Jennifer Garneris recounting her hilariously relatable “mom fail.”
During an appearance onThe Late Late ShowTuesday alongsideGreg Kinnear, the 49-year-old actress detailed her “true confession” about accidentally hitting reply all when responding to her kids' coach — noting that Kinnear was one of many on the receiving end of the email.
“So, we have kids who do the same activity and I emailed the coach one weekend, kind of being funny about my kid and saying, ‘Well, this one seems to be getting a little womped this weekend,’ " she recalled. “‘So, what does that mean for tomorrow morning because we have something planned? What does that mean typically?’ And I was being funny, I thought I was being funny.”
“Turns out it was the one time in my life I replied all,” Garner added. “I replied to everyone on the team, to every parent, including you and Helen.”
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The13 Going on 30star then asked Kinnear, 58, if he remembered her embarrassing moment and he responded, “I do remember this. I remember thinking, ‘Jennifer Garneris a raging lunatic.’ Sweet enough, but I had no idea.”
The Oscar-nominated actor added that he’s also hit reply all on an email in the past, but “not as bad” as Garner’s story. The actress also asked if the email came off as “cute and funny,” but Kinnear responded with a laugh, saying, “No, no, no.”
Garner is mom to three children,Violet, 16,Seraphina, 13, andSamuel, 10, whom she shares with ex-husbandBen Affleck.
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Back in September, the actress spoke to PEOPLE about her excitement as her children went back to school.
“I’m justso happy for them. And I’m nervous and hopeful and grateful. All the things. I feel all of it,” she said, noting her added excitement for a child in high school.
“I love back to school. I’m ready for it,” theYes Daystar added at the time. “I love high school football games. I loved any high school game. I’m so excited to have a high schooler and to get to go.”
Garner also shared how her kids prepare each night for school, admitting that they’re “more organized than I am, honestly.”
“Phones are already in their charger so that I know they aren’t going to their rooms at night,” Garner continued. “And yeah, just tons of alarms go off just in time to think about going to the bus.”
source: people.com
