Ryan Reynolds addresses the ‘luxury’ of his kids’ upbringing after he and wife Blake Lively grew up ‘working class’

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s children are growing up differently than their parents.

The “Deadpool” actor — who shares four kids with his wife — said that he aims to give them “as normal a life as possible,” but he also acknowledges their privileged upbringing.

“I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood,” Reynolds told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Friday.

“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.”

Ryan Reynolds acknowledged his children’s privileged upbringing in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Friday. Instagram/Ryan Reynolds
“I try not to impose upon them the difference in their childhood to my childhood or my wife’s childhood,” he said.
The “Deadpool” star, pictured here with his and wife Blake Lively’s respective moms, said they both “grew up very working class.” Instagram/@blakelively

However, the “Proposal” star, 48, eventually came to the conclusion that his children don’t need to have that burden because of their parents’ success.

“I realized that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry,” Reynolds explained of his four kids.

“They’re already very much in touch with gratitude and understanding the world enough to have a strong sense of empathy.”

“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,” Reynolds explained. FilmMagic
“Then I realized that that’s not really their bag of rocks to carry,” he added of their four kids. GC Images

The actor — who wed Lively in 2012 — went on to say that their kids know how to “empathize” with others.

“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,” he added.

“But yes, it’s different. 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.”

The proud dad said that their children are “in touch with gratitude” and “have a strong sense of empathy.” Corey Sipkin for New York Post
“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,” the actor said. Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Reynolds also addressed being a working father while appearing in a Variety’s “Actors on Actors” segment published on Dec. 9.

He explained that there was a six-year gap in between the last two “Deadpool” films because his demanding work schedule “swallows [his] whole life.”

“I don’t ever want to be absentee, and I don’t ever want to miss stuff,” Reynolds told Andrew Garfield of balancing his professional and family time.

“I kind of die inside when I see their face and they have a competition or they have a sports thing or something and I missed it.”

The couple tied the knot in 2012 and welcomed their first daughter, James, in 2014. Instagram/Blake Lively
Most recently, Lively gave birth to their first son, Olin, in February 2023. Instagram/Blake Lively

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