The problem that I'm havin' with my son, Ronald,
is I give him $1,000 allowance a month,
and he wants an extra $1,500
to support his luxury and designer clothes.
And he's not getting it.
I am goin' to get it.
He's not getting it.
I'm going to get it.
And he loves the compliments that he gets on his clothes.
He's just like always been obsessed with designer things.
He always think in his mind that he's a celebrity.
He's like, "Oh, I can get that
"and I can get all the attention."
Ronald's dream is to be a YouTuber
because he thinks that YouTubing is everything.
How are you gonna make your own money?
By posting videos.
You get paid from YouTube for making videos.
He can make all this money and buy,
you know, fashion clothes and cars.
I'm getting a Range Rover once I get my permit.
I'm gonna have
that Range Rover. (laughs) I don't have
Range Rover money.
Yeah, yeah.
You need a job. No.
And then, you'll
get your Range Rover. I'm gonna go and get
my Range Rover.
Ronald's closet is way bigger than mine.
You can tell that he's very spoiled.
I have like a little (laughs) small closet.
He has a larger walk-in closet.
You keep saying fashion, it's not that, it's shopping.
Clothes after clothes.
If I ever brought Ronald something
that's not designer, he'll throw it in the trash.
Ronald thinks that I'm made of a money tree,
that I can just shake in the yard,
and it comes in my hand,
and oh, I just hand it to him.
I work about 120 hours a week
to support my household.
If I told Ronald that I'm not giving him extra money,
he shuts down, gets an attitude,
stomps up the steps, slams the door.
I'm going to get everything
- Are you?
my allowance raised, my car.
He just not getting it.
He has to get a job.
No, not gonna happen.
Ronald's not thinking about college,
his mindset is just YouTubing,
and making millions.
Ronald needs a real big reality check.
If I don't get my $1500,
you probably won't see me in this house no more.
You've been watching this from backstage, right?
Yes.
The conversation we've been having?
Yes.
What's it sound like to you?
It sounds real sad, like,
Ronald really needs to wake up.
King's rest.
No king rests.
Yes, I'm a king. No Ronald.
He really needs to wake up
and be more independent, as far as having a job or two.
- I'm not going to get a job, won't happen.
To support all these things that he wants.
I just feel like he needs to further
his education, as far as going to college,
or a trade school. I'm not going to college.
You are.
No You're gonna do something.
I'm not, I'm gonna do YouTube.
Do you have a YouTube channel?
Yeah, I do.
And you created that in January?
Mm-hm.
And it's now the fall.
How many videos have you posted on your channel,
so far this year?
I posted one video, then I deleted it.
(laughter)
So, in the entire year,
you put up one video and took it down?
Yeah.
Dr. Phil, he feels as though that
he's like the king of the world.
I am.
Everything revolves around him.
They watching me, I'm the king, this is my show.
(laughter)
This my show while I'm here, this my show.
He feels as though if I cook dinner
that he's supposed to get the first plate of the house.
If we go out somewhere traveling
he has to be in the front seat.
It's just like everything is all about Ron.
I think I know what's wrong with him.
My question is what's wrong with you?
(applause)
So you have a job as a parent, Yes.
and to me, the job of a parent
is to prepare a child
for the next level of life,
and to live independently.
I tried to push him to get a job,
I helped him-
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Are you preparing him for the next level of life?
No.
You're giving him something for nothing.
Is that how the world works?
No.
Does the world work where
he just comes into an employer, and says,
"I'm the king, and I want the top salary
"here at the company."
And they go, "Oh, okay, great."
No.
That's not how the world works,
but that's what you're teaching him.
Right.