I’ve decided I am definitely going to go see Reese Witherspoon’s new movie, Home Again, but I still cannot figure out what it’s about. I get that it’s a single mom who lets three young men come live with her but beyond that, I’m lost. However, I assume the bulk of the movie is Reese’s character rediscovering herself+ though her relationships. Reese’s real life relationships seem to be a little tidier than those in the movie. She has been married to Jim Toth for six years and is mother to three kids, Ava, Deacon and Tennessee. From what I can tell, Reese does seem to be a pretty dedicated parent. It looks like she and Ryan Philippe, Ava and Deacon’s father, were able to put aside their differences post divorce to co-parent amicably. Tennessee is only four so we don’t see much of him, which I also applaud. Recently Reese spoke a little about her kids and their differences. She also shared some of her parenting advice about celebrating your kids individuality and I have to say, I couldn’t agree more.
[Of your kids] gives you the best advice and is the most critical?
My daughter gives the best advice. She’s a really good listener.My middle son Deacon, who’s 14, kind of tells me when I’m embarrassing everyone in the family. When I say things like ‘lit.’
He’s like ‘Don’t say that. That’s not a thing.’
How important is it for you to help your kids discover themselves?
I think the most important thing is that you figure out what your kids are passionate about and what they’re good at and don’t expect them to be like you. It’s your job as a parent to figure out who they are.We’re excited about this new morning show project you’re working on
I’m excited. I can’t talk too much about it. It’s definitely interesting. I’ve lived in a world where I’ve been interviewed for 35 years and it’s kind of interesting to flip it around and see what the other side looks like and how journalists live their lives.
Reese went on to say, “I think the older you get, you realize you don’t know anything about anything, you know?” Everyone tells you this when you’re young but you really don’t believe until you start navigating adulthood. I don’t think I do anything the way I thought I would. The Mister and I were just discussing watching our kids develop their own interests and how it’s probably our favorite thing about raising them. That shocked me, too, because I thought what I would enjoy the most was watching them develop a taste for everything I loved. It’s not only important that they become their own person, it’s a lot more interesting. The only thing I dictate is what football team they route for. Even then I give them a choice: they can route for the 49ers or sleep outside during football season. As for embarrassing the kids, that’s our right as a parent. For mine it’s my car dancing. It makes me sad too because they used to join in. I just don’t know where I went wrong with them.
I’m excited for the Reese/Jennifer Aniston collaboration. I think both are good comedic actresses, even if they don’t veer far from their well-worn paths. Plus, I loved their chemistry on Friends so yeah, I’m all in on whatever it turns out to be. In my fantasy, their show is a cross between their rom-com niche and The Earliest Show parody.
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I don’t care for Reese, she seems like she she has a bad attitude but I’ve heard rumors that she’s pretty strict with her kids. I’ve heard the same about Jennifer Garner and Sandra Bullock again I don’t mean strict in a bad way just firm and consistent. I don’t want to say it’s because they were all raised in the south but there may be a connection.
I’m from the North and plenty of us are firm and consistent with our kids, too.
I knew people were going to take that personally; it wasn’t that serious.
She seems well grounded when it comes to her kids, that’s nice.
As for her upcoming movie, it looks SO BAD. When I first saw the trailer, I thought “What is this dumb lifetime movie and why is Reese Witherspoon in it? Shouldn’t it be Jennifer Love Hewitt?”
LOL
I think the young guy she kisses in that movie is good-looking. Or at least better looking than Ansel Engort or Miles Teller. I thought Hollywood was running out of good-looking 20-something males.
I agree it looks terrible. J Lo Hew territory is right, lol.
Saw a commercial for Home Again and I was horrified by Candice Bergen, who plays Reese’s mother. Her face was so jacked she looked like a caricature.
Also it really is fun learning their interests as they develop. You just have to go with it – get the books, learn about all the different things, encourage it all – as things come along, and don’t let anyone make them lock it in too early.
I think she’s a pretentious, fake, alcoholic cow. Let’s hope her kids aren’t like her.
Fun fact: I know a retired teacher who knew Reese when she attended Harpeth Hall. When they had some kind of class reunion years ago, there was consensus that Reese would be snubbed–or maybe not even invited?–because she had become pregnant before getting married. Not done in that social circle. This acquaintance says Reese was remembered for being a conniving beetch and walking all over everyone else. The teacher and almost everyone else did not like her at all.
@Sara She sounds like she is better off without being involved with them to be honest. Anyone who wants to black mark a woman for getting pregnant before marriage gets an immediate ignoring from me.
Actually I think that is excellent advice.
Agree