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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.

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