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This is kind of a non-story, but people seem to enjoy Jennifer Garner and the dimple parade, so here you go. Jennifer and her daughters were pap’d non-stop this weekend (nothing new there), but instead of looking like “the saddest soccer mom in LA” Jennifer looked really happy to be out with the kiddies, and Violet especially looks like she loved her time at the park. Meanwhile, Ben only comes out for the paparazzi extravaganza when he has something to promote. I guess The Town’s promotional tour is over then. By the way, I really, really, really hope that everyone who claims those Brangelina kissing photos were posed say the same thing about these. Just sayin’. Brad and Angelina aren’t the only ones sending messages to their public through candid paparazzi pics. And to underline the point, Jennifer gave a mom-centric interview to People Magazine about her kids and Halloween:
Trick or treat? Jennifer Garner has some more pressing questions to answer first – like getting her younger daughter Seraphina, 21 months, to pick a Halloween costume.
“It seems like every time we ask her, it’s a different farm animal,” Garner told PEOPLE recently. “My oldest daughter [Violet, 4] has a very clear idea, but it’s contingent upon my younger daughter.”
She adds: “Costumes are not ready in my house. Now, I’m realizing I need to at least get the orders in.”
Garner, who earlier this month launched a campaign with Frigidaire to support Save the Children’s work for kids in need, is also already prepared to counter any potential sugar rush.
“I’ll make up some rules,” she says.
Juggling family life, work and philanthropy, Garner says she’s doing her best to strike a balance. “No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult – just to be a good parent at all,” says Garner, who had been filming Arthur with Russell Brand and Helen Mirren. “I have a lot of help. And for that I’m very grateful.”
As for looking put-together, she recognizes one great perk. “I wish every mom could have a hair and makeup team once a week to show up and fix them up,” she says.
[From People]
When I was really little, I was the same size for a few years, and I wore my Tweety Bird costume for three Halloweens in a row. Then when I went through puberty overnight, I changed into an Elvira costume (I had massive boobs at 13, what are you going to do?). I appreciate it when moms really work to make an unusual Halloween costume, but most of the time, I think the majority of kids would just be happy with something from a store, like Batman or a fairy princess. But I would love to see Seraphina as a bumblebee. She just looks like a bumblebee type to me.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Written by Kaiser
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jen, no joke. not sure if your hair is wet or greasy in so many of your recent photos. if wet, dry. if greasy, wash. then dry. make an effort. i have not one pap following me, and i never leave the house with my hair looking like yours. ever.
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I never think Garner is staging anything when out with her girls. I find her dull as dirt but Garner is a good mommy and enjoys spending time with her daughters. Thats the vibe I get from her.
I am so sicced for Halloween. I still haven’t picked my costume. I just know I am gonna be super drunk.
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I have more of a problem of the celebs that take their kids to that Celeb pumpkin patch/photo op where apparently there are dozens of paparazzi there 24/7. Is there no other other place where the kids can see pumpkins every year
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I am one person who thinks Brange doesn’t have to to stage photo ops (the paps are constantly following them) but Jen G does. The damning evidence for me is that she is always taking her kids to a public park she doesn’t have a slide in the backyard? Can’t Ben afford to build one? And by the way can anyone name her last movie. She should have stayed on TV she was awesome on Alias and I really liked her back then.
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Have you ever seen Ben out with his kids without their mother? man looks like she is doing all the heavy parenting. All these hollywood women wish they had a man like Brad. Talk about a hands on Dad, partner etc.
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I don’t know if the photos are staged or not, but I love that she goes out with wet hair and no makeup, because that’s usually what I look like on the weekend with my young kids (assuming, that is, I even get to take a shower). Staged or not, at least it’s a depiction of motherhood I can relate to!
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what’s with her hair?!?!?!?!
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Ben has been filming a new movie with Terrance Malick in Oklahoma the last couple of weeks….pretty valid reason to not be in pap pics with the family recently imho.
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Yeah, she should never go out in public with her children. She should remain a captive in her own home for fear a pap sees a photo op.
Hell, she should home-school the kids and lock them in the attic so that they are safely hidden from society altogether….
And, oh my god, the Brangeloonies are out in full force this Monday morning.
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I’m not sure what it is, but I’m sure J.G. has some kind of happy mommy agenda that she’s hellbent on promoting. It’s like she’s going to make sure that when Ben finally walks out for good, she’s going to be the one who gets all the sympathy and pity because she’s SO busy being a good mommy that she doesn’t even have time to DRY HER HAIR! Blech. She’s a phony.
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She is always out and about with her kids, seldom do I see a pic of her without them, if this was staged, she would have looked more put together..as for Brangie, I could care less if its staged or not..Im so over those two.
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Ben is working, she’s home with the kids. Yes she’s going to be out more with them since that’s the case. I feel bad for her that everytime she steps out, her whole life is scrutinized when all she wants to do is try to give her children a normal life (likely so they don’t turn into spoiled, celeb-demon spawn).
The paps will continue to take these photos as long as magazines, tabloids and blogs pay for them or publish them. If the paps are there taking pictures of the little girl (who is ridiculously cute, btw), how is that different from Nicole Richie’s complaints?
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I don’t think they will make it to the end of next year. Sad
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I just like her. Sorry.
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“Someone” we know you are ‘over’ Brad and Angie, you will never see their films, you dislike them…You stated that on a number of times on their threads.
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Is it really so bad that she is out with wet hair? I mean I don’t think it’s super flattering but maybe (gasp!) she just doesn’t care. I sure don’t.
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@Marjalane: “It’s like she’s going to make sure that when Ben finally walks out for good, she’s going to be the one who gets all the sympathy and pity because she’s SO busy being a good mommy that she doesn’t even have time to DRY HER HAIR! Blech. She’s a phony.”
I hope this isn’t true, but I have a bad feeling that it is. Every mom looks like this once in a while, but every day? It just seems like a contrived image to me.
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Yeah, the hair needs to be fixed. She looks like a really good mom.
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I just saw The Town last night and I liked it despite knowing pretty much how the movie was gonna go down in the first half hour. Not really digging Blake’s character but I loved Hall’s character .
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I met her before she was famous, and didn’t like her. But I don’t see any evidence that her love for or involvement with her children is at all staged. She’d have to be a much better actress, frankly–but she does seem to be a loving and devoted mom.
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in the second photo she looks like neil from “the young ones”.
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Those kids are so damn cute!
Anyway.. I get it that she is a busy mom.. but at least she can wash her hair or put on a better shirt and a little make up. It’s not like she needs a team of professional to do that.
I think it’s because she don’t care so much, or she don’t like make up? Maybe. I’m not against this general idea of “be natural” (actually I’m like this) , but 1) she’s not a normal mom, she’s supposed to be a movie star and 2) do you hate the mirror Jen?. Also her interview are kind of hypocrite.
I’d love her even if she was to say : I hate to dress up, I wanna go out in my pj and slippers and that’s it. Fuck off!- Yeah, I’d like that honesty.
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I don’t think she should have to stay in her yard and play on whatever type of swingset play-thing-whatever they have there.
kids like to go to the park and see other kids and even…SHOCKER…PLAY WITH THEM.
I think celebs (ALL OF THEM) get accused of “staging” pics, and I think there are very few that actually DO call the paps.
EDIT: to “a”…nice reference! LOVED that show.
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why does she insist on ALWAYS looking like an unmade bed when NOT at a red carpet event. GAWD, this woman drives me nuts. Please put a little self love into your appearance, it does not have to be a 10, but this is ridiculous. If I am not wanting to doll it up I at least put on sunglasses and a little lipstick, so I give the illusion of a kept appearance. It is like she has no energy or does not care anymore (I am talking about her not her parenting skills. She seems to be a wonderful mother). Is she depressed??????
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at least jen can still move her face, which is more than about 3/4 of actresses are able to manage. but yeah, can she not either wash her hair or pull her wet hair in a pony?
and ah, the young ones! love that show.
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Wow lots of people are hard on her. She’s a mom, I love it. She seems so down to earth! Normal! I hope for the best with her and the family.
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I think Violet looks just like Half Pint from Little House on the Prairie. I would love to see her in a long smock dress, bonnet, carrying a tin pail (for her candy). I bet her daughters will be reading those books soon, too.
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JG is such a phony. What she should of said is that her helpers are going to ‘order’ her kids costumes because she is too busy being super mom. What a perfect photo-op; whoops, I mean mother.
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another poster already said this, but kids like to go other places besides their backyard! we have a swing set, yet we take the kids to playgrounds with more equipment or other kids so they can play and socialize.
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She isn’t working a red carpet. She isn’t promoting a movie. Who the heck cares what her hair looks like when she is doing her other job of being a mom? I see plenty of people like this on a daily basis. Her kids don’t seem to mind, so why should anyone here.
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She is not wearing a wedding ring. Is that normal for her?
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In defence of Jen, I lived in a huge house, with tons of toys, a pool, a trampoline, sandbox, and an elaborate swingset. Guess what? Both my kids would still beg me to take them to the park!! I can relate to the wet hair too! However,I do feel Jen is garnering sympathy..Ben is bored and on his way out.
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I don’t a big fan of Jennifer and I think she is a good mom but come on yes kids like to go to the park but every day or almost every day she could have Violet friends come over and play in the back yard away from the pops. I think she out with her kids every day because she wants to keep up appraises that she is a super down to earth mom that does not care how she looks.
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I can admit that I may be wrong I personally don’t have kids. So maybe the kids want to go the Pap park.
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@ Lauren: Jen is “garnering” sympathy. lol!
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I’m not a big fan of Jennifer and I think she is a good mom but come on yes kids like to go to the park but every day or almost every day she could have Violet friends come over and play in the back yard or have a tea party at the house away from the pops. I’ve been to other web site where people are big fans of Jennifer Garne and its funny every time there is a post with Jennifer and no kids no one comments on it but the moment there a post with her and her kids their at less 50 or so comments. I think she out with her kids every day because she wants to keep up appraises that she is a super down to earth mom that does not care how she looks and if she stand at home know one wouldn’t talk about her or give her a second thought.
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@Nacy Is English not your first language or are you just allergic to punctuation? Man, that was rough.
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@ lauren: can i come live at your house?
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I think it’s obvious that she loves her kids but she is the only woman in Hollywood who is papped with her kids on an almost daily basis and if she wanted to avoid it, she could. And whoever said that Ben is only in daddy/husband mode when he’s got a movie to promote is dead on. And on a totally superficial note, Jen is the only regular looking woman (Hollwyood standards) that Ben has been with since he became famous (Gwyneth and JLo come to mind) and one has to wonder if the allure of a down home girl has lost its appeal. I have to say that she has played it smart because she has never been tainted by how she left her marriage (Vartan) or hooking up with Ben while she was with someone else. Kudos to her pr flack.
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There are photos of Garner and her kids at the pumpkin patch/ photo op is there no other pumpkin patch in the state of California that celebrities have to go to one were dozens of paparazzi are there every single year.
On another note I don’t get how Jennifer can look so happy with her kids and so unhappy with Ben? She has the pops in her face when on both occasions yet she manages to pull off a smile when she with her kids can she not mange to put the same effort with her husband, and I get that she doesn’t have to smile for the pops to say hey were happy just like she doesn’t have smile/ look happy to say I’m a good mom who love being with her kids yet I’ve never seen photo of her not smiling around her kids.
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she is so ugly. it’s clear that many people have lied to her over the years and told her she’s a natural beauty. she’s not. just…gross. gross, gross, gross.
my new theory about why she shoves this mom crap down everyone’s throats is that in the case that ben ever chooses to leave her, his image will take a MASSIVE hit. it will be poor jen, all she was doing was raising his children and being a great mom and not working as much so that he could do project after project, and look at what he does in return?! leaves her for (insert any starlet who looks better than jen). it’d be worse than the jennifer aniston/brad pitt/angelina jolie drama.
Yeah, Benny boy. i think you’re stuck.
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She’s turned getting papped with her kids everyday into a career. I think she intentionally gets papped all the time with her kids to promote her supermom image, her movie career is fading so she’s using whatever she can to relevant in Hollywood.
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Hello? Did anyone ever consider that she doesn’t dress up ON PURPOSE in the hope that, if she looks completely boring or bad, they’ll STOP taking her picture?
We have a swingset in our back yard and guess what? My 3 kids only ever want to go to a “real” park. That’s how kids are.
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If you were a stay home mom with two preschool aged kids, you WOULD know that you cannot stay home [no matter how big your house and yard are] ALL the time. You’d go batty! You HAVE to go out and be around other humans sometimes-the park, the store, a cafe, etc. Why do people always ask ‘why doesnt she stay home? she probably has a nice yard’.it’s ridiculous.
Plus, it looks like violet had a soccer game-so maybe they went for that and then stayed to play? Very normal family/mommy weekend behavior all over so cal here, and most of the country, for that matter.
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I think this might also be a location thing. I’m in San Diego, and it’s really no big deal at all to be out and about with wet hair. Maybe cause so many people are at the beach all the time?
I remember reading once on a blog where a lady from the South was truly appalled that other students at her college walked around in pj pants and flip flops. I went to school in California & that was definitely a common occurrence as well.
Anyway, man, so much hate for Jen Garner, my goodness! To me she seems relatively normal – maybe that’s all staged, but I just don’t understand the degree of apparent hatred some people on here have towards her photos, her relationship, etc.
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Hey little girl, you’re daddy’s being naughty with ladies other than your mommy.
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No, I don’t think this is staged because if it were Jennifer would not go out without makeup and dressed like that. I believe she just wants her girls to live a normal life and share the park like everyone else does.
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love this family.. the kids look so happy and Jen seems like a great devoted mother. I just leave the house without looking in the mirror a lot.. she just doesn’t care what we think. I think her hair is wet, not greasy!! she doesn’t look dirty and the kids always have their hair done and weather appropriate clothing on. She’s probably like most moms and thinks of herself last.
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I can’t figure her out, because I honestly don’t think she’s trying to get her photo taken yet there are constantly photos of them around. There are bigger celebrities and more fame-whoring ones who don’t get their photos taken half as much. I get that her kids are really cute, and that she’s in a celebrity relationship, but it’s still weird.
By the way, I know she looks like absolute hell, but I’m still impressed. It’s just odd seeing her with no makeup. Some celebrities I wouldn’t recognize on the street, but she’s still recognizable. I know it’s probably the result of crazy expensive skin care products, but her complexion is amazing.
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I think she looks like a normal mom but then everyone here is always complaining she needs to dress better. It’s not like we Americans are known for our fashion sense anyways. Most people I see in the street do not dress well and I am sometimes included in that group depending on the day and my mood. Most mothers in my town dress in jeans/sneakers and walk around in their tennis outfits around town. I’m sure if most of you were put on What Not to Wear, you would fail Stacy and Clinton’s fashion standards!
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She looks perfectly fine. Stop being such ragin’ bitches, y’all!
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She’s a very hands on mom, out and about and does not seek out the paprats. But she really looks awful. Just about every top she wears is gray, ugly and unflattering. I don’t buy her reasons for looking so awful….the marriage isn’t looking great either. Ben rarely seems to be at home, unless this latest role was too good to pass up. The marriage won’t last if they don’t spend some time on it.
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JenD, I agree with your post.
I don’t get all the drama that people try to stir up with Jen & Ben, and for whatever reason, I don’t get the attention hog vibe from them that I get from other celebs.
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I think the people who think she is a phony and all of her outing/interviews about her kids are stagged may not have kids.
It’s something I may have thought before I had 2 little ones, but once you have kids, it’s hard not to talk about them all the time. I have stuff for them to play with at home but take them to the park everyday to see other kids and to see other places and things.
Just my opinion but who knows, just seems like she is a good mom. Better than a lot of other celebs out there.
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Trying to give your children a ‘normal’ upbringing must be difficult if you are a ‘celebrity’ and live in L.A. What a hassle it must be. Personally I would move to a more secluded place, but that’s just me. It’s almost like she’s saying through the media ‘hey Ben, this is what you married so deal with it.’ I don’t think he’s the divorcing kind so she will keep dealing with his shenanigans, for the kids sake.
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Its hard to be a mom and be made up all of the time.
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OMG.. the world can not go through another 5 years of POOR JEN.. ONE IS ENOUGH.
I don’t know about her.. I am on the fence. But I just don’t like when the Double standard is applied so toward some couples and not others. Ben is away from his family and NO ONE is screaming break up.. Jennifer admitted in that article that YES she has a lot of help.. yet NO screams of the Nanny’s raising her kids. She takes her kids to a park.. and when the comment is made about photo ops.. there is an outcry. She wears unkempt for the most part cloths and her hair is whatever.. Yet women who dress up a bit are pimping their children. Jen is followed daily. The paps know her routine. We see her kids at least 2 or 3 times a week. But for the celebrity kids that are seen perhaps a few times every few months.. their parents are pimping them.. STRANGE
Seeing cute kids does not sale movie tickets or propel careers. YES I was speaking to some degree about the Jolie-Pitts.. but there are others as well. I have seen tons of pics of Halle and her daughter, Hugh Jackman and his kids, David Beckham and his boys. But when they are seen just being parents. it is OH how great that Hugh is playing in the snow with his kids or riding their bikes.
Criticize it is everyones right to express opinions; but the negative comments about certain celebs doing what everyone else is doing is just not right.
@kaiser.. thanks for pointing out that fact in your intro..
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Emma, what shenanigans can you possibly be talking about? I agree with those who are baffled why people try to stir up Ben and Jen drama when there is done. The irrational hatred some feel towards this down to earth family is bizzare.By the way papz keep taking pictures of her everyday because they SELL, to magazines and esp. blogs like this SITE who know if they put on the Afflecks (either one) they will get 60+ comments.
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All I know is that I got the chance to work on the set of “13 going on 30″ and Jennifer Garner was the nicest person. She was awesome to the crew and the cast seemed to really like her. I’ve seen her out several times since then and she remembers me by name and I was just a production assistant. I can’t speak for her marriage, but the last time I ran into her, she was having dinner with Ben and went out of her way to stop by my table, say hello, and show me pictures of the girls. This was a couple months ago. So I won’t say a bad word about her.
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I’m sorry but Jen and Ben have won me over. Good luck and God bless you darn fool kids.
Also, I liked The Town but there was one product placement gaff. It was a bar scene where Blake Lively’s character, who was an alcoholic/addict, was drinking a Bud Light. Now come on, no addict worth their salt is gonna waste their money on Light Beer. It’s all about the effect, people!
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lisa: Well said, I agree with you. Hypocrisy knows no bounds it seems.
, do you remember the outcry about Brad Pitt looking like crap when he had his giant hair growth, yet here is another celeb (who only has 2 kids I might add 
), who looks like shit and yet she gets a pass. Double standard much?
Oh and another thing to nitpick about
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Why does she insist on looking so frumpy/dowdy all the time? At least make sure your hair looks clean.
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what is the big deal???
(there is none)
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@Conando: So agree, she could make a little bit of an effort. There ARE clothes that are cute and comfortable, but she insists on wearing god awful running shoes and the most unflattering jeans.
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Her hair is clearly wet, and not greasy. Jennifer likely goes out like this for a couple of reasons. First, she doesn’t feel the need to doll herself up to play with her kids. (She’s from Charleston, WV and I can tell you from experience that in Charleston, people don’t “dress” for the park or grocery the way people do in cities). Second, Jennifer is probably preserving the health of her hair and skin by not doing unneccessary making-up of her face or blow-drying of that grogeous, healthy hair.
I agree she gets out with the kids to avoid going stir-crazy at home.
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I only really kinda started liking her when she became a mom (I knew about her romantic shenigans) because she seems genuinely to want to be a good mom; and a good wife; and a good working mom.
I hope if things don’t work out with the ‘ole hubby, that she’ll be strong and focused single mom.
That’s my hope.
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