Jennifer Garner
Hard-earned patchwork happiness! So she clashed with Ben Affleck
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Divorce is not a walk in the park, especially when common children are involved. When Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck went before the divorce judge in 2018 after 13 years of marriage, it wasn’t a relieving farewell forever. The two Hollywood stars have three children together. New partners were soon added. The patchwork situation became a feat of strength – and Jennifer had to surpass herself.
Peace has now returned, but the path there was rocky at times. There are turbulent years behind Jennifer Garner, 51, and Ben Affleck, 51. The couple managed to keep the family together after their separation. What’s more: the once close circle between mother, father and their children Violet, 18, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11, has been expanded – apparently without causing too much injury.
Jennifer Garner relies on trust
The linchpin in the patchwork project of the former Hollywood dream couple seems to be Jennifer. The “Alias” star was apparently the constant rock for his offspring after his divorce from Ben. There is a deep trust between mother and offspring. Maybe even a relationship on equal terms, if the actress is to be believed. She recently reported that she asked her three for advice as she prepared for the role of a teenager in the Netflix comedy “Family Switch.” The actress enthused that her children were funny, smart and hard-working. Good conditions for mastering new family challenges together.
Ben’s wedding to Jennifer Lopez, 54, may have initially demanded a lot from all parties. Suddenly the family grew to include more members. The singer brought the twins Max and Emme, 15, into the marriage – and inevitably into the existing family structure. Envy, jealousy – all of these nagging emotions are conceivable in this constellation. But apparently Garner didn’t allow any negative vibes in the first place, as parenting expert Lucy Shrimpton told “Hello!” accepts.
“Relaxed, caring, present and confident”
“Jennifer Garner seems like the kind of mother you just want to be friends with – or want to have,” said the parenting guide author. “She seems relaxed, caring, present and confident. She clearly holds no grudges as she is friends with her ex-husband’s partner, Jennifer Lopez, and even goes out with her children.”
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It wasn’t until May 2023 that photos emerged of the actress’s trip to Disneyland with her second eldest Seraphina and Lopez’s daughter Emme. No trace of fear of contact. “There are so many mixed families these days and they are an example of how things can be different and that the old idea of the ‘bad stepmother’ only appears in bad fairy tales,” explains Lucy. “No doubt it must have been very difficult for Jennifer and Ben Affleck and the entire family when they decided to go their separate ways, but they are a shining example of how one can overcome difficulties and come out the other side with an open mind and one can come out with an open heart.”
Jennifer Lopez praises Garner’s sensitivity
Garner even received great admiration for her commitment from JLo, who assured in an interview with “Vogue” in November 2022 that her husband’s ex made “an amazing co-parenting” possible and that “they work really well together.” She emphasized that as parents, all three are aware that “the transition is a process that needs to be handled with so much care” because their children “have so many feelings. They are teenagers. But so far it’s going really well “.
This level of sensitivity gets a thumbs up from parenting expert Lucy: “In the long run, this is not only a huge advantage for the children, as there is no bad blood or discomfort at important family events, but also for the individual, as they not to hold grudges and to be yourself.”
Source used: hellomagazine.com, vogue.com