“I feel like I have a really great relationship with my kids,” he shared, “but it’s complicated and has at times been strained. When they were young, I did not get it. I thought, ‘Oh, the kids are young, I can work away and be a good dad earning for the family.’ But the bonds you form with your kids when they’re young are so important.”
And his relationship with his kids was further strained when he and Christine decided to split in 2017—although the two reconciled after living together during the pandemic.
“I feel bad about what us breaking up did to the kids,” he confessed, “but it was possibly the best thing to happen to Christine and me.”
Ben added that the decision “changed our relationship.”
“We don’t take it for granted any more,” he continued, “and if you are happy, you’re going to be a better parent. You have hurdles and try to figure it out, and if you stay, all you can do is acknowledge the past and try to repair. That’s what we have in our family. It’s not perfect—at all. But that’s just life.”
For a look back at Ben, Christine and their children over the years, keep reading.