AMERICAN FAMILY - Full Hollywood Movie _ English Movie _ Jim Parsons, Priyanka Chopra _ Free Movie
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00:00:00I
00:00:30Oh
00:00:45Hello
00:01:00Hmm how late can we go? I don't know. Do we have to go? No. Oh, you're lying. I am.
00:01:30I am.
00:01:40I think he wants you.
00:02:00That's funny.
00:02:06It's like she has a mustache right under her nose. She does? Yeah.
00:02:11She has really big lips.
00:02:14Okay.
00:02:26Tom, I just want to say congratulations. Thank you. Yeah, only ten years of purgatory, right? My brother-in-law Greg.
00:02:32Hey, nice to see you. I think Jake's like twice the size he was at Christmas. Oh, yeah. We should really stop feeding him.
00:02:38Come on, enjoy yourself. Corinne, my daughter Alice. Hi, nice to meet you. She worked with Paul Schuster from the public defender's office.
00:02:48You remember Paul? And it turns out before that she and your brother overlapped at Fordham, but they never met.
00:02:55Oh, how funny. You must be so proud. I heard he's the youngest partner in the firm's history.
00:03:00Well, he's always been driven. What can I say? And you're an attorney as well.
00:03:05No, I mean, I was, but I stopped practicing when I had my son.
00:03:09Thank God for the woman's movement. She'll go back, trust me.
00:03:13Oh, is this you? Oh, Jesus.
00:03:16What? It's adorable.
00:03:19Oh, she was so good. Now, if she had stuck to it, can you imagine?
00:03:23She's got the natural pose, the natural arch. Look at that slim legs. Everything she needed, gave up.
00:03:28What can you do? Can't push, push, push. Gotta let go, right?
00:03:32She's humble. Where'd she get that?
00:03:36Thank you. And where are you guys applying?
00:03:40Oh, boy. What?
00:03:42Well, we loved our local public school, but it just got rezoned.
00:03:46No. It'll be fine.
00:03:49The whole reason we moved, and now they won't let us send him.
00:03:52I swear, if Pembroke hadn't discovered that Kimmy had perfect pitch halfway through her interview, which, mind you, we didn't even know.
00:03:58I mean, just forget it.
00:04:07Izzy! Izzy!
00:04:10Oh!
00:04:12Wait! Come back!
00:04:14But I must go.
00:04:16Please don't go.
00:04:18That's when you say you don't even know your name.
00:04:20But I do know your name.
00:04:22That's not how it goes.
00:04:24That's not how it goes.
00:04:26Well, maybe Mommy was improvising.
00:04:30Maybe she was improvising!
00:04:40My sister-in-law comes from serious money. I swear, all she does is shop for the kid.
00:04:44Meanwhile, lucky if I can get Jake out of his pajama bottoms half the time.
00:04:48He likes to be comfortable. Hell, I'd do the same thing if I could get away with it.
00:04:52You think the other parents would mind?
00:04:54Their preschool director in a track suit?
00:04:56You would look hot in a track suit.
00:04:58You are such a liar.
00:05:00You know, is that even what I want for Jake?
00:05:03A private school full of Kimmy's?
00:05:06Even if we could afford it, which we can't.
00:05:08Honey, honey, we're just talking options right now.
00:05:11Casting a wide net.
00:05:13Here you go, ladies.
00:05:14Thank you.
00:05:15I got this.
00:05:16No, no!
00:05:17Okay? You just get me the essay by Thursday. No excuses.
00:05:23Sandra?
00:05:26Come on back.
00:05:39I should probably warn you, I'm not sure I buy it.
00:05:42This. I mean, it was Ben's idea.
00:05:47Ben's my husband.
00:05:53For now.
00:05:56How long ago did he move out?
00:05:59Six days ago.
00:06:01Yeah, he found a temporary place.
00:06:03He says he'll do marriage counseling.
00:06:06But only if I work on me first.
00:06:14Suddenly he's Dr. Phil.
00:06:23Can I ask, how does this work?
00:06:25I just sit here and talk, and...
00:06:27It seems like it's important for you to have a plan.
00:06:47Is that what I have to look forward to?
00:06:51Is that what I have to look forward to?
00:06:57A rich man's wife became sick.
00:07:00And when she felt that her end was drawing near,
00:07:03she called her only daughter to her bedside and said,
00:07:07Dear child, remain good.
00:07:10The girl went out to her mother's grave every day and wept.
00:07:14When winter came, the snow spread a white cloth over the grave.
00:07:18And when the spring sun had removed it again,
00:07:21the man took himself another wife.
00:07:24Time soon grew very bad for the poor stepchild.
00:07:29Why should that stupid goose sit in the parlor with us, they said.
00:07:34Out with this kitchen maid!
00:07:49Home again, home again.
00:07:51There you are.
00:07:52Hey, stop by Gristini's.
00:07:54God, what a zoo.
00:07:55Oh, thanks.
00:07:56You didn't have to go tonight.
00:07:58Oh, hello, hello.
00:07:59Hi.
00:08:02What is all this?
00:08:04It's a draft for the parent essay for the private schools.
00:08:09I know, I know, but I had lunch with Judy today and...
00:08:15She thinks we might have a shot at a scholarship.
00:08:19Really?
00:08:21Here, here, relax.
00:08:23No, no, no, I've got this.
00:08:26Oh, you don't think that's a waste of time?
00:08:30I mean, you know, it's a long shot, obviously, but...
00:08:35Right.
00:08:36I went by the public school that we are zoned for now
00:08:39and it's not great, honestly.
00:08:42The classrooms are overcrowded.
00:08:43I'm just worried he could get totally lost.
00:08:46I know we've always said we're not those parents, but...
00:08:49I can't afford to be.
00:08:50Maybe...
00:08:52Greg!
00:08:53Max!
00:08:54Relax.
00:08:55Anyway, she said we should at least try a few privates
00:09:00along with the magnet program, so...
00:09:03I was hoping you could help me brainstorm tonight.
00:09:05You are so much better at this than me.
00:09:07I'm not better at this than you.
00:09:08No, you are.
00:09:09Everything I write...
00:09:10I'm not better at this than you.
00:09:11No, you are.
00:09:12Everything I write sounds so cloying.
00:09:15Is there a prompt?
00:09:17Oh, you know,
00:09:19how is Jake more special than all the other hundreds of thousands...
00:09:23Okay, okay, is there an actual prompt?
00:09:26Um, let's see.
00:09:29All right.
00:09:31Imagine someone were to see a room full of children playing.
00:09:35Ignoring physical attributes,
00:09:37how would they identify your child?
00:09:41Tell them about this?
00:09:43That is not funny!
00:09:45That's exactly the kind of thing that sounds like parent bullshit.
00:09:48That is not bullshit!
00:09:49He was hours old!
00:09:51Developmentally, babies don't typically do that for days, at least.
00:09:55He was clearly...
00:09:56Oh, be careful, be careful!
00:09:57What is she doing with a toaster oven?
00:09:58She's drying.
00:09:59Her head broke off.
00:10:01I guess she fell and he came out sobbing
00:10:04with this decapitated Cinderella like she'd been guillotined.
00:10:08So what, you super glued her?
00:10:10Well, you know, I kept insisting, you know, she's fine.
00:10:12I told him it was another necklace.
00:10:15Aww.
00:10:16He buy that?
00:10:17I think.
00:10:18Mm-hmm.
00:10:22I've always said the more attention we pay now,
00:10:26the more we really listen,
00:10:28the more engaged and confident they'll be.
00:10:31Not just in school, but their whole lives.
00:10:33Which is why it is so important to create a preschool atmosphere
00:10:38where children are encouraged to be their truest, most authentic selves.
00:10:43At this age, that's really the most important thing.
00:10:46Yeah, but they're just playing all day, right?
00:10:49I mean, basically what you got here is a well-funded playroom.
00:10:54Well, the truth is,
00:10:57creativity and imagination are both foundational
00:11:00for all types of higher learning.
00:11:02A colleague of mine wrote a great book on the subject, if you're interested.
00:11:06It's very accessible.
00:11:13If it's crap, you can tell me.
00:11:15Shh.
00:11:16It's just so hard to pitch him.
00:11:18Oh, trust me, I get it. I get it.
00:11:21I am almost...
00:11:27done.
00:11:29Okay.
00:11:31My God, your face.
00:11:33Maybe this is not even worth it.
00:11:35Stop. It's terrific.
00:11:36Really?
00:11:37Yes.
00:11:39There's only one thing...
00:11:40No, of course. I mean, you must have notes.
00:11:42You talk about his imagination, which is great,
00:11:45since that's really the best indicator.
00:11:47Why not use that as a lead-in
00:11:49to talk a little about his gender-expansive play?
00:11:55Anecdotes.
00:11:56So you mean, like...
00:11:59It could be anything, really.
00:12:01I was in his classroom on Tuesday,
00:12:03and he and Emily and Michelle
00:12:06were creating their own fairy tale,
00:12:09this enchanted forest.
00:12:11And they'd made trees out of chairs and pillows and Jake.
00:12:17Jake was this princess who didn't know she was a princess.
00:12:21And Emily was the witch who was keeping her locked up.
00:12:24And Michelle was somebody's helper or something, but...
00:12:30Anyway, it was really Jake who was the ringleader.
00:12:35You think talking about that would...
00:12:37I mean, I'm sure you're right.
00:12:39I just want to make sure that I understand.
00:12:41Well, for one thing, someone's going to read this,
00:12:44and then they're going to meet Jake.
00:12:46And it is always a good sign
00:12:48when parents seem to really know their kids,
00:12:50which, of course, you do, right?
00:12:52But there's sort of a big part of his personality
00:12:55that you don't even mention, right?
00:12:59Here's the second thing.
00:13:01The numbers are ridiculous,
00:13:03especially when it comes to which families
00:13:05they're going to help financially.
00:13:07But what you have to remember is
00:13:09everybody wants diversity.
00:13:13Let's be honest.
00:13:15Jake...
00:13:17He's very special.
00:13:19And believe me, this is the part of my job I hate the most,
00:13:22this strategizing.
00:13:24But I really think that this is the card you could play.
00:13:29That's all.
00:13:31Not to mention, you want him to be somewhere
00:13:33he can thrive, right?
00:13:42And the prince fell over.
00:13:45Standing over.
00:13:46Look what I made.
00:13:47Standing.
00:13:49Alright, so it's all about progression, right?
00:13:51It's like you have to have the right story.
00:13:53So this is my pull-together,
00:13:55you don't have to worry about me
00:13:57because I'm a modern, independent,
00:13:59working woman picture, right?
00:14:01Very slick, yeah.
00:14:02Thank you.
00:14:03And then this one, which is
00:14:05loving mommy, loving mommy,
00:14:07yes, I have a kid,
00:14:08and if that freaks you out, well,
00:14:10too bad, because I'm not going to apologize about it
00:14:12kind of picture.
00:14:13Pimping him out.
00:14:14Tom!
00:14:15Oh, God!
00:14:16Wait, show him the message.
00:14:17Send it.
00:14:18Come on, baby, it's that time.
00:14:19We're not done yet.
00:14:20Right.
00:14:21Okay.
00:14:22Wowza, Amal,
00:14:23you are truly an exotic beauty,
00:14:25and your English is so impressive.
00:14:28Maybe we could go for a ride sometime.
00:14:30No magic carpet here,
00:14:32but I do have a Prius.
00:14:33No, no.
00:14:34What is wrong with people?
00:14:35Right, I know,
00:14:36and it's not even the half of it.
00:14:37Come on, baby, I'm not jo...
00:14:38Oh, where did they...
00:14:39Oh, what in the world?
00:14:40I'm so sorry, Alex.
00:14:41No, no, no, I got it.
00:14:42This is all Jake.
00:14:43Are you sure?
00:14:44Yes.
00:14:45Let me take that.
00:14:46Thank you.
00:14:47Okay, bye.
00:14:48Sunday, come on.
00:14:49Mommy's had a long day.
00:14:50He can't...
00:14:51He can't leave.
00:14:52Oh, you have to do this first.
00:15:05You really don't think it's weird?
00:15:07About Judy?
00:15:11I don't know.
00:15:12I mean...
00:15:14She was strategizing, right?
00:15:16Yeah, no, the strategizing I get,
00:15:18but the way she was talking,
00:15:19it was just a little...
00:15:22I don't know.
00:15:27I mean, he does like to play dress-up.
00:15:29That's not news.
00:15:31Not that I care, obviously,
00:15:32but he's not exactly Johnny Basketball.
00:15:36Johnny what?
00:15:38You know.
00:15:39That's not an expression.
00:15:41I know it's not.
00:15:42I'm just saying.
00:15:44What's your day like tomorrow?
00:15:46I have a break around noon.
00:15:48I go into legal aid until 3,
00:15:50then pick up Jake.
00:15:55You okay?
00:15:56Yeah.
00:15:57Yeah, of course.
00:16:12Okay.
00:16:22Laurel.
00:16:23Laurel.
00:16:24Hi, Greg.
00:16:25Hey, listen.
00:16:26I've been meaning to mention,
00:16:27and maybe you've already noticed this,
00:16:29but the walls here are a little...
00:16:35And most of my patients,
00:16:37they're pretty tame,
00:16:38but you know, if you ever,
00:16:39if there's a noise issue or...
00:16:41You're so sweet.
00:16:42I haven't even noticed.
00:16:44Oh, and I wouldn't want you
00:16:45to worry about that.
00:16:46I know in my own work
00:16:48how important vocalizing can be.
00:16:51I find it so helpful in releasing
00:16:53all kinds of emotional buildup.
00:16:55I'm sure you're familiar
00:16:56with Arthur Janov.
00:17:00It's scream therapy.
00:17:02It's what?
00:17:03It's Janov.
00:17:04He was big in the 60s.
00:17:06It was all about finding
00:17:07your primal scream
00:17:08and releasing it into the world.
00:17:10Jesus.
00:17:11Yeah, and apparently
00:17:12this is, like, her niche,
00:17:13you know, which means
00:17:14this is not going to stop.
00:17:17Hello?
00:17:18Yeah, sorry.
00:17:20It's not his personality.
00:17:22I think that's what bugged me.
00:17:24What?
00:17:25About Judy.
00:17:26She was acting like
00:17:27I'd failed to mention
00:17:28some deep-seated part of him,
00:17:29and it's like...
00:17:30Yeah, she likes fairy tales.
00:17:31Well, maybe that's not
00:17:32the most critical thing
00:17:33worth mentioning.
00:17:34He knows all 50 states.
00:17:36He's already started reading.
00:17:37How many kids his age
00:17:38are reading?
00:17:39Hey, Allie.
00:17:40Allie, okay, look,
00:17:41I love you,
00:17:42but I think that you're fixating.
00:17:43No, I'm not fixating.
00:17:44I just think he should
00:17:45get a clean slate.
00:17:46I don't want to send him off
00:17:47to kindergarten labeled as...
00:17:48I don't think anyone's
00:17:49trying to label him.
00:17:50You know, Allie,
00:17:51Judy loves Jake.
00:17:52Judy loves you.
00:17:53She's on your side, all right?
00:17:55I mean, she's not, you know,
00:17:56your mother.
00:17:58Hey.
00:17:59Hey, I was kidding.
00:18:02No, it's fine.
00:18:03Um...
00:18:04Allie.
00:18:06Look, I gotta go.
00:18:07Um...
00:18:08I-I love you.
00:18:17I love you!
00:18:18I love you!
00:18:22That was good.
00:18:23Good.
00:18:24That was good.
00:18:25Yes, yes, yes, yes.
00:18:31Nipples.
00:18:33I want to touch your nipples.
00:18:35No.
00:18:37No.
00:18:46What if we pitched it like
00:18:49Jake is not limited
00:18:51to trucks or whatever?
00:18:55He likes all sorts of toys and games.
00:18:59Equal opportunity.
00:19:01Our son walks into a Toys R Us
00:19:04and he does not discriminate
00:19:06on the basis of
00:19:08perceived gender norms.
00:19:12That's actually not that bad.
00:19:15It's just an idea.
00:19:16We don't have to...
00:19:22Oh, my God.
00:19:25Allie.
00:19:28What's wrong?
00:19:30Whoa, whoa.
00:19:31You're not happy?
00:19:33No, no, of course I'm happy.
00:19:34Hey, hey.
00:19:40I just don't...
00:19:41I don't want to assume.
00:19:43No, of course not.
00:19:44And we won't.
00:19:48But with Jake, everything was fine.
00:19:52It's not a pattern.
00:19:53No.
00:20:03I was just...
00:20:06I guess I didn't think it would happen so fast.
00:20:12Well, I am sorry that I'm so damn virile.
00:20:18I don't know what else to say besides that, though.
00:20:21I am sorry.
00:20:24Uh-uh.
00:20:47Oh, wow, that's hot.
00:20:53This is a very dressed-up face.
00:21:01We believe it's our job
00:21:03to harness every student's unique potential.
00:21:10Nurturing intellectual curiosity.
00:21:12Critical thinking.
00:21:13Problem solving.
00:21:14Artistic expression.
00:21:24Jake, breakfast!
00:21:26Socks make my feet stink.
00:21:28Hey, buddy, we're running late.
00:21:31We do give priority to siblings.
00:21:34My wife is on a ton of boards.
00:21:36I don't know if that's helpful.
00:21:39You know, it's impossible to predict,
00:21:41but on average, it's approximately 400.
00:21:43600.
00:21:44900.
00:21:4636,000 children applied for a spot
00:21:49in one of the city's magnet programs last year.
00:21:52In a few weeks, we'll visit some new schools,
00:21:54and you'll play with some kids and meet some teachers,
00:21:57and you should just be yourself.
00:21:59And that's all that matters, okay?
00:22:01So it's no big deal at all.
00:22:03Yes.
00:22:04No biggie.
00:22:05Um, you could have a foot roll-up later.
00:22:07Yeah.
00:22:08Unless they're kind of sticky.
00:22:16Hello?
00:22:18Wheeler, yeah.
00:22:20W-H-E-E-L-E-R.
00:22:23And my son is Jake.
00:22:28Preschools will receive feedback in December.
00:22:32Of course, we wish we had room for all your little angels.
00:22:37But the numbers are what they are.
00:22:39The numbers are what they are.
00:22:40The numbers are what they are.
00:22:51Oh, look at that.
00:22:52Look at that.
00:22:53Is that for us?
00:22:54Yes!
00:22:55No, I did that.
00:22:56Yeah, I did.
00:22:57Let me try.
00:22:59That's what I clicked on.
00:23:00No, I think it's the one over there.
00:23:01I don't know.
00:23:02I can't tell you what this is.
00:23:03There.
00:23:05Right?
00:23:09No.
00:23:10No.
00:23:11No.
00:23:12No.
00:23:13No.
00:23:14No.
00:23:15No.
00:23:16No.
00:23:17No.
00:23:18No.
00:23:20No.
00:23:34I mean, it's insane.
00:23:37Between the down regs and the stims, trigger shots, blood samples,
00:23:44not to mention anesthetic for egg retrieval,
00:23:47All in all, you probably stabbed about 75 times per cycle.
00:23:52And most of the stabbing, you're doing to yourself.
00:23:55I had this whole kit at the office.
00:23:57They say if you're squeamish about needles,
00:23:59IVF will either cure you or break you.
00:24:03I actually...
00:24:08That doesn't bother you?
00:24:10You mean?
00:24:11The Banshee next door?
00:24:18What about Ben?
00:24:19What about him?
00:24:20Was he supportive?
00:24:22Just in all this?
00:24:26We've got a few minutes.
00:24:29He'd call the office, constantly checking in.
00:24:33You know, email me these fertility blogs.
00:24:36What to eat, what not to eat.
00:24:38That sounds like a lot of pressure.
00:24:41Give kids a chance.
00:24:42You know, it's not like they're going to die.
00:24:45It's like when guys say, we're pregnant, you know?
00:24:49Like, wow, equality, great, but actually, you're not.
00:24:54So maybe you could just fuck off a little bit.
00:25:02Allie, come on.
00:25:04You're being ridiculous.
00:25:06Come on, you've got class.
00:25:08It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
00:25:11It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
00:25:14What's so on reschedule?
00:25:16It's his first interview.
00:25:18This is important.
00:25:19He's going to be nervous.
00:25:20Exactly.
00:25:21I'm sorry, but what happens if you puke on the train?
00:25:23You think that's going to put him in a good mood?
00:25:26All right, there's some apple slices
00:25:28with peanut butter in the kitchen.
00:25:30Make sure he eats on the way.
00:25:32Yeah, right, that sounds good.
00:25:34Yeah, but Middlebury's my favorite movie.
00:25:38Mm-hmm.
00:25:44I know, just, just...
00:25:46There you go.
00:25:47Thank you.
00:25:48Enjoy.
00:25:49It's hot.
00:25:56First time?
00:25:59Yeah.
00:26:00At our last one, they left the door open
00:26:03so I could peek in.
00:26:05And I saw my son was drawing a picture
00:26:07and I thought, that's good, that's good, right?
00:26:09So the teacher comes over and says,
00:26:11hey, what's up?
00:26:13And he said, a gun.
00:26:19Well, he can't fix America, no?
00:26:21No, he can't.
00:26:25Mr. Wheeler?
00:26:27Can I have a word with you?
00:26:32Alexandra, it's your mother.
00:26:34I haven't heard from you in over a week.
00:26:36Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think
00:26:38a simple phone call is so much to ask.
00:26:40An emoji does not count.
00:26:42In any case, listen, I just talked to your brother
00:26:44and Kimmy's got a piano recital on the 11th.
00:26:47I don't know if you've heard her play recently
00:26:49but she's really getting very good.
00:26:52It's amazing, frankly, the discipline at her age.
00:26:55I thought it might be nice for Jake to see
00:26:57and might inspire him, who knows?
00:26:59Oh, have you set a date for his birthday party yet?
00:27:02I don't want a situation like last year
00:27:04really broke my heart, so call me.
00:27:06I'm at the office, be here all day.
00:27:08Remember what that's like?
00:27:12Okay.
00:27:28Of course it's ridiculous.
00:27:30I think abusive was a word you used.
00:27:32You said whoever had the bright idea
00:27:34to evaluate toddlers using test scores
00:27:36deserves a special place in hell.
00:27:38I got a 96!
00:27:41Yeah, well, it's percentile,
00:27:43so you can't get higher than 99.
00:27:45Okay, look, so they break it down, right?
00:27:47There's verbal ability, spatial relations,
00:27:49fine motor skills.
00:27:51Yeah, like how he holds a pencil.
00:27:53And I was worried about that, too,
00:27:55because he's left-handed,
00:27:57which, I mean, obviously they can't discriminate.
00:27:59Okay, but you were out of your mind.
00:28:01Okay, look at the narrative.
00:28:03Jake was enthusiastic and curious
00:28:05and proved remarkably focused on the task at hand.
00:28:07With a keen eye,
00:28:09he was able to group pictures
00:28:11based on common properties,
00:28:13copying several rows of symbols to match a code.
00:28:15What the fuck?
00:28:17Stick shapes and things. Relax.
00:28:19Okay, this is my favorite part.
00:28:21Using an unconventional but still effective
00:28:23left-handed grip,
00:28:25a delight to work with.
00:28:29What's wrong?
00:28:31I don't understand.
00:28:33I guess Jake had made friends
00:28:35with one of the girls in his group
00:28:37and one of the boys overheard
00:28:39what they were talking about
00:28:41and that boy told some other boy
00:28:43who told some other boy
00:28:45who started teasing Jake.
00:28:47What were they saying?
00:28:49I don't know, but apparently before the teacher
00:28:51could intervene, things got physical.
00:28:53They started shoving each other.
00:28:55I think Jake fell down.
00:28:57And then I guess Jake shoved the other kid back.
00:28:59Then I guess he started crying.
00:29:01But did you tell them he's not like that?
00:29:03When has he ever shoved anyone?
00:29:05I'm not being teased, okay?
00:29:07The man was really nice about it.
00:29:09I actually think he was a little embarrassed.
00:29:11Why?
00:29:13He kept dancing around what had happened.
00:29:15Talking about Jake's creative role-play
00:29:17or whatever.
00:29:19Then suddenly I realized,
00:29:21oh, God, this guy doesn't know how to tell me
00:29:23that my son was...
00:29:25well, he was the little mermaid, it turns out.
00:29:27Damn this thing.
00:29:29Anyway, once it was over the teacher,
00:29:31she sat both of them down.
00:29:33They talked about respectful behavior
00:29:35and she encouraged Jake to use his words
00:29:37if he was angry.
00:29:39He couldn't talk.
00:29:41No, I guess not.
00:29:43No, no, no, no.
00:29:45I mean, the little mermaid loses her voice.
00:29:47She can't talk for like half the movie.
00:29:49You never thought of that?
00:29:53Are you mad at me?
00:29:55Well,
00:29:57now they're going to think he's got anger issues
00:29:59or doesn't know how to communicate his feelings.
00:30:02I should have taken it.
00:30:04Well, thanks.
00:30:06No, I'm not saying it's your fault.
00:30:08Because it's not.
00:30:10Well, it's a red flag, okay?
00:30:12They're looking for anything.
00:30:14Shit.
00:30:18Somehow I was a little more concerned about Jake
00:30:20than how it might affect his chances.
00:30:22Excuse me?
00:30:24I just...
00:30:26Maybe we've got things a little backwards here.
00:30:28That is not fair.
00:30:30Frankly, if you're worried about him being teased
00:30:32at Sibley Hall, maybe you ought to think about
00:30:34what it would be like for him someplace where
00:30:36the teacher's got 40 kids crammed into a class
00:30:38half the size.
00:30:40You think this won't happen again?
00:30:42Okay, fine.
00:30:44So don't tell me I'm not concerned about Jake.
00:31:00I'm sorry.
00:31:30I'm sorry.
00:32:00I mean, okay, I'm not a crazy mom, Alex.
00:32:02I don't want to bore him.
00:32:04I want him to have his father in his life.
00:32:06But he needs routine right now.
00:32:08It's so important at this age.
00:32:10Of course.
00:32:12I mean, honestly, I shouldn't even complain.
00:32:14It's...
00:32:16It's a good thing that he wants to be involved.
00:32:18I just...
00:32:20I honestly think sometimes it's the lawyers
00:32:22that make it all impossible.
00:32:24No offense.
00:32:26No, I'm sure you're right.
00:32:30You ladies need any help?
00:32:32Yes, I do.
00:32:34I was looking at the Power Rangers costumes
00:32:36and I couldn't see anything in red.
00:32:38My son's like, yee-hi?
00:32:40We may be sold out of that color.
00:32:42I can check.
00:32:44Oh, no, you see, it really has to be red.
00:32:46Yeah, okay.
00:32:48So what does Jake want to be?
00:32:50Hmm?
00:32:52Oh, you know Jake.
00:32:54He has a different idea every other day.
00:32:56I'll just grab a few options.
00:32:58Yeah, smart.
00:33:00Oh, my God, my hero.
00:33:02Yes, you found it.
00:33:04Okay.
00:33:06Check out that big ring sign, kid.
00:33:08Thanks.
00:33:24Maybe we should explain
00:33:26to him why
00:33:28Rapunzel's not a good idea.
00:33:30I just think...
00:33:32Maybe...
00:33:34What if someone says something
00:33:36or even a funny look?
00:33:38I know.
00:33:42It's our job to protect him.
00:33:46Meredith.
00:33:52You really don't have to stay.
00:33:54I'm sorry.
00:34:08There's a good chance he'll just forget.
00:34:12Why?
00:34:14Why can't I be Rapunzel?
00:34:16Did you see the pirate?
00:34:18It's awesome, it's got these tassels.
00:34:20Hey, buddy, come on.
00:34:22Shh, Jake.
00:34:24You haven't even looked at them.
00:34:28Trick or treat.
00:34:30I hate you!
00:34:32Jake, I need you to calm down.
00:34:36Happy Halloween.
00:34:38I won!
00:34:52Okay.
00:35:10No.
00:35:12He was Ben.
00:35:14He just had the face of the man
00:35:16from the bodega.
00:35:18Like the man from the bodega was
00:35:20Ben in my dream.
00:35:22Okay.
00:35:24And we get to the top of the mountain.
00:35:26And the
00:35:28snaps in my pack pop off
00:35:30and all of my gear
00:35:32just falls off, just rolling down
00:35:34this ravine, and I'm watching it go
00:35:36and I know this is bad, but for some
00:35:38reason I just start laughing.
00:35:40So I guess I'm wondering
00:35:42what does that mean?
00:35:46Well, that depends.
00:35:48I'm just wondering what you think
00:35:50it means. I mean, just give me your
00:35:52two cents.
00:35:54I mean, isn't that why we're here?
00:35:58I think that's less
00:36:00important than your own associations.
00:36:02Are you always like this?
00:36:04Or just here?
00:36:06I'm sorry.
00:36:08I think we should end early today.
00:36:12You're allowed to feel frustrated.
00:36:14Yeah, I know I'm allowed.
00:36:16I mean...
00:36:24What am I like?
00:36:28Switzerland.
00:36:32That's what Ben and I
00:36:34call you.
00:36:36Because when I first started
00:36:38coming, he would always ask me
00:36:40whose side you were on.
00:36:42I told him
00:36:44it was my taking sides.
00:37:14Greg! Nice to see you.
00:37:16Oh, hey. Hi.
00:37:18I just, I got here early today,
00:37:20so I figured I would just, I don't know,
00:37:22check in, see if there were any updates.
00:37:24Truth is, I haven't talked to Bethany
00:37:26this week, but we spoke on Friday
00:37:28and she said that Jake had actually been
00:37:30a little better.
00:37:32Better?
00:37:34I mean, just, I don't know,
00:37:36I don't know.
00:37:38I don't know.
00:37:40I don't know.
00:37:42Better.
00:37:44I just meant the schools.
00:37:46Oh.
00:37:48What's up with Bethany?
00:37:50No, there were
00:37:52one or two incidents in class.
00:37:54I spoke with Alex about it briefly
00:37:56over the phone.
00:37:58She didn't tell me.
00:38:00Oh.
00:38:02Here, honey, come on in.
00:38:06It was nothing serious.
00:38:08He's always like doing things his own way.
00:38:10I know that. Yes.
00:38:12But lately,
00:38:14according to Bethany, he's been
00:38:16a little more
00:38:18obsessive,
00:38:20refusing to leave
00:38:22the dress-up corner. When it's time to move on
00:38:24to something else, he'll
00:38:26act out the,
00:38:28what do you call it, the
00:38:30stroke of midnight over and over again.
00:38:32Oh, right, right.
00:38:34Bong, bong, bong. Yeah, wait, come back.
00:38:36I don't even know your name.
00:38:38Exactly.
00:38:40Alex says he's been fine at home.
00:38:44No, no, no.
00:38:46He's just, he's been a handful lately.
00:38:48It's normal stuff.
00:38:56Alex thinks
00:38:58that maybe we
00:39:00need to set
00:39:02better boundaries
00:39:04so that Jake can learn a little more
00:39:06self-control.
00:39:08Do you agree?
00:39:10It's just that I also know that she's not,
00:39:12she's not
00:39:14totally herself right now.
00:39:16And I don't blame her. You know, she is scheduling
00:39:18everything, the interviews, the
00:39:20tours. For a while there,
00:39:22she was nauseous every other morning.
00:39:24She's been sick?
00:39:28Oh, shit.
00:39:30Please don't tell anyone.
00:39:32I won't, I won't. We're not telling anyone
00:39:34I understand.
00:39:36I know how hard she took it.
00:39:42I just know how much she respects you.
00:39:44She always has.
00:39:46And I was thinking, if you do
00:39:48talk to her, that maybe
00:39:50you could try to
00:39:52reassure her that nothing's wrong.
00:39:54Just that things are going to be okay.
00:39:58I'd like to
00:40:00show you something, if you have a minute.
00:40:04He did these
00:40:06last Thursday.
00:40:08I was going
00:40:10to show Alex, but
00:40:12as long as you're here.
00:40:16Jake did these?
00:40:18Mm-hmm.
00:40:22They don't, they don't look like
00:40:24his.
00:40:28I mean, really,
00:40:30I get it.
00:40:32It's a lot of blood.
00:40:34Well, the blood's
00:40:36one thing. A lot
00:40:38of children are fascinated by it.
00:40:40And justifiably so.
00:40:42But
00:40:44sometimes artwork like this
00:40:46can be an opportunity. It can
00:40:48help us understand something a child
00:40:50might be having difficulty
00:40:52communicating.
00:40:54Do you
00:40:56ever see children
00:40:58in your practice?
00:41:00No. At couples, occasionally,
00:41:02but mostly individuals.
00:41:04Why?
00:41:06I guess it's beside the point.
00:41:08I was
00:41:10just curious if
00:41:12Jake has,
00:41:14you know, ever expressed
00:41:16concern to either of you about
00:41:18his gender.
00:41:20No.
00:41:22No.
00:41:24I mean,
00:41:26I don't think so.
00:41:28There's
00:41:30a curiosity, maybe.
00:41:32He asked once,
00:41:34we were having dinner, and he asked
00:41:36why boys can't
00:41:38wear skirts.
00:41:40Because girls can wear pants.
00:41:42Why don't you tell him?
00:41:44We told him the truth, I guess, which is
00:41:46there is no good reason,
00:41:48really.
00:41:50But then I mentioned that
00:41:52in Scotland, men wear kilts,
00:41:54which are kind of like
00:41:56skirts. We Google imaged
00:41:58kilts, looked at some pictures,
00:42:00and he wasn't
00:42:02very impressed.
00:42:04So you didn't tell
00:42:06him there are men who do wear
00:42:08dresses in our culture?
00:42:20Talked to
00:42:22Judy at all, recently?
00:42:24Week before last,
00:42:26maybe? Why?
00:42:30I was just wondering
00:42:32if we might want to
00:42:34bring Jake to see someone.
00:42:36A professional. Why?
00:42:38It's a lot of change, all at once.
00:42:40You know?
00:42:42Visited a bunch of schools. Right.
00:42:44I mean, and if he is already
00:42:46having trouble regulating his,
00:42:48you know, I mean,
00:42:52maybe it could be helpful.
00:42:54You don't think that might make things worse?
00:42:56How?
00:42:58I don't know.
00:43:00He's only four.
00:43:02We put him in
00:43:04therapy and then there's a,
00:43:06somehow there's a stranger
00:43:08asking all these questions. You know that's not
00:43:10how it works.
00:43:12But what if he starts thinking there's something
00:43:14wrong with him? That's not what I'm saying.
00:43:16No, I know it's not,
00:43:18but, you know, it's,
00:43:20I don't know,
00:43:22it's the message he might get.
00:43:30Kids are moody.
00:43:32He'll be fine.
00:43:40Okay,
00:43:42I think it's time that we clean all this up
00:43:44and get ready to go home.
00:43:46Jake, I'd like you to come out and help us, please.
00:43:48No.
00:43:50I really, really, really need your help
00:43:52to clean up, because we're getting ready to go home.
00:43:54Jake, I'd like you to come out
00:43:56and help us clean this up.
00:43:58Please?
00:44:04Do you need help in there?
00:44:15Sandra.
00:44:17Hi, it's Greg Wheeler.
00:44:19I thought we were scheduled for 2 p.m. today.
00:44:21Maybe you're on your way.
00:44:23Or maybe something
00:44:25came up. Anyway, call me back
00:44:27so we can reschedule
00:44:29if we need to.
00:44:45Here you go, bud.
00:44:47Working on your states again?
00:44:49Yeah.
00:44:51Oh, that's your grandma.
00:44:53Oh, Catherine.
00:44:55You are a lifesaver. I'm so sorry.
00:44:57We had a sitter lined up.
00:44:59She's very reliable. I have no idea what happened this time.
00:45:01Well, I don't know why you would pay anyone.
00:45:03I told Alex a thousand times.
00:45:05Happy to have my time with you.
00:45:07That's very sweet. We know that you're busy.
00:45:09Hi, honey.
00:45:11Oh, I ran into Simon Weingold.
00:45:13He was asking after you.
00:45:15He said they're missing you terribly.
00:45:17Oh, that's nice of him.
00:45:19And I said with Jake in school next year,
00:45:21you're going to have a lot more time on your hands.
00:45:23Uh, Jake, come say hi to Nella.
00:45:25I still need Montana.
00:45:27Honey, no time to curl your hair.
00:45:29How often do you go out for goodness sakes?
00:45:31Well, wear it behind if you can.
00:45:33Oh, what have we got here?
00:45:35That's from the dress-up corner at Jake's school.
00:45:37Let's see it.
00:45:39Teach it, let him take it.
00:45:41Everything should be off-limits.
00:45:43So, um...
00:45:45Where is my favorite grandson?
00:45:47Dinner's ready in the fridge.
00:45:49Just zap it in the microwave, two, three minutes,
00:45:51set the timer, and it goes automatically.
00:45:53Oh, and the souper is right downstairs.
00:45:55If you need anything, just knock.
00:45:57He stays there. He's almost always home.
00:45:59I did raise two of my own.
00:46:01You remember that, don't you?
00:46:03Thank you.
00:46:05Put a brush through your ear, honey.
00:46:07Thank you again. Love you.
00:46:09No, you're not!
00:46:11Yeah, marketing has got to be fascinating in that way.
00:46:13Just the whole trying to get inside people's heads.
00:46:15It must be such a creative challenge.
00:46:17You know, it is not about being creative.
00:46:19That's what people don't get.
00:46:21Well, I think you're creative.
00:46:23Thank you, but you've got to understand,
00:46:25people are up against so many god-damned options
00:46:27for everything, right?
00:46:29I mean, you walk into a market,
00:46:31you see, like, 20 different kinds of water,
00:46:33for Christ's sake?
00:46:35I mean, so the best marketing strategy
00:46:37is, no, no, no, it's about being direct.
00:46:39It's about being simple.
00:46:41And ultimately, people,
00:46:43and, look, I'll just say this,
00:46:45I'm sorry,
00:46:47especially women,
00:46:49they want to be told what to do.
00:46:51No, we don't.
00:46:53I call complete bullshit on that.
00:46:55It's not bullshit.
00:46:57It's so much bullshit.
00:46:59Can I get anyone another round?
00:47:01Yeah, I would love another drink.
00:47:03I'm sorry.
00:47:05It's important.
00:47:07No, that's not what I'm doing.
00:47:09I'm asking your opinion.
00:47:11I really like the other flowers.
00:47:13I can't hear you.
00:47:15Um, yeah, sure, I'll have one of those.
00:47:17Thank you.
00:47:19What's going on?
00:47:21I'm so sorry.
00:47:23What?
00:47:25I'll be back.
00:47:27Calm down.
00:47:29No, no, no, I understand.
00:47:31What happened?
00:47:33Look, just put him on the phone, okay?
00:47:35I want to talk to him.
00:47:37Yeah, well, tell him if he doesn't stop now,
00:47:39we're canceling his birthday party.
00:47:41I'm serious.
00:47:43Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, no, let me talk to her.
00:47:45Come here.
00:47:47Hi, Kate, it's Greg.
00:47:49I'm so sorry.
00:47:51Do you need us to come home?
00:47:53That's exactly what he wants.
00:47:55What's that?
00:47:57No, I know.
00:47:59No, we'll leave the phone on so you can...
00:48:01I mean, he's not an idiot.
00:48:03He knows what he's doing.
00:48:05Well, yeah, I mean, honestly, if you're this upset about it,
00:48:07you might consider listening to me,
00:48:09and maybe we should bring him to see somebody.
00:48:11Look, can we not do this right now?
00:48:13He just assaulted his grandmother.
00:48:15Well, she's probably exaggerating.
00:48:17Oh, you threatened to cancel his birthday party
00:48:19because she's probably exaggerating?
00:48:21Greg, I'm setting a boundary.
00:48:23That's allowed.
00:48:25Yeah, it is, but don't flip it around and try to minimize it.
00:48:27If he's acting out, he's acting out.
00:48:29I'm so sorry, guys.
00:48:31No, of course.
00:48:33Is everything okay?
00:48:35Oh, you know, he's just punishing us
00:48:37for having a night out.
00:48:39You know, maybe I should go.
00:48:41Greg, we offered.
00:48:43I know, but I just think if any one of us was there...
00:48:45We can't just upend our plans every time he's in a mood.
00:48:47Where's the lesson in that?
00:48:49Fine, you're the boss.
00:48:51Here you are, miss, the elderflower sake tea.
00:48:53Oh, perfect timing. Cheers to grown-up time.
00:48:55Cheers.
00:48:57So, Caitlyn Jenner.
00:48:59Is she a lesbian now, or what?
00:49:01What?
00:49:03Well, okay, so I was listening to this interview
00:49:05where he...
00:49:07She...
00:49:09No, yeah, Miss Jenner.
00:49:11She said that she was still attracted to women.
00:49:13And, you know, even though now
00:49:15she's a...
00:49:17So I was just wondering, is she...
00:49:19Like, what is she now? Is she a lesbian?
00:49:21How did we get on?
00:49:23I know, it was just... I have no idea.
00:49:25I can't watch so much TV. Stop.
00:49:27I was just reminded of it, because when you were outside,
00:49:29we were talking about your son.
00:49:33I was just
00:49:35explaining that...
00:49:37I was just saying
00:49:39it's hard, you know.
00:49:41Admissions time, kindergarten, it's so hard
00:49:43for a child,
00:49:45you know, who...
00:49:47Who what?
00:49:49Who has a unique expression.
00:49:51Listen, hey, you know, my brother, Mikey,
00:49:53he was a kid. He
00:49:55was obsessed with that
00:49:57game Pretty
00:49:59Pretty Princess, and, you know,
00:50:01you cut to
00:50:03freshman year of college, and he's on the
00:50:05football team, 200 pounds, 6'3".
00:50:07So it just goes to show you.
00:50:09I'm sure I follow. I'm just saying that
00:50:11you may... You probably don't
00:50:13need to worry.
00:50:15No one's worried. That's not what he meant.
00:50:17Well, that's not exactly true. I'm a little worried.
00:50:19And so are his teachers,
00:50:21apparently. Amal, let me ask you something.
00:50:23You took Sanjay to see a therapist
00:50:25last year, right? Greg.
00:50:27I'm sorry. Is that a taboo subject?
00:50:29I just... We're all friends here.
00:50:31I think you've had a little too much to drink. I just am
00:50:33curious about your experience
00:50:35as a parent.
00:50:37And it's fine.
00:50:39Well, with the divorce, we wanted to be
00:50:41safe, so I took him to a therapist.
00:50:43Thank you. Okay, well, that was a very
00:50:45different situation. How is that different?
00:50:47Because with Sanjay, there was an obvious problem.
00:50:49What do you mean by that? No, no, not
00:50:51problem. Right. No, no, no.
00:50:53I just meant, you know, there was
00:50:55something external, not...
00:50:57I think how he likes to play. I really think we should just
00:50:59drop this right now. It's more than how he likes to play.
00:51:01What's that supposed to mean? It means... What? What were you gonna say?
00:51:03We can talk about it later. No, what?
00:51:05What's happened? What were you
00:51:07gonna say? We're all friends, right?
00:51:09Fine.
00:51:11Uh, I was giving Jake a bath the other
00:51:13night, and he
00:51:15tucked his penis between his legs, okay?
00:51:17All boys do that.
00:51:19Right?
00:51:21Well, not really. Oh, come on. You're saying Sanjay's
00:51:23never... No.
00:51:25You're saying he's done this before?
00:51:27Well, it's bath time. What am I
00:51:29supposed to say? No? Clearly
00:51:31you're the one who had a problem with it. I didn't say
00:51:33I had a problem with it. I said that there are
00:51:35people who specialize in exactly this type
00:51:37of behavior. Frankly, I'm not sure what
00:51:39Jake needs right now is one more adult in his
00:51:41life gossiping behind his back. Oh, my God.
00:51:43Trying to come up with some sort of diagnosis.
00:51:45No one was gossiping. Alex, you need to really
00:51:47stop it. It's just...
00:51:49Hey, can I interest anyone in some
00:51:51dessert? We're good. Just...
00:51:53Just a check.
00:52:15Okay.
00:52:35Okay.
00:52:37You can just take a seat back there.
00:52:41How much have I gained?
00:52:43Three pounds
00:52:45since last time, so
00:52:47a total of
00:52:49almost five.
00:52:51I feel like with my son it was more.
00:52:53Yeah, it varies, but
00:52:55it's definitely within the normal range.
00:52:57And
00:52:59your iron was a little
00:53:01low last time. I'm taking a supplement
00:53:03he recommended.
00:53:13Okay.
00:53:21Take a deep breath.
00:53:23Okay.
00:53:31Just breathe.
00:53:43Thank you.
00:54:07Hey, look who it is. I can't be
00:54:09cooked with the Lord. I thought it all
00:54:11was as big as Jay. Yeah, well, I kept the receipt.
00:54:13I know he's particular.
00:54:15You guys know them all.
00:54:17Hi. Nice to meet you.
00:54:19How are you?
00:54:21My goodness
00:54:23gracious.
00:54:25Hi, Mom. Hi. Honey, don't you look nice?
00:54:27Oh, what's up?
00:54:29Hi, Kimmy. How are you doing?
00:54:35Kimmy, we don't run inside.
00:54:37I see it.
00:54:39Hold it.
00:54:41Everybody, for Jay,
00:54:43his birthday, thank you.
00:55:03You need some help, sweetheart?
00:55:05No, I'm almost done.
00:55:07You know, I wish you wouldn't do that.
00:55:09What?
00:55:11Like, all this is just
00:55:13a waste of time.
00:55:15I wasn't...
00:55:19I just meant
00:55:21you didn't learn that from me.
00:55:27Stop it!
00:55:29Hey, stop it. Sanjay.
00:55:31What is the matter with you, baby? What happened?
00:55:33Sanjay pushed Bobby.
00:55:35He started it because
00:55:37Bobby called Jay the flag.
00:55:41Flag?
00:55:45Jay, honey.
00:55:47No, no, no. I got it. I got it.
00:55:59Hey.
00:56:01Hey, you okay?
00:56:03It's almost time to make a wish.
00:56:09Babe.
00:56:11Come on.
00:56:13Honey.
00:56:15Honey, talk to me.
00:56:17Please?
00:56:31I love you.
00:57:01I love you.
00:57:21You know, it's just...
00:57:23Excuse me one moment.
00:57:32Laurel, it's got to stop.
00:57:34Like, I know that you're with a client right now,
00:57:36and I really hate to interrupt, but this is...
00:57:38I'm not with a client.
00:57:40What?
00:57:42I said, I'm not with a client.
00:57:46You seem angry.
00:57:48Is there something you need to release?
00:58:02I love you.
00:58:07We'll talk to you next week. Thank you so much.
00:58:09Fingers crossed.
00:58:11Right on time.
00:58:13Got some good news for us?
00:58:15Come on in.
00:58:22Okay, but this is preliminary feedback, right?
00:58:25They haven't made their decisions.
00:58:27That's true.
00:58:29Do you think he could still end up accepting him?
00:58:31It's possible,
00:58:33but I have to be honest.
00:58:35At this point, it's unlikely
00:58:37it would come with financial aid.
00:58:39What about the Magnets,
00:58:41BSI, PS20?
00:58:43We'll know more in a few weeks.
00:58:45But his scores were so high.
00:58:47They were very strong.
00:58:49But the cutoffs go up every year.
00:58:51There's just too much demand.
00:58:53So you're saying he could be shut out
00:58:55everywhere?
00:58:57I'm saying we need to be prepared.
00:59:03You know, this is a numbers game.
00:59:05We knew this.
00:59:07We went to public school.
00:59:09We turned out okay, right?
00:59:11Remember, he could also do another year with us.
00:59:13Reapply next fall.
00:59:15I know it's not ideal,
00:59:17but under the circumstances,
00:59:19I think it might be the best thing for him.
00:59:21What do you mean?
00:59:23She's just listing options.
00:59:25What circumstances?
00:59:27Look, there's no question
00:59:29he's bright.
00:59:31He's creative.
00:59:33That comes across in all of the feedback.
00:59:35But several places also note
00:59:37that he gets stubborn and defensive
00:59:39when dealing with other kids.
00:59:41Frankly, you two are very lucky
00:59:43to be raising a kid like Jake now
00:59:45instead of 50 years ago.
00:59:47Even 20 years ago.
00:59:49What exactly does that mean,
00:59:51a kid like Jake?
00:59:53This isn't the news we were hoping for,
00:59:55but you have to understand the number of spots
00:59:57we're talking about. Of course,
00:59:59and I know how many kids you have to place.
01:00:01Whoa, I'm not sure what you're implying here,
01:00:03but you know that I care
01:00:05very deeply about Jake,
01:00:07which is why I'm doing everything in my power
01:00:09to place him somewhere where he feels safe
01:00:11and comfortable enough to...
01:00:13To dress like a girl. Okay.
01:00:15That's obviously what you're saying. Alex...
01:00:17And maybe the problem is
01:00:19that we all started pitching him...
01:00:21I had no idea what was in that essay. It doesn't matter.
01:00:23Obviously it's going to affect the way
01:00:25that people treat him. I'm talking about him feeling
01:00:27safe and respected. Yes,
01:00:29but isn't there a danger of imposing...
01:00:31Imposing what,
01:00:33exactly?
01:00:35No, not imposing.
01:00:37That was...
01:00:39Greg...
01:00:41Alex,
01:00:43do you think my sexual orientation
01:00:45has anything to do with my
01:00:47advice regarding your son? What? Judy,
01:00:49of course not. Because every time I try
01:00:51to bring up my concerns, you respond
01:00:53like I'm pushing some political agenda.
01:00:55And let me tell you, the impulse
01:00:57to embrace children as they are
01:00:59is not an agenda. No.
01:01:01And like it or not, you two have some choices
01:01:03to make here. There's a problem.
01:01:05If you don't believe me, just read the feedback
01:01:07yourself. He's acting out, verbally,
01:01:09physically. Yes, and maybe...
01:01:11Maybe he's sick of us
01:01:13pushing him into this
01:01:15role. Alex, you can't expect
01:01:17him to never realize he's different.
01:01:19I know, but I can wait until he tells
01:01:21me himself. But it sounds like he's
01:01:23trying, but you're just determined to ignore it.
01:01:25I am not ignoring it, Jesus.
01:01:27Okay, okay. Maybe if you
01:01:29had ever had your own kids.
01:01:35You know what?
01:01:37We're done. Okay.
01:01:47Okay.
01:01:49Oh!
01:02:15And I'll come
01:02:17and grab him. I guess I'll just...
01:02:19I'll text you when we're...
01:02:21No, no, everything's fine.
01:02:23I mean, it'll be fine.
01:02:25Yeah. Okay.
01:02:27Thank you. Bye.
01:02:47Bye.
01:03:17You should lie down.
01:03:47Here.
01:04:09Here.
01:04:17Come on.
01:04:47I think you should leave.
01:04:54I'm not going anywhere.
01:04:56We don't have to talk,
01:04:58but I'm not leaving you
01:05:00alone right now. I don't think I can
01:05:02not talk.
01:05:06If you're here.
01:05:08I don't think I can
01:05:10not
01:05:12say something. Something
01:05:14mean. I'm
01:05:17very angry.
01:05:20I understand.
01:05:23I'm angry at you, Greg.
01:05:29You should have said something
01:05:31to Judy. She was
01:05:33out of line, and you just
01:05:35sat there.
01:05:46We're not going to have this conversation right now.
01:05:48Yes. Please tell me what conversations
01:05:50we're allowed to have.
01:05:52That's fine, but I'm not going to fight.
01:05:54You should have said something.
01:05:56Well, frankly,
01:05:58I could barely get a word in.
01:06:00I was trying to keep things from
01:06:02escalating. Right, right. God forbid
01:06:04anyone gets angry. God forbid you
01:06:06ever piss someone off.
01:06:08This is ridiculous. You're in shock.
01:06:10We're both grieving. Oh, thank you.
01:06:12I've forgotten. You're trying to make me feel as much pain
01:06:14as I do. That is not what I'm doing.
01:06:16Of course it is. Maybe not consciously, but that's
01:06:18definitely part of... Oh, my God. Things I could do without.
01:06:20Number one, the fucking
01:06:22unconscious. Please, please
01:06:24spare me that. Fine. Let's blame Freud, right?
01:06:26It's Freud's fault you miscarried.
01:06:28Oh, I miscarried?
01:06:30No, that is not what I...
01:06:32You think if I had just taken better
01:06:34care of myself... Would you please stop?
01:06:36If I hadn't overburdened myself
01:06:38with Jake's applications... Allie, for God's
01:06:40sake. If I had let you call an ambulance
01:06:42instead of taking a cab, maybe we would have gotten there
01:06:44sooner. Yeah, well, now we'll never know, will we?
01:06:54Allie,
01:06:56I'm sorry. You're an asshole.
01:06:58Jesus. This is hard
01:07:00for me, too. Is that impossible for you to
01:07:02understand? I needed help,
01:07:04Greg. And you just
01:07:06sat there, like you were
01:07:08embarrassed. Do you have any idea... Okay, I'm not gonna
01:07:10do this. Where are you going? Greg!
01:07:12Greg, you can't just
01:07:14walk away in the middle of... In the middle of
01:07:16what? An argument? This is not an argument.
01:07:18This is you shitting on me.
01:07:20So I'm gonna go pick up
01:07:22Jake, and I'm gonna take him out, and when I
01:07:24get back, I hope that you're in bed.
01:07:26Because, frankly, he doesn't need to see you like this.
01:07:28Fine.
01:07:30Fine.
01:07:32Yeah, go take him out for ice cream.
01:07:34And when you're done, why don't you both
01:07:36get your nails done, huh?
01:07:38I mean, why not? It's not like you've ever
01:07:40taken him to a park, or thrown a
01:07:42ball in his direction.
01:08:02That is
01:08:04a disgusting thing to say.
01:08:08You think it's my fault
01:08:10he likes dresses?
01:08:12No, you think I'm too...
01:08:14a feat? A role model? Who the
01:08:16fuck are you? Did you listen
01:08:18to the feedback?
01:08:20Stubborn? Defensive? Did that not
01:08:22remind you of anyone?
01:08:24Not to mention, you're the one reading him fairy tales every night.
01:08:26You're the one buying him every
01:08:28Disney princess DVD you can get
01:08:30your hands on, and then freaking
01:08:32out when people start to notice.
01:08:34Is it any wonder he's confused?
01:08:36You know, maybe
01:08:38the reason I didn't say anything to Judy is because
01:08:40I agree with her. And I think
01:08:42we need to make some choices
01:08:44about how to address the situation.
01:08:46Fine. You know, bring him to a shrink. What do I
01:08:48know, right? I'm just the one at
01:08:50home with him all day,
01:08:52every day. What?
01:08:54You get to have a life outside this
01:08:56apartment. I gave that up. You want to go back to work?
01:08:58Do it. No one's stopping you. No.
01:09:00I made a choice to be here
01:09:02because I wanted him to have a mother who's
01:09:04devoted to him. And because you hated being a
01:09:06lawyer. Christ.
01:09:08Don't pretend like you weren't desperate to get out.
01:09:10This is what you wanted.
01:09:12So I'm sorry if motherhood turns
01:09:14out to be just another disappointment, but I am
01:09:16his father. I live here too, and I
01:09:18am sick of being treated like you're raising him alone.
01:09:20Jake
01:09:22is not a
01:09:24disappointment.
01:09:26I said motherhood, not Jake.
01:09:30So...
01:09:32I'm sorry, okay?
01:09:38I'm sorry for
01:09:40making you so unhappy. I'm
01:09:42sorry for
01:09:44taking you for granted. I'm sorry
01:09:46for all the
01:09:48ways I've fucked things up with Jake.
01:09:50Allie. I am. I am
01:09:52sorry about the
01:09:54baby. No. For whatever
01:09:56I did wrong. I am not asking
01:09:58you to apologize. Just please,
01:10:00please, let's just
01:10:02stop.
01:10:30It's Judy.
01:10:34She called
01:10:36before at the hospital.
01:10:38Just
01:10:40wanted to make sure everything was okay.
01:10:50Well, it's not.
01:11:00Okay.
01:11:30Okay.
01:12:00Okay.
01:12:02Okay.
01:12:30What do you think is holding you back?
01:12:34Like I said, it's stupid.
01:12:36It's just a signature.
01:12:40It's not like it changes anything.
01:12:42Stuff's already
01:12:44gone.
01:12:46The financials are straightforward.
01:12:48There's no custody battle.
01:12:54Silver linings, right?
01:12:56Silver linings, right?
01:13:02You know,
01:13:04you never
01:13:06really talked about that.
01:13:08What?
01:13:10Well,
01:13:14kids.
01:13:18There's not much to talk about.
01:13:22We talked
01:13:24about IVF.
01:13:26How hard
01:13:28that was on both of you.
01:13:30But I
01:13:32don't think you ever mentioned
01:13:34the decision to
01:13:36stop.
01:13:38Does that
01:13:40matter?
01:13:42At this point?
01:13:46I think it might.
01:13:50Just
01:13:52my two cents?
01:13:56Well, it was
01:13:58always part of the plan,
01:14:00I guess.
01:14:02And when
01:14:04it didn't happen right away,
01:14:06we both kept
01:14:08assuming, with all the
01:14:10options, the
01:14:12next one.
01:14:14This'll be the one.
01:14:16Then the one
01:14:18after that.
01:14:20Then the one after that.
01:14:22And then, at a certain point,
01:14:26I think we both just realized
01:14:30we were eating takeout
01:14:32one night, and he
01:14:34looked at me and said,
01:14:40We're done,
01:14:42aren't we?
01:14:44I
01:14:48guess we were.
01:14:52How did you
01:14:54feel?
01:14:56Honestly?
01:15:04I felt relieved.
01:15:10I knew
01:15:12how much Ben wanted it.
01:15:16I knew it was
01:15:18what I should want.
01:15:22But
01:15:28I don't know.
01:15:30I thought,
01:15:32Oh, thank God.
01:15:34Thank God.
01:15:40You didn't think you could tell him?
01:15:44I think he knew.
01:15:54It's so quiet in here.
01:15:56Dr. Hendricks
01:15:58decided to relocate.
01:16:04I
01:16:06miss the
01:16:08Banshee.
01:16:28There you go.
01:16:30Thank you.
01:16:32Thank you.
01:16:34Thank you.
01:16:36Judy,
01:16:38it's really
01:16:40good to see you.
01:16:46You try,
01:16:50you try so
01:16:52hard to protect them, but
01:16:56it's never gonna be easy
01:16:58to really see
01:17:00the people,
01:17:02especially the ones we love.
01:17:10Mom? In here.
01:17:12Alex, hi.
01:17:14Hey, Ben.
01:17:20Hey.
01:17:22I am gonna go get changed.
01:17:30She hates my guts, doesn't she?
01:17:32She'll get over it.
01:17:50What's the matter with you?
01:17:52This is a child. Get off that bike.
01:17:54You're not in control.
01:17:56If I ever see you on a bike,
01:17:58tell me it will not be a premonition, okay?
01:18:28Can't sleep?
01:18:34I've noticed
01:18:36some things
01:18:38about this movie.
01:18:42Things that don't make sense.
01:18:46Because the idea is that
01:18:48Cinderella is this abused servant
01:18:50girl, right? But
01:18:52she's got an entourage of
01:18:54animals waiting on her hand and foot.
01:18:56They bathe her,
01:18:58they dress her.
01:19:02Honestly, she's not doing too bad.
01:19:20It's a good school.
01:19:22It's a good school.
01:19:28I think you'll be happy.
01:19:40You know, when he was a baby,
01:19:42I was so convinced
01:19:44he knew things.
01:19:48I would look at him and wish
01:19:50so badly he could talk
01:19:52because I was sure he wanted
01:19:54to tell me.
01:20:00He's got time.
01:20:06Maybe he'll come around.
01:20:20Come to bed?
01:20:50Is everything okay?
01:20:54Hi.
01:21:00Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler?
01:21:02Come on in.
01:21:04Do you know what I've been
01:21:06meaning to ask you about?
01:21:08Which one is Aurora again?
01:21:10Who's Aurora?
01:21:12Yeah, that's who you dressed up as, isn't it?
01:21:14Aurora Sleeping Beauty.
01:21:16That's right. Oh, yes.
01:21:18They have those three little fairies.
01:21:20And they take her
01:21:22to a cottage.
01:21:24She doesn't know she's a princess.
01:21:48you