Nigella Makes a Mean Mom

Nigella Lawson doesn't want her children to inherit any of the fortune shared by her and her husband, advertising baron Charles Saatchi.

In an interview with British magazine My Weekly, Nigella says, "I am determined that my children should have no financial security. It ruins people not having to earn money."

Of course Nigella's statement makes absolutely no sense since her husband is worth more than a hundred million pounds and Nigella still opts to continue putting her name on cookbooks and robin-egg blue mixing bowls.

This all points to what appears to be an increasing divide in the parenting styles of folks heading into retirement. Either your parents hand you a downpayment on your house and wish you luck or they call you from the Mercedes dealership to let you know just how awesome their new wheels are.

Group one takes pleasure from spending their money on their kids. Group two takes pleasure from spending their money on themselves. Whose offspring will make for better humans? Who knows. But I know I'd rather be debating the issue in the warmth of my own home rather than cramped in the backseat of a Roadster.