A 3-year-old tells you he has 19 brothers. You know that he has two. What is your best response to him concerning his brothers?

A) "That's a good pretend answer, but tell me the names of the brothers you really have."
B) "Don't lie to me. That's never a nice thing to do to someone."
C) "I guess you don't know much about counting yet."
D) "Does it make you feel more important when you add on brothers?"


A

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