Scared By the School
DROPPING KIDS OFF IS ANT’S TOUGHEST TRIAL
TV TOUGH guy Ant Middleton has admitted he finds the school run “stressful as hell”.
The ex-SBS sniper, 39, has done three tours of Afghanistan yet it is the morning routine that sends his blood pressure soaring.
So the dad of five hauls his children out of bed early and treats it like a military operation, just to beat the strain.
Ant said: “For everyone who has kids, the school run is really stressful. That school run is stressful as hell.
“It’s the same with me, so I try to make it a positive experience.
“When my children wake up, I say, ‘Don’t stress about putting your school uniform on. Don’t stress about being five or 10 minutes late.
“‘I’ll tell you what you need to do, you need to get up earlier. Because guess what, I’m going to get you up earlier.’”
He added: “I say to my wife, ‘Don’t make that school run stressful.’ I won’t scream or shout and make it this big drama.
“I send them off to school with a positive mindset, even if that means I have to sacrifice. But guess what, that’s what we do as parents. You sacrifice as a parent.”
Ant is equally as militant when it comes to teaching his kids manners at home.
The SAS: Who Dares Wins star added: “It’s really important as parents that we don’t forget the basic in life – manners, respect and Ps and Qs.
“That’s all I teach my kids, school can do the rest.
“If I don’t hear my son or daughter saying please or thank you, you had better believe that I’m going to pull them on it.
“Also, they must respect their elders.
“Respect them until they show you that they don’t deserve your respect.”