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The girls and I were thinking about

taking another trip with you and Daddy.

'Cause we need to spend some time together.

That's fine. Let's take a vacation.

You will be endorsing the liquor brand.

We want you to be an ambassador

and become a spokesperson.

- We're going to visit the dist-- - There's a distillery?

You gotta sample this one.

Oh, that is so good.

- It's gonna be a good idea. - I think so.

I talked to a counselor, and I really think

that it's important for both of us

to go talk to the counselor.

I don't need therapy, I need my kids.

And tell your attorney don't call me no more.

I was getting my hair done and I had heard some news.

Okay, what? Tell me.

It was so juicy.

We're all focused on what's going on with Trina.

Well, guys, I'm not doing the pop-up.

Okay, forget a pop-up shop.

I'm more concerned about Trina's other news.

You know, if we're gonna discuss something,

we're gonna be discussing, you know, the fact

that Jacent was arrested.

I don't know why she hasn't mentioned

the Jacent rumors to us directly.

But this is something that she's gonna have

to tell us about, she's gonna have to talk now.

Why don't you say something? What happened?

Trina, so what happened?

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ We are not like an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina, Tamar, and Miss E ♪

♪ Will teach you a thing or two ♪

♪ On... ♪

-Who told you? - My hairdresser told me.

She said, "Is your sister okay? Did she go to jail?"

- She said, "Did she go to jail?" - Yeah.

Trina, so what happened?

Jacent came over to my house to get some of his things.

There was a knock at the door. Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.

I went to the door...

and he's in handcuffs.

-He was in what? - Handcuffs.

I can't believe what I'm hearing right now.

This is insane.

I'm definitely curious as to why

Jacent still has things at Trina's house,

but it doesn't seem like the right time to ask.

I'm just glad she's okay.

I said, "What's happening? What's going on?"

And of course, they couldn't tell me.

And then he called me from the jail, and he was like,

"I don't know. I don't know why I'm here."

I said, "Well, you know, even when you get a ticket,

- they tell you why you got a ticket." -Why.

"Like, you did an 85 in a 60 or something like that.

So, they just arrested you... while black?

I don't understand."

- (bleep). - "I'm telling you, I didn't do anything.

I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything."

I said, "Oh, okay, well, you can lose my number,

and you can lose my address,

and you can send for your things."

I've decided not to share this story

with my family immediately because it's like one more thing

on the camp brigade.

One more thing that my sisters have

to say that Trina didn't do right.

And it's really starting to get to me

and work on my nerves,

And I can't take it anymore,

and I think that's why I've kind of distanced myself

a little bit from even sharing everything

that happens in my life.

- That was it? - You don't know what he was arrested for?

I still don't know the full story.

Honest to God, still don't know the full story.

All I know is that when something like that happens,

my door could've been knocked down.

-Yep. - And I could've been in handcuffs.

- Yep. - And my kids could've been in handcuffs.

- Absolutely. - From what I understand, they even went to my bar.

- The Feds? - It was the county.

- It was the county. - Okay, okay.

But apparently they were looking for him.

And apparently, in his paperwork,

he said that he worked at my bar.

So that could've messed up your whole thing.

- My whole life. All of my stuff. -Yeah!

- Could've messed up all of my stuff. - You can't protect that.

You can't protect that, boo.

It's just not right, and I'm sorry.

He saw what type of person that Trina was,

and he took advantage of it.

She's probably not even the first person.

She ain't the first person.

You're not the first person, Trina.

I'm sorry.

- Oh, Trinie. - Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.

- Why? - I'm good.

- I'mma give you a hug anyway. - Yeah, me too.

- I'm sorry. -I'm so sorry, Trin.

You don't have to feel bad nor embarrassed.

- They all lie. - I'm not embarrassed.

Remember what Mommy said, "They all lie except Obama."

I'm not embarrassed. I'm not embarrassed.

I'm mad.

I'm pissed. I should've been more careful.

-No, no, no! -That's not you.

You were lied to, you were taken advantage of.

- You were manipulated. - And so many women.

And then the good thing about it, you're rid of him.

- You know? - Hell yeah.

-Completely! - It's done.

Now that everything is out in the open,

I actually feel a weight lifted off of my shoulders.

I'm just disappointed that all this had to happen

like, right now, before my pop-up.

I'm already disappointed about cancelling that,

so to have this happen now too is just daunting.

The silver lining of it all

is that you know now, and you didn't have

- nothing to do with it, and you got out. -Nothing.

You know what I'm saying?

There's some women who go to jail for these dudes,

and they got nothing to do with it.

- They don't even know what happened. - Yeah!

I think Trina's got a lot going on,

and I understand about not doing the Bar Chix pop-up.

Sometimes you gotta take a minute and say,

"You know, I can't do this right now.

Let me change my mind, let me refresh...

for a moment.

Let me Summer Eve this."

- Trina, it's gonna be all right. -It's gonna be fine.

We can go to Mexico, that way we get you

another Spanish one, you know what I'm saying?

- No. - Then what do you want now, Trina?

I think I'mma go for an Italian next.

That's still Spanish.

Hi, welcome. Hello!

- Hi, how are you? - Welcome.

- Ooh. - Hi!

A lot has happened in the past few days,

and I've had some really disappointing things happen.

So, right now I've decided to take my sisters painting,

since we're all together.

And we just need to have some mindless fun.

Thank you guys so much for coming

to Painting With a Twist.

Today you'll need your phone because you're going

to take a photo of the person directly across from you,

and you are going to try to paint them.

-What? - What?

Oh, that's easy.

Painting Toni Braxton "Living Legend's" easy.

Either you gonna do her in an evening gown with a microphone,

or nowadays you gonna paint her in a birdcage.

You know, 'cause... that's Birdman girlfriend.

How's it been going, girls?

I need you guys to fill me in.

I have a photo shoot for my, you know,

ambassadorship for a liquor line.

- That's great. - What kind is it, Tray Ray?

- It's a whiskey. - Ooh.

Called Black Cowboy.

This is the first time I'm hearing of Traci being involved

in a liquor line, but it's not uncommon

to find things out like this because there are five sisters,

and we don't tell each other every single thing all the time.

I mean, obviously, our history can speak for that.

Trina, what's going on with the pop-up?

I'm not doing the pop-up anymore, right now.

- Oh, really? - Everything is just not coming together...

- Not right? Yeah. - ...in the way I anticipated,

and I would rather wait and have it be right,

especially with the amount of money that it costs to do it.

What else is going on, girls?

Ain't nothing going on with me.

- I'm finishing my album. -Oh, you finished?

Almost. It's bomb.

So, I finished working on a really personal song about my mom and dad's relationship,

and I plan to get my sisters and mom to come to the studio

to hear it while we're all here in Atlanta.

Now, I'm dying to hear what Mommy in particular thinks about the song.

Trina, don't you have something else to tell Mommy?

- I don't, but. -What's going on?

You ain't got no choice.

I do have a choice.

Trina decided not to do the pop-up, and I don't know

if it's because she was distracted

with Jacent, but Trina needs to tell Mommy about the arrest also.

I'd rather Mommy hear it from Trina

than someone on the streets

or in the hair shop like Tamar.

Trina, you might as well go ahead on, sis.

Just tell Mommy, she gonna find out.

I mean, well, you know, I just found myself

in a situation where I thought I knew somebody and I didn't.

You know I understand that one.

Keep telling her, Trina. Ain't all the story.

And then what happened? What had happened, Trina?

That's not nice, Tamar.

That's, you know, patronizing.

Oh, girl. Oh, Jesus.

Why do we have to talk about my problems?

Can't we talk about Towanda's divorce

or Toni's boyfriend or Tamar's relationship?

Why do all have to be up in each other's business right now, anyway?

I'm just not in the mood for all this.

Well, Mama, the Feds came to get Jacent.

Feds didn't come to get Jacent.

It was local authorities.

They arrested him at my house.

- You hear me? - I heard you.

Well, you know, it's not that y'all were dating.

- I know, but still. - That's been over.

- Yes, ma'am. - You can't feel bad about what somebody else is doing

and what they've done just because

you had associated yourself with them.

- Exactly. - I just feel bamboozled.

But you learned from it.

Man, when I met him, he was just so charming,

- and just so... - Exactly.

Girl, you ain't know crooks is the most charming ones on the planet?

I don't know, I've never dealt with one before.

It's just a learning experience, that's all.

Nothing more, nothing less.

I don't know where Jacent is right now,

but the current status of our "relationship,"

if that's the word you want to use

is that I wish him well and I pray for him

and I hope that everything turns out the way he needs them to.

- Okay, I think I'm done. - Okay, so she'll be first.

Okay, guys, this is my interpretation of Tamar.

- Are you ready? -Yes.

Fathers can be just as good parents as mothers.

It seems like we're going to have a custody battle,

and things could really get ugly.

I wanted to share my first single!

I wrote it about Mom. Her experience with Daddy.

Okay, this is called "My Man."

The art instructor informs us

that we are to paint the person

directly in front of us.

And who's directly in front of me?

Tamar!

- I think I'm done. - Okay, so she'll be first.

Okay, guys, this is my interpretation of Tamar.

- Are you ready? -Yes.

- -Ooh, nice.

-That's beautiful. - She look like Ursula, that's a lie!

I think this is a good interpretation of you.

I ain't gray. Now explain it.

I'm doing an abstract version of you.

I gave you a Michael Jackson nose.

-Oh, that's nice. - Look at your nose.

Everybody want that nose.

You got me looking like a witch,

and I'mma get you back.

Toni Braxton tried it, as she normally does.

What you trying to say?

- No, look! - Toni, move that. Move that.

Like, you tried it!

So, here's my painting of Toni.

- -Yeah!

Don't she look like Toni? Picasso!

That looks nothing like me.

That looks exactly like you.

Your rapper diamonds around your neck.

And how you be going to the club

like in evening gowns and stuff.

Her painting is much worse than mine.

My head is the size of my body,

and I don't have a neck.

- Why I look like a hippopotamus? - In your birdcage.

Personally, I don't think a birdcage should be in my painting.

- - You know that look like you.

She's a female bird locked in a cage.

This is Traci.

Yay!

So, that look like Traci to y'all?

She tried, it was very nice. 'Cause she tried.

It didn't look like me, but, you know,

look what Picasso do.

I mean, what?

This is how I "interpertate" Trina.

- Interpret Trina, yes. - Interpret.

It looks like Mommy!

- Oh, it does look like Mommy. - Okay, I got the wrong person.

Well, somebody who look like Trina, give it to her.

Okay.

I feel like I didn't get a picture

because Traci painted a picture of Mommy.

-Uh-oh. - This is my beautiful, wonderful daughter Towanda.

That's terrible. Oh, my God.

Well, the face is good, it's just the background.

It looks like Logan did it.

Thank you, my mother.

That was sweet, Mama.

I had to paint the matriarch, I had to paint our mom.

You know what, I'mma hurt you.

Here we go.

-Who is the guy? - Thank you!

- Is that Abraham Lincoln? - We don't know who it is yet.

She's getting married.

We don't know who it is yet, though.

How pathetic.

I painted a picture with Mommy and a groom

because I'm just trying to speak things into existence.

I think that Mommy needs a husband right now.

Mommy, she just needs to move on, you know,

with another man.

So, can you give it up for yourselves?

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- You're not gonna clap? - I did that.

- Is you not clapping? -No, I'm not.

- She ain't clapping for you? - It's terrible.

- Hi, Antavius. - Towanda.

Antavius called me to come into his office today,

and I hope he has some good news for me

because things are a little tense at home.

I don't want to go through World War III

over our children, but if I have to,

I will absolutely do it.

So, since the last time we met...

Mm-hmm.

Were you able to have a conversation with Andre

about the stuff we talked about?

Well, he hasn't been very nice to me lately.

So, I gave him his space.

I talked to Andre, which is why I called you in.

- Okay. - Because we are now

getting into the kind of the discoveries,

last settlement phase of the case.

And basically, Towanda,

he's not really relinquishing a lot on the children.

It seems like we're going to have a custody battle,

and things could get really ugly.

The children are the only thing

in this divorce

that really and honestly matters to me.

- How you doing? - Hi, how are you today, sir?

Andre Carter to see Attorney Stanton.

Okay, one moment please. Follow me.

I'm here, and I'm trying to get

full custody of my kids.

I really didn't think I needed an attorney,

but after talking to friends and family

they suggested that I get an attorney.

I'm in this to win.

So, Mr. Carter, tell me about what's going on.

Well, Towanda and I have been together

for about 19 years.

We have two kids, Braxton and Brooke,

and I want full custody of them.

I was working initially.

But then once she started doing her thing

I decided to leave my job after speaking with her,

so it was something that was mutually agreed upon,

but then when the issue of divorce came up,

things kind of changed, and I wanna see

what my rights are,

and that's what brought me here.

So, that's what I'm trying to do.

What do she do? How does she contribute?

Money, financially.

She's the provider, financially.

I'm not gonna, you know, lie about that.

I do want us to focus on the fact

that it's not about you,

it's not about her, it's about the children,

and that's what the court is gonna look at.

What they're gonna look at primarily is

who's been caring for the children,

who have they been with,

they want to make sure that they maintain

stability in the home and setting a precedent

for what's already been established

in the kids' lives.

So, I think with just the little bit of information

you've given me thus far, you do have

a very good chance of succeeding.

It used to be that a mother,

she can be standing on a corner

with a baby on one arm and crack pipe on the other,

and the judge drives by, and the judge says,

"I just don't believe in taking babies

from their mamas."

That's no longer where we are, though.

And now courts are very lenient,

and there are some very strong case law

that suggests that fathers can be

just as good parents as mothers.

And there are certainly different advocacy groups

that would support that effort.

I want to make sure that you're in

the position of strength when it comes to asking

for custody of these children.

Andre knows that the only thing that will

- get under your skin-- - Are my children.

- Are your children. - The only thing that I'm not gonna agree with

is for him to have full custody of the kids.

I'm gonna ask you this, as well.

In speaking with Towanda,

she recommended or suggested that we go to counseling.

I'm kind of against that, I don't really want to go.

- How do you feel about that? - You should go.

I would absolutely encourage that.

It's definitely something

that's good for several reasons.

The court will see that you're willing to compromise.

Okay, I see what you're saying.

It looks good in front of the judge.

- Like, this brother-- - But for you, as well.

It will help you, as well, the children.

Counseling is something that we have to go through which I'm really not feeling.

I just don't trust it,

I just don't trust the process at all.

But I wanna show her that I want full custody

because I wanna show my kids that I'm gonna fight for them.

I definitely would encourage you to do it.

- I'mma think about it. - You wanna think about it?

- Yeah, I'll sleep on it. - Okay.

The discovery process takes six months.

- That long? - The way to make this quicker

is that you agree on everything.

Give the man what he wants.

- He can have the properties... - If that'll make it--

...if he agrees to joint custody.

And if he doesn't,

then I gotta do what I gotta do.

I gotta take the gloves off.

- Good talking to you. -You as well. Thank you so much.

You let me know when the next step in the process is.

We're gonna work like hell to make sure

this works out in your favor.

I just want my kids.

Trina, I like your Russian hat.

Thank you. It's so cold out.

Colder than a polar bear's coochie.

It's colder than a witch's tit out here,

and I can't wait to get to Arizona in a couple of days

for my Black Cowboy Whiskey photo shoot.

I don't know what to expect,

but I know I won't be freezing.

-I hate being this cold. -Go!

I'm happy my sisters are in town because I need their support right now.

Going through a divorce is painful, so a support system

is so important for me.

-I'm still cold. - That hat's not making you warm?

-It look like a rug. - It's not, it's a silver fox.

A silver fox from Russia.

-It fits backwards. - This is not the front side.

- Wow, Trina. -This is the front.

Now, see, now, that looks adorable on you.

It looks cute on me, doesn't it?

I'm so cold, I can't concentrate.

Well, speaking of cold,

I had a conversation with Andre,

and he was so cold to me.

He did a few sucker punches and gut punches and stuff.

- What happened? - What were you expecting?

I invited him out so that we could talk,

and he was saying that he don't see how

can I take care of the kids because I'm never home.

- Try. - And he said, "You're never there, you miss stuff."

He was just challenging my motherhood.

Well, somebody got to work.

If he had a job, then he would have missed it too.

He's still a stay at home dad. You know what I'm saying?

Let's just say if the shoe was on the other foot--

let's say that I was the one that was home

and he was the one that was on the road,

how would y'all view it?

If Daddy wants to bring homegirl around...

They always have to be in my space. Stop already.

I don't want them in my space.

And I won't get in their space.

As a woman,

I know I would not want to be on vacation

with my ex-husband's side piece.

He's still a stay at home dad. You know what I'm saying?

Let's just say if the shoe was on the other foot--

let's say that I was the one that was home

and he was the one that was on the road,

how would y'all view it, you know what I mean?

- So, you gonna pay this dude spousal support? - No! No.

- 'Cause that's what you said. - That's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying that I'm trying to look at all sides

and not take it so personal.

Girl, that sound like a check to me.

Mm-mm. I'm not trying to be angry.

If Andre has sole custody of the children,

that means that if Towanda ever wants to do anything

with the children, she has to ask him.

He can just take the children and leave the state if he wants to.

- Trina should know. She's a divorce specialist. - Twice.

I thought Andre would want to do what's best for the kids,

which would be joint custody, but he's just mad and bitter

and not being reasonable right now.

And I thought that we both should go see a counselor. Together.

And then he said, "I don't need therapy.

I just need my kids." And left.

I think that you guys should go through

individual therapy before you guys decide to go to therapy together.

I went through counseling first, and we all know how Andre is.

Y'all been around him forever.

He ain't gonna want to go to counseling anyway,

by himself, so I'm like, "Okay, let's go together."

- Mm-hmm. - What's the goal you're trying to reach?

I want it to-- I want to at least be able to talk about it

rationally and calmly,

- 'cause right now, that's not how he's talking. -Right.

Our kids are the most important thing right now,

and I don't want to be angry in front of the kids,

or make them think that Andre and I are fighting,

but he is fighting me.

And I need for him to be responsible,

and drop the idea of full custody.

Hopefully my therapist will help,

if he shows up.

When I saw Andre's reaction,

it reminded me of Mommy and Dad.

It was like an out-of-body experience,

and I was like, "Oh, my God. I don't want my kids to feel this."

- Mm-hmm. - This is not good, because I know how we feel

when Mommy and Daddy was at that table

- at Casa Grande that day. -Yeah!

You know that you lay it low and spread it wide.

You don't care who it is.

What?

- Figure that out. - People live in their fantasy worlds.

I don't think people were living in a fantasy world,

when you got a woman coming in laying in your bed, screwing in you bed.

- That is not a fantasy world. That's for real. - Daddy, that really happened?

- I don't know anything about that. - You're a liar.

And you're a dirty lie.

Uh-uh, I don't want that. I don't want to feel like that.

But Mommy and Daddy, it's like passion anger, if we're honest.

- I'm not saying nothing. - Right?

It's almost like they're fighting,

but they meet each other in the hallway

and passionately kiss and hug and rub and stuff.

Y'all seen it in the movies. I ain't the only one. Come on, let's stop.

Was it like that? Are y'all's anger is like that?

- No. - Or Trina and Gabe, you know?

- That's not like that. - They can't keep their hands off each other sometimes.

I don't want that.

I'm not-- I don't want to be combative like that.

And every time Mommy and Daddy are together,

there's always some tension.

I don't want to live like that. Mm-mm.

Has anyone heard from Daddy?

Is he coming on the family trip or what?

I think Daddy's going. Let me call him.

- I think he will go. -I don't think he would.

I don't think he's gonna want his wife to come.

I want to spend some more time with y'all.

And I'm thinking that it's time...

for your mother...

and Miss Wanda to be in the same company.

Huh?

Nobody's gonna be comfortable. So, why would he want to put her through that?

- Because that's his wife. - You think she's gonna be comfortable in the situation?

Well, Mommy's gonna make sure she's not comfortable in the situation,

- I'll tell you that! - Well, (bleep), I don't blame her.

And then it's gonna turn into something different. It's not gonna be a vacation.

I don't think that Daddy would want her to come. Why would he want her to come?

Mommy already said she'd come to Mexico for this family trip,

but Daddy never gave us a real answer.

I think he's waiting on us to invite his wife, but, no.

Thank you, no.

Traci, call your father. He ain't answering the phone.

Why he not answering the phone for?

- Hi, guys! Hi. -Hey!

We is here. We are here! We are here!

I invited Mommy and the girls to the studio today

because I wanted them to hear my new record.

Having Mom there, it just makes me more nervous

because... I know it's gonna hit her right here,

like, hits her, you know, at her core,

because it's really about her and my dad.

Well, what we doing? What we doing?

I wanted to share with you guys

my first single!

- Oh! You've chosen one. - Okay!

I wrote it about Mom,

her experience with Daddy,

and how I felt that she felt.

So, okay. This is called "My Man."

♪ Boy, you let me down ♪

♪ I am so confused ♪

♪ I stood right by your side through everything ♪

♪ That you went through ♪

♪ Why is she around? ♪

♪ Why are you so cruel? ♪

♪ How could you just turn your back ♪

♪ When I stood by you? ♪

♪ Hey, when you were broke, I didn't leave you ♪

♪ Somehow, through it all I believed in you ♪

♪ No, no, no, not my man ♪

♪ Is she the one you blame this on? ♪

♪ Should've noticed it the day that she was clearly gone ♪

♪ I just can't believe she stole my man ♪

♪ Ooh, my man ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ She walked right through the door ♪

♪ And looked me in the face and she took my man ♪

♪ Not my man ♪

♪ Not my man, no, no ♪

♪ Not my man ♪

♪ Not my man. ♪

- Hallelujah! - You said, "She took my man."

She didn't take my man, he said 'cause that's where he want to be.

- Ooh! - But that's a nice song.

I just... yeah, I feel for you.

- I feel like I channeled the pain. - Yeah. Yeah. I like the song.

Just being cheated on in general. You know what I mean?

And see, with me it was more than cheating.

It was too much disrespect.

Here's what y'all don't understand.

Your dad and I went to counseling.

Well, he cried in the session,

because he didn't want to let her go.

Now, when you see your husband crying

over another woman, and telling you

they love you but they are in love with this other woman,

what do you do?

How do you get up every day,

put on makeup, comb your hair,

get dressed, get in front of people,

after hearing news like that?

Yeah, it's devastating to hear that, you know,

someone has cheated on you.

Yeah, that hurt.

But hell, he done said in your face

that he loves this person?

The counselor told me,

"Mrs. Braxton, you might as well move on.

Because this man has no remorse."

And then you have to find out

this woman wasn't the only woman.

Your daddy had a smorgasbord.

- Wow. Really? - Yes, really.

So, that was added on to it.

It was the very first time I've ever heard my mother say

my father had a smorgasbord of women.

My father, he--

he doesn't seem that type of a man, that I've known.

You know? This is news to me.

When that happened to you,

you think, "What was wrong with me?"

- Mm-hmm. - Those are the thoughts that come into your head.

"Wasn't I good enough?"

And a lot of times, your self-esteem

will go down a bit.

-A lot. - You know?

And then you have to find out who you are,

and what you are.

When this happened, yes, I lost my self-esteem.

And I had to rebuild myself

to know that it's nothing wrong with me.

I'm wonderful, I'm smart, I'm beautiful.

That's how you can look in the mirror and know who you are.

And dig deep down in your spirit

and pull it up again.

And, so, now I am for the better.

People fall in and out of love all the time.

And that's okay.

But have some integrity. Have some dignity.

Don't try to destroy someone. Don't fight them.

Don't allow this woman to come in and disrespect your home.

It saddens me

to still see Mommy in that space of pain with Daddy.

I think that all the things

that she's gone through with Daddy is still painful.

Even if you forgive somebody, that doesn't mean

that you're not still in pain.

And I think that's where that is.

So, what inspired you to do the song now?

Well, I decided to write it now

because of everything that's coming up in our family.

- Like what, Tamar? - Like, Daddy--

Daddy wants to bring... homegirl around.

Ain't nobody trying to hear that.

Everybody wants to be supportive of Mom because of what happened.

They've been trying to do that for years.

I really don't want to be involved with Michael and his wife.

It's over. Get a life, for God's sake.

I think they're miserable.

The reason why they always have to be in my space.

Stop already. Get a life, little girl and old man.

I just want to move on with my life

and they move on with theirs.

I don't want them in my space,

and I won't get in their space

'cause we're not friends and we never will be.

If we go on this family trip,

I hope my father does not bring his wife.

Hearing everything that Mommy had to say about the situation,

that would not be a good idea.

No one is trying to add fuel to any fires.

Especially since we're in a really great place.

It's over, it's done, caput.

I think from hearing Mommy, and going through experiences,

and all of our friends have gone through it,

and we've gone through it once or twice in our lives,

the whole thing about it is, even for Mommy,

is that she's a stronger person now.

And I'll tell you what,

that was the best thing that woman ever could have done for me.

'Cause she got an idiot on her hands.

What the heck? What?

We'll let you vent, Mommy, but that's our daddy.

- You the one wrote the song. - Yeah, but I didn't call him an idiot.

- Get a good shot today. - I don't feel comfortable with that.

- With any of this? - No.

- We do have these down here. - No, I think we need to think this through.

Why would you do that?

It's not necessarily excusable,

but it would be more excusable if it came from her.

I don't think I'll ever be able to fully get over it.

Hello.

Today, we decided to do something outside of the box,

and get our creative juices flowing

by taking a pottery class.

- This is messy. - I love it.

- Ugh. - Oh, my gosh. That's so gross.

Uh-oh! Oh, mine got ugly.

Leave it to Toni for herself who got cookware.

- Mine is so lopsided! - Wow, Umba.

- Trina's look kind of good. - Thank you.

Toni, your bowl looks nice.

I'm trying to make an ashtray.

It almost look like a urinal.

- Mine look like a urinal? - A little bit.

- Uh-oh. - Ta-da! Look at my masterpiece.

-Really? - It got to be a little bit bigger though.

I don't even want to play with y'all no more.

Thank you for buying the drinks.

You know, I have a bad habit of leaving my purse in the car.

- I'm gonna sit right here. -Oh, I left my purse at the bar.

I invited Towanda to go out for a drink

to get her mind off of her divorce.

Plus, I really want to see how Towanda's feeling

about our upcoming family trip to Mexico.

Are my booby-doobies hanging out?

- They're always hanging out. - Should I button my shirt a little bit?

- Because you're making me feel self-conscious. - Don't cover them up.

- I'm gonna cover them like that. - Just open it up.

No, if they feel like they want to be open, it will naturally do it.

- Don't hide it, divide it. - I'll close it like this.

- Open it. - I'm gonna close it like this for now.

Why would you do that? That's a compliment.

Are you excited about our trip, Towanda?

No, I'm not.

What? You're not excited a little bit about the trip?

Our family usually have hidden agendas when it comes to certain situations.

You talking about Daddy's wife?

We invited Daddy to Mexico,

but he hasn't given us an answer yet.

I don't know if he's coming, and most importantly,

is he traveling alone, you know?

I feel like if we tell him his wife can't come,

then he won't come.

It's really a lose-lose situation.

Think about how you felt at your wedding.

My feelings were hurt at my wedding.

Daddy didn't come to my wedding,

not because he was, like, paraplegic or something.

He made a choice, and I feel like that choice was based on his spouse.

- Him not being able to bring Miss Wanda. - Yes.

I'm not sure if it was her saying,

"Well, if I can't go, I don't want you to be there."

It's not necessarily excusable,

but it would be more excusable if it came from her.

When I married Gabe, my dad didn't come to the wedding,

because I didn't invite his wife.

And Daddy tried to make up for it at my renewal service

and we talked about it, but it's still really hurts,

and I don't think I will ever be able to fully get over it.

I honestly believe that my dad's wife

had something to do with me not getting to have

that special moment all girls dream about

with their fathers walking them down the aisle.

Or the father-daughter dance.

So, sipping margaritas with her

while we're in Mexico, yeah, I'm not okay with it.

At all.

I hope she doesn't come, and if she does,

I would like to ask Daddy why,

and I would like to ask him in front of her.

- Yeah. - And I hope that's not being petty.

Even though it was so long ago, I would like to know.

I think that would give me real, true, honest closure.

Trina doesn't talk about this that often.

I just think that...

sometimes when you just think about the stuff,

it brings back that pain.

But let me tell you, the blended family thing,

my stance on it would be...

if Andre remarried, I wouldn't care.

I would welcome Andre bringing his new wife

to Braxton's or Brooke's wedding.

You know what I mean? That's just how I feel. I'm just a little different.

- What did Andre say about counseling? - I made an appointment.

I just don't know if he's gonna show up.

I really do hope that Andre will put his pride,

or whatever it is aside,

and attend this therapy session with me,

because I don't want to fight with my future ex.

I don't want that to happen. It's not healthy.

And I want us to learn how to co-parent,

and therapy's gonna-- that's the only thing

that's gonna help us, is therapy.

- You don't think Andre's gonna come? - We'll see.

I made the appointment. That's all that matters.

- I'm going. - I hope he comes.

Open up your shirt.

Yay! Cheers.

To sisters.

I learned that from you.

- No, you did not. - Yes, I did.

- Thank you for drinks. - You're welcome.

Trina, you know, I've been paying for a lot of stuff lately.

Good. You got money.

Well, hey, Miss Traci. How are you, darling?

- Hi! How you doing? - I am good.

- It's so good to see you. How you feeling? You good? - Fine.

I'm gonna show you over to your trailer.

Today is a very big day.

I'm in Arizona for my photo shoot

for the Black Cowboy Whiskey line.

I'm excited and a little nervous

because I don't know what's going on.

All right, so, here's where you'll be set up today.

- Oh! Man. - Now, we do have some wardrobe options for you.

We have these boots here.

Along with the shirts, pants, and hat.

And then we also have this-- these options down here.

Is there anything that, like, you're feeling that

you're gravitating towards a little bit?

Why that face?

What's wrong? Talk to me.

My mama wouldn't even gravitate to this.

Whose great-grandmother did the shopping

for this photo shoot?

I mean, I'm looking like "Howdy Doody"

up in this mess.

I-- what?

This is my first time representing a brand,

and I don't want to look crazy, y'all, I just can't.

- We do have these down here. - No, I think we need to think this through.

Okay, let's think it through, because I want

to make sure that you feel comfortable

so that we get a good shot today.

Well, I don't feel comfortable with that.

- With any of this? - No.

- Okay. - I mean, I like this hat right here.

Okay, we can start with that. We got the hat.

Just give me a second, I'm gonna put you in glam

so that you can get your zhuzh together, and I'm gonna fix this.

- Good luck. - Okay?

I don't know what in the hell

this guy is gonna do

to fix this damn fashion disaster!

That's what it is, it's a disaster!

I'll look whack.

And crack is whack.

- What about these? - I could wear these.

- I could wear these. - Okay, so this is a start.

- I could wear them. - And you said that you liked the black hat.

- Right? - Yeah.

We were feeling-- okay, okay.

See, look at God. We're getting somewhere.

- So, we got this. - I'd do the tan.

- And the black-- and this tan shirt? - Yeah.

You good? You happy?

Well, we're gonna-- we'll try something.

We're gonna have a good time, okay?

- Okay. - You feeling it.

We gonna do this. Yee-haw!

Why are you trying to take the kids away from me?

Why won't you tell me that you're sleeping with somebody else?

Oh, here she is.

- Okay, thank you, sir. - Traci!

Oh, look! That looks cute.

It does!

Fortunately, we are able to pull something together

with this stuff they had for me at this shoot.

And because I am a professional,

I will turn this shoot out and work with what I got now, honey.

Now, excuse me, where's my Black Cowboy Whiskey?

Traci, we're gonna have you

on Yara, with the bottles right there in the satchel.

Yeah! We gonna do that. You'll be all right.

- It's not your first time-- - It's been a while since I got on a horse.

Don't act like this your first time at the rodeo.

I mean, on that kind of horse!

The animal horse! Ew!

I didn't know I had to get on the horse.

He said the horse will be in the picture. That's a difference.

But I thought he meant in the background.

Let's bring Yara around.

- Be careful of that, because Yara... - Done.

...had-- yeah, she let it go.

So, Traci, first, so that, you know, Yara knows you're good,

give her some sugar.

Hey, Yara.

Oh, I gotta wash my hands!

Left foot in first, and then swing on around.

- It's like a motorcycle. Ooh. - Yeah.

- Well, somebody who knows what they're doing-- - Yes, 'cause I ride.

And give me one where you're just like--

just up. Yeah.

Hold it.

- - Okay, who got their phone on?

Because in the Western time, we ain't have phones.

All right, I think we got it.

All right, that's it. That's a wrap, y'all.

Yay! Woo-hoo!

The shoot went great. I didn't fall off the horse.

I made the old lady clothes look fresh.

I had some fine, fine Black Cowboy Whiskey.

But this might be the last time

I let Cliff handle details of a photo shoot without me,

and then he ain't even there.

Told you I knew how to ride.

I wish it was as warm as it looks.

- It's freezing out here. - It's freezing.

So, I've been traveling to Atlanta

for this pop-up shop that didn't happen.

I'm just uber glad to be back in L.A.

And I know Vince is super busy,

but I wanted to see

if he could shed some light on whether or not

my dad's wife should come to Mexico or not.

But I'm leaning towards no.

- - Okay, first of all, I'm in my feelings

about this house not working out in Atlanta.

You know how bad I wanted it.

It wasn't the right house. The attic, you didn't like the attic.

- What's up there? - This is attic space.

- Oh, I don't go in attics. - You don't go in attics?

- Let me see it. Yeah. - You wanna peek in the attic?

Everything that's bad lives in the attic.

No, really, I feel like all attics have clowns living in them.

- I don't do that. -Oh, my God.

You know, I didn't like the spirit of the price point, okay?

- I ain't got time for that. - That house is not worth no two-nothing.

So, you know, I was talking to my sisters,

and, you know, we like to take a vacation every year, you know.

But this year, we want to, like, include our parents.

That'll be fun. Your parents want to go?

I think they want to go. I mean, so here is the thing.

What do you think about Dad and his wife

on the family vacation?

I don't know.

As a woman, I know I would not

want to be on vacation with, you know,

my ex-husband's... you know, side piece.

- You can't say that about that man's wife. - But I'm just saying--

I'm just being honest. What do you call her?

I don't know. Your father's wife. Your father's second wife.

She-- that wasn't his wife then, though.

I'm not trying to diss nobody or shame nobody

or make my daddy feel bad about his decisions,

but you have to understand, it ain't my place

to be disrespectful to my father's wife, you know?

Because that's not my relationship.

Whatever happened, it's between

him and my mother, but my alliance

is with my mother, and it always will be.

Because that's my mother and I am a woman.

That is my mother, and that's how that go.

I ain't write the rules.

You know, I mean, really, on, like, one hand,

I get where, you know, Mommy would feel uncomfortable,

as she should feel uncomfortable.

That's why, you know, like, I decided to write the song,

you know, "My Man," because I felt like, at that time,

Mommy was just so hurt, as she should have been.

But, like, on the other hand, it's just, like,

so much time has gone by,

and we have, you know, Logan now,

and Logan loves his granddad

and his grandmother, and it's just, like,

it's not really fair for him to choose.

You got to be sensitive to both sides.

Logan hasn't met my dad's wife,

but I'm getting ready to break that down and explain to him

who that is, but he just knows something ain't right.

You know what I mean?

Well, I hope everybody can work it out, so everybody can have a good time.

While we're all still here and the grandkids are here,

you know, no one be selfish in the situation.

It's all selfish, 'cause there's no right way.

There just isn't. Somebody's always going to be in their feelings.

But it's really about who's feelings matters the most.

Is it the grandkids

or is it my mother and my father's feelings?

Yeah, I think everybody got their own point of view in that department.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm so hungry.

Didn't I make you a grilled cheese sandwich last night?

That's 'cause you couldn't find my leftovers.

You wouldn't tell me last night.

I'm not the leftover police. I'm not gonna be searching for food.

- I'm sorry. - I feel like if you love me,

you would make me a margarita, like, a frozen one.

- I want a margarita. - Well, let's go get one.

Where? You gonna make me one?

- Yeah, I'll make you one. - Skinny Daddy gonna have one too?

I don't know if I'm gonna have one, but I'll make you one.

Get a margarita and some tacos... and nachos.

Hey!

Hey! How you doing? All right, good to see you, lady.

Good, how are you?

- All right, how about yourself? - Good, good.

I really hope Andre comes to the therapy session today.

It would just be good for him.

And if he can calm down,

so we can actually have a constructive conversation,

then we can finally solve the custody issue

and get on with this divorce.

I know he's mad, but skipping therapy

isn't gonna help anybody.

So, catch me up. What's been going on since we talked last?

I had a conversation with Andre, and I asked him to come to therapy.

And he told me that he doesn't need therapy, he just needs his children.

- Mm. - So, I don't know

if he's gonna come today or not.

- We'll see. - Mm-hmm.

I was really trying to, um...

rationalize with him.

"Hey, look, we need to do this joint custody thing,"

and he was really hitting me below the belt.

I think my main concern is for us to be able

to get along for the children to see.

- Yeah. - That's just important to me.

- Can I come in? - You showed up.

I decided to show up to therapy because my lawyer said

it would be in my best interest

if I want full custody of the kids.

I don't expect anything to be resolved.

It's just part of the process.

You do it, just get it over with, move on.

All right, so, hello, sir. How are you?

- I'm all right. - Okay, good. Glad to see that you came.

Tell me a little bit more about you.

I want to hear about your story.

I don't see the point. It's really a waste of time.

- Okay. - I mean, I told Towanda what I wanted.

I want my kids.

But I need to know a little bit about who you are.

What does that have to do with helping me get my kids, though?

I'm trying to create a win for you, and a win for her both.

So, do you want to have a better relationship with her?

I don't even care about that. I just want my kids.

Why are you trying to take the kids away from me?

Why won't you tell me that you're sleeping with somebody else?

You ain't touched me in three years.

All right, cut.

I'm glad Andre decided to come to therapy today,

but I can already sense his tension.

We need to start communicating,

so that we can have joint custody.

That's why we're here, to work stuff out.

We're gonna have to work out some type of compromise.

Because I'm here for both of you.

Do you trust this process?

Man, all I want is my kids, man. That's all I want.

I mean, I've done everything, man.

I quit my job. I don't get no credit for that.

I've never felt like I've been a part

of this relationship, ever since day one.

Like I'm just nobody, man.

When I broke down and cried in front of a brother,

I've never done that.

So, that really showed me

that I really need to talk to somebody

to get some of these issues off of my shoulders.

- I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry. -Okay, no, that's fine.

That's understandable. You're going through a lot right now.

A lot of emotional ups and downs.

This is a place where you can have those types of feelings and emotions.

I didn't expect Andre to get so emotional.

I mean, especially because he didn't even want to go to therapy.

We both tend to put up a wall

when it comes to our feelings,

but I know our kids are very important to the both of us,

and I'm just getting nervous that

if we get in front of a judge,

Andre is going to really show

his emotions in front of him too,

and he just might get full custody.

I didn't mean to make you feel

that the things that you've done

and the sacrifices that you've made

wasn't good enough.

I'm sad that you feel that I never treated you like a husband.

And I'm sad that you had to make a sacrifice

in quitting your job to watch the children.

I'm afraid that if you get full custody

that I won't be able to see the kids,

that you're gonna hold the kids against me.

And that's devastating.

Every time I try to express myself, my feelings just don't matter.

And when you tell me that you want to have full custody over the kids,

that hurts me so bad, because that's my life just like it's your life.

The children are your life. The children are my life, too.

I am so uncomfortable,

because I'm not used to expressing myself.

I'm not used to actually telling a person explicitly how I'm feeling.

I'm not used to that.

Fortunately, Braxton and Brooke,

they have two parents that really love them.

It takes courage to be intimate.

That's when progress is made,

so we can get to that agreement,

a win-win for the two of you.

So, it seems like you seem a little bit more comfortable

than you were when you first came in.

Nah, man, I still feel-- I still don't feel good about this.

- But you did something to me, you know what I'm saying? - You're gonna be fine.

I just think about my kids. It's all about my kids.

All I want is my kids, so if you can help me

get full custody of my kids, I'm good.

Hopefully we'll get what you want and get her what she wants.

Now, in order to do that, we're gonna have to work out

- some type of win-win. - No.

This did not go how I had hoped.

Andre seems more determined than ever to get the kids,

and that would be the worst thing

that could ever happen at this point, okay?

I feel like I've done everything that I can,

and now I have to leave it up to my attorney.

But I'm gonna keep thinking and figuring out

how to keep my kids.

They're the most important thing to me.

I can't lose my kids.