Amicable Exes! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Best Quotes About Coparenting Their 3 Kids

On Being Grateful for Each Other

Ben proved how much appreciation he has for his former love while celebrating Mother’s Day in May 2021. The Accountant actor shared several throwback photos with Jen and their kiddos along with a lovely message.

“So happy to share these kids with you. Luckiest parents in the world,” Ben gushed. “Thanks for all the good you do. Happy Mother’s Day. Love, their Dad.”

On Dancing at Their Kids’ Weddings

In 2016, Jen made a bold admission when she told Vanity Fair she “lost the dream of dancing with” Ben at daughter Violet’s future wedding one day. Time has passed since then, and fortunately, the Daredevil actress revealed her feelings have changed.

“When our kids get married, we’ll dance, I know that now,” she sweetly told The Hollywood Reporter in March 2021. “We’ll boogaloo and have a great time. I don’t worry about that anymore.”

On Having Jen as the Mother of His Children

“She’s wonderful,” Ben gushed while appearing on the Today show in March 2020. “I’m lucky [my kids] got a great mom, and she helps out a great deal with making sure we coparent in as good a way as possible.” He even stressed the importance of having a mother figure in your life.

“Somebody’s the mother of your kids, they’re going to be the most important, central part of your life — and that’s good,” he said, adding that he tries “very hard” to be a “pretty good dad” to his children. “Dads are so important to kids, and it’s our responsibility to be there for them, and to be present, to be mindful, to be attentive, to be part of their lives, to be as in it as moms. That’s really the central preoccupation in my life,” he confessed. “It’s what makes me happy and the rest of the stuff kind of follows.”

On Honoring Jen

The Argo star praised his ex-wife on social media in honor the Mother’s Day in May 2019. He also gave a sweet shoutout to his own mom, Christine Anne Boldt.

“Happy Mother’s Day to the two incredible mothers who have shown me the meaning of love,” the handsome hunk captioned a photo on Instagram of the Peppermint actress laughing beside his mom. “Today I am making donations to two organizations in their honor.”

On Praising His Ex-Wife

“I am a giant fan of Jennifer. She’s just a fabulous person. She’s just a wonderful person,” the Gone Girl star, who finalized his divorce from the Elektra star in October 2018, told CBS in March 2016. “She’s a great mother. She’s a real talent. She has set such a good example and a lead that I follow. She’s somebody that I admire and respect and remain excellent friends with.”

On Raising Their Kids

“Jen is a superhero mom,” the Justice League actor sweetly told E! News in March 2016. “She is an amazing mother and I’m really lucky to have her as a partner to coparent these kids with. We try our best, we put them first and that’s what we do.”

On Making it Work

“Jen’s great. She’s a great person,” the loving dad of three told The New York Times in March 2016. “We’re on great terms.”

Ben echoed his sentiments during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that same month. “We’re doing our best and our kids are fabulous and we’re working our best for them,” he told the host. “And what else are you gonna do?”

On Staying Positive for the Kids

Following their split in 2015, Ben opened up about their relationship going forward and how their breakup was affecting their kids.

“We’re doing our very best and we’re putting our kids first and that’s how we’re focusing on our day-to-day lives and we don’t know what the future’s going to hold, but each step that we take is one where we prioritize our children and everything else comes second,” he shared with CBS This Morning at the time.

‘Hopes’ for Their Kids

“You can’t have three babies and so much of what we had. He’s the love of my life. He’s the most brilliant person in any room, the most charismatic, the most generous,” Jen gushed to Vanity Fair in 2015, adding, “It’s not Ben’s job to make me happy. The main thing is these kids — and we’re completely in line with what we hope for them.”

‘Lucky’ Kids

“Our kids are lucky to have a dad who looks at them the way you look at them and loves them the way you love them, @benaffleck,” Jennifer wrote as her 2018 Father’s Day message on Instagram.

On Being ‘Honest’

“Kids are resilient,” Ben told People in 2017. “They appreciate the truth. Kids, if you’re honest and open with them, can forgive failings and setbacks, and they want to love you and respect you. That’s my approach to fatherhood.”