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It’s her daughter’s commencement and she or he’ll cry if she desires to. Jennifer Garner goes viral after celebrating her oldest baby’s commencement from highschool.

“Inform me you will have a graduate with out telling me you will have a graduate. 🎓,” Jennifer, 52, wrote by way of Instagram on Tuesday, Might 21. “(Bless our hearts 🥺♥️🤣).”

Within the carousel of pictures, the 13 Happening 30 actress poked enjoyable at feeling emotional over the milestone in all places she goes. Whether or not attending a faculty occasion or sporting 2024 glasses in her home, Jennifer is experiencing all of the feels. “How are we gonna make it,” she requested whereas wiping away tears onboard an airplane. “What are we gonna do?”

The submit immediately captured the eye of many mothers, who couldn’t assist however relate to the emotional sendoff Jennifer is experiencing together with her daughter Violet, 18. (Jennifer additionally shares Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-husband Ben Affleck.)

“It’s a deep, searing ache/pleasure/grief/satisfaction/mourning!!! Congratulations!” The Pioneer Girl’s Ree Drummond wrote within the feedback part. Reese Witherspoon added, “Oh honey … I do know. 😢 ❤️ You’ve got performed a fantastic job, mama! I might be right here for help and plenty of hugs.”

Others like Kyle Richards and Gwyneth Paltrow couldn’t assist however relate after their very own youngsters skilled milestones in school. “Omg JEN I simply stopped crying every week after Skys thirteenth so similar lady similar. LOVE you madly and keep sturdy 💪,” Rachel Zoe commented. Jenna Dewan added, “I might be precisely this 😂😭.”

Throughout a latest interview on Right this moment, Jennifer opened up about her parenting fashion. Whereas chatting with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, the actress mentioned she avoids helicopter parenting.

“I don’t know that I’ve some overarching philosophy,” she mentioned in November 2023. “I simply assume they’re such cool folks and I need to hear every thing, and I need to be round. However I additionally assume it’s OK in the event that they undergo from a bit of little bit of benign neglect.”

“Their lives are their very own,” she continued. “I’m not attempting to reside their life, and I don’t thoughts that they see that I really like mine.”

On the time of the interview, Jennifer additionally confirmed her three youngsters will not be on social media. “They don’t seem to be on TikTok or Instagram or Fb or something like that, and I’ll name {that a} win,” she mentioned. “Who is aware of, that might change. You by no means know.”