November 6th 2024.
Ant Middleton, the former presenter of SAS: Who Dares Wins, recently shared a parenting incident that has caught the attention of many. It seems that his training attitude from the show has transferred into his family life as well. The 44-year-old father of five, including his son Oakley from a previous relationship, has revealed that he let his 13-year-old son touch an electric fence during a family day out.
Ant explained that during a trip to a national park, he saw an electric fence ahead and warned his son, Gabriel, not to jump over it. However, Gabriel didn't listen and ended up touching the fence. Ant could have stopped him, but he decided to let him learn the lesson on his own. He said, "I thought, 'Do you know what? I'm going to let him learn.' And he grabbed hold of this fence and got an almighty whack from it."
The former soldier went on to say that he couldn't help but laugh at the time, even though Gabriel was extremely upset. He believes that sometimes children need to figure things out for themselves, and he wanted his son to learn the hard way. Ant has previously expressed his fears of failing as a father and husband, especially with the demanding nature of the military.
He shared, "My fears are sort of failing as a father, or of you know, failing as a husband. We all make mistakes along the way, but ultimately, my children turning to me and saying... 'you're not my dad' or something like that, that's really what scares me." Ant also admitted that when he was in the military, he prioritized everything around it, including his family. However, it wasn't until he left the military that he realized his priorities were wrong.
Ant also opened up about his regrets of not being there for his family when he should have been. He said, "As soon as a call came up... 'Yep, I'm going on that.' And almost you think you'll prioritize your wife and children, but you don't." He added that it wasn't until he left the military that he got his priorities straight and realized how wrong he was.
Ant has since been axed from SAS: Who Dares Wins due to personal conduct, but he has continued to make appearances on other TV shows and has a successful podcast. Despite his tough training attitude, it's clear that Ant values his family and wants to be there for them. He has learned from his mistakes and hopes to inspire others to do the same.
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