Ryan Reynolds Says He & Blake Lively Want Their Four Kids to Have 'As Normal a Life as Possible'

Ryan Reynolds is sharing some rare comments about his four children.

The 48-year-old Deadpool & Wolverine actor and his wife Blake Lively share four children together: daughters James, 9, Inez, 8, and Betty, 5, as well as a son, Olin, whom they welcomed in early 2023.

In a new interview, Ryan said that he and Blake, 37, are really trying to give their kids a “normal life.”

Keep reading to find out more…“We try to give them as normal a life as possible,” Ryan shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood.”

“We both grew up very working class, and I remember when they were very young, I used to say or think, like, ‘Oh God, I would never have had a gift like this when I was a kid,’ or, ‘I never would’ve had this luxury of getting takeout,’ or whatever,” he explained.

“Then I realized that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry,” Ryan added. “They’re already very much in touch with gratitude and understanding the world enough to have a strong sense of empathy.”

Ryan then went on to share how his children make him and Blake feel secure in their parenting style.

“Those are the things that I would think [would indicate] we’re doing an OK job — if our kids can empathize with other people and other kids,” Ryan said, but acknowledged that no matter what, his children will grow up in a different with a childhood than the one he had.

“Yes, it’s different,” Ryan said. “When I was a kid, you would just suck it up, get out of the house and be back by sundown, which I just can’t even imagine now.”

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