Ryan Reynolds understands that parenting can get a bit wild at times. But the “Deadpool & Wolverine” star has some advice for parents everywhere: embrace the chaos.
Reynolds, who has four children with actress Blake Lively, shared his insights on the “Not Skinny but Not Fat” podcast. He emphasized that parents should “just embrace the chaos” because it won’t last forever.
Reynolds and Lively, married since 2012, have three daughters – James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4 – and welcomed their fourth child in 2023.
“Blake always says that they’re all under our roof right now,” Reynolds noted. “We have them all, and that is a fleeting thing. It is not an infinite resource. So, kind of embrace the chaos of it all.”
Reynolds acknowledged that their house is often messy, sleep is limited, and keeping everything together can be challenging. However, he added, “Just think about what you would give in 40 years or 30 years to come back and enjoy this one moment.”
Although the couple is private about their family life, Reynolds shared how meeting, marrying, and starting a family with Lively has profoundly influenced his life choices.
“Every decision I made was bolder, and I took authorship of things… because I had this, like, ‘Oh, if this all fails, I still have that,” he said.
“Having kids is kind of awesome,” Reynolds added.
While he may play a Marvel superhero, Reynolds considers being a dad his greatest “superpower.”
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