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Culture October 16, 2019

Jaime Pressly defends her choice to call one of her kids her 'favorite'

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Jaime Pressly shared a post earlier this month that garnered some mixed responses from critics.

The actress and mother to 12-year-old son Dezi and 2-year-old twins Leo and Lenon posted a photo on Instagram with Dezi in which she described him as her "favorite son."

"That’s right I said it," she wrote in the caption of her post. "I have a favorite son although I luv all 3 of my boys with everything I have in me."

"Dez and I have a special bond that no one else will ever match because we’ve grown up together," she added.

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After receiving some mixed feedback on the post, the actress addressed some of her critics while appearing on "The Talk" earlier this week.

"I was just being honest...I mean, look, I love, like I said, all three of my boys, but the two little ones are twins and they're turning two tomorrow, so the 12-year-old is my favorite," she said.

"All three of my boys are my favorite for different reasons. But when it comes to, like, traveling on a plane... [the] 12-year-old? My favorite," she joked. "When it comes to dressing yourself, he can dress himself -- [the twins] they don't even know how to say 'shirt.'"

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The actress also said those taking issue with her comments "need to relax."

"He's my favorite for many reasons, but that doesn't mean that I don't genuinely love all three of my boys," she said.