spends at the charities. he’s probably gone after the video shoots and photo ops. the guy has been acting since he was a child/ teenager and the similarities of his poses with his children and their respective mothers in the different instagrams just screams acting/fake/ phony. i just can’t see nor feel the sincerity at all.
He is saying they all love him. We haven’t heard from the kids yet. But I’m sure it will be the same type of contract with the kids. Don’t embarrass him in public or he won’t give them any money. This man isn’t a dad. He’s just a sperm doner.
It will be interesting to see what (if anything) Mariah’s kids will have to say in a few years. They are the oldest and the kids’ whose mother is not at all reliant on Nick’s financial support. When he says “I will not buy you a car if you say anything about me”, the response is likely to be “OK. I wasn’t asking”
Yes, I’m curious to see what will happen with Mariah’s kids. This is all likely an embarrassment for her; she waited so long to have kids with someone and this clown is throwing sperm at anyone who wants to catch it.
Nick Cannon: ‘everybody’s always trying to get me to have more kids’
Has someone succeeded recently? Just because he is saying he is chilling now, doesn’t mean someone somewhere is not carrying his child already. There were times when he was cagey about the question and it turned out two babies were on the way already. Now that I think about it, probably the reason why he was cagey was that he didn’t want the new moms to know about each other’s pregnancy yet. On Selling Sunset, Bre was apparently blindsided by Nick having a baby when hers was like 6 months old (and named Legendary, eye roll).
I honestly have been surprised not to see any announcements in the past six months or so. Like you want to call him up and say are you ok, dude?
I can’t imagine anyone is asking him to have more kids.
I’ve noticed since he started getting press about it, he keeps talking about all the “dad” stuff he does, sports and Disney and all that, but…he has 12 kids in 6 households, and a busy career. There’s no way any of those kids is getting anything more than an hour or two with him a week. I know people who grew up in huge families in one household, and never felt like they got enough attention from their parents.
There were 4 of us with both parents and no one got individual attention. I don’t know if he thinks he’s kidding us or he’s just kidding himself.
lolol NO ONE is trying to get him to have more kids.
Some people like puppies but not dogs. Same with kids. He strikes me as being that type.