The emotional rollercoaster of witnessing her oldest daughter, Violet Affleck, graduate from high school has been candidly discussed by Jennifer Garner.

The 52-year-old actress captured her true emotions on the momentous occasion and shared them in a moving and emotional slideshow on Instagram.

During the graduation ceremony, Garner can be seen clapping and crying in the first few pictures.

She blots her eyes, obviously touched by the moment. The Alias actress added two more intimate pictures to her diary of her sobbing while thinking about how she would handle this big change.

An amusing image of Garner wearing ‘2024’ sunglasses marked the end of the slideshow, an attempt to inject some fun into her emotional journey.

Garner and her ex-husband Ben Affleck have three children together, the oldest of whom is Violet, who turned 18 in December 2023.

After divorcing in 2018, the former couple continued to co-parent Seraphina and Samuel. Affleck was absent from Garner’s Instagram photo,

so it’s unknown if he was present for the ceremony. Nevertheless, despite their divorce, the couple has continued to have a cordial co-parenting relationship.

Celebrity moms swiftly responded to Garner’s message with encouragement. Reese Witherspoon remarked, ‘Oh honey… I know,’ having gone through similar feelings with her own kids.

Mama, you’ve done a fantastic job! I’ll be available to offer sympathy and loads of hugs. Additionally expressing empathy, Gwyneth Paltrow said, ‘I’m sooooo with you.’

Renowned actress Gina Torres, who starred in Suits, thought about the complex range of feelings that come with witnessing a child graduate.

‘Oh, my dear mother! You’ve cooked bread and muffins at five in the morning, read every story, and kissed every boo-boo.

Throughout your own extraordinary existence. She said, ‘You did AMAZING!!!,’ expressing the nuanced emotions that many parents felt.

Violet was handling the pressure of college applications, according to Garner’s earlier disclosure,‘like a champ.’

Violet is getting ready to start her new chapter, and Garner has to deal with the difficult but inevitable reality that her daughter is growing up.

In addition to praising Violet’s accomplishments, Jennifer Garner’s touching article emphasized the strong emotional connection that exists between a mother and her kid.

Garner’s open communication of her emotions as she begins this new chapter speaks to parents going through comparable changes everywhere.