Reese Witherspoon is the proud mother of three kids.
And over the weekend the 48-year-old actress took to social media to gush about the recent joyful moment she experienced as a parent.
She and ex-husband Ryan Phillippe share daughter Ava, 25, and son Deacon, 21. Reese is also mom to 12-year-old son Tennessee, whom she shares with ex-husband Jim Toth.
In a video posted via Instagram Stories, the Little Fires Everywhere producer relayed a story about a night out with her kids, during which one of her sons said which lesson he ‘will always remember’ learning from his mom.
Witherspoon didn’t specify which of her ‘boys’ said that the teaching most impressed upon him is: when presented with the choice to be normal or to be weird, he should always choose weird, because it’s ‘okay to stand out and be different.’
Reese said emphatically, ‘It filled my heart with the deepest joy that he learned that from me.’
Reese Witherspoon is the proud mother of three kids, and over the weekend the 48-year-old actress took to social media to gush about the recent joyful moment she experienced as a parent
Reese and ex-husband Ryan Phillippe share daughter Ava, 25, and son Deacon, 21. She is also mom to 12-year-old son Tennessee, whom she shares with ex-husband Jim Toth
She added, ‘It just meant so much to me that my kids know it’s okay to be different and that it can actually end up being their superpower.’
The Big Little Lies star was inspired to recount the story after coming across a quote from White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood.
Before uploading her video, she shared an excerpt taken from Wood’s recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, which was shared via the Instagram of Reese’s Hello Sunshine production company.
In the THR interview, the Sex Education sensation said, ‘I spent a lot of my life worrying about being weird, and now I’m realizing it could be my superpower.’
Above the quote, which was shared alongside a stunning headshot of Aimee, Reese noted, ‘I love this!’
She also gave kudos to Wood, calling her work in The White Lotus ‘amazing,’ in her video snippet.
Witherspoon then praised the cast as a whole, sharing about Mike White’s hit series, ‘I’m watching, I’m loving it, I’m quoting it.’
The Big Little Lies star was inspired to recount the story after coming across a quote from White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood
Reese pictured with her brood during Christmas 2024
She was married to Phillippe from 1999–2008.
Her marriage to Toth lasted 12 years, with the couple announcing their split days before their wedding anniversary in 2023.
Four months later Reese opened up to Harper’s Bazaar, admitting, ‘It’s a vulnerable time for me.’
The blonde beauty noted, ‘To be able to talk to people directly about what’s going on in my life and just share it in the way that I share great professional experiences or personal experiences, it feels much more authentic to be able to say things in my own voice and not let somebody else control what’s happening.’
In the magazine profile she added: ‘Then, of course, there’s speculation, but I can’t control that. All I can do is be my most honest, forthright self and be vulnerable.’
