Cannon went on to insist he was damaged after his split from Carey and needed to do more “inner work” to heal after the break-up.
Nick Cannon emphasised the need for “inner work” after his split from Mariah Carey to prevent hasty decisions. Photo / Getty Images
He said: “Being almost 45 now, I could sit back and like, yeah, if I would have thought the process through a little bit more and took time to actually do the inner work, things might have been a little different in certain scenarios.
“I don’t know … because I’ve always said this, every child that I had was made out of love and there were strong relationships.
“If I would have did the work [and] the healing after getting divorced, I probably would have took my time in a lot of other scenarios and for whatever reason I thought that was the answer a lot of times, like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna figure it out over here’.
“Now, you’re leaving trauma every step of the way instead of fixing it from its origin.”
Cannon recently said he’s going to “press hold” on having any more children right now but he’s “not against” expanding his family again in the future.
He told People: “I really don’t know [about having more children]. I’m being honest. I’m having so much fun in this space right now, and the way my bank account is set up, I’m going to press hold on this 12 for right now.
“But I was just speaking of three years from now [or] five years from now, who knows? I’m not against it.”