Ben Affleck

Some of it's useful for them because it disabuses them of some illusions that I think are worth being disabused of. And also – but I'm also like I don't – look, they're going to – if you – kids are going to kind of be and do who they are, what they want to do, which your job is to –

Some of it's useful for them because it disabuses them of some illusions that I think are worth being disabused of. And also – but I'm also like I don't – look, they're going to – if you – kids are going to kind of be and do who they are, what they want to do, which your job is to –

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

If you want to have anything, you know, if you want to be able to provide for your own family, have your own dreams, have, you know, the things that you want to have because if you don't do it, the guy next to you is going to do it better or, you know, or the woman over here is going to do it better and you're going to lose out. And also, you know, I don't want my kids to have that first big –

If you want to have anything, you know, if you want to be able to provide for your own family, have your own dreams, have, you know, the things that you want to have because if you don't do it, the guy next to you is going to do it better or, you know, or the woman over here is going to do it better and you're going to lose out. And also, you know, I don't want my kids to have that first big –

If you want to have anything, you know, if you want to be able to provide for your own family, have your own dreams, have, you know, the things that you want to have because if you don't do it, the guy next to you is going to do it better or, you know, or the woman over here is going to do it better and you're going to lose out. And also, you know, I don't want my kids to have that first big –

tough experience in life and like kind of fall apart. You know, you got it. Like some of the best lessons I ever learned in life were from failure. In fact, for sure. I didn't learn much from success. I learned a lot from failure. You know what I mean? But the most important thing you learn is that you can survive it. You can be okay. Yeah. They can knock you the fuck down.

tough experience in life and like kind of fall apart. You know, you got it. Like some of the best lessons I ever learned in life were from failure. In fact, for sure. I didn't learn much from success. I learned a lot from failure. You know what I mean? But the most important thing you learn is that you can survive it. You can be okay. Yeah. They can knock you the fuck down.

tough experience in life and like kind of fall apart. You know, you got it. Like some of the best lessons I ever learned in life were from failure. In fact, for sure. I didn't learn much from success. I learned a lot from failure. You know what I mean? But the most important thing you learn is that you can survive it. You can be okay. Yeah. They can knock you the fuck down.

And, you know, it's like getting, like when I was a kid where I grew up, I mean, we used to get in fights all the time.

And, you know, it's like getting, like when I was a kid where I grew up, I mean, we used to get in fights all the time.

And, you know, it's like getting, like when I was a kid where I grew up, I mean, we used to get in fights all the time.