Jennifer Garner has opened up about the guilt she once felt while balancing work and raising her three children with Ben Affleck.
The actress shares Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14, with her ex-husband. As her children have gotten older, Garner said her feelings about work have also changed.
During an appearance on I DAG, she explained why she no longer apologizes to her children for working.
“Yes, because work is a part of life and I get so much pleasure from what I do,” she said.
Garner admitted that things were more difficult when her children were younger.
“My kids, now that they’re older, when they were younger, I struggled with it so much, but now that they’re older, they just say, ‘Thank you for showing us that work is something to be enjoyed.’ It doesn’t just have to be boring all the time.”
The Alias star also shared a simple message for parents who have similar feelings.
“Let go of the guilt, it serves no one,” she said.
Garner previously told InStyle that she worked very little when her children were young and later faced a difficult period in her family life.
Now she is grateful to have more time for acting again, while still being fully present as a mother.
“I feel lucky because I really come at [acting] from a place of joy,” she said. “I just love doing it.”
