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Previously on "Braxton Family Values"...

See-- see how the spirit's already changing?

Spirit's already changing talking about the medium.

Trina, you're not comfortable, go.

See y'all later. Enjoy--

I'm not gonna have you yell at me. That's not cool.

She wasn't yelling at you.

It ain't gotta be like that all the damn time.

We have been trying to retain your uterus

for a very long time.

I have to have this hysterectomy.

It's frightful.

He just got off the phone with the production company at "The Real"

and they said that I was basically fired.

I felt disrespected, I felt let down,

I felt disregarded.

I'm so humiliated, Toni.

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ That we are not like an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina ♪

♪ Tamar and Miss E will ♪

♪ Teach you a thing or two ♪

♪ On "Braxton Family Values." ♪

- Hey, Mom. - Hey!

What's up with you?

Trying to get ready for this procedure

I'm about to go through, and I'm worried.

My hysterectomy is tomorrow,

and I'm really nervous.

I am afraid that, um,

my sexuality will be gone.

You know, when you have a husband, you know, it's, like,

ooh, will I be able to satisfy him

the way I used to?

Or some men, they'll go astray

and try to find something else.

But he know after this hysterectomy,

I'll probably go a little cuckoo, cuckoo.

I'll hurt him.

Do y'all think I'm gonna be-- do you think I'm gonna change?

- No. - You don't think my personality will change?

More crazy.

I am not crazy.

Okay.

It's cool. You're gonna change...

- Mm-hmm. - ...but for the better.

I think your stress is gonna be less, I really do,

after all these doctor's appointments.

'Cause this had you, like, all over the place.

- But you know what I'm afraid of? - What?

Like, one day I'll start cooking,

all of a sudden I'll bust out crying.

Y'all will ask me, "Traci or Mom, why you crying?"

"I wanted peas instead."

That's what I'm worried about.

Because, you know, women go crazy.

Women, you know, they--

they get all sensitive.

I'm gonna say, "Go to your room,

and I'll be right up there."

Four to six weeks.

- We gonna be celibate four to six weeks. - Mm-hmm.

You gotta be creative.

That's what the doctor said.

Yeah, like working on my jaw skills.

- - Chewing gum.

Six weeks no sex whatsoever?

What am I going to do?

Oh, my God.

My jaw-- I won't be able to talk for a while, everyone.

There you go, work it out.

Get it, girl. That's what I'm talking about.

The brown cow

have sort-- speckled spots.

I wanted to say thank you, dear, but I can't say that.

- Yes, son? - Stop.

You're not the pappy.

You guys realize when I'm down,

I need y'all help so much.

Like, I'll need my feet to be rubbed.

That's Kevin's job.

Legs.

I got the legs.

Cook.

Kevin, can you please cook for your mother?

- I'll cook. - Thank you.

Oh, my husband and son's gonna support me no matter what, honey,

'cause I'm gonna have me a bell,

and I'ma sure enough ring it

so they can come to my aid each and every time.

Well, then, son, you know what?

I'm gonna leave you.

Come on, honey.

Stop.

See what I'm saying? Take notes.

You're learning something right now, son.

Mm.

Kevin, Jr.: Nasty.

-Where's Vince? -I don't know.

He's just working on my nerves right now.

Because I can't be late to my follow-up appointment.

You understand what I'm saying? I cannot miss this appointment.

I'm trying to go out of town three days.

- So you have to-- I get it, I get it. - In three days.

So I have to be cleared to go to work,

and it's annoying when other people make you damn late.

So I just had my last surgery for my thoracic outlet syndrome.

Last fall I got sick because I had blood clots.

You know, the doctors found out that I had to have a rib removed

that was compressing one of my veins.

I gotta go back to the hospital.

They want to take my other rib from my right side.

They don't want to wait until I get a blood clot,

because it's already compressing--

- And one will occur, he's saying. - Could.

- Oh, could. - Yeah.

So I'm going to the doctor,

and I'm just, like, stressed to capacity right now.

Like, what the hell he's fittin' to say to me?

So Towanda's volunteered to take me to the doctor's.

I've had, you know, some bad luck when it comes to health for me,

and so I'm just trying to hear all good news

and all gossip right now.

So how's Trina doing?

Trina's good.

What's up with her and romance?

- I don't know. - What you mean?

I don't know.

Uh, Trina has been dating Jacent for over a year.

- This is Jace. - Nice to meet you all.

I was fittin' to call you Akon.

I didn't know-- I thought that's who-- wow!

My personal opinion about Jacent is leah.

He was just supposed to be a rebound situation for her.

You're supposed to just have fun and that's it.

He's not my favorite person in the world.

- I'm not-- what? - Towanda, what's going on? I ain't gonna tell nobody.

You don't ask her how-- how is her relationship going with ol' boy?

No, not unless she just volunteers to tell me.

But I'm sure she has. How's it going?

I guess it's going pretty good.

Towanda, now, you holding something back, now.

- I'm not. - Yeah, you are.

Oh, my God, it's so frustrating.

Will you please (bleep) say it?

Just tell me what happened, Towanda.

Just tell me.

I just know she said everything was cool.

Okay, why it took you 20 minutes to tell me that?

- That means that everything ain't cool. -

When I am around him,

he's, like, always the same person, you know what I mean?

And he's-- you know, for me, he's like a nice guy.

He's respectful.

I mean, really, I'm just happy the gossip

ain't about me this time.

So, you know, I'm all ears for anybody else.

Towanda, you like him?

Do I like him? No.

You don't like him?

Listen, she was just supposed to hang out with him,

and, you know, get her over her ex-husband,

not all that.

Okay, but why you don't like him for?

'Cause I think he's a liar.

- A who? - Liar.

Well, don't they all lie?

No, it's a different type of liar.

So what you mean?

I just think that he's a manipulator, to me,

and, in my opinion...

Like, but what you talking about?

He's like "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

- I've never seen that movie. - You need to watch it.

- Toni's calling. - Hi, Toni Braxton, living legend.

Toni, I wanna talk to you because Towanda just told me some T

and I don't wanna seem like I'm gossiping.

You ain't heard it from me.

What happened? You didn't tell me not to tell nobody.

See, that's why I can't talk to Tamar.

I can't have conversations with Tamar.

You didn't tell me not to tell nobody.

- Oh, God. - Go ahead, Towanda, tell her 'cause you--

- Tamar, you opened your mouth first. - Tell her the story.

- I don't know it. - We were talking about Trina's beau.

Tamar asked me if I liked him, and I said no.

But why?

Oh, my God.

I told you that. Ooh.

- All right, bye, Toni. -That's it?

- That was rude. - What?

That you hung up like that.

I didn't know she was-- what she wanted to say?

Toni was like, I mean, I ain't here for it, neither.

You know, he seemed a little sneaky.

You know, he's "Secret Squirrel."

You know, I can't even lie and say that he's not

'cause he ain't really been around like that.

I think you need to have a conversation.

I'm not having a conversation with that loser.

Okay, but what about her?

Okay, I could have a conversation with Trina

'cause that's my sister.

- How's she doing? - She's good.

- Why? What else? - Nothing.

Tamar, stop asking me questions.

Traci is good.

What happened?

Towanda, you're like that neighbor who live in an apartment building

who know everybody's business.

And nobody know yours.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Here, Towanda, put this on the-- have a seat, Towanda.

You're not the patient, I'm the patient.

Listen, I'm patient.

- Knock, knock. -Hi!

- Hello. -Hi, Dr. T.

- How are you? - Hugs.

How are you? How are you feeling?

I feel like I'm doing great.

I don't feel like I'm doing the same way

- that I was doing the last time. - Uh-huh.

Um, I'm only taking my pain meds twice a day.

I don't know if that's good, but I am.

- And that's it. Yeah. - Cool. Awesome.

So I'm at Dr. T's office and I'm so nervous

because I've been through a lot.

Like, it was just really hard, you know,

to go from being 100% healthy

to being, like, 90% unhealthy.

My life is in the balance.

I gotta have all these different surgeries.

You know, I can't talk, really,

I can't sing, I can't work out.

And I just feel like, at this point,

I deserve some good news.

Now that you've healed from the operation,

I do want to take a look at the incision.

You wanna see it? Oh, my God, it looks so-- okay, you have--

- promise me, don't talk about me. - Okay.

- I can't shave 'cause I can't feel my nerves. - Okay.

It's a forest under there.

You need to get a laser, girl.

- Ooh! - Ooh, ooh!

All right.

It's heal-- it's actually healing very well.

- Really? - All right? Yeah.

Doesn't it look like I got beat up right here?

- Like, it's so brutal. - No, that's a little scab.

That'll come off. This will all heal.

Your incision here will become much lighter

over the course of the next few weeks.

But it's gonna look exactly like the other side.

-Yeah, the other side looks amazing. - Good.

So this is it from the thoracic outlet syndrome?

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

I know it took a little bit longer.

She had some scarring towards the back.

Is she okay?

Um...

So what are you doing?

'Cause you be coming to California, you Secret Squirrel.

She comes to L.A., nobody knows.

What you got going on, dawg?

Just visiting people and...

The first thing comes to mind-- is it a man?

What you doing?

So this is it from the thoracic outlet syndrome?

That's correct. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm-- I'm, like, healed.

You are.

Yay. Oh, my God, that's such good news.

- Thank you, Dr. T. -Yay!

- Absolutely. - Oh, my goodness. I think I might cry.

- You are? - Yeah, because it's--

I mean, 'cause I'm tired of people thinking that I'm sick.

Well, I'm still sick and not well enough to do shows and, like, I miss singing.

- I can sing now, right? - Absolutely. Yeah, you can do everything.

- Yay! - I want everything.

You don't have any more first ribs to remove.

I know.

So you've graduated from First Rib University.

So I won't have to have any more taken out, right?

- No. - Yay!

- That hurt. - Oh, sorry.

Dr. T tells me that, you know, I have a clear bill of health.

And, you know, I'm free to fly,

and, you know, I'm healthy again.

And I'm like, look at God. Won't he do it?

- I feel great. Thank you so much. - Thank you.

- Perfect. You're absolutely welcome. - Yay!

So that means I don't have any more appointments with you?

You don't need to see me unless there's something new that happens.

- Beautiful. - We're gonna go have a cocktail...

- Have a good time tonight. - ...and Tamar's paying.

- And, uh... - Lies!

You didn't invite me.

You can have a cocktail, too.

Thank you, Dr. T. You're the best in the business.

- See you. Take care. - Thank you so much.

Oh, my God, what a great appointment.

Wasn't it awesome?

God, I'm not sick anymore.

Tamar called you?

Yes, Tamar called me early this morning.

My surgery is today, and I'm really nervous.

I just want this procedure to be over with very fast.

Hello?

Hi, Traci, it's Dr. King. How are you feeling?

I'm fine, Dr. King.

Dr. King: So I'll see you all at the hospital

and we'll be moving forward.

Okay.

- Dr. King: All right, guys. I'll meet you there. - Okay.

- Thank you so much. - Dr. King: Okay, bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

- She's the bomb. - She is.

She explains everything to you.

-Break down. - And had the "dynagram" and everything.

- "Dynagram." - Right.

I tell you what, when she brought that one picture out the last time,

I looked at her, I say, "What's that?"

She said, "That's what was in your wife."

I said, "Dang.

- That's what I was feeling?" - Really?

Real--

Well, the old folks is back here.

You remember that.

Well, I don't know about the old folks, girl.

You have to speak for yourself.

Hey, look, I saw Mommy's eyes get like this...

- Mommy's like, "Wait a minute. Hold on." - "Whoa, whoa, wait a minute."

Hey, everybody. Everything good?

-Hey, Mom. - Hey, son.

Hey, guys. Hey, Caleb.

Hey, Mom.

Is something-- is something wrong with it?

A client had a very unsavory online review for Bar Chix.

In this bad review,

the first thing they even talked about was the host.

The host is my son!

Bar Chix is something I take a lot of pride in

and I put a lot of money and a lot of effort in.

And it's way too early for things to go wrong.

Son, before you mop, see all the sweeping that has to be done?

You have to sweep before you mop, otherwise you're gonna mop

all the debris around. You see that over there?

I was-- I was just gonna get all the scuff marks up.

That doesn't make sense.

You have to sweep first and then you mop.

Put the mop over there. I have to talk to you anyway.

Okay.

It's really difficult

as a mother and as an employer

because you still have to treat your child

as if they are just any other "Joe Blow" employee.

Yeah, I just wanna make sure I'm not stinky.

- It's not me, is it? - Let me see.

- All out in front of everybody. - No, I mean, you're not stinky.

It's your cologne. It-- it's horrible.

- I like it. - I don't like it.

We have to get you something new.

Turn around.

Now I can smell like old lady.

This is not old lady.

You trying to say I smell like an old lady?

No, never.

- Yeah, you are. That's all right. - I love you.

I don't mean to be nitpicky,

but I think I'm more nitpicky with Eric

because I'm his mom, because I want him to be perfect.

You know, and I didn't like his cologne.

It smelled a little musky.

Not musty, but musky like a musk scent.

Gotta scale it down just a little bit.

- You're that first point of contact. - Of course.

- You know, 'cause you're hosting. - Right.

So your hair always has to be done.

You always have to make sure your breath is not offensive.

'Cause, you know, when people talk to you, they be like, "Okay. Ugh!

Ugh! That smell will stay with me all night. Blah, blah, blah."

- You understand what I'm saying? - Yes, ma'am.

- You set the standard, okay? - Of course. Right.

Once Eric is at work, he can get a little bit lax.

And it's like you don't care because I am your mother.

But you should care more because I'm your mother.

Okay? When you come home, you're my son.

- When you're here, you're at work. - Right.

Okay? And as a manager in training,

you have to make sure that I don't have to tell you anything.

You understand what I'm saying?

You have to go in and make sure the bathrooms are clean.

And you have to make sure everything is swept up

and everything is wiped down,

especially for moments when I'm not here.

I'm really trying to learn how to just stay in boss mode

when I'm working with my son.

But, I'm sorry, the mother in me

always is gonna supersede the boss.

So if there's something that's undone

and you see a need, fill a need, okay?

And I'm glad you're here, but I need you to work smarter

- and not harder. - Okay.

I think I might be a little more critical of him

than everybody else.

If it came down to it, it would really be hard for me,

but if my son needed to be fired,

I would for his own sake.

And don't make me have to write you up, okay?

- Okay. All right. - All right, baby.

You guys get any sleep last night?

Actually, we didn't.

We really didn't. Tossed and turned.

Just totally worried about today.

I think they've been there quite a-- quite a while, don't you?

The assistant called me and said that there's some extra stuff they had to do.

I'm waiting to hear the results of Traci's surgery.

And, yes, I am waiting for the best, best news.

Because you know what? Anything can go wrong.

So I'm praying and hoping for the best.

Hi, everybody.

I know it took a little bit longer,

but she had some scarring towards the back of her--

where the uterus was.

And I have some pictures of it.

I kind of brought you guys pictures so you can see.

Here is where we see a little bit of the scarring.

Is she okay?

Um...

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

He relies on me to do everything for him.

'Cause you're too soft.

What in the world was I doing?

The thought petrifies me.

Yeah.

Hi, everybody.

I know it took a little bit longer, but...

Is she okay?

Um, she had some scarring where the uterus was.

The take-home is that she did very well.

Oh, look at God.

Everything is good, everything is gone.

The other thing is that her recovery is gonna be much, much better.

But she had major surgery, so I kinda want you all

to kinda push that-- like, don't try

to do everything right away.

So she won't be able to work for a while, right?

- For a while. - What about flying?

Nothing until I can clear her. Yeah.

- I understand. - Yeah, no heavy lifting.

No laundry.

No housework.

- She's good, she's good. - Dr. King: She's good.

- Kevin, Sr.: I got that. - So you guys are gonna help her out.

I know that's right.

You know my question, right?

What's your question?

How long till I--

- Six weeks. - Okay.

Add about two more weeks.

Want me to write a prescription?

You can endure. Joy comes in the morning.

Joy comes in the morning?

- She's doing great, guys. - Kevin, Sr.: Thank you, Dr. King.

All right. Bye-bye.

- I'm glad everything went great. - Me, too.

- I'm so thankful... - Look at God.

...that you guys were here.

And I tell you, this is great.

Oh, let me see Traci.

Hey, what's up, boo?

What's up with you?

How you feeling?

I'm just having pain

in, like, where my uterus used to be.

But she said it's muscle spasms

because they had to move everything.

Yeah, if you would have saw it...

Really? It was a mess?

You had a lot going on, Trace.

It was like somebody chewed it up like bubble gum?

You had a lot going on. Let me tell you what your father said, though.

Daddy was here and I missed it?

- - Who that?

- Hey, son. - Hello.

- Hey, baby. - How are you?

Oh.

Hello!

Ha ha ha!

Lookie here, lookie here. What's up with you?

- Hey. - Hey, Scratchy.

- Hey, Umba. - Traci, Traci, Traci!

Hey.

- Hi. - Hey.

- I hopped on a plane and came. - Thank you so much.

-How did it go? -It went well.

You in pain? Hit the button, Traci.

You know, unfortunately,

I could not actually be there during Traci's surgery

because I had other stuff that I had to do,

but I just knew that it was very important

for at least one of the sisters to be there when she woke up.

- Hey, baby. - Hey, Mommy.

It was so great to see Mommy and Towanda after the surgery.

It's great to have support of family.

Tamar on phone: Yo, Traci!

Hey!

Traci, I call them high glasses, girl.

What is wrong with you?

It's the truth. See you tomorrow, Towanda.

You know, I know my other sisters couldn't make it,

but I know they was there in spirit.

- You feeling better? - I-I just pushed the thing.

- Then-- -About to go to bed?

There it is. Night-night.

Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

- Good night. - See you.

-See you later, Mommy. - See y'all.

May heaven smile upon y'all. Good night.

-Okay. - Good night.

It was so great seeing my family,

but after I pushed that morphine button...

- Hi. - Hi. How are you?

- I'm good. How are you? - I'm Theresa.

- It's so nice to meet you. - It's good to meet you, too, Miss Gorgeousness.

I'm back to work in Little Rock, Arkansas, to cohost

the Designers Choice Fashion Preview charity event.

Focusing on fashion, it's what I love to do,

and I'm just really uber-duber excited

that I will now get to devote a lot more time

to this particular passion of mine.

But this is the actual...

- runway. - Runway. Mm-hmm.

I'm so excited because I'm also going to be showing

some pieces from the Tamar Collection shoe line

while supporting this incredible kids' charity

at the same time.

Okay. This is beautiful.

- You did this? - Yes.

I have a whole production team that works hard.

- Girl, work it out. Yes-uh. - Thank you.

Well, I decided I wanted to invite Towanda to this amazing fashion show

to hang out together and have some fun.

But I get to the venue and I'm like, "Where the hell is Towanda?"

And, of course, she's nowhere to be found.

- So we're going back here? - So you're gonna go here.

- I'm gonna get your models. - Okay.

And then I'll come get you, and we'll select them from here, okay?

Yes, because that is the mysterious Towanda Braxton.

I can tell by her legs and nine toes.

Hmm.

♪ There she is... ♪

- Hey. - Yes-uh!

You got some shorts up under that thing?

Towanda, your skirt is two inches below the thang.

- That ain't gonna work. - Yes, it is.

Look how short that is. That's an abomination.

Of what? Lies.

There's a lot of saved people here, Towanda.

- There ain't-- who's saved? - Me.

- When you become saved again? - Like a couple of weeks ago.

- Turn around. - Again?

Towanda, stop poking it out.

Mommy stayed with Traci in Maryland.

And Trina and Toni have some other commitments,

so I flew out to Little Rock to support Tamar today.

Sit down.

Yeah. Oh, no-- you can't sit because you know somebody's gonna see up in there.

- See all up in there. - That's nasty, Towanda.

Give that dress back to Brooke.

You supposed to be nasty every now and then. That's how Logan got here.

No, it's not. And Logan is a miracle baby.

Ha ha ha!

Yeah. So, um, I just saw Traci.

- She's good. - Uh-huh.

Daddy came, Mikey came.

- Daddy came to see Traci? - Yeah.

Hello, hello. -Hi!

- We have your models ready for you. -Yay!

They're coming in here?

No, they're gonna walk for you in the hallway.

Oh, yes, they are.

Listen, let me tell you something.

I'm like Tamar Homegirl.

Like, I eat chittlins and hog maws.

And so, like, be you!

Like, if you feel the spirit of the twirl, twirl!

What? What?

-Eat it! -Eat it!

- That's you! -Oh, my God, so cute.

Come on, church girl, yes.

She's kind of funky with it.

Does it smell? Yes, it smells!

-Look at her eyes. -Yes!

-Yes! - Well done.

Strong J, ladies. Strong J.

Good job, guys.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

Towanda Braxton is in the house somewhere.

I don't know where she is.

- I thought your show was gonna be first. - The whole show is me.

If you invite somebody somewhere, you expect for them to be there.

- Really? - So when it turns green, I can push this button?

Yeah. It turned green!

Towanda, that's-- that's morphine.

Towanda, why did you press that button?

Do you feel it?

Bet it made you feel good.

Yeah.

Hey, guys!

Hey, you.

- Hey. - How you feeling, boo?

Towanda--

Towanda got me high, Mommy.

What do you mean?

Towanda, put that down.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

- God! - I was only trying to help.

Look what she just made your-- look.

No, you don't play with that stuff.

- How you feeling? - She feels good.

- I don't feel no pain right now. -You see?

Don't you let nobody come in and push that for you.

- Towanda-- - I was helping.

Don't help.

Hi, everybody. Oh, thank you, thank you.

How are you? All right, we gonna take a cute picture.

So I'm in Arkansas,

and we're at this amazing fashion show.

Without further ado,

let's bring to the stage your hosts

Donna Terrell and Tamar Braxton.

The money that is raised this evening

will go to help Cultivating the Arts Summer Youth Camp.

And I do believe that this summer camp is free...

- Yes, it is. - ...which it oughta be.

That's why I'm here 'cause it's very important.

Yes, absolutely.

So, anyway, Tamar-- just in case if you didn't know--

she has her own fashion line called "Tamar Collection."

Yes. I managed to bring some of my favorite pieces

from my Tamar Collection here.

And, also, I don't know where she is,

but Towanda Braxton is in the house somewhere.

I'm looking to my right to where Towanda's seats are

and there is no Towanda Braxton.

I'm like, "Anybody seen Towanda?

Where is Towanda?"

So then after me asking the audience,

looking all around the world for Towanda Braxton,

she's backstage chilling, like, "What you mean?

What's going on? I ain't did-- hey, girl."

No, no, no, no. You were supposed to be, you know, in the audience

and to tell me how I'm doing

as, you know, a cohost for this fashion show.

- Why you come for? - I came to support you--

You did not support me.

You have been in my dressing room for three hours.

- It was not three hours. - Okay, two hours.

- It was not two hours. - Yes, it was.

Towanda, through the whole show, you've been in the dressing room.

- You haven't seen any of it. - Because I just came to see you.

You didn't see me. There's not even a monitor in there.

Well, I just-- I want to see your show.

I thought your show was gonna be first.

The whole show is me. I've been hosting the whole damn show.

No, no, no. I'm not talking about the host.

I know you do a good job at hosting.

I'm talking about just the line.

That's all right.

- I'm worried, Tamar. - Towanda, don't worry about it.

Thank you. But thank you for wearing Tamar.

You need to learn-- let's communicate, Tamar.

We're working on our communication skills.

I'm just too tired, I'm exhausted,

and I need all of my energy for this show

that I'm about to put on that you haven't seen.

I came here to see your fashion show.

And you didn't.

- 'Cause your stuff didn't walk yet. - Towanda Braxton.

- Did your stuff walk yet? - Don't worry about it.

Did Tamar Braxton walk-- Collection walk down that aisle?

- Don't worry about it, Towanda. - Tamar.

I mean, really, honestly, if you invite somebody somewhere,

you expect for them to be there,

not like be backstage chilling and kicking it

and not paying attention to your show.

So you know that after the fashion show, the designer come out?

Yes, yes.

- You can walk out with me then. - Well, look--

Right.

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the Tamar Collection!

Let's go, Tamar!

I'm just so excited because Tamar Collection,

especially my shoes-- yes, it's about fashion,

but it's about expressing who you are.

When you wear Tamar Collection,

you are confident, you are beat to death, honey,

and you catch your outfit on sale.

Mm-kay?

Thanks for being here, Umby.

It's a special day today,

for the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, do hereby proclaim the day

as Tamar Braxton Day.

Oh, my God, I was just, like, so surprised by all of this.

This is crazy.

I just feel so fortunate and blessed

and just appreciated right now.

It's just-- it makes me so emotional and happy.

I love you guys so much and I just want to let you know

I don't do what I do because of "acclimades" and things like this.

I'm just a girl just like everybody else with a dream,

and I went after my dreams.

And I just, you know, wanna encourage everybody to go after your dreams.

You can be whoever you want to be.

You guys keep me going every single day.

When I feel like it's too much, when I feel like I can't make it,

even when I was sick, you guys got me out of the hospital bed.

I just thank you guys so, so much.

It means so much to me.

You guys mean the world to me.

I cannot believe this. This is crazy.

Ummy, ummy, ummy!

Oh, my God, I'm so hungry, I could eat this whole restaurant.

I'm so starving.

I'm glad you came here with me.

- That was really, really very nice. - Of course, that's what I do.

It was much more special to have one of my sissies here with me.

It meant so much more. It really honestly did.

So what are you doing with your life, honey, in California?

'Cause you be coming to California, you Secret Squirrel.

What you doing?

Well...

What you doing out in-- in...

Just visiting. Just visiting people and...

You working on something. I can tell.

- Who? Who working on something? - Yes.

- Who is? - You is.

Ain't nobody laughing.

I'm just trying to figure out why Towanda's out here in L.A. all the time.

Like, what you got going on, dawg?

I mean, she comes to L.A.,

nobody knows, nobody sees her.

We just hear it through the grapevine.

I have absolutely no idea.

I mean, the first thing comes to mind-- is it a man?

But you're married, and I'm not putting that out there.

I ain't putting you out here like that in these streets.

But I don't know.

Oh, did you know it's my day today?

Did you know that? It's Tamar Braxton Day.

- Okay. - Thank you, God.

- Do a toast. - Thanks to my day--

- Do not toast yourself. I have to toast you. - Okay.

- You don't know that? - Thanks to my day-- okay.

Go.

- Let's give a toast to Tamar's day. - Ha!

- It's her fashion line. - Ha!

I'm not finished. The cheers.

- Oh. - Let me tell you-- how you gonna sip before I--

- 'Cause I'm done. - Oh, wait a minute.

I gotta tell you about-- listen.

My arm hurts. Towanda, this is my bad arm.

Well, put it in your good one.

They both the bad arm. I got both ribs removed.

- Amen. - And to two ribs.

To two ribs. Thank you, Jesus.

Ah!

Ooh.

Praise him. All blessings from him.

- Can I just get a Tito with muddled kiwi? - Yeah.

Come on, Jesus.

- So you liked the fashion show? - I did.

I mean, I'm all for a good cause.

And I'm just so excited that, you know,

what, 25, 30 kids get to go away

for a whole month in the summertime.

I just think that kids need to stay busy.

I want more kids, Towanda.

I wish I had five.

- What? - Yeah.

Don't be surprised if I just pop, I'm like, "I'm pregnant."

I want a bunch of kids. Like, I just feel like

what in the world was I doing?

Yeah.

Ain't that something? Why you surprised?

I mean, it's okay. You can change your mind.

It's just you were emphatic about not having another baby.

The thought of Logan

being raised alone in his life

petrifies me.

Yeah.

I want him to be able to have someone.

I grew up in a big family, and to be honest,

it helped me in my life and as an adult.

And I just feel like he needs siblings

to, you know, grow up with and lean on.

I just feel really guilty about not having more kids.

Traci was talking about how she's gonna give her husband

a hall pass...

because she can't do anything for weeks.

So? Let me tell you something. I don't play that.

Traci-- now, wait. Hold up.

I got to call Traci because, you know,

Vince will have to learn the handjob very fast.

Would you ever give Vincent a hall pass?

I can give him a haul-ass whupping.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

Not showing up to a wedding, I'm sure that was heavy.

I said, "Daddy, why was it my wedding that you didn't go to?"

I said, "You went to Toni's wedding, Tamar's wedding, Traci's wedding.

Was I not famous enough?"

Welcome to Uncle Julio's, ladies.

- Why, thank you! - My name's Morgan.

I'll be taking care of you guys.

Hi, Mor-- how long you been working here, Morgan?

For a little longer than a year.

Well, you welcome to Uncle Julio's,

'cause this is our Cheers, child.

Tamar just flew in from Little Rock,

and she's gonna join me and Toni and Mommy for lunch.

And Tamar and I, we've been arguing so much lately.

But, honestly, that's the least of my worries

right now in this moment.

- Trina? - Yes, Monster?

- What's been going on with you, Vacation? - Everything, just everything.

Just working a lot with the bar.

Can we get some extra lemons on the side?

Only because we like it very citrusy.

Yes, thank you.

I'm just making some transitions.

I'm going through a transitional phase.

- Like what? - Um...

I love my children, but they have to get out.

-Eric's 21, right? -He will be.

- He'll be 21 this month? - Yes, ma'am.

He-- he relies on me to do everything for him.

And I think as long as he is at home,

he's gonna do that.

Eric is my oldest son, and right now he lives with me,

he works with me, and I do almost everything for him.

And I'm thinking it's finally time for him to fly on his own

because if he doesn't, he'll just be stuck.

And that's not what a responsible parent would do.

- Hey. -Hey, lady!

- Hey, you! - Hello, Mommy. Mwah!

Hey, you look fantastic.

- You look great. - Hey, Tay.

- Well, hello, Toni Braxton. Mwah. - Hey, Tay.

Have a seat by me. I've been holding this seat...

- Oh, I'm so hungry, too. - ...for about 20 minutes for you, girl.

- Thank you, Tay. - Can I have some cheese and some salt?

Um, getting back to what I was saying.

Okay, what you all doing? Give me some good talk.

They're talking about-- Trina talking about putting Eric out.

- What happened? - He still is very, very, very dependent on me.

And then the thing is, after he's finished spending all of his money,

then he's ready to come back and borrow some more of my money.

"Dude, no."

You should consider making him pay rent

for a couple of months and then see.

'Cause I know you're not gonna feel comfortable

with him on his own and not paying those bills.

I want Eric to take charge of his life,

but I also don't want to just throw him out on the street

or make him pay rent in his own mother's house.

I have to find a happy medium

that I can live with and that he can live with as well.

You're too soft.

A little bit, but it might-- but it's true, though.

Mommy could raise a boy independently herself without a man.

So could Tamar Estine, baby.

It's hard for Toni Michelle Braxton

because I'm a little bit like, "Oh, poor..."

You're doing it. Too bad.

I'm doing it, but I can't deny it's tough.

And I have to call Mommy every 20 minutes.

Like, "Ma, how should I handle this?

What should I do?"

Why don't you call Dad and ask him?

I mean, I could.

But Daddy's a jokester.

So Mommy's a little bit uncomfortable asking Dad stuff

'cause he'll joke and stuff first. You know how Daddy is.

- He's a great dad. - I just find him nowadays

- to be a little unavailable. - Maybe I should ask Dad.

Braxton is living his own life.

Now, not showing up to a wedding, I'm sure that was heavy.

Absolutely, but I had that conversation, though.

So what happened in the conversation?

What conversation? Tell me.

I said, "Daddy, why was it my wedding that you didn't go to?"

I said, "You went to Toni's wedding, Tamar's wedding, Traci's wedding.

Was I not famous enough?"

And he said that he apologizes and we can never get that moment back.

And I told him, I said, "I'll never get that moment back."

I said, "My father did not come to my wedding not because he passed away,

not because he wasn't able, but because he wasn't willing."

- He said, "I was sorry"? - Mm-hmm. He said, "I'm sorry."

- Sometimes that's all you need. - Sometime you need to hear "I'm sorry."

He said that he loves me and he loves all of his children.

Of course.

It just had to do with his wife.

Finally, my dad walked me down the aisle

for my vow renewal with Gabe a couple of years ago.

Every girl wants her dad to walk her down the aisle.

To finally have that moment was a dream come true.

It was really nice for him to at least try to make up

for that moment, but it's still sad.

Mommy, your phone blowing up.

Would that be suitor Rick?

Going out with Rick was different.

Um, I didn't have any high expectation,

but I think I just look at him

as somebody perhaps could be a good friend.

Trina, your mother likes vanilla.

Yes-uh!

No, no, no, no.

She like it, honey!

She said, "Ain't no chocolate over here."