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The parents of a 7-year-old boy divorce. The boy lives with the mother and sees his father every- other weekend. During these visits, the boy is sullen and angry with the father, but when it is time to return home, he clings to the father and cries in a desperate manner while saying
I'm sorry! I want you and mom to live together again. Which of the following is the most helpful statement that the father can make to the son?Options
- A"Big boys don't cry."
- B"I left your mother, I didn't leave you."
- C"I'll see you in 2 weeks."
- D"You're the man of the house now."
- E"Your mother was too hard to live with."
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