Sparking their romance in 2004, after starring together in 2003’s Daredevil movie, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner became a popular Hollywood couple. Hitched in June 2005, the couple thereafter began building a family together, as they welcomed their first child Violet in 2005, followed by Seraphina and Samuel in 2009 and 2012, respectively.
However, despite their long-standing marriage, things started falling apart between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. The duo finally decided to get separated in 2015. Finalizing their divorce three years later, Affleck and Garner started co-parenting their three kids. However, only recently did the 13 Going on 30 star open up on the hardest part of parenting with the Batman actor.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Co-Parent Their Kids
Married in 2005, Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner became a mother for the first time, that very year, as she welcomed her daughter Violet with her then-husband Ben Affleck. Following their first kid, the couple announced the birth of their second and third child, Seraphina and Samuel, in 2009 and 2012, respectively.
Although the couple had an envious family, Affleck and Garner went their separate ways in 2015 as per PEOPLE. Sparking alleged rumors of Affleck cheating on Garner with their kids’ nanny, the couple considered it right to split after facing difficulty in their marriage. Not wanting to create a mess out of their relationship, the duo finalized their divorce in 2018 and began co-parenting their three kids.
Much like most celebrities and even commoners, even Affleck and Garner seemed to handle the situation well. Or maybe that’s what they wanted people to believe in. Recently, speaking exclusively with Page Six, Jennifer Garner finally opened up about the difficulties she faced while parenting with Ben Affleck.
Jennifer Garner Admitted the Hardest Part of Parenting
Remaining tight-lipped about the experience, all this while, the actress finally got candid about the difficulties of being a parent. Speaking with the outlet, Jennifer Garner admitted the toughest part of parenting has been allowing her and Ben Affleck’s three children to make their own decisions.
“I have a really hard time not saying, ‘This is what I see you as,’ and, ‘I think you should,’. I really have to sit on my hands.”
Trying to guide her three children through every step of life, Jennifer Garner admitted finding it hard to let her and Ben Affleck‘s kids make decisions by themselves. Further, she opened up about how her parents did the same while raising her. But now that she’s a mother herself, Garner admitted being “amazed by” her parents, since it is “so hard.”
“I’m just watching them in this new phase of life where they’re figuring out who they’re going to be and what they’re going to study. And I’m so interested in them. All the time, I’m interested in everything about them.”
Despite finding it hard to allow her little ones to make decisions for themselves, Jennifer Garner implied that she wants her children to figure out what they want from life, and who they want to grow into, all by themselves. Although she is struggling with the desire to plan and sort out everything for her kids, Garner noted taking a step back to let her children grow.
