Jennifer Garner brought along a very special companion to the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.
The 13 Going On 30 star was seen holding hands with son Samuel, 13, at the crowded and highly energetic site that’s known to be the largest stock exchange of the world.
Garner’s son came along for the thrill and chills as his mom rang the opening bell to celebrate the IPO – or Initial Public Offering – of her organic baby food company, Once Upon a Farm.
The Dallas Buyers Club actress, 53, brandished a big smile as the company she co-founded was valued at nearly $845 million in its New York Stock Exchange unveiling, per the New York Post.
Garner, who recently opened up on the ‘pressure’ she feels being a mom, looked grand in a dark blue dress with three large brass buttons down the front and elbow-length sleeves, along with classy beige pumps.
Samuel wore a navy suit with a green button-down shirt, white trainers, and a hairstyle that mirrored his dad’s.
Jennifer Garner brought along a very special companion to the New York Stock Exchange on Friday – her 13-year-old son, Samuel
Samuel came along for the thrill and chills as his mom rang the opening bell to celebrate the IPO – or Initial Public Offering – of her organic baby food company, Once Upon a Farm
Garner also shares Violet, 20, and Finn, 17, with the Argo star.
Speaking with Marie Claire UK in January, the mother-of-three described what it’s been like to parent teens and young adults, admitting that her parenting style has ‘shifted’ as a result.
‘They’re just so cool!’ she gushed. ‘Parenting now has shifted. It’s more about parenting with a button on my mouth… you have to let them grow up and make their choices. You don’t get to control it.’
She added that she’s ‘so proud of how they walk through the world, and proud of them for trying hard.’
Garner continued: ‘So much about my life surprises me. That I’m still working, that I’m still alive, that my kids are healthy, that my work relationships – which are more like familial friendships – are still the same as they were 25 or 30 years ago, but richer and deeper and stronger. It’s all a gift. I just feel so grateful to my job for giving me these people.’
Garner – who is currently dating burger chain CEO John Miller – touched upon the friendly co-parenting relationship she has with ex-husband Affleck, 53, which surprises her too.
‘And then, yeah, that I’m able to co-parent at this point in time with peace and equanimity and a partnership that I didn’t know I would ever get back to,’ she marveled.
‘I think it’s important for women to know, when they think, “Oh, I’ll never see that, I’ll never have that feeling, I’ll never be friends with this person again” [that] time is the opportunity.’
Garner looked grand in a dark blue dress with brass buttons down the front along with beige pumps while Samuel wore a navy suit and white trainers
The Dallas Buyers Club actress, 53, brandished a big smile as the company she co-founded was valued at nearly $845 million in its New York Stock Exchange unveiling on Friday
Garner’s Once Upon a Farm company sells organic packaged foods for kids including snack packs, oat bars and frozen meals
The star seemed to be in great spirits during the event
Garner and ex-husband Ben Affleck continue to amicably co-parent their three kids who, besides Samuel, also include Violet, 20, and Finn, 17; pictured in March 2014
She concluded: ‘Time is the opportunity to heal. Time is the opportunity to forgive, to move on and to find a new way to be friends,.’
Last March during an appearance on the Today show, Affleck – who split from second wife Jennifer Lopez in summer 2024 after less than two years of marriage – was equally praising of Garner.
‘I’m really lucky that I have a really good co-parent and partner in Jennifer Garner, the kids’ mom, who’s wonderful and great and we work together well,’ he said.
Affleck and Garner were married for 10 years before announcing their separation in 2015 and finalizing their divorce in 2018.
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