I worked for them for 10 years - there just people with money , he can do what he wants with it - I'll doubt they will want for much -
Of course I bloody would! What is wrong with the guy? Now I suspect it will make no difference as like others mentioned being related to Sting will be a massive leg up, and they are probably already allright. The guy just made a stupid statement for publicity. I think working hard for your money, make it yourself blah blah blah is massively over rated. Who wouldn't want to be financially independent, with the freedom to do what you really want? I'd give that to my kids in a heartbeat, hardship doesn't help anyone. You just need to bring them up to be nice responsible people, it's not that difficult.
Fred11 - while id agree with you "hardship doesn't help anyone." I got kicked out at 17 (never got on with my mum and step dad) - think...Windsor Davies....They even gave me my rent back half way through the month and kicked me out 48 hours later... One thing hardship taught me was to be resourceful, plan ahead, and work hard....and most importantly, never ever rely on anyone for anything. But then on the flip side yes - id give everything to my kids to make sure they never ever go through what I had to. And to your last point yes, I think if you do that then itll all come right...
I phrased that badly. Hardship can obviously give valuable lessons, but it is best avoided if possible.
Absolutely - as I say - I do totally agree with what youre saying - its a difficult question to answer as there are lots of angles...
I wonder why he felt the need to go public with it ? Surely it is a private matter and how do his kids feel about it ? Also, maybe he is not leaving them everything but still plenty or does he mean he is leaving them nothing? That strikes me as very unkind if that is the case. I`ve not read the article so does anyone know what he is planning with his £180 million.
I'd rather leave them with the tools to make their own millions, and would rather they make it well before I die.
Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a fishing rod and he'll soon be bored off his tits fishing and will go and do summat more interesting instead
actually, around here, give a kid a fishing rod and he would use it to open windows and doors while the occupants were out..
Can success/happiness only be measured in monetary terms? I don't have kids,but if I did I'd want to leave them with wisdom...( I'm not sure if I have wisdom to pass on but hey-ho) I've not been left anything but my folks passed on wisdom...they were not bigoted,racist,or snobbish,they had certain values,and I'd like to think that I have similar views. Not going to pretend that being poor is fun,(it isn't), but there's a great deal of satisfaction in being able to do something yourself,standing on one's own feet etc,instead of reaching for the cheque book and bitching about the price of a plumber to unblock my toilet. Money isn't the be-all and end-all: having ENOUGH money is the be-all and end-all. Once you have enough,everything else is just gravy. Especially if you've got a few quid put by for a rainy day. For some people there is never enough,and they are the one class of person I despise,(sorry mum and dad,I can't help it). If my imaginary kids grew up to be like Sting,(pretend working class socialist telling the masses to give to the poor while he sits on more resources than any mortal deserves,the fucking hypocrisy is breath taking ),I'd be sorely disappointed. So I'd give them a decent house and a few quid,and say there you go,you've had your leg-up over the rest of the population,crack on and be lucky like I was.
While a little off topic (I think people are just saying what they'd do with it, not if they were happy or no) I am in total agreement with you. Both my parents remarried. My old man (who passed away a couple of years ago), was amazing. I like to think I have his sense of humour more than any other of his traits, he was bloody clever academically and a really good craftsman. All of those things my 3 kids seem to have also. My mother on the other hand was an absolute nutter (which is why they split up!) my mum taught me the harshest lesson in the worst possible way by kicking me out at 17 forcing me to become very resourceful and rely on no one for help. I make sure non of my mothers parenting skills are passed through in turn to my kids. As a result theyre all happy, doing well in school and well adjusted. Going to your last point we've always agreed that when theyre all gone, at that point we'll downsize, probably renovate for the last time and then give them all a financial leg up...
Because,"celebrities",can't take a shit without telling the world about it. Twatter is manna from heaven for them,now Stephen Fry can tell us all about his marvellous brekkie in 140 chars. or less. God help us if they give ten minutes of their time to charity,they never stop advertising what they've done. Sorry for the thread hijack,your post touched a nerve :Cigar::Headphone:
