Patrick Schwarzenegger shades his dad

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Anonymous wrote:Both he and his mom come from Kennedy wealth and entitlement. To quote Lisa Barlow, they get presents just for breathing. Arnold had to prove his worth his entire life. I have very little respect for Kennedys.

This. Arnold is a self-made person who has to be ambitious in order to survive. Patrick has the extreme privilege doing whatever he wants and still living in luxury. Of course they'll have different outlooks. But one hopes that father and son would be able to empathize with each other.

Please.

He would not gave had a political career without his wife and like most men he fumbled the ball at the goal line.

You mean his wife’s family, not his wife. You’re also forgetting decades of work and success before that.

Yeah, I'm coming down pretty hard on Arnold's side. He came to a new country with nothing and a heavy accent. He made something of himself. Maria wouldn't have given him a second look had he not already made it. I don't condone the Nanny Affair, at all. But I have zero respect for a beyond privileged kid throwing any shade at his dad who had to work a zillion times harder than the son--who has had it all handed to him.

So he should worship his dad? He is entitled to his opinions and feelings about his father. You can be extremely successful and be a shitty parent. They are not mutually exclusive.

I get it. But I look down on an entitled kid who throws shade at someone who had to work far (beyond measure) harder than him to succeed. If he has a problem with his dad, take it to therapy.

He credits his dad for working very hard and building tremendous success. He just doesn’t like that dad knocked up the housekeeper. His point is that he wants to be successful in his personal and familial relationships as well, not just his career. That seems commendable. Let’s check back in when he’s 55 or so and see if he has succeeded in that.

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Apparently they have all given the half brother the cold shoulder-that’s a bad look.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently they have all given the half brother the cold shoulder-that’s a bad look.

Was that the guy to the far left of the pic, who wasn't even named in the photo caption?

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently they have all given the half brother the cold shoulder-that’s a bad look.

I’m not saying it’s the right thing to do, but that seems like a very normal response, given the circumstances. I think a lot of people would do the same.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently they have all given the half brother the cold shoulder-that’s a bad look.

Was that the guy to the far left of the pic, who wasn't even named in the photo caption?

No, that’s his younger brother Christopher

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently they have all given the half brother the cold shoulder-that’s a bad look.

Eh. Different strokes for different folks. They are loyal to their mother. That's Arnold's problem, not his children. I too did not and do not have a relationship with my bio-fathers other offsprings, and it really is not a big deal.

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Plenty of Dad’s work 2 or 3 jobs to pay the bills and support the family.

Arnold grew up in an a physically abusive family and received a lot of physical abuse from his Dad, an injured WWII veteran.
Arnold said beating your children was common in Austrian villages of that time. Arnold knew he wanted to break the cycle of physical abuse with his own children and he was successful in creating a safer home life for his kids.

He came to the US with nothing. He lived for 6 months in a store room at one of his jobs as he could not afford an apartment.

The 3 part series called Arnold is really interesting. I think it is on Netflix. Part 1 and 2
Are about his early life.

Arnold did not have a good role model for being a good Dad from his Dad. Arnold broke the cycle of generational physical abuse. Arnold paid the bills. The family lived in nice neighborhoods. I’m guessing the kids went to good private schools. The kids never lacked for food, clothes or shoes.

I suspect the stepbrother has more respect for his Dad’s achievements.

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Anonymous wrote:Both he and his mom come from Kennedy wealth and entitlement. To quote Lisa Barlow, they get presents just for breathing. Arnold had to prove his worth his entire life. I have very little respect for Kennedys.

This. Arnold is a self-made person who has to be ambitious in order to survive. Patrick has the extreme privilege doing whatever he wants and still living in luxury. Of course they'll have different outlooks. But one hopes that father and son would be able to empathize with each other.

Please.

He would not gave had a political career without his wife and like most men he fumbled the ball at the goal line.

You mean his wife’s family, not his wife. You’re also forgetting decades of work and success before that.

Yeah, I'm coming down pretty hard on Arnold's side. He came to a new country with nothing and a heavy accent. He made something of himself. Maria wouldn't have given him a second look had he not already made it. I don't condone the Nanny Affair, at all. But I have zero respect for a beyond privileged kid throwing any shade at his dad who had to work a zillion times harder than the son--who has had it all handed to him.

So he should worship his dad? He is entitled to his opinions and feelings about his father. You can be extremely successful and be a shitty parent. They are not mutually exclusive.

I get it. But I look down on an entitled kid who throws shade at someone who had to work far (beyond measure) harder than him to succeed. If he has a problem with his dad, take it to therapy.

He credits his dad for working very hard and building tremendous success. He just doesn’t like that dad knocked up the housekeeper. His point is that he wants to be successful in his personal and familial relationships as well, not just his career. That seems commendable. Let’s check back in when he’s 55 or so and see if he has succeeded in that.

But still, I just don't respect people who throw shade at people who didn't have it as easy as they have it -- especially one of the people who made his life so easy! No respect. He could have just said I want to have a good career and be a good family man. Leave it to the reader to figure it out. I don't care what the point was, no respect for PS.

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It also reminds me a little of the poster who apologized for having thrown shade at women entering perimenopause who couldn't lose weight, or couldn't sleep or whatever. Now she's entering it and is like Wow, this is really hard.

Walk a mile in someone else's shoes before you start criticizing.

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He grew up very privileged, but he is trying to make something of himself. I think most of you would be upset if your father had an affair with the housekeeper and you were unaware that your half brother was often over the house, that is a huge slap in the face.

Arnold accomplished a lot but he probably wasn't the nicest person in the world.

My spouse went through a similar situation growing up and they don't want to talk to the sibling either, it's more about the betrayal of the parent and the sibling being a painful reminder of the hurt caused.

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Anonymous wrote:Both he and his mom come from Kennedy wealth and entitlement. To quote Lisa Barlow, they get presents just for breathing. Arnold had to prove his worth his entire life. I have very little respect for Kennedys.

This. Arnold is a self-made person who has to be ambitious in order to survive. Patrick has the extreme privilege doing whatever he wants and still living in luxury. Of course they'll have different outlooks. But one hopes that father and son would be able to empathize with each other.

Please.

He would not gave had a political career without his wife and like most men he fumbled the ball at the goal line.

You mean his wife’s family, not his wife. You’re also forgetting decades of work and success before that.

Yeah, I'm coming down pretty hard on Arnold's side. He came to a new country with nothing and a heavy accent. He made something of himself. Maria wouldn't have given him a second look had he not already made it. I don't condone the Nanny Affair, at all. But I have zero respect for a beyond privileged kid throwing any shade at his dad who had to work a zillion times harder than the son--who has had it all handed to him.

So he should worship his dad? He is entitled to his opinions and feelings about his father. You can be extremely successful and be a shitty parent. They are not mutually exclusive.

I get it. But I look down on an entitled kid who throws shade at someone who had to work far (beyond measure) harder than him to succeed. If he has a problem with his dad, take it to therapy.

He credits his dad for working very hard and building tremendous success. He just doesn’t like that dad knocked up the housekeeper. His point is that he wants to be successful in his personal and familial relationships as well, not just his career. That seems commendable. Let’s check back in when he’s 55 or so and see if he has succeeded in that.

But still, I just don't respect people who throw shade at people who didn't have it as easy as they have it -- especially one of the people who made his life so easy! No respect. He could have just said I want to have a good career and be a good family man. Leave it to the reader to figure it out. I don't care what the point was, no respect for PS.

His dad’s indiscretion blew up their lives as a family. His mother was deeply hurt. That would be very difficult for any child, but because of his parents’ fame, it was also fodder for the tabloids and late night comedy shows. Patrick is a nepo baby who has enjoyed immense privilege his whole life, but even that kind of privilege doesn’t shield you from devastation over the demise of your parents’ marriage and the humiliation of everyone knowing all about it. He is entitled to say he wants to be different from his dad in that way. He barely threw any shade, and let’s face it, Arnold deserves shade for that particular chapter of his life.

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Anonymous wrote:Both he and his mom come from Kennedy wealth and entitlement. To quote Lisa Barlow, they get presents just for breathing. Arnold had to prove his worth his entire life. I have very little respect for Kennedys.

This. Arnold is a self-made person who has to be ambitious in order to survive. Patrick has the extreme privilege doing whatever he wants and still living in luxury. Of course they'll have different outlooks. But one hopes that father and son would be able to empathize with each other.

Please.

He would not gave had a political career without his wife and like most men he fumbled the ball at the goal line.

You mean his wife’s family, not his wife. You’re also forgetting decades of work and success before that.

Yeah, I'm coming down pretty hard on Arnold's side. He came to a new country with nothing and a heavy accent. He made something of himself. Maria wouldn't have given him a second look had he not already made it. I don't condone the Nanny Affair, at all. But I have zero respect for a beyond privileged kid throwing any shade at his dad who had to work a zillion times harder than the son--who has had it all handed to him.

So he should worship his dad? He is entitled to his opinions and feelings about his father. You can be extremely successful and be a shitty parent. They are not mutually exclusive.

I get it. But I look down on an entitled kid who throws shade at someone who had to work far (beyond measure) harder than him to succeed. If he has a problem with his dad, take it to therapy.

He credits his dad for working very hard and building tremendous success. He just doesn’t like that dad knocked up the housekeeper. His point is that he wants to be successful in his personal and familial relationships as well, not just his career. That seems commendable. Let’s check back in when he’s 55 or so and see if he has succeeded in that.

But still, I just don't respect people who throw shade at people who didn't have it as easy as they have it -- especially one of the people who made his life so easy! No respect. He could have just said I want to have a good career and be a good family man. Leave it to the reader to figure it out. I don't care what the point was, no respect for PS.

His dad’s indiscretion blew up their lives as a family. His mother was deeply hurt. That would be very difficult for any child, but because of his parents’ fame, it was also fodder for the tabloids and late night comedy shows. Patrick is a nepo baby who has enjoyed immense privilege his whole life, but even that kind of privilege doesn’t shield you from devastation over the demise of your parents’ marriage and the humiliation of everyone knowing all about it. He is entitled to say he wants to be different from his dad in that way. He barely threw any shade, and let’s face it, Arnold deserves shade for that particular chapter of his life.

I agree. Arnold is a complicated individual, he's redeemed a lot, but for his family? He had a multi-year affair with a household employee, including having sex with her in the marital bed. He had a son with said employee and everyone in this situation suffered immensely and publicly for Arnold's selfishnes. I think for a son to have very negative feelings about that is perfectly fine.

Maria was very accomplished in her career, and of course it's easier to make your way with money and connections. Would it be better if Patrick did nothing?

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He seems like a very nice young man, and I am pleasantly surprised with his acting on The White Lotus. Enjoying it a lot!

But yes, he would not have not been where he is without his parents, hands down.

I didn't get that he was fully shading his dad tbh, but his response is classy and respectful, whichever way you want to frame it.

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Here's his interview with Jimmy Kimmel. Arnold sounds like a jerk. Still, I think Patrick handled it well and didn't throw as much shade as he could have. Who knows what he was feeling on the inside when remembering those incidents.

He just went right into talking about family dinner nights that clearly included everyone in his family except his dad. He's allowed to have whatever feelings he wants about his dad, even if he was a great success in his career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceqzBZDMnos

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Anonymous wrote:Both he and his mom come from Kennedy wealth and entitlement. To quote Lisa Barlow, they get presents just for breathing. Arnold had to prove his worth his entire life. I have very little respect for Kennedys.

This. Arnold is a self-made person who has to be ambitious in order to survive. Patrick has the extreme privilege doing whatever he wants and still living in luxury. Of course they'll have different outlooks. But one hopes that father and son would be able to empathize with each other.

Please.

He would not gave had a political career without his wife and like most men he fumbled the ball at the goal line.

You mean his wife’s family, not his wife. You’re also forgetting decades of work and success before that.

Yeah, I'm coming down pretty hard on Arnold's side. He came to a new country with nothing and a heavy accent. He made something of himself. Maria wouldn't have given him a second look had he not already made it. I don't condone the Nanny Affair, at all. But I have zero respect for a beyond privileged kid throwing any shade at his dad who had to work a zillion times harder than the son--who has had it all handed to him.

So he should worship his dad? He is entitled to his opinions and feelings about his father. You can be extremely successful and be a shitty parent. They are not mutually exclusive.

I get it. But I look down on an entitled kid who throws shade at someone who had to work far (beyond measure) harder than him to succeed. If he has a problem with his dad, take it to therapy.

Who says he isn't? He was asked a question in an interview and answered it. It's funny how you value hard work over character. Clearly he was hurt by his dad's actions and that's valid.