Jennifer Garner chats with Judy Greer about the merits of consuming wine on a regular basis
- They chat about how they drink and efforts they've made to curtail the behavior
- The stars talked about their drinking rose amid the pandemic shutdown
- The longtime friends starred in the 2004 comedy 13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer chat candidly about the merits of alcohol consumption in an Instagram clip Garner uploaded on Tuesday.
Garner, 49, posted the clip with the caption, 'Teetotaling with JG & JG. A conversation with @missjudygreer on the pros and cons of being sober-ish.'
In the clip, Garner and Greer, 46, chat about the way in which they drink, how healthy it is and the efforts they've made to curtail the behavior.
The latest: Jennifer Garner, 49, and Judy Greer, 46, chat candidly about the merits of alcohol consumption in an Instagram clip Garner uploaded on Tuesday
Greer 'and I both love a glass of wine,' said Garner. 'Fair to say? And we have been thinking more and more about' to which Greer added, 'not having glasses of wine even though we love them so much.'
Garner said, 'We drink differently - I have a little bit almost every night,' to which Greer added, 'I am the other version, where I can go like five days but then I like, hit it hard on the weekends.'
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Garner, who is mother to kids Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, nine, with ex-husband Ben Affleck, said she doesn't 'like to be drunk,' while Greer noted, 'I love to be drunk - I think I used to be pretty good at it, I’m no longer good at it.'
Garner said that she always felt drinking was 'not an issue' because she 'never [gets] drunk,' but continues to be introspective on the matter.
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Garner said that she always felt drinking was 'not an issue' because she 'never [gets] drunk,' but continues to be introspective on the matter
Greer noted that she's been helped by listening to podcasts and reading books on the topic
Garner said she became more conscientious as she started adding up how much she was consuming on a weekly basis
'I started thinking, I’m having a little bit every night and especially during the pandemic,' she said, noting she was never a drinker through high school or college.
Garner added, 'It was when I had kids and I wanted that reward at the end of the night.'
Garner said she became more conscientious as she started adding up how much she was consuming on a weekly basis.
Greer noted that she's been helped by listening to podcasts and reading books on the topic. She said she's past met goals she's set before to stay sober, and gone back to drinking.
'I felt like I didn't do it at all,' she said.
Garner said she has 'a little bit' of wine 'almost every night'
Garner said she was never a drinker through high school or college
Greer said she has been sober since Labor Day, except for one night in which she went out with her husband Dean E. Johnsen.
'Right now, in my life, everything is better when I'm not drinking,' she said.
Garner said, 'I have no judgment ... you kind of are where you are in your journey, and the interesting thing is, is that you and I are in a different place but coming at it from a similar angle.'
Garner said she went through a period in which she didn’t drink for 10 weeks, but then decided she wanted 'to choose the night' and she could have some.
Greer compared smoking to drinking, as a means of stifling emotions.
Garner and Greer recalled how they enjoyed a night out with nonalcoholic beverages and were happy about the choice.
'We were both so relieved, that's the first thing we would enjoy together,' she said.
Garner and Greer have been friends for years since starring in the 2004 comedy 13 Going on 30, in which they played the respective roles of Jenna Rink and Lucy Wyman.
Garner and Greer recalled how they enjoyed a night out with nonalcoholic beverages and were happy about the choice
The close friends shared the screen in the 2004 comedy 13 Going On 30
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