Jennifer Garner 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 changed, too.
During an appearance on TODAY, she explained why she no longer apologizes to her children for working.
“Yes, because work is part of life and I really enjoy what I do,” he said.
Garner admitted that things were harder when her children were younger.
“My kids, now that they’re older, when they were younger I struggled with it a lot, but now that they’re older they say, ‘Thank you for showing us that work is something that can be enjoyed.’ It doesn’t have to be tedious all the time.”
The Alias star also shared a simple message for parents facing similar feelings.
“Leave the blame aside, it serves no one,” he said.
Garner previously told InStyle that she worked very little when her children were young and then faced a difficult period in her family life.
Now, she’s grateful to have more time to return to acting while also being fully present as a mother.
“I feel lucky because I really get to [acting] from a place of joy,” she said. “I really love doing it.”
