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Ryan Reynolds Reflects on Raising Son Amid Challenges

10/11/2025

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Ryan Reynolds discussed raising his two-year-old son Olin on Late Night with Seth Meyers, noting Olin's fascination with "violence, breasts, and engines" despite a non-violent home.
He has three daughters and said he has reservations about having a son, comparing the challenges of raising boys to those of girls.
Reynolds shared anecdotes as the youngest of four boys and concluded that fatherhood has positively impacted him.

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Ryan Reynolds discussed raising his two-year-old son Olin on Late Night with Seth Meyers, noting Olin's fascination with "violence, breasts, and engines" despite a non-violent home.
He has three daughters and said he has reservations about having a son, comparing the challenges of raising boys to those of girls.
Reynolds shared anecdotes as the youngest of four boys and concluded that fatherhood has positively impacted him.