Mariah Carey made Mother’s Day look like a full production — and the internet was here for every second of it.
The five-octave legend took to Facebook Sunday morning to share a family photo alongside her twins, Moroccan (Roc) and Monroe (Roe), set against a lush backdrop of lavender and pink balloons. The caption was pure Mariah: “Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies in the world! This morning, I woke up to a beautiful pink yet lavender arrangement of roses and gifts, courtesy of my babies Roc & Roe. Yes, we know, we know… they’re teens now, but they’ll always be my babies!”
The post landed with extra weight this year. The twins just hit a major milestone — turning 15 on April 30 — barely two weeks before Mother’s Day. Carey went all out for the birthday, throwing a private party complete with fireworks, while ex-husband Nick Cannon marked the occasion separately with a trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Sunday’s post felt like the warm close to a big stretch of Carey-Cannon family celebrations.
For those who need the backstory: Roc and Roe were born in April 2011 to Carey and Cannon, who had married in 2008 after a whirlwind two-month courtship. The couple finalized their divorce in 2016 but have kept things civil — and cooperative — ever since. Monroe’s name was a nod to Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Moroccan, meanwhile, was named after the Moroccan-style room in Carey’s New York apartment, where Cannon reportedly proposed.
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In the Mother’s Day photo, Carey showed up in full superstar mode — a Louis Vuitton monogram mini dress, a camel-tone cropped jacket, and her signature cascading blonde waves. Roc kept it low-key in a black Stüssy hoodie and light-wash jeans. Monroe matched that energy in a camo sweater and blue denim. The balloon behind them said it all: “Love You Mom.
“The post blew up fast, clearing 15,000 reactions and 279 shares within hours. But it was the comment section that truly took off.
The most-liked comment came from Sanura McGill, who wrote simply: “That little boy looks just like his father lmao” — racking up 84 likes. Stephanie Falls doubled down with: “Baby he look JUST LIKE NICK!!!!!” The Roc-looks-like-Nick conversation is not new. When Carey posted the twins’ 15th birthday photos just days earlier, the same debate erupted in the comments, with fans writing things like “Roc definitely looks like Nick and Roe looks like Mariah” and “That young man is a spitting image of his dad.”
Not all the reactions were about genetics. Joyce Travis put it best: “Can you imagine your parents are Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey? Woot!” — pulling 28 likes. Jaclyn Cisna Frederick summed up the moment every longtime Mariah fan felt reading that caption: “Did I just read that and sing ‘Always be my baby’? Yes I did.”
Then there was Courtney Loews, who offered arguably the most endearing take of the thread: “For as glam as Mariah is, I feel like she has the most down-to-earth kids. Roe is wearing a zit patch! Mariah did good with these 2.” The comment earned 18 likes and a wave of agreement. Fan Paradox Salvitore added their own two cents: “I bet her daughter inherited her mother’s beautiful voice — and her son… Nick all over again.”
As for whether music might run in the family, Carey has kept the door open without pushing. “I wouldn’t mind it,” she told Keke Palmer on her podcast. “I would always want what’s best for them in their heart and what they’re going to love doing.” For now, Roc and Roe seem perfectly content letting mom have her shine — and making sure she wakes up to roses on the second Sunday of May.
