Ben Affleck was stunned.
During a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the actor revealed that his 13-year-old son, Samuel, has been begging him for money to bet on sports.
“My son asked me about a month ago, and I was like, ‘Hey, um, can I get like $100 to bet on sports?'” he told Kimmel.
“What is that? (He’s like) ‘My friends get $100, but if they lose it, that’s it.’ I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a real standard, what discipline!’ To not drag yourself back and say, “I know Green Bay is going to cover the second half.” ”
His confession came after his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, admitted that he was a bookie in his youth.
“My father worked in bars, but he mainly made money as a small bookie,” the “Gone Girl” actor said.
“I remember my first washing machine, my first VCR. In fact, I remember my dad coming home and saying, “You can thank (New England) Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan.” “Everyone keeps betting on the Patriots to beat the spread.” So I was so thankful that the Patriots were terrible. I just have to thank Steve Grogan’s knee for giving us our VCR.
“At the time, it was disgraceful and kind of illegal. So the statute of limitations had passed. I’m sorry, Dad,” Ben added.
The millionaire, who came from a poor family, has tried to raise his children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner in a very pragmatic way.
In fact, almost a year ago, the actor was caught squirming as his son begged him for a pair of $6,000 Dior Air Jordan 1 sneakers.
“You probably like it because it’s expensive,” he said to the boy, to which the boy replied, “No, it’s hard! I always say it looks good!”
Ben agreed that the two were very nice, but told Samuel that he would have to mow “a lot of lawn” in order to pay for it.
Shortly after, Ben explained to Jenna Bush Hager on the Today show that he wants his children to learn the importance of hard work.
“You love your kids. You want to give them everything and do anything for them,” he said, adding that he believes “you’re doing (your kids) a disservice” by not teaching them that they “have to work” for what they want.
In fact, he wants to instill in them that they need to work hard to get what they want.
“I’m like, ‘I’m willing to work 1,000 hours if I want to do that.'” You know what I mean? minimum wage. And when you work 1,000 hours, you might not want to spend that time on sneakers,” he explained.
At the time, it was revealed that Violet, 20, and Seraphina, 17, have already held several jobs.
