‘Wow’: Ben Affleck Stuns with Grown Daughter Who Became Daddy’s Girl While Her Mom Was ‘Nightmare’
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were married for ten years before they revealed they were splitting. The two divorced in 2018.
The actress and her ex-husband have three kids together; Violet, Seraphine, and Samuel. Jennifer, who has a sterling reputation in Hollywood, moved from a life full of public attention to a bit of normalcy when she and Ben parted ways.
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and Violet Affleck in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 30, 2006 | Source: Getty Images
The pair’s daughter was born on December 1, 2005. Ben and Jennifer welcomed Violet into their lives after the actress’s labor was induced.
A source revealed that Ben was by Jennifer’s side the entire time she went through labor until she gave birth to Violet. Ben was 33 and Jennifer 34 when they welcomed their first child. The two got married two months after news leaked that Jennifer was pregnant.
Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck in Hollywood, California on August 20, 2018 | Source: Getty Images
How Did Violet Become Dad’s Girl While Mom Was a “Nightmare”?
Jennifer, who spoke to InStyle, revealed that when Violet was born, Ben would spend hours cuddling her and would sleep with Violet in his arms. “Violet prefers him to anyone,” she admitted, then added:
“He’s a teddybear of a guy. Nothing makes me happier than to see the two of them together and her little hands on his face. He has a prevailing calm.”
However, Jennifer, who didn’t want to miss a second of Violet’s growth, said she would take her daughter with her almost everywhere she went, “She couldn’t have a free thought. I was all over her. I was a nightmare for everyone around me.”
The mom of three said Violet didn’t care much about her even when she worked. She was the only one who seemed to miss the other among the two. “Even this morning, leaving her in her high chair, going, Mama! Up, up! I had to tear myself away,” the actress noted.
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and Violet Affleck in New York City on October 13, 2007 | Source: Getty Images
When Violet started to grow up and attend school, she became more like her father. The actress said Violet was hyperarticulate like Ben.
One time, when Jennifer gathered other celebrity moms to discuss how they could get better protection for their children, Violet, who was still in kindergarten, offered to share her feelings.
Dressed in a red velvet dress, she got on a chair, looked at the present mothers with her hair drawn back and her glasses on, and said she didn’t like being...
