Jennifer Garner 's favorite alias? Mom. After all, the 13 Going on 30 star has her and ex Ben Affleck 's kids Violet , 18, Seraphina , 15, and Samuel , 12, in mind with everything she does. "Once I had kids, I began asking myself, 'How do I want to spend my time?'" she told Today Parents .
"'How do I want to make what little impact I can on the world?'" And whether it's through taking up meaningful movie roles or advocating for other children , Garner will "try to be the best version of myself and to have faith that they're watching me as carefully when I do something right as they do when I roll through a stop sign." She added "I give it all I can." In fact, when Garner parted ways with Affleck in 2015 after 10 years of marriage, she and the Oscar winner made it their mission to "go forward with love and friendship" in co-parenting their kids.
"No one needs to hate him for me," the Alias alum noted in a 2016 interview with Vanity Fair . "I don’t hate him." Through the years, Garner has kept a friendly bond with Affleck, 51.
In 2023, she penned a sweet tribute to the Justice League actor, writing that "no one loves their kids like you love ours." "Shout out to BGA," she added at the time. "Happy Father’s Day, Ben!" And recently, the former couple proved that their united front was stronger than ever when they came together with Ben's wife Jennifer Lopez , as well as the singer's 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex Marc Anthony , to celebrate Samuel's graduation.
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