Jennifer Garner & Sheryl Lee Ralph Discuss Raising Kids in Hollywood

“But when I look at my kids, when I see you and your kids, I was like, ‘Girl, we did that,'” Sheryl continued, to which the Alias star agreed, “We’re doing it.”

“Yes, we are and I love it,” the Dreamgirls actress responded, “It’s a good thing.”

And although Jennifer has kept her kids largely out of the spotlight, last month the 51-year-old gave a little glimpse into one area her kids may play favorites in.

“They don’t mind watching their dad,” Jennifer confessed to Allure in an interview published May 9, “but they kind of want me to be their mom. They don’t want to see me upset and women cry more in what we do. And they don’t really want to see me in a romantic thing.”

But when it comes to being their mom, the Yes Day actress admitted that her parenting style has evolved since her first born in 2005.

“I was such a first-time mom. [My eldest daughter] didn’t have a shot,” she shared. “She couldn’t have a free thought—I was all over her. I was a nightmare for everyone around me.”