“I had a mom fail”: Jennifer Garner Shared Her Embarrassing Yet Relatable ‘Mom Fail’, Left Red-Faced With Greg Kinnear
Jennifer Garner just experienced a parenting oops moment, and we’ve all been there. The 49-year-old actress, who has three kids with her ex-husband Ben Affleck, reflected on a silly incident that made her blush. The Peppermint actress revealed to fellow guest Greg Kinnear during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden how she sent the wrong email to the coach of one of her kids’ sports teams and experienced a “mom fail” moment.
‘I thought I was being funny’: Jennifer Garner Shared Embarrassing ‘Mom Fail’ Moment
Jennifer Garner is definitely a cool mom, however, even Hollywood stars have their embarrassing moments from time to time, especially when it comes to being a parent. On The Late Late Show with James Corden, the 13 Going On 30 actress and mother of three discussed the real drawbacks of the reply all email option. “I had a mom fail,” she explained to Corden and fellow guest Greg Kinnear. Garner shared,
“So, we have kids who do the same activity and I emailed the coach one weekend, kind of being funny about my kid and saying, ‘Well, this one seems to be getting a little womped this weekend.'”
The actress said that when she wrote in her email that she was being humorous,
“So, what does that mean for tomorrow morning because we have something planned? What does that mean typically?”
“Turns out it was the one time in my life I replied all,” she admitted, “I replied to everyone on the team, to every parent, including you and Helen,” The Miracles from Heaven actress said, referring to Greg Kinnear, who was sitting next to her.
“I do remember this. I remember thinking, ‘Jennifer Garner is a raging lunatic’ Sweet enough, but I had no idea,” Kinnear laughed and said it was really realistic because he had previously accidentally replied to everyone.
Garner shares daughters Violet and Seraphina, and son Sam, with ex-husband Ben Affleck.
Jennifer Garner On Her Three Children And Co-parenting With Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are well-known for being discreet, proud parents. After ten years of marriage, the Yes Day actress and the Gone Girl actor separated in 2015 and divorced three years later. Together, they co-parent their three children: Violet Anne, Seraphina Rose, and Samuel.
Despite being transparent about her workouts, skincare routine, and dietary habits, Jennifer Garner is typically relatively silent about her kids on social media. In reality, she has only ever permitted their portrait to be taken at one formal ceremony, which was in 2018 when Garner received a star on the Walk of Fame.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in March 2021, Garner explained how she handled the unfavorable news coverage of her family by being honest and open with her children.
“When they were smaller and there were things out there that were shocking, my request to them was always, ‘Let Dad and I talk you through whatever it is,’ ” she explained. “I’d tell them, ‘If you see an image on the front of a magazine, I’ll look at it with you and we’ll process all the scary feelings that come up together.‘ “
Garner stated in the interview that she doesn’t have any family photos because her children have always been camera-shy.
Ben Affleck, the two-time Academy Award winner, said that his children’s opinions of him are the only ones that matter when speaking to Good Morning America in December 2021.
Garner admitted to Vanity Fair in her first significant post-divorce interview that while she was still processing their romantic relationship, she and Affleck were “completely in line” with their aspirations for their children.
Garner and Affleck announced they were divorcing after 10 years of marriage in June 2015, when Violet was 9, Seraphina was 6 and Samuel was 3.
Source: Good Housekeeping
