so totally love her! have always really liked her! she seems like a super warm and approachable personality! you feel an extra ounce of happiness when ppl like her do well …they are helping put fwd some right examples for those who are trying to be famous/gorgeous/healthy etc…we need more down to earth ppl/celebrities like her. she has her head on her shoulders!

I LOVE Jennifer as an actor, a woman, and a Mommy! I saw her in Cyrano on Broadway and she was perfect as Roxanne. There was a curtain problem during that show and she and Kevin were so gracious to actually answer questions from the audience while the problem was being fixed! She is truly like the girl next door! And I come from Boston, so… yeah, she and Ben are perfect!!!!

I’ve never been a fan of Ben Affleck and I’ve never been crazy for Jen’s acting, but I have to admit I’ve sort of fallen for her as a mom. Every interview I read with her makes me smile. Like nearly everyone else says, she just seems like a sweet, normal, down-to-earth woman who loves being a wife and a mom. She’s not snobby or arrogant and doesn’t put on airs – what’s not to like?

I REALLY want the top she has in the first photo!! It’s soooo stilish! Anyway, she’s lovely and it’s great she’s so happy! She looks she is such a nice person!

“Affluence” doesn’t mean high society — it means wealth. Which is totally different. She’s saying that the choices she made led her to a life with Ben, stage work with Kevin Kline, and few worries about money.

Which is something I think we all wish for, isn’t it? To get to the stage where you have enough money to make choices related to the rest of your life? It’s something I’ve thought of quite a lot — as crass as it can seem to say “I want to have money”, there’s a huge difference between wanting money so you can buy designer gear and fly in first class, and wanting money so when your five year old is having a hideous transition to school you can actually say “No, I won’t take that job that requires living in another state for a few months — I need to be around my kid.” Because you have the money to not work and stay home and make parenting your first priority, without the rent or groceries hanging over your head.

(Heh, and also, the decision to become an actor does NOT assure affluence! Most jobbing actors are paycheck-to-paycheck people.)

Given this is Garner we’re talking about, I’m pretty sure she’s not talking about high society, because she doesn’t really engage in that stuff. I’m guessing the money she and Ben have made has all been invested and saved and stocked away so that if both of them suddenly become totally unmarketable, they’ve secured their family’s future. Which makes me envious, sure, but doesn’t make them elitist.

Love, love, love her! After seeing this post I had to go out and buy the magazine!!

FINALLY IN OTHER WEBSITES WE CAN SEE JEN AND VIOLET …!!

My favorite celebrity, hands down. I love reading about her, thanks CBB!

Fabulous article. I’ve missed this family!