"It's hard for me not to tell them, 'You need to do this.'" Jennifer Garner opens up about raising kids with Ben Affleck

Jennifer Garner spoke about raising children with ex-husband Ben Affleck in an interview with People magazine. The ex-spouses have three children: 18-year-old Violet, 15-year-old Seraphina and 12-year-old Samuel.

According to the actress, it is not easy for her not to interfere in their decisions and allow the children to choose their own path in life. "My parents did it too, and I'm so amazed there how difficult it is. It's really hard for me not to tell them, 'This is how I see you,' or 'I think you should do it this way.' I really have to sit back." ", - she said.

"I'm just watching them in this new stage of life as they decide who they're going to be and what they're going to study. And I'm very interested in them. I'm interested in everything about them."

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner separated in 2015 and have three children together. The former spouses have maintained friendly relations and often spend time together. Many Internet users are sure that Ben feels even happier with Garner than with his current wife Jennifer Lopez, next to whom he often wears his signature dissatisfied expression.

Jennifer Lopez also often spends time with Affleck's children from a previous marriage, although insiders report that she is not very happy with the fact that he often sees his ex-wife and looks very happy next to her.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck dated back in the 2000s and were one of the brightest Hollywood couples. They were planning to get married in 2004, but a few days before the wedding they suddenly broke off their engagement. The reason for their breakup, according to them, was excessive attention from the paparazzi, which Affleck cannot stand. After splitting from Lopez, Affleck married Jennifer Garner. In 2022, Lopez and Affleck resumed their relationship, which ended in marriage.