Ben Affleck Says His & Jennifer Garner's Two Oldest Children Have Jobs, Talks 'Setting Boundaries' With His Kids
Ben Affleck is teaching his kids responsibility.
If you didn’t know, Ben shares three children, 19-year-old Violet, 16-year-old Seraphina, and 13-year-old Samuel, with his ex wife Jennifer Garner. In a recent interview, the 52-year-old actor disclosed that both Violet and Seraphina are currently working their own jobs.
“One just got a job, the kind of classic teenager working a shop job—I won’t say what it is. My older one in college is working and trying to get an internship for the summer,” Ben said while on Today with Jenna and Friends.
The Gone Girl star also talked about how Samuel is adjusting to the real world when he realized he needs to make his own money.
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“He wanted these sneakers, and I was like, ‘These sneakers are $6,000, what are you talking about? What are you gonna do, mow lawns? You got $6,000? I have the money! You’re broke,’” he said.
While Ben said he is in the position to give his kids “everything,” he also sees the value in “setting boundaries” and having them work for their accomplishments.
“My son, who’s 13, he’s reckoning with that reality right now. He’s looking at no shoes in his closet—well, he’s got shoes, just no crazy expensive fancy shoes—and I’m like, ‘Well, if you want that, you can work 1,000 hours.’ You know what I mean? Minimum wage. And once you work 1,000 hours, you may not want to spend that on a pair of sneakers,” he added.
If you didn’t see, earlier this week, Samuel gave a review on Ben‘s recent movie The Accountant 2.