Ben Affleck’s kids one, Ben Affleck zero.
Sometimes you just can’t win as a parent, something Affleck—who shares kids Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner—learned recently after sharing what he thought was an amusing anecdote about his middle kid trolling him about his failed relationships.
“Actually, today, they clowned me about, like, ‘Why’d you say that was me?’” the Animals star told E! News’ Will Marfuggi at the film’s premiere Oct. 1. “I was like, ‘No, I didn’t say that.’”
To which Affleck’s kid responded, “‘You said how old I was. How many kids do you have that age?’ They were kind of right about that.”
The 54-year-old emphasized, however, that the story—during which Affleck’s 17-year-old quipped to him, “Oh, like you’re the expert on relationships?” when he offered up romantic advice—was really a compliment.
“I was like, ‘Well, it was funny, though. My point was, you’re funny, actually,’” he explained. “It’s that thing where they take the piss out of you, but also it’s funny, so you’re kind of proud. Like, yeah, they put me down, but they’re smart.”
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