This is such a non-story, but it’s cute in any case. Jennifer Garner is talking about her life with Ben Affleck and their two little girls. Ben is one of those lazy dads who doesn’t really care about his daughter’s hair. Jen claims that when Ben does Violet’s hair, “You can always tell when he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It’s so sweet.” Can’t you just see that? Violet: “Daddy, daddy, do my hair! With the pick barrettes, daddy!” Ben: “Uh, okay, clip, clip. Is that good?” Violet: “No!”
Jen is also talking about another one of my favorite subjects, food. Namely, chicken, the perfect food. Jen says her mother “taught me how to stretch a roasted chicken to make three meals.” Three meals for a family of four (or three, since Seraphina is too little for solids)? Uh… neat trick. That must be one massive bird.
Jennifer Garner admits her 3-year-old daughter Violet’s hair sometimes looks messy. But it’s not her fault.
“Ben [Affleck] will do the school run. He dresses her and does her hair. It’s pretty funny,” she tells May’s InStyle (via Just Jared). “You can always tell when he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It’s so sweet.”
As for herself, Garner, 37, says, “I never go nuts with my look. It’s easy to feel like you’ve gone into caricature territory when you do.”
These days, the actress adds, “I wear less makeup than earlier in my career, but I know a lot more about it now.”
She also says she’s learned a lot from her own mother, Patricia.
“She taught me to proof my yeast with a little bit of sugar – which she learned from her mom, Violet,” she says. “And she also taught me how to stretch a roasted chicken to make three meals. Though Ben could eat an entire chicken in one sitting.”
[From US Magazine]
With one of those rotisserie chickens that you can get at the supermarket, I can maybe get it for four or five meals for myself, with the dog getting extras. I’m like Ben, though. If I’m hungry enough I could eat a lot of chicken.
Even though I usually don’t identify with Jennifer, I have to say that I’m with her on the make-up. When I was a teenager, and even into my early twenties, I used to wear a lot of make-up. But my skin changed in my mid-twenties, and now if I wear make-up I just feel greasy.
Here’s Jen and Violet on the way home from school on Monday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .
These two are probably one of the 10 hollywood couples that don’t make me barf upon impact.
And Violet is adorable, she got the best features form both parents, I can’t wait till Seraphina is a bit older!
<3 Them. <3 Her. <3 How normal it all is.
You can always tell when so called movie stars have no hit going, they yammer on endlessly about their kids. Both Jen & Ben have no real careers to speak of.
Love Jen, et al! She is so right about Dads and barrettes. The most my husband can be trusted with is BRUSHING the hair out. And sometimes even that doesn’t work out. LOL
Had we heard before that Violet was also Jen’s grandmother’s name? That’s sweet.
I just adore her. Nothing more.
Really like these two, dare I say normal.
I saw Ben Affleck on the Daily Show last night. Him and Jon were hilarious.
These two are a much better pair than JLO and Ben ever were. They just weren’t from the same pod. JLO seems so fake while Ben seems down to earth.
I think they make such a cute little family and Violet has such cute dimples.
I still think it’s hilarious that Ben went from J-Lo to Garner in such a short time! Could there be any two more different women on the planet???
Ben was very entertaining on The Daily Show. I never really noticed before, but he can be quick-witted and funny in the right company.
You can get three meals out of a roast chicken. Maybe not huge meals, but meals.
The first is the roast, the second chicken salad sandwiches and third you boil the bones to make soup or stock or both.
Yup it’s basic down home cooking.
I love little Violet as she is a happy sweet little girl. Kudos to Jen n ben for being good parents, brats are not born they are created.
I love this sweet family!! They are so refreshingly normal! My hair always looked a mess when my daddo got me ready for school 🙂
I love this family. So cute; so real. To the detractors, yes, I’m sure it’s because Ben doesn’t love his family that he’s bad with little girls’ hair. I’m a 30+ “girl” and I still can barely manage a curling iron.
To NJMDPS: You’re an idiot. They are both out promoting movies right now and both movies have great buzz.
Go Garner-Afflecks!
^^^Nice sarcasm, lol. I think the whole, “You can tell when Ben did Violet’s hair” thing is cute. And it’s typical. I’m sure Ben tries, but it just comes out bad. Guys aren’t exactly the expert on how to do a girl’s hair.
Time to promote the movie. The only time I hear Jen open her mouth and talk about the virtues of family is when she has a movie out.
Don’t buy her sweet as pie act. Annoying. I liked it better when we didn’t hear from her.
Love Jen and Ben. Such a cute story. I”m so happy they found each other. Such a good match. Their kids are adorable.
Actually, Sarah, NJMDPS is right. They really have no careers. State of Play opened very badly and it doesn’t look like it’s getting better. And the fact that I don’t even know what movie Jen’s in is not good news.
Violet seems like a happy child though.
Please leave Ben out of this.
This is not his fault. What Garner did to him is simply immoral.
She just keeps on exploiting his status, money, and now, sadly enough- his children.
Garner knows her ticket is riding his coattails and she is playing the card of being his wife and mother his children.
and as opposed to Ben who has movie star looks and charms, and contribute a wonderful film, Garner simpley doesn’t belong to cinema.
She is too tall (and big, a matter of bone structure), too horsey- looking and plain to be given any more opportunities to disgrace the big screen.
Jen is beautiful and talented. Ben is so lucky to have her in his life. He said that she is his favorite actor and his favorite leading lady.
What is your problem Ned? You act like a jilted lover of hers…sure you are not Michael Vartan? Get a life Creep.
Jen is beautiful and talented
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Yes- when she´s wearing a wig, a lot of makeup and nothing but lingerie like in Alias- she is pretty. And she is talented when she has to “kick ass” or to cry. But IMO she´s not a comedy-actress. I was her fan, then I saw her in 13&30 and was very disappointed. IMO she was good on Alias because she had good chemistry with her co-stars, very good actors Garber, Rifkin, Lena Olin and Vartan. The whole cast had awesome chemistry.
I can´t say the same about Daredevil.
Ned,
no marriage in Hollywood lasts forever(look at the last HW-divorce: Mel Gibson, 29-years marriage, 7 children). So don´t worry. When JG & BA´ll be useless to each other they will divorce. If Ben´s smart, they have a prenup.
Ned, do you ever have anything positive to say, or do you toil away coming up with half-witted swipes at people all day?
Bitter, party of one. Your table is ready.
I just said positive things about Ben, but I won’t sugarcoat the truth about Garner.
What she did to Ben was immoral.
I would never date Garner. I always thought she looks like a horse and one of the ugliest TV actresses.
Silver screen should be reserved to the prettiest, so even if someone is barely bearable on TV, it would be even worst on the big screen.
She is too big and too ugly for the big screen and the only reason she is given more chances to ruin more films is because what she did to Ben.
That is the only kind of fraud in which a person cannot even sue and has to make a very difficult decision whether to stay with the perpetrator for the sake of an innocent child or not.
The fact that Garner just keeps milking that cow, is even worst.
Jennifer was really good in that gigolo movie!
Ned, what do you think Jen did to Ben? She is the best thing that ever happened to him. She saved him from a fate worse than death. She is lovely woman and Ben thinks the world of her. She is very talented and has a huge fan base. Whatever resentment you harbor for her is your problem. My advise to you…get some help…you sound like a bitter old troll. You have my pity. And another thing, why waste your time following the career of someone who caused you so much misery. Why not gloss over anything that pertains to her? This is all I am going to write on the matter. Your narrow mind is made up and you are the one with the problem. Good luck.
How do people believe they know what happened between the two of them? As far as we know Violet could have been just a happy accident, not “a trap Jennifer set up to trick Mr. Affleck into marrage”. Come on, that’s so Fifties.
That’ll be the next move for both of them then: Ben directs Jen in a film written by him, Matt Damon and co-starring his brother Casey.
During which, when interviewed, Jen says she’s hoping to have a third child.
Critics say the film isn’t bad and at least Ben’s not with JLo anymore.
And so it goes…blah, blah, woof.