Mariah on Nick's growing family: "Don’t bring none of that bulls--t to the Manor of Carey"

[eigengrau]

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[tomelette]

OP, siblings are half-siblings. But if Mariah were to be a mother to all of the kids, she'd be a stepmom.

Also, Mariah wouldn't like that kind of chaos. I believe it. LOL

[anterrabre]

I can't believe interviewers expect her to have some sort of connection to an exes children that aren't hers and I'm glad she's shooting that nonsense down. That's like having your ex have a bunch of children after you get divorced and people somehow thinking that you need to be responsible for them. This isn't a stepparent situation at all; Mariah has no connection with these kids.

[dnttllhrry]

And you know those women are more excited about having the proximity to Mariah than anything else. I'm glad she was basically like 'fuck them kids.'

[anterrabre]

I can't help but think of the situation with Matthews Knowles when he wasn't paying cs to his jumpoff, she was about to be evicted, and she went to the tabloids with a plea to Beyonce with a very manipulative "Your half-sibling is going to be out on the street; I know you can help!"

Mariah has dealt with toxic family members who think that her money is their money, and when you're in a certain income bracket you have to protect yourself. It's sad, but I understand why she feels the way she does.

[callonme_84]

I mean that’s not - like having- that’s exactly what’s happening

[anterrabre]

You're right. :)

A step parent relationship develops when someone is either currently partnered with/married to the party with children. This is a past relationship; the majority of these kids are a recent development, and other than them being her children's half-siblings there is no relationship between her and them, nor should there be that expectation. Unfortunately, Mariah being ~Mariah~ puts her in a position of others wanting to exploit her for her weath, she has to be careful.

[sapitacherry]

if AITA and a few real life acquaintances have me believe, folks have a LOT of misplaced feelings on how much emotional labor a woman should dedicate and sacrifice to other peoples children

[anterrabre]

This!

[justrachna]

I am still haunted by this AITA https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/zex01o/aita_for_saying_i_dont_care_if_my_half_siblings/

Men are fucking useless. I wouldn’t be surprised if people tried to shame mariah for caring for his other babies just because she’s rich and a woman. I hate men

[anterrabre]

I read your link and JFC. What a horrible situation. My heart bleeds for all the kids involved with this mess but good on mom for setting up boundaries and sticking with them, because at the end of the day none of that mess has anything to do with her.

Also, this reply really stuck out and I think it applies here as I think it's the type of scenario Mariah is trying to avoid getting into:

"They aren't her step kids they're her ex-husbands children he's too lazy to emotionally parent."

Yup.

[tomelette]

I just finished reading. Fuuuuuuck me. The man got a whole other family and when his cheating partner died, he wanted his wife to mother the kids of his affair. Couldn't be me.

[feitality]

I read it and oh my god, men have the audacity! I'm glad she stayed firm and her children support her reasonable decision, and I feel for the countless women who see no other choice but to raise the children of the affairs their husbands had.

[tomelette]

"But if Mariah were to be a mother to all of the kids, she'd be a stepmom." That's why I wrote this tbh. She's not in a relationship with the father of her kid. She doesn't owe anything to the other children. She is nice about it and that's a good thing but that's the only thing she's required to do tbh. Also, Nick has like bajillions of kids.