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Jennifer Garner<\/a>\u00a0is tearfully coming to terms with having a child getting ready to leave the nest.<\/span><\/p>\n On Monday, the <\/span>13 Going on 30<\/span><\/em> actress, 52, celebrated — albeit with some waterworks — the high school graduation of her eldest child, <\/span>18-year-old Violet<\/a>, by sharing a series of emotional snaps to her Instagram for her 16.2 million followers to enjoy (and relate to).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first pic in the carousel shows Garner clapping and fighting back blubbers in a room surrounded by fellow parents. Succeeding photos in the bunch see the mom of three wiping away a few runaway tears and hilariously sporting “2024” sunglasses.<\/span><\/p>\n “Tell me you have a graduate without telling me you have a graduate. \ud83c\udf93 (bless our hearts \ud83e\udd7a\u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\ude2d),” the actress wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One video included in the slideshow also shows the <\/span>Alias <\/span><\/em>star crying on a plane and expressing concern over the possibility of missing an event, which some fans in the comments speculated could have come from the actress rushing home for Violet’s commencement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “How are we gonna make it?” Garner — who also shares Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 11, with ex-husband\u00a0<\/span>Ben Affleck<\/a>\u00a0— says in the video, blotting her eyes with a tissue while seated in the window seat. “What are we going to do?”<\/span><\/p>\n In the comments, Garner received love and support from some of her famous girlfriends — many of whom have gone through bittersweet graduations of their own — sharing that she should feel all of the emotions and take in the moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Oh honey … I know. \ud83d\ude22 \u2764\ufe0f You have done a great job, mama! I will be here for support and lots of hugs,” replied <\/span>Reese Witherspoon<\/a> — who Garner is currently <\/span>working with on season 2 of Apple TV+’s The Last Thing He Told Me<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “i literally can’t believe this\ud83d\ude2d,” added <\/span>Busy Philipps<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Omg JEN I just stopped crying a week after Skys 13th so same girl same LOVE you madly and stay strong \ud83d\udcaa,” shared designer <\/span>Rachel Zoe<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In November, Garner <\/span>spoke with ET from the premiere of Netflix’s\u00a0<\/a>Family Switch<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and shared that she has learned so much since becoming a mother all the way back in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n “My kids have taught me so much,” Garner said, laughing. “Right now? Humility. They’re on a real path for teaching me humility.”<\/span><\/p>\n