Jennifer Garner says it isn’t her kids giving her a hard time during the coronavirus – it’s her parents.
The actress, 47, shared her frustration toward her parents during a video appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
“The hard thing are teens and early 20s people and my parents. My parents are the hard ones,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Dad, Mom, the world is shut down to keep you guys safe.’ And they’re like, ‘We think we’re going to go to Sam’s Warehouse.’ Stay home, you have to stay home!”
Luckily, she says her children – Violet, 14, Seraphina, 11, and Samuel, 8 – have been doing well during quarantine.
“I think I have the perfect age kids for this because they’re big enough to understand and to have the conversations. ‘Like, we’re built for challenge, we can do this, we’re a tough team. Let’s learn about a vacuum cleaner.’ But they’re not so big that they’re just like, ‘Well I don’t care. I’m going
to go,'” she said.
Garner is wise in urging her parents to stay home, especially if they fall into a certain age range. Those most at danger of severe complications from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, include adults 65 and older.
Garner also echoed Fallon’s comments that extra family time can be appreciated as a silver lining amid the coronavirus news.
“I have food, I have shelter, my kids have online school so they are engaged in different ways. We’ve been doing like a family Skype with my sisters and parents at night,” she said. “So I have nothing to complain about or worry about, so it’s actually been totally fine for me. We have a job to
do, we’re doing it. We’re staying home, we’re flattening that curve.”
Earlier this week, Garner revealed she teamed up with Amy Adams in partnership with Save the Children and No Kid Hungry to help raise money for kids affected by school closures by reading books to them.
“Welcome to @SAVEWITHSTORIES — a spot to watch your favorite celebrities read your favorite children’s books,” they explained in a post Monday. “If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website —
link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum — together we will rise and together we can help.”
