
I hear a lot of people complain about future generations.
In fact – I complain about them, too. Millennials and the generations following them are easy targets – but to those who LOVE to huff and puff about them, I often ask:
“You realize your generation RAISED them, right?”
A generation of gold-sticker giving helicopter moms MADE millennials into the entitled little brats they are. I find it quite funny to hear people screech about how much kids now SUCK, and then turn and say “But not MY little miracle child. Oh no, my sweet pumpkin peach is an angel from heaven above and can do no wrong. Ever. In fact, that’s why we bought her X, Y, and Z. It may seem like we spoil her, but we’re simply nurturing her “gifts” by throwing money at her! Can you believe her teacher gave her a B on this? The teacher is an idiot. My sugar pie honey plum clearly deserved an A++++.”
Yes – So-called ‘Conservatives’ do it, too. I’ve heard it with my very own ears many, many times. It’s deflating.
Now. I’ve always been a fan of Gordon Ramsey’s – and this just sealed the deal. I LOVE this.
According to Daily Wire:
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay recently took a few jabs at the entitled “snowflake generation” as he detailed his parenting style, which is aimed at keeping his children grounded and grateful.
I LOVE this.
Ramsay and wife Tana have four children ranging from ages 17-21, with one on the way. While his children definitely have the perk of tough love, Ramsay says he’d never hand over a job to one of his kids; he’d rather they go somewhere else to prove themselves and “learn something different” before they can work for their old man.
“You want to work in this business? You f*** off to another chef, learn something different and come back with something new to improve the business,” he said during a recent radio interview, reported by The Daily Mail.
“I don’t want the staff thinking: ‘F*** it’s Ramsay’s kid, we can’t tell them off,'” he said.
“I’m firm, I’m fair and I will give you everything I’ve got to get you to the very top. And that’s it, no bullsh**,” the famed chef added. “I take a lot of flak for being straight and honest but I’m not worried about that f***ing snowflake generation.”
YES! YES! YES!
You’re doing your children SUCH a disservice by not being honest with them.
Stop pretending your kid is good at everything – he’s not. And pretending that he’s some kind of prodigy is turning him into a monster.
Seriously, folks, you’ve been warned.
Aiming to keep his children grateful, Ramsay refuses to simply hand over oodles of cash to his offspring, too. “They have a completely different life than I did growing up. I worked my arse off to get out of the sh** mess that I grew up in and they’re grateful, they’re not spoilt,” he told The Telegraph in 2017.
And THIS is the best gift he could possibly give his children.
But his hard parenting style is for his kids’ own good, he explained. “It’s not in a mean way; it’s to not spoil them. The earlier you give them that responsibility to save for their own trainers and jeans, the better.”
Abso-freaking-lutely.
I thought I liked this guy. Now I’m his number one fan.