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- ♪♪ MTV ♪♪

- My dad went to the doctor.

They found cancer.

He's been sober about a year.

He has been experiencing a lot of pain.

I was worried when you said you felt better

when you were taking the prescription pain medication.

I would hate to see one thing spiral everything.

After you had that dental procedure,

they prescribed you hydrocodone.

And I was like, mm-mm.

And that's exactly what I started taking.

Of course, I experienced addiction myself.

I don't want my children to go through the hell

that I went through.

- Have you heard Mom trying to get

this job on this cruise ship?

- Yeah.

- I want Mom to do her thing, but at the same time,

I feel like it's one more thing on my plate.

- Ted will be here, but I'm gonna

need you to really keep up with your sister, Rosie,

my little Booga.

- You know I had to go to court for the divorce, right?

- Yeah.

- Well, I ended up getting there late.

The lady, she's like, we can't recall your case.

You need to go refile the default divorce.

But Mom's like, I don't understand

why you're irritated.

- Your irritated-ness should not affect me.

I love you. I gots to go.

I don't want this. - Yeah, me either.

I was just raising my little sister for a month.

And you decided to take your happy ass on a boat.

Do I get a "thank you"?

Do I get a "you're probably [bleep] tired and broken"?

I don't get nothin'.

- I am a divorced woman.

- Will you marry me?

- I found love. I found a true love.

- We are crazy people.

[gasps] Did I see that right?

[shouts and laughter]

- Where's their dad at? - Oklahoma.

He's just not very present.

I'm gonna look into getting full custody.

- I say go talk to a lawyer and see what they say,

because I'm living two situations where

Luis is completely out,

and I'm seeing the effects that has on Stella.

And then I see Devoin coming in and out

and what that does to Nova.

And they're both not good. - Right.

- The last time Stella had seen Luis has been like a year.

- Who do you not like when-- when they come pick you up?

Is there anybody? - My dad.

- I have been thinking about tying my tubes.

I just need to make sure that I wipe out

any possibility of me having another baby with someone

like Luis or Devoin. - Hmm.

- I don't wanna continue to create these broken homes.

- Ryder was born with a rare genetic disease called VLCAD.

With VLCAD, it can trigger other things.

She has to wear the heart monitor for two weeks.

Her heart monitor results came back.

What Ryder is feeling is not dangerous,

but she does have-- they call it an ectopic rhythm.

It can feel scary.

It would lead to her having a panic attack.

- You OK? - [crying]

- What's wrong?

- Your heart? It hurts? - [crying]

- OK.

[upbeat music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- ♪♪ Now I'm dancing in a dark room ♪♪

♪♪ Finding myself under a new moon ♪♪

[upbeat music]

- OK, pregnant lady.

- With IVF, pregnancy goes quickly.

It's been six days since my embryo transfer,

which means four weeks pregnant.

I was up late looking up the certain weeks.

So like, every week,

your baby is the size of a specific fruit.

And there's a chart you can look at.

That way, you'll know what to compare it with.

- A who? - Next week, I'll be a raisin.

- So four weeks, we're a poppy seed.

- So when your baby gets to the size of a plum,

you kind of start showing.

I had birth with all my kids during the papaya stage,

but they were already so--

- Watermelon?

- They were 10 pounds.

That's why I'm terrified to have twins.

- Holy--

- I can't have two 10-pound babies.

- No, it wouldn't be two 10-pound babies.

- And I would give birth early,

and then they would be in the NICU and--

- Damn.

Shoot.

- Let's not tell anyone until 13 weeks.

I haven't told my dad.

He's just gonna stress. - I don't think he will.

- He knows I'm type 1 diabetic.

Everyone always goes back

to how awful Broncs's pregnancy was,

so I need to figure out custody for my kids.

If something happens to me, who's gonna raise my kids?

My kids have a complicated relationship with their dad

or not one at all.

You haven't spoken to your dad since September.

Jaxie, that's all you texting him.

Why does he not text back? - I don't know.

- Have you guys talked to your dad lately?

- Dad doesn't answer my calls no more.

- Me either. Dad never answers me.

- Moms die.

That's a very real thing.

And if I died tomorrow,

Khesanio can take better care of them than their dad.

Josh doesn't know them.

He doesn't even know where they go to school.

He sees them a few weeks a year,

but legally, they would go straight to him.

The best thing that could happen for them is if I die,

you make the decisions from there.

- I mean, if that's gonna make you feel better, sure.

I mean, you do what you feel is in the best

interest of the kids.

I'll support whatever you decide to do.

♪♪ ♪♪

- ♪♪ See the setting sun as the traffic lights burn ♪♪

♪♪ Like I'm in a movie ♪♪

♪♪ Everything is temporary ♪♪

♪♪ Everything's golden ♪♪

- Hi. - Hi.

- What are you doing? - Nothing.

- Nothing? Let me see your hand.

[soft upbeat music]

Oh, yeah. It grew fast.

[somber music]

Addie brought to my attention a cyst

that had formed on her hand.

It was just like a little bubble on her wrist.

No big deal. I was like, all right.

Like, maybe it will go away.

And then suddenly, it began to grow.

I see simply from my dad's situation what can happen.

So I am gonna be on top of my daughter's health.

♪♪ ♪♪

So now we have a surgery scheduled to get it removed.

♪♪ ♪♪

- ♪♪ It's a perfect life ♪♪

♪♪ And with you ♪♪

♪♪ I've never felt so alive ♪♪

- Hello? - I'm downstairs.

Come look what I did. It's only taken me two weeks.

- So you send me over here to put me to work?

- Yeah.

Grab a paintbrush. - That's bull[bleep].

I don't like painting.

You can do-- you can do the painting.

I'll do the bossing. - Bull[bleep].

- I was finally able to get Addie in to get the cyst

she has on her wrist removed.

- Do they think it could be cancer?

- No, they think it's a ganglion cyst.

It's just, I think, fluid-filled.

But they're gonna go ahead and remove it.

This whole thing reminds me

of how Dad had to have that ablation done.

- Do you think they'll prescribe Addie pain pills?

- I'm not against giving it to her if she actually needs it.

- But you're just not gonna give it

to her if she doesn't need it. - Yeah.

- And so when are they gonna do the procedure?

- She's having the procedure done

this week to remove the cyst.

- Is Jeremy going to the procedure?

- Yeah. - You haven't seen him since?

- No. The last time I saw Jeremy was at court.

While I was working my shift,

the hostess comes back and was like, Jeremy's here.

He's yelling.

He seemed very intoxicated

and demanding that he speak to his ex-wife.

The cops came to the restaurant

and recommended that I file a protection order on Jeremy.

So that's what I did.

- I just don't know how it's gonna work with you

and Jeremy there.

Especially if he brings company.

- Who? The girlfriend?

Is she a wife or girlfriend or fiancée?

- I don't know that. You should know that.

Not me. - I don't ask about that.

It's none of [bleep] my business.

- So you don't know if she's gonna be there?

You're just gonna walk in there like, hello?

Our daughter is having surgery.

- Yeah, we have a child together.

At the end of the day, all I care about

is my child growing up in a safe and loving environment.

Like, she's my focus.

I don't give a [bleep] about him.

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- Ryder started to not feel good.

She complained of having like chills, body aches,

and she started to throw up.

And then it just honestly never stopped.

6:00 p.m., 6:10, 7:20.

It was like back to back to back to back.

And I ended up calling the on-call genetic doctor,

and he immediately said

I needed to bring Ryder to the hospital.

They think that she just got a bug,

but they're always like, with her,

you have to take these precautions.

Something that seemed not a big deal as throwing up

could very much be a big deal for someone like Ryder,

because the longer that she would go with just vomiting

and not eating, that's a fasting period.

And Ryder can't fast with her having VLCAD.

The last 30 hours

been the longest 30 hours ever.

With her, you have to take these precautions.

I'm just praying that we get to go home today.

[upbeat music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- Hi. - Got my shoes.

- No coat, no jacket, no sweater?

- Bruh, I told them.

I gotta go meet Shirley. - Where are you going to again?

OK, I'm gonna leave, OK?

I love you guys.

- ♪♪ You don't wanna pick a fight with me ♪♪

♪♪ I'll take you down ♪♪

♪♪ I'll take you down ♪♪

♪♪ I don't care where we go ♪♪

♪♪ It doesn't matter ♪♪

- Wow. Which one is that?

- We got it.

- ♪♪ I wanna go faster ♪♪

- So what's been going on?

I feel like I haven't seen you in a little bit.

- Remember how I told you I wanted to get my tubes tied?

- Mm-hmm.

- So we're gonna, like, remove the whole entire thing.

Like, I'm removing my tubes completely.

- Is that reversible?

- No, once they're out, [bleep] glue them back on.

- All right. [laughs]

- Once it's done, it's done.

- So that's what you really want?

- That's what I want. - Yeah.

- No more children.

I just want to travel with the kids.

And I don't need another baby daddy.

Like, it just never ends with these [bleep] baby daddies.

- [laughing]

- I'm trying to track down Luis to sign that paper for consent.

Because me and the kids have been

thinking about going to Japan.

- Because you need to figure out what's Stella's--

- Yes, because I can't go to Japan without his consent.

- Why?

- Stella has Luis's last name.

And when I went to Canada, they asked for a letter for Stella,

because Luis is on the birth certificate and Devoin isn't.

So you need a letter.

- I never needed a letter for a Emanuel.

- Well, I need it just in case,

because I got stopped in Canada.

- Yeah.

- So I need that letter from him.

So I need it notarized.

- And is it just specific for that trip or--

- It's just for that trip. - Huh.

- Luis, he's been absent for two years.

He doesn't show any effort.

And it sucks because the person that is, like,

hurting the most is my baby.

You know, I thought I was doing the right thing

by putting Luis on the birth certificate

because I didn't put Devoin on the birth certificate,

but I [bleep] up.

I shouldn't have.

We wouldn't be dealing with this.

- ♪♪ You can't stop it now ♪♪

[upbeat music]

♪♪ You can't stop it now ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪

[notification chimes]

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- So I have not talked to my mom

since we had that disagreement

the last time she was at my house.

I am extremely irritated with my mom.

Her showing up to court for me, I appreciate that.

But if you're not there lifting me up,

what is your physical presence doing for me?

That's not support.

And if you think that's support,

you're self-centered and you can't take yourself out

of things to be able to be there for other people.

But I'll meet up with her and hear her out.

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♪♪ ♪♪

- Hello, hello.

♪♪ ♪♪

- Would you like to say how you feel?

- The last conversation could have used a little bit more

emotional intelligence from you.

I don't think you--you realize

all I do is show up for you.

- And I feel like as a family,

we all try to support each other.

But I think you have to support people how they need it

and not the way that you feel like

you need to give it or you want to give it.

And I think that's sometimes the problem.

Because if you would sit here in my face and say,

I don't know what you think you've done,

then I don't know what planet we're on.

- Well, thank you, Ashley, for supporting--

- I don't need a thank you. - Then what is it for?

- I just need you to not act like that.

At the end of the day,

you took something that you knew wasn't personal

and decided to make it personal.

I was so [bleep] pissed off

because now the divorce thing is pushed back.

That's the bottom line.

- OK, so for me, I had just gotten back.

I left supporting you and this stuff with Bar.

- Right. - So I did my job.

I hadn't even been back maybe three or four days.

And yet here I am showing up and supporting you

when I had initially-- but hold on.

- Right, similarly, like when you were going on a cruise...

- Hold on. Let me finish. - I was supporting you.

- OK.

Well, my mom left

and I'm taking care of my little sister, too.

- Oh, she's-- she's here full-time again?

- Mm-hmm.

Not full-time because my dad's here,

but he's working majority of the day.

- Yeah, but you guys are coordinating.

- Yeah. We're co-parenting. - Yes, how fun.

- How have things been since Mom's been on the ship?

- I miss the food, definitely. - I know.

When I walked in there,

I'm like, Dad, what have you been cooking?

He's like, there's French fries in the stove.

I'm like, let me bring some food over here.

- [scoffs] If you say so, Ashley.

- OK, so then if you feel like you went on a cruise

for six weeks and I didn't step in and support.

I'm gonna have to once again walk away

from this conversation.

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[somber music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- Hi. - Sweet pea.

it's just me and you tonight

before your surgery tomorrow morning.

Let me see your wrist.

Oh, my gosh. It's scary-looking.

Are you nervous about your surgery?

- No. - You're gonna do great.

She said that she would cut it right there.

Basically, they'll remove it,

and they'll probably do a biopsy on it.

- Am I staying the night at the hospital?

- No, it's an outpatient procedure.

It shouldn't be too bad. It might just be a little sore.

You can take some Tylenol.

We have to be there by 6:15 a.m.

Your dad will be there, OK?

You ready? - Yeah.

- All right. Get a good night's rest.

- ♪♪ These words ♪♪

♪♪ Can't go backwards back in my mouth ♪♪

♪♪ I've heard ♪♪

♪♪ You can't unlearn once you find out ♪♪

[soft upbeat music]

- How are we feeling?

- Good. - Good?

Mommy will be in the waiting room

while you're having the procedure done.

They'll do an IV.

- What do you mean, IV?

Like, what do they-- what's that?

- Procedure?

- IV.

- The IV goes straight to a vein.

- A needle? - Yes, they'll use a needle.

- You'll do great. You're a tough little girl.

And tough little girls grow up to be strong women.

[suspenseful music]

♪♪ ♪♪

[birds singing]

- Good morning. - Good morning. How are you?

- Good.

- Checking in for Adalynn Calvert.

- I think that it meant a lot to Addie

that her dad was there to support her.

It's nice to see him show up,

but I'm shocked that Jeremy brought his girlfriend.

Ultimately, we're there for Addie,

and that's all that matters.

I could care less.

♪♪ ♪♪

Addie, how are you feeling?

- Good.

- You're nervous?

- ♪♪ Yeah, I'm so ready, I'm locked and steady ♪♪

♪♪ It's time for feeling alive ♪♪

♪♪ No more waiting or hesitating ♪♪

♪♪ Let's take it up a level tonight ♪♪

[phone line trilling]

- Hi, this is MacKenzie. - Hi. How are you?

- I'm good. I wanted to talk to you

about booking a consultation to just sit and talk

about my divorce and moving forward with sharing kids.

[chuckles] I guess that's how you word it.

- Yes.

- So our divorce is final. We settled outside of court.

- Yes, that would be perfect, actually.

- Thank you. Bye.

[soft upbeat music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- Hi. - Hi. How are you?

- Good. It's nice to meet you.

- It's so good to meet you in person.

Come on, let's go. - OK.

♪♪ ♪♪

- All right, so we talked a little bit over the phone.

You let me know that you were married to Joshua, right?

- Mm-hmm. - OK. What's going on?

- We got pregnant at 16, married at 18,

had a baby at 18 and 20.

We got married in Oklahoma, moved to Florida.

And he went back to Oklahoma.

We've been fully divorced for a year and a half, maybe.

When I was going through the divorce,

I was in a financially really, really rough spot.

So I just drew up whatever I could online.

He signed it, and then we didn't go to court.

- So you guys have a parenting plan, right?

- He gets access to the kids every school break.

He said, OK, if I don't have to pay child support,

I will provide transportation.

And he has not done that.

And he just never worked, never helped, never did anything.

I get in this new relationship, and he picks up all the pieces

and has raised these kids since.

If something happens to me, do they go to their blood father

or the one that's raising them?

- They go to their dad.

I'm sure whoever you're with now,

I think you guys are getting married soon, right?

- Yeah. And Khesanio, he did more in one month

more than their dad did in ten years.

- Their entire lives?

The only way he could-- the children could go

to your fiancé would be if Dad agrees,

or if Dad is gonna just let your fiancé now adopt them.

Would he agree to that, do you think?

- I mean, he's willingly letting a man step in

and raise his kids full-time.

Let's be honest, two weeks out of the year is a vacation.

It's not custody.

- More than likely, the plan that you have now

would definitely, probably be better if it were changed.

Now, you asked about your divorce.

How do you know you're divorced?

- Um, because it's--

I got paper-- I got the paperwork--

- OK. - From the court.

- OK.

They told you they filed everything for you?

- Mm-hmm. - OK.

I looked it up. - Mm-hmm.

- You are not divorced.

- Hmm? - You are not divorced.

[dramatic music]

[soft upbeat music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- We're going home.

- We're going home.

- Going home. - [chuckles]

- They just confirmed that Ryder,

she had a stomach bug.

Her sugar levels are fine enough to go home.

- We made it out. - Two days.

- We made it out. - Two days.

- We're making it out. We're coming out.

- ♪♪ Breathe right through me ♪♪

♪♪ With this disease ♪♪

- OK, so the doctor said you need to just chill

out for the next few days.

- Bed.

- ♪♪ I don't think I'll get used to ♪♪

♪♪ Falling asleep on my own ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪

- This is a cute place.

- This is adorable.

- I feel like every time I see you, I'm like,

the last few weeks have just been a whirlwind.

- So what's happening that you feel--

- Cory irritated me.

It bothered me at the hospital

that he didn't stay longer or stay at all.

When he came, he came to visit. He stayed for a second.

Then Ryder's like, I want you so stay with me.

He's like, no, it's OK. Your mom got it.

- That's not good. - And what's your excuse?

Like, Taylor was out of town. The girls were out of town.

- I expected a little bit more from him.

- To me, I think, like, the lack of energy

makes me feel like that's the lack of, like,

him taking it seriously. - Or understanding.

- Yeah. It's just always all on me.

I feel like she has two parents.

It's not a burden, but I just feel like it's so heavy on me.

And then he just kind of gets to just, like,

come and go as he please.

- It's about Ryder.

She needs the support from you as well, Cory.

- I need you to, like, be more present with Ryder's health.

It would have been nice to feel like I had someone

that I could have leaned on.

I'm like, non-confrontational,

so I just let a lot of things go.

But then I get to a point where I'm like,

now I've let so many things go, but they're still festering.

- Welcome to men.

- Yeah.

- You know how they say men are from Mars

and women are from Venus?

Men don't emotionally tap in like we do.

- Yeah. - Men say, well, I didn't know.

- Yeah. - You never told me.

- Yeah. - And we are looking like,

what do I need to tell you for that?

- Right. - That's obvious.

- You see me running in 20 different directions every day.

Like, what do you mean?

- They're gonna let you run as long as you run, you know.

- Thank you. - Thank you so much.

- I don't know if I should say something.

- You're probably not gonna get what you want from him.

- No, and that's why I'm-- and I know that.

So that's why I'm just kind of like,

just chalk it up and just move on.

Because I'm not gonna get the response that I need

or that I want.

And I'm probably not gonna get the action

that I think there should be behind certain things.

- On the medical side, Chey,

you're not gonna relinquish any of that.

But next time I think you're gonna have to ask.

So you think Cory feels some kind of negative energy?

- Who knows?

He probably has zero clue that I'm annoyed with him.

He probably thinks we're just good old pals, like normal.

- What the-- why are men so clueless?

I just don't understand.

- Don't have a baby with a stranger.

This is what you get. [laughs]

- ♪♪ Speak louder ♪♪

[soft upbeat music]

- Hey. - Hey.

- Hi.

I'm sitting here folding clothes.

Ry picked out clothes and a picture.

- Let me see it.

Cute.

- Cory is a good dad.

I could never say that he is a bad dad,

but I just think sometimes I just want more from him.

But I'm kind of at this place of like,

let's not make everything a problem

and just leave it alone.

She told me this morning when I dropped her off,

make sure that you do not come before 5:30.

- Got it.

- I think that that's what's hard about co-parenting is

being able to communicate and ask for help.

I need to work on that.

I can't change Cory, but I can change the way

I approach things with him.

- ♪♪ I'm ready for a change ♪♪

♪♪ 'Cause we're the fearless type ♪♪

♪♪ Making up the rules, we're legends of our time ♪♪

♪♪ Taking them to school like double overtime ♪♪

♪♪ We live up to the hype ♪♪

♪♪ Yeah, we live up to the hype ♪♪

♪♪ Life is a game, and we are the players ♪♪

- Hey, babes.

Hey, my girlies. How was school today?

- How was it?

- You're hungry? Here, baby.

I love you.

You're special to me, you know that?

- Mm-hmm.

- Your dad, he's dropping the paper off in a little bit,

which we need to go to Japan.

I don't know how you're feeling about the situation,

about your dad coming over.

- I don't know.

- Hey, Nova.

- I don't know. - Dad.

Her dad is coming over to drop off all the paper.

- I don't know.

- And she doesn't know if she wants to see him or not.

- You talk to him. - I think you wanna see him.

I see it in your face.

You're probably just a little nervous.

And if you don't wanna see him, you don't have to.

I'll let you decide.

- Hey. - Hi.

- Hi. - How are you?

- Good. - You OK?

- Yeah. - How was school?

- Good. How far is my dad?

- I have no idea.

I would assume maybe, like, 45 minutes.

Is that OK? - Yeah.

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♪♪ ♪♪

- What happened?

- Um...

- Yeah.

- Yeah, it's been a really long time.

- Mm-hmm.

- Don't worry about that.

He's the one that hasn't been around for two years.

You gotta set boundaries, and this is your boundary.

And that's OK to have with people.

[knocking on door] If you're not ready,

you're not ready.

Who's that? - Me.

What's up?

- She doesn't wanna see him.

- Well, maybe it's OK if you hurt his feelings,

because your feelings are hurt right now.

I'm gonna step out.

♪♪ ♪♪

- He's here. He just got here. He just texted me.

- Yes.

- OK. I'm gonna go.

♪♪ ♪♪

- Bri.

Psst.

- [whispering] He's here.

- He's here?

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

♪♪ ♪♪

[somber music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- I have divorce papers.

- So they filed the documents.

The parenting plan that you guys both signed is filed,

but a judge never gave you a final dissolution of marriage.

So you have no final judgment.

We'll figure out what needs to be done.

You continue living your life.

- Because it sounds like we may be starting from scratch,

and I just inserted a baby in me.

So did they lie to me?

- I see this often whenever people don't use,

like, a reliable person or company.

So now the issue is you gotta get divorced.

You do have a parenting plan that you both agreed to.

- How do I--how did--

- And your case is closed, so it has to be reopened.

Did you get anything that says final judgment?

- Mm-hmm. - Was it signed by the judge?

- Mm-hmm.

- I cannot. It's in my filing cabinet.

- There's two options.

Either you've actually got to get divorced.

If for whatever reason, the form just was not

on the docket, but it really exists,

then the second option would be all right, let's look into

what you need to do to modify your parenting plan,

because he is not doing what he needs to do.

[soft upbeat music]

- [vocalizing]

♪♪ ♪♪

♪♪ The morning skies ♪♪

- Ready to go?

- ♪♪ I've been picturing this moment ♪♪

[vocalizing]

- Addie, you OK?

- Yeah. - All right.

The procedure went well.

- ♪♪ My heart is beating faster ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪

- Do you want your fuzzy blanket?

[soft upbeat music]

You did a really good job today.

[smooches] Love you.

- ♪♪ Burn up the night sky with you ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪

- Princess, how are you feeling?

- I'm good.

♪♪ ♪♪

- On a scale of one to ten, what's your pain like?

- Six.

- If your pain tolerance is like eight or above,

you can't tolerate it at all,

then they did send you a prescription

pain medication to the pharmacy.

There's a lot of side effects that

play into prescription medication

that you have to be mindful of and aware of.

It's highly addictive.

It makes you drowsy, nauseous.

If it's excruciating pain, then we'll--

I'll go to the pharmacy

and pick up the other medication, OK?

Because I know you did just have surgery,

and it can be painful.

- Yeah, my pain's not that bad, but I still can't feel it

because it's still a little bit numb.

- Well, when that wears off, you might feel it more.

- So what's so bad about medicine?

Isn't it supposed to help you?

- Different prescription medication can

have different side effects.

So when I gave birth to you,

they put me on morphine while I was in the hospital with you.

And then I went home with prescription medication.

And then it spirals from there.

Because a lot of the times, doctors will just

stop prescribing and then you're hooked.

Your body is physically hooked on this medication.

But I get terrified to go to doctors now

because I'm afraid that that could happen again,

which isn't good.

That's not a healthy relationship with

your medical doctor, but I'm--

I'm working on that.

I know that I can't change my past.

That has made me the woman that I am today.

But I do know that I can take those experiences

and those lessons and change the trajectory

for my daughter's future.

When you have children, that responsibility and the pressure

of it, you're just like, please make sure

that I am doing this in a way that

is going to be of good influence

to them and their future.

Because of my personal experience with addiction

and being prescribed pain medication,

I am very sensitive about this.

I think it's something that it could wreak havoc on a family,

and it's a conversation that needs to be had.

So you got some lip stain on.

- Even though you don't feel good,

doesn't mean you can't look good.

- I feel bad.

I dress up every day just so I can--[laughs]

Makes me feel better.

Super proud of that girl.

- ♪♪ Oh, I gave it everything ♪♪

[tense music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- If you feel like you went on a cruise for six weeks

and I didn't step in and support,

I'm gonna have to once again

walk away from this conversation.

- I called.

- No, taking food over there, making sure Rosie is getting--

- I'm not aware-- - What she needs.

- I'm not aware of any of this you're talking about right now.

- OK, but you know that you left on a cruise for weeks.

- Right.

- So I don't know who you thought was doing it.

- Her father. - And you put me in place.

- This is blindsiding.

- Because you knew that he wasn't going to.

- Yeah, but this is blindsided.

- Mother, what do you mean I blindsided you?

- I left her in the responsibility of her father.

And you supported that.

I had just come back from work. - Mm-hmm.

- And I'm dead into supporting you.

- Mm-hmm.

I don't know what support I get showing up to a court date

or whatever, whatnot, Mom.

- The same that you say you giving Booga, Ashley.

And regards is still support.

So now, you belittle me standing by your side--

- No, I'm not belittling you.

I'm just confused when you say that...

- I love you and you're my daughter.

- Certain things happen in my life.

- But this is-- this is just diva.

- Took precedence over that.

- Yeah, because what are you doing?

- No, I don't.

- Why can't you understand that?

- OK, I'm gonna leave you with your thoughts

because I've just about had it. - We can leave each other.

We can leave each other, ;cause I've had it, too.

- I've had it with you.

You don't know what the hell you're talking about.

- Have a good one, Ashley. - Yeah.

You have the better one.

I think my mom has a serious problem taking accountability.

I would do anything that I can do for my family,

especially my mom.

But when she says things like, I support and I--

honestly it really makes me have to go there and question

like, what do you do?

Because if you want a thank you for being

a shoulder to lean on, goddamn it, you're not gonna get one.

And while I'm OK with Holly still seeing my mom,

I need a break from her.

So if you think I'm a diva.

- And I don't like who you are.

You are a victim to the end of [bleep] time.

She can kiss the blackest part of my [bleep] ass[bleep]

and I bleach my ass[bleep], so she gonna have to dig deep.

Find somewhere and [bleep] kiss it.

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♪♪ ♪♪

-[sighs loudly] - Hey.

- It has been

quite a morning. - Heard that.

- So I go to talk to a lawyer

from what I think is, like,

getting things in line since he's, you know,

the paperwork stuff.

And she says, oh, you're, um, not divorced.

- What?

- And I said, yes, I am, I have papers.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait. - She's telling me her truth.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

So you're still married?

- I won't accept that as an answer.

- Who did you go through? - Someone I found online.

She should have been able to pull it up,

but for some reason, it's not in the system.

I didn't bring the paper. - Why didn't you bring it?

- Because it's supposed to all be online.

- So it's not online?

- Mm-mm. - So you're not divorced?

- Papers were sent to me.

- So how does it get in the system?

How is it not in the system?

- She just said, call me or email me tomorrow

if you find the paper.

- If you did find it, she's still gonna wanna do it over

since it's not in the system, or--

- She has to see if it's even legit, 'cause if not,

we do this all over again.

♪♪ ♪♪

With a lawyer the right way.

- So wait. I'm engaged to a married woman?

- If I die, these kids are doomed.

Because they're gonna be sent straight to the other parent.

He can't even take care of himself.

He can't even raise himself.

That's why he's living in his mom's house.

I don't go to bed with a peace of mind with that.

I just went in there thinking one conversation

was gonna happen, and another conversation happened.

So now I'm just like, what is going on?

♪♪ ♪♪

[upbeat music]

♪♪ ♪♪

- Hey, how are you?

What's going on?

Chilling?

I just spoke to Stella and she--

she said she doesn't wanna see you.

- OK.

- OK.

- Because I bought her and-- and Nova some gifts.

- I'll give this to them. - OK.

- Call me when you have a chance.

- Or you guys can talk now. I'm gonna go inside.

- You have a minute?

- [sniffles]

- How you been?

- Stella, um, was just crying so much.

She doesn't want to hurt your feelings.

- You know.

- Even though she says I don't wanna see him,

I think she definitely is just confused.

She is excited. She gets nervous.

She cries. She laughs.

It's just, like, she's too young to be going through that,

Luis, seven years old. - I get it.

- Everybody's made mistakes, but she hasn't.

- One for you. - Which one's mine?

- And I think this one's yours. And this one's yours.

- He left?

- No, I think Granny's talking to him.

- She's at that tender age where you still could

have a relationship with her. - Yeah.

- Text her. Stay in touch.

- OK? Good to see you.

- Yeah. [car door opens and shuts]

Can I ask you something? - Mm-hmm.

- Do you think telling her that he's

coming on such short notice--

- I don't know if I did a good job at that.

I don't know when I should have told her.

- I think you should have gave her more time to prepare.

- I understand, but I also didn't wanna

tell her too way in advance and him not show up.

- Oh, my God.

I think that you have to put more effort into it.

You're leaving it up to him. It's up to you, too.

It's not only up to him.

- We always have the same conversations.

It's not about--

It's not about him right now, it's about Stella.

- And we saw she's devastated.

I just think that more needs to be done.

- Not by this party.

- Yeah. - No.

And it really is up to Stella.

This is the third time that she says

she does not wanna see her father.

Her sixth birthday, her seventh birthday,

and today.

[somber music]

When I see Stella cry about her dad

or when I see Stella so conflicted,

there's no reason for her to go through any of that.

I wish Luis was present.

I wish Stella got to experience a good father.

And unfortunately, that's not the case.

And it's just-- it's heartbreaking.

Just everything that happened today made me realize

there is no way in hell am I ever going to allow

something like this to happen again.

- ♪♪ You're not alone ♪♪

♪♪ Everything is new ♪♪

♪♪ Nothing left to lose ♪♪

♪♪ Daring and invincible ♪♪

♪♪ You're never alone ♪♪

♪♪ Search beyond the sea ♪♪

♪♪ Who you're meant to be ♪♪

♪♪ Image of a miracle ♪♪

♪♪ You're not alone ♪♪

♪♪ A heart magnificent ♪♪

♪♪ Feel your innocence ♪♪

♪♪ Fading with the morning dew ♪♪

♪♪ You're never alone ♪♪

♪♪ Facing the unknown ♪♪

♪♪ Steady like a stone ♪♪

♪♪ Darling, we will make it through ♪♪

♪♪ ♪♪

- I gotta take my learner's test to drive.

- Muscular dystrophy plays a part in this.

- Do you need help?

- I'd love to spend time with you

whenever you want to come over here.

- Things with Leah,

I'm scared she's never gonna come around.

- Everyone has me scared I'm having twins.

Is there a heartbeat? - Well, I'm looking, but, uh--

- Your body works how it's supposed to work,

but mine isn't.

I want it to work.

[upbeat music]

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