Ryan Reynolds Jokes About "Punching Vasectomy" After Having a Son

As of October 2025, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are the proud parents of four children - three daughters and a son. The couple welcomed their first boy, Olin, in 2023, and Reynolds has since opened up about the stark contrast between raising his son versus his three girls.

In a recent interview, the 48-year-old actor joked that if he had three boys initially, he "would never" have allowed it, saying he would have given himself a "punching vasectomy." Reynolds explained that Olin, now 2 years old, "came out with three things on his mind: violence, breasts and engines," a stark difference from his daughters James, 10, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6, whom he described as "so easy" to raise.

The Deadpool star also reflected on his own childhood, recalling the chaos he and his brothers would inflict on each other. Reynolds said his brothers would frequently use him as a "moving target," with one method akin to a "battering ram" that left him needing to learn how to patch drywall by the age of 8.

In contrast, Lively has painted a much more romantic picture of their son, telling Seth Meyers in May that Olin is "so romantic" and often tells his mother, "Mama, my love!" The actress said she gets "dressed every day, like a girl in middle school" in the hopes that Olin will compliment her.

Despite the differences in their parenting experiences, Reynolds and Lively have remained a united front since tying the knot in 2012 after first sparking romance rumors on the set of Green Lantern in 2011.