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I AM

I AM SO

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET YOU

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET YOU UP

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET YOU UP ON

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET YOU UP ON A

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I AM GONNA SET YOU UP ON A DATE.

FOR REAL?

YES-- MY DATES ARE ALWAYS FUN.

I'M GONNA SET YOU UP. - WHAT KIND OF DATE?

WHAT KIND OF DATE-- HI. - GOOD TO MEET YOU.

NO.

ALRIGHTY THEN.

SOME PEOPLE LOSE THEIR WAY A BIT.

HOW LONG-- BEEN LIVIN' WIT' YOU FOR A YEAR.

THAT'S LOSING YOUR WAY.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

REALLY?

LIKE, NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO INTERVENE.

NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO BE LIKE,

"TOWANDA, WHAT IS-WHAT IS UP?"

TAMAR, I DON'T WANT YOU TO BROWBEAT ME ALL THE TIME.

WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

I JUST SAID-I JUST SAID IT, THOUGH.

OH, I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO GET HERE.

DON'T PLAY, TAMAR.

♪ 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 ♪

LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO RAIN, HUH?

SUPPOSED TO TODAY, LATER ON.

CAN'T EVER WASH THE FREAKIN' CAR IN GEORGIA

'CAUSE IT ALWAYS RAININ'.

THINGS WITH GABE AND I ARE A COMPLETE MESS.

BUT, WITH TOWANDA AND ANDRE AND THEIR FAMILY BEING

IN OUR HOUSE-- - YOU GOTTA SHAKE IT UP.

YOU GOTTA SHAKE IT.

YOU GOTTA SHAKE IT UP REALLY-REALLY-- THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOTTA SHAKE IT UP.

NO-- BROOKE, GET IN THAT DRAWER, RIGHT THERE,

AND GET A NAPKIN, RIGHT THERE.

THE ONLY TIME WE GET TO BE ALONE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS

IS IF WE GO OUT ON A WALK.

WE HAVE TO CLEAN OUT THE REFRIGERATOR.

WE HAVE ALL THAT FOOD IN THERE.

IT HAS TO BE THROWN AWAY, BEFORE THE TRASH COMES.

WELL, IT'S HARD NOT TO HAVE ALL THAT FOOD

WHEN WE HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE IN THE FREAKIN' HOUSE.

YEAH.

THEN, YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT OKAY, WELL,

WHO BOUGHT THIS IN THE-IN THE FREEZER

OR WHO BOUGHT THIS IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

CAN I EAT THIS, YOU KNOW?

WE DON'T-WE DON'T NEVER-- WE AIN'T NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM.

TRINA, YOU DON'T THINK SO?

CAN YOU EAT-CAN YOU EAT THE FOOD?

YOU AIN'T EVER-- YOU AIN'T HOME.

YOU'RE HOME, LIKE, 50% OF THE TIME.

I AM HOME-- OH, THAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

I'M NEVER HOME-- 'CAUSE I'M HOME.

WITH TOWANDA AND ANDRE AND THE KIDS IN THE HOUSE,

IT KINDA, LIKE, HEIGHTENS EVERYTHING,

AND IT'S KINDA LIKE HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE,

ANOTHER VOICE THERE TO ADD MORE CONFUSION

TO ANY LITTLE ARGUMENT THAT WE GET INTO.

I K-- I LIKE-I LIKE MY SISTER BEING AROUND

'CAUSE SHE'S-- I HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

BUT, IT'S JUST MORE EXPENSIVE, NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO IS, LIKE, IT'S HARDER FOR US TO WORK

ON OUR ISSUES, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM.

I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT,

WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY

IF SOMEBODY'S GONNA HEAR OUR ARGUMENT.

NUMBER THREE, I DON'T WANNA WORRY ABOUT THE KIDS COMING,

JUST BUSTING INTO OUR ROOM, WITHOUT KNOCKING,

AND WE'RE LAYING THERE NAKED OR SOMETHIN'.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE IN THERE NAKED, THOUGH.

- HMM... YOU NEVER KNOW. - YES, I DO.

GABE IS RIGHT.

HE'S DEFINITELY RIGHT-- IT'S PUTTING MORE STRAIN

ON-ON AN ALREADY STRENUOUS RELATIONSHIP.

IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO GO.

WE JUST NEED TO SET A DEADLINE.

WE NEED TO SET A TRUE DEADLINE.

SO, NOW, YOU THINK WE SHOULD GIVE 'EM A DEADLINE

OF TWO WEEKS.

I DIDN'T SAY TWO-- IT TAKES LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS

TO FIND A PLACE.

MY THING IS THIS.

THEY SHOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN LOOKIN' FOR A PLACE.

WE'RE BEING NICE JUST GIVING THEM A TWO WEEK NOTICE BECAUSE--

NO, THAT'S NOT BEING NICE-- THAT'S BEING FAMILY.

- NO. - THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

OKAY-- THERE IS NOTHIN' LIKE FAMILY.

- THERE SURE ISN'T. - SEE-- WE'RE ARGUING ABOUT THEM

AND WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE OUT.

I'M NOT-- OH.

JUST YOU DECIDE WHEN THEY WILL--

WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO MOVE OUT, AND I'LL BE OKAY WITH IT.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE ON ME?

BECAUSE I SAID, "TWO WEEKS," AND YOU SAID, "A MONTH."

'CAUSE IT TAKES-IT TAKES THAT LONG TO PACK,

AND GATHER YOURSELF, AND GATHER YOUR-YOUR STUFF.

IT'S FOUR PEOPLE.

SO, WE BASICALLY NEED TO SIT DOWN

AND HAVE A TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT.

YEAH, WHICH I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT,

BUT IT STILL HAS TO HAPPEN.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO HAVE TO TELL MY SISTER

THAT IT'S TIME FOR HER TO MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE.

I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WILL EVER BE A PERFECT MOMENT

OR A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO TELL HER

THAT IT'S TIME FOR HER TO GO.

I GOT SOME STRAIGHT LEGS.

NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR LEGS.

STOP. - THEY'RE JUST STRAIGHT.

TOWANDA, YOU HAVE WONDERFUL LEGS.

STOP.

I NEED TO, UGH, DO SOMETHIN'.

AND-AND, BESIDES, THEY TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANNA GO,

SO THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS. - OOH.

- RIGHT? - MOMMY'S NOT SEEING DOC ANYMORE

BECAUSE SHE SAID HE WAS GETTING TOO SERIOUS.

SO, I FIGURED, I'M GONNA SET HER UP ON A DATE

BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T NEED TO BE BY HERSELF ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S NOT COOL.

SO, I WANTED TO SET HER UP WITH SOMEONE

WHO WANTS TO HAVE FUN.

YOU KNOW, F-U-N.

THIS IS REALLY PRETTY, MAMA.

MMM-HMM.

AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE YOU COULD ENJOY THE VIEW,

WHILE I'M TALKING TO YOU. - THANK YOU.

YOU ARE VERY THOUGHTFUL.

I AM SO THOUGHTFUL THAT I'M GONNA SET YOU UP ON A DATE.

FOR REAL?

YES-- MOMMY, JUST TRUST ME.

YOU'LL HAVE FUN. - MMM-HMM.

TOWANDA HAVE A TERRIBLE TRACK RECORD

OF SETTING ME UP WITH MEN.

MMM-HMM.

IT-IT'S NOT SMOOTH ANYMORE.

OH, THE, UH, THE-THE FINGER SNAP, HUH?

SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS.

UH, IT'S JUST THAT MOST MEN NOWADAYS JUST--

SOME OF 'EM ARE JUST IDIOTS.

WELL--

AND THEN, HALF OF 'EM ARE ON THE DOWN LOW, YOU KNOW.

LET'S KEEP IT REAL.

WE'RE LIVING IN A SOCIETY WHERE MEN ARE JUST BISEXUAL.

THEY LIKE WOMEN.

THEY LIKE MEN.

I MEAN, THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND,

GIVING IT OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR LEGS.

I MEAN, WHAT?

WELL, HE'S NOT ON THE DOWN LOW.

YOU-YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

I DO.

MOMMY, WHERE'D YOU LEARN THAT?

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

- WELL, IS HE MARRIED? - NO.

- DOES HE HAVE CHILDREN? - YOU CAN ASK HIM.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS KIDS. - THANK GOD.

BUT, YOU CAN ASK HIM ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU SEE HIM.

WHERE'S HE FROM?

MOMMY, YOU CAN ASK ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU SEE HIM.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

WHAT IS HIS NAME?

HIS NAME IS RALPH.

OH, RALPH!

THE NAME ALREADY-- RALPH.

HIS NAME IS RALPH.

WE WANNA MEET RALPH.

HOW OLD IS HE?

ABOUT-- WHAT IS HE, ABOUT 70, 80?

NO.

- REALLY? - UH-UH.

OKAY-- I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY MET THE GUY.

HE'S LIKE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF A FRIEND.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

AND HE'S BEEN CALLING, WANTING TO GO OUT WITH MOMMY

SINCE HE SEEN HER ON THE SHOW.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S A HOT WOMAN.

HE WANTED TO GO OUT WITH HER.

AND, UH, HIS VOICE SOUNDED NICE.

I'M GONNA CALL RALPH AND SET EVERYTHING UP.

HMM-HMM-HMM.

HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT L.A. AS A PLACE THAT YOU CAN,

LIKE, POTENTIALLY ALMOST CALL HOME?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO, TRACI IS STILL TALKING ABOUT OPENING

THIS HAIR SALON IN MARYLAND.

AND, HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK

THAT'S, LIKE, THE RIGHT PLAN FOR HER.

BUT, IF SHE REALLY-REALLY WANTED TO MAKE IT BIG,

SHE NEED TO BRING HER LITTLE ASS OUT HERE TO L.A.

DO YOU THINK I'M SUPER-DUPER PUSHY WHEN IT COMES TO,

LIKE, HAVING YOU COME OUT HERE?

- YES. - YOU DO?

- YES. - WHY?

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DON'T REALLY LIKE MARYLAND,

OR YOUR BAD EXPERIENCES IN MARYLAND,

AND MARYLAND POINT BLANK BEING NUT BUSH.

IT IS.

IT IS-- YOU KNOW, BUT I'M THERE,

AND I SEE THAT THINGS ARE GROWING THERE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IF TRACI BROADENED HER HORIZON

AND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, COME OUT HERE

AND LEARN UNDER A COLOR SPECIALIST

OR A CUTTING SPECIALIST

AND, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TIMES,

LIKE, 2011 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

OR SOMEWHERE CLOSE, EVEN 2009.

HEY, I WOULD TAKE 2008, AT THIS POINT.

IF ANYBODY WOULD'VE CALLED AND ASKED ME TO OP-OP-OPEN UP

SOME HAIR SALON IN A DMV AREA,

"CAN YOU, UM, DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT?

"DO YOU-- CAN I GET YOU TO INVEST?"

NO-- ASK ME.

"TAMAR, WOULD YOU--"

TAMAR, WOULD YOU INVEST

IN BEING A PART OF MY BEAUTY SALON?

IN MARYLAND?

IN MARYLAND.

WOULD YOU? - UNNNH-- NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT-- YOU KNOW WHAT?

- I CAN'T-- I CAN'T. - THIS IS NOT, "SURVEY SAYS."

SURVEY SAYS NEGATIVE.

I THINK THAT WHEN SHE'S READY TO OPEN UP A SALON,

THAT SHE WILL FIND OUT

THAT IT CAN BE A VERY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS,

IF YOU OPEN IT UP IN THE RIGHT AREA.

I THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO GIUSEPPE FRANCO

AND DO YOUR INTERNSHIP HERE IN L.A.

GIUSEPPE FRANCO IS A REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,

WHO OWNS A HAIR SALON IN BEVERLY HILLS.

SO, I FIGURED I'D GIVE HIM A CALL SO HE CAN SHOW TRACI,

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ROPES IN,

YOU KNOW, THE HAIR INDUSTRY.

AND, THEN, I THINK MAYBE YOU'LL SEE THAT THE CLIENTELE

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING

TO PAY FOR THEIR HAIR IS A LITTLE BIT MORE LUCRATIVE.

OOH, SHE GOT MY POINT!

JUST LET ME HEAR IT.

- NO. - IT'S OKAY.

- NO. - TRACI?

I'M NOT GOING-I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT.

LET ME COMFORT YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT-- I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT.

- LISTEN. - NO-- UH-UH.

LET ME COMFORT YOU, BABY-- LET ME COMFORT YOU.

BOO-BOO-- BOO-BOO.

IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO BE RIGHT.

NOW, GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

WHEN YOU SAY IT, YOU'LL BE SET FREE.

"TAMAR, YOU'RE RIGHT."

SAY IT-- I'LL SAY IT WITH YOU.

TAMAR, YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THERE-- HOW ABOUT THAT-- BOOM.

- I'LL TAKE THAT. - YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

WELL, IT'S TIME FOR THE BLIND DATE

THAT TOWANDA SET ME UP WITH, AND I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS,

AS WELL AS ANXIOUS.

SO, WE'LL SEE.

THANK YOU.

I WALK IN, AND I'M THINKIN', "NAH.

"THIS CAN'T BE.

"NO."

- HOW YA DOIN'? - FINE.

HOW ARE YOU? - I'M RALPH.

- HI. - GOOD TO MEET YOU.

WHERE'S HIS DADDY, FOR GOD SAKES?

THIS-- WHAT?

IT'S GOOD TO FINALLY MEET YOU.

OKAY, TOWANDA IS PLAYING A JOKE ON ME.

MMM-HMM.

SO, YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

TWENTY-SEVEN.

NO.

ALRIGHTY THEN.

TWENTY-SEVEN?

WHAT CAN WE TALK ABOUT?

NOW, I HAVE DAUGHTERS OLDER THAN YOU.

- THAT'S GOOD, ALL GOOD. - OKAY.

SO, I THINK YOU SHOULD STICK WITH THE AGE BRACKET.

I MEAN, ME, MYSELF, I ENJOY A OLDER LADY.

WELL, SWEETIE, I-I-I'M OLD ENOUGH FOR YOUR MOTHER.

IT'S A DIFFERENCE, OKAY?

SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?

OH, REALLY? - YEAH, ONE DAY.

YEAH, YOU MAY BE-- YOU KEEP HANGING WITH THOSE OLDER WOMEN,

MAYBE THEY'LL TEACH YOU ABOUT JESUS.

- I KNOW ABOUT HIM. - OH, OKAY.

MAYBE THEY'LL TEACH YOU A LITTLE MORE.

A LITTLE MORE?

YEAH, 'CAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

TRUST ME.

HMM.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, LIKE, HONESTLY, I DATE OLDER WOMAN.

THAT'S ALL I DATE, IS OLDER WOMEN.

- REALLY? - THAT'S IT.

SO, I-I MEAN, THE OLD-- THE OLDEST WOMAN

THAT I HAVE HAD WAS 54.

MMM-MMM-MMM.

I MEAN, WE-WE DATED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

I WANTED TO SAY, "WHAT?

SHE WAS TRYING TO FINISH RAISING YOU OR SOMETHING?"

YOU KNOW, I HAVE SIX KIDS.

I DON'T NEED ANOTHER.

I REALLY FEEL LIKE DOING THIS.

WHAT-- IS THERE MILK BACK THERE?

GET THE MILK FROM BEHIND THE EAR.

WELL, I MEAN, GET THAT EAR, TOO.

HERE, LET ME GET THIS ONE.

JEEZ, 'CAUSE THAT'S A LOT.

WHEW.

THERE AIN'T NO BETTER THAN THAT.

I JUST FELT SO DISCOMBOBULATED

JUST SITTING THERE WITH THAT CHILD,

THE PLACENTA WRAPPED ALL AROUND HIM.

NO.

I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO DO--

IT'S NOTHING AGAINST YOU.

I-I CAN IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A NICE, YOUNG MAN.

BUT, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, EVEN WITH A BLIND DATE.

IT'S LIKE UH-UH.

YOU TAKE CARE.

TAKE CARE, NOW. - YOU, TOO.

UGH.

WHAT THE HELL AM I GONNA DO WITH A BOY?

I MESSED UP MY GOOD DRESS FOR NOTHING.

- DON'T GET UPSET. - I FEEL SO BAD.

TRINA, I KNOW THAT'S HARD FOR YOU TO SAY TO HER.

- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'? - TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

COME ON. - DON'T CRY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

'CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HELP HER, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

'CAUSE WE GOTTA BE STRONG, RIGHT NOW.

YOUR

YOUR HOUSE,

YOUR HOUSE, YOUR

YOUR HOUSE, YOUR GRACE.

OKAY.

GOD IS GOOD-- GOD IS GREAT-- LET US THANK HIM FOR THIS PLATE.

AMEN. - WAS THAT THE DENIM AND DIEZEL?

I GOT KIDS.

THAT'S THE QUICK GRACE.

MY DAUGHTERS AND I WERE SITTING TOGETHER.

I COULDN'T WAIT TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT TOWANDA DID.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I AM SO UPSET WITH TOWANDA.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE SAID, "OH, MOMMY, WOULD YOU MIND, IF I SET YOU UP

"WITH SOMEBODY, SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME REAL FUN?"

I JUST WANTED HER TO HAVE FUN, LIKE, FUN.

I GET TO THE RESTAURANT.

HE STOOD UP-- GREETED ME.

KISSED MY HAND.

THE GUY WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

TWELVE, MOMMY?

- NOT LITERALLY. - HE WAS, LIKE, WHAT?

- THE GUY WAS 27 YEARS OLD. - OH.

- TOWANDA! - I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS 27.

HE TOLD ME ON THE PHONE HIS LAST GIRLFRIEND WAS 52.

WHO CARES ABOUT HIS AGE?

HE JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN.

MOMMY SHOULD'VE JUST GONE OUT WITH HIM

JUST TO HAVE FUN, YOU KNOW?

I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS 27.

AND, THEN, HE TELLS ME, "YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE YOUNG GIRLS."

HE'S 27 YEARS OLD.

HE'S EVEN TOO YOUNG FOR ME.

LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS THAT YOUNG.

I WOULD PREFER IF YOU BRING ME SOMEONE 90 YEARS OLD.

NOT THAT I WANT ANYBODY 90 YEARS OLD.

LET ME MAKE MYSELF CLEAR.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LITTLE BOY,

I COULD'VE SWORN I SAW MILK SKEETIN' HERE.

- NO. - SKEET, MOMMY?

ARE YOU SERIOUS? - MOMMY SAID, "SKEET."

SKEET-- WHAT?

MOMMY, SKEET MEANS TO EJACULATE.

PSSH!

SKEET!

SHOO, SHOO, SHOO!

I REALLY WANTED TO SAY, "COULD YOU BRING A HIGH CHAIR?"

I SAID-- - WOW!

BUT, Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DEVASTATION.

- TAMAR, GET UP. - I WAS DEVASTATED WITH TOWANDA!

OH, MY GOD!

MOMMY, YEAH, BABY, YOU CAN'T EVER, NEVER, EVER,

EVER, EVER SAY "SKEET."

MOM, WE'RE GONNA TELL YOU WHAT SKEET MEANS.

OH, MY GOD-- I HAD TO CLENCH MY PEARLS.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

- IT'S A STREET TERM, HOWEVER. - YEAH!

- WHAT? - I HAD TO CLENCH MY PEARLS.

OH, NO, NOT DURING OUR TIME.

NO-- IN OUR TIME, IT'S THE WAY IT IS.

IT'S A DIFFERENT DAY TODAY.

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, MOMMY.

YOU HAVE TO GET WITH THE TIMES.

YOU GOTTA START READING OR SOMETHIN'

'CAUSE YOU CAN'T SAY "SKEET."

- FAN HER-- FAN HER, TONI. - YOU-YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M TO THE POINT I DON'T TRUST Y'ALL TO SET ME UP.

Y'ALL SHOULD-- YEAH, FAN ME.

Y'ALL SHOULD KNOW WHAT I LIKE AND WHAT I DON'T LIKE.

TALK DOWN THERE.

TOWANDA'S ALL ON THIS ONE.

Y'ALL HAVE BEEN KNOWING ME FOR YEARS AND YEARS,

ALL YOUR LIFE.

BUT, A-A TWO-YEAR-OLD?

I'M STILL UPSET-- THAT LITTLE BOY?

TOWANDA HAVE TO THINK THINGS THROUGH FIRST,

BEFORE SHE MAKE ANY DECISIONS CONCERNING ME AND MEN.

YEAH, MA-- YOU CAN'T GET THROWN OFF

JUST 'CAUSE TOWANDA SET YOU UP ON A CRAZY DATE.

YOU SHOULD GET KICKED IN THE SHINS FOR THAT ONE.

- WELL, HELLO, GIRLS. - HELLO, DARLING.

HOW ARE YOU-- THAT'S TRACI.

GUISIPPE-- HELLO, TRACI.

HI-- GIUSEPPE.

TA-STEPPIE OR-- - GIUSEPPE LIKE THE SHOE.

- GIUSEPPE. - GIUSEPPE-- OKAY.

- BUT THE-- - ITALIAN.

- OKAY. - ARE YOU ITALIAN?

NO-- I CAN SAY "JALOPY."

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS GIUSEPPE IS A HAIR STYLIST

OR A DESSERT, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO LEARN FROM THIS GUY?

SO, I LIKE.

WERE YOU CHECKING ON ME, UP AND DOWN?

HE IS, RIGHT? - IT'S WHAT WE DO HERE.

THIS IS A SEXY BUSINESS. - IT IS.

- WE DON'T WORK ON COMPUTERS. - OH.

WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY THE CLIENT.

- FROM HEAD TO TOE. - GIRLS, COME.

OKAY-- I'M REALLY HOPING THAT GIUSEPPE CAN TALK TRACI

INTO NOT HAVING HER HAIR SALON IN THE DMV AREA.

I MEAN, HE'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE HAIR PIMP.

I WANT HIM TO TALK HER INTO NOT DOING FREEZE DRIED HAIR.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET HER TO, YOU KNOW,

STEP HER GAME UP A LITTLE BIT

INSTEAD OF BEING SO COMPLACENT IN MARYLAND.

AND, I MEAN, SHE'S NOT JUST IN MARYLAND, DC.

SHE'S LIKE TWO HOURS, FAR OUT, BOONIES.

SO, WE'RE NOT EVEN ON MAIN STREET?

NO MAIN, NO WAY.

I'M ON THE MIDDLE MAIN STREET.

AND I'M LIKE, "YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT YOUR SALON THERE,

"'CAUSE ALL THEY'RE DOIN' IS SPRITZIN'

"AND FRYIN' YOUR HAIR."

NOBODY WANTS NO FRIED CHICKEN HAIR, TRACI.

THAT'S NOT HOT. - I'M NOT GONNA DO KITCHEN HAIR.

TRACI'S GOT TO SEE HOW IT'S REALLY DONE

TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL SALON, POINT BLANK, PERIOD.

WELL, LET'S SAY TRACI WORKED HERE AS AN APPRENTICE,

WHICH I WOULD GIVE HER A JOB.

TRACI, THAT'S BIG NEWS!

OKAY, WHERE AM I GONNA LIVE?

I HAVE A HOUSE.

MY HOUSE IS, WHAT, 15,000 SQUARE FEET, RIGHT NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

ALL I'M TRYING TO DO, IS GET TRACI TO BE IN A POSITION

WHERE SHE IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE HAIR STYLIST CHIC,

THE NUMBER ONE HAIR GIRL IN L.A.

AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SHE'LL HAVE ME TO THANK FOR IT.

THIS MAN JUST OFFERED YOU A FOR REAL APPRENTICESHIP.

COMING OUT HERE TO LEARN UP UNDER HIM?

THAT'S BIG.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.

HE'S JUST-HE'S JUST GONNA BE LIKE, "OH, WELL, COME ON.

"I'M GONNA TEACH YOU."

HE JUST OFFERED YOUR ASS A BLESSING.

YOU BETTER TAKE YOUR BLESSING

AND STOP PLAYING ALL THE TIME.

YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT DMV AREA LATER.

I MEAN, I-I CAN, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY OPEN.

I AM VERY OPEN-- I'M A VERY OPEN PERSON.

BUT, UM, I KNOW I HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR ME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO WEIGH ALL MY OPTIONS.

WE'LL TALK.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- TALK TO YOUR SISTER.

- OKAY. - FINISH THE CHAMPAGNE.

IF YOU'RE SERIOUS, YOU COME BACK.

I'LL SPEND TIME WITH YOU-- SHOW YOU AROUND.

- OKAY. - GIUSEPPE SEEMS NICE.

YOU KNOW, HIS SHOP IS NOT TOO SHABBY,

EVEN THOUGH I AIN'T SEEN A LITTLE COFFEE UP IN THERE,

NO SISTERS UP IN THERE, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

LOOK AT ME-- YOU CAN DO IT.

I KNOW I WILL.

BYE, TRA-TRA!

BYE-BYE!

OKAY, YOU BE THE HOST-- WHAT SHOULD WE GET?

- THE CRAB CAKE IS DELICIOUS. - OKAY, GUYS.

FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T HAVE MY WALLET.

I LOST MY WALLET. - I'LL PAY FOR DINNER.

SINCE TOWANDA IS NOT COMING TO DINNER TONIGHT,

I FIGURED IT WAS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY

TO GET MY SISTERS' OPINION ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT

ABOUT TOWANDA AND ANDRE BEING IN THE HOUSE.

I DON'T WANT MY SISTER TO THINK THAT SHE IS NOT WELCOME,

AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO, IF EVER SHE NEEDS.

HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY STRENUOUS

ON MY MARRIAGE,

AND IT'S MADE OUR SITUATION WORSE.

WORSE.

AND, NOW, I'M AT A POINT NOW WHERE I HAVE TO CHOOSE ME,

AND MY LIFE, AND MY FAMILY,

AND MY MARRIAGE OVER HER COMFORTABILITY.

SOME PEOPLE LOSE THEIR WAY A BIT.

HOW LONG-- BEEN LIVIN' WIT' YOU FOR A YEAR.

THAT'S LOSING YOUR WAY.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

REALLY?

LIKE, NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO INTERVENE.

NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO BE LIKE,

"TOWANDA, WHAT IS- WHAT IS UP?"

SO, WHAT Y'ALL GONNA DO WITH THAT?

Y'ALL GONNA-- WHAT YA-- YA-Y'ALL GONNA GO HARD

WITH DR. SHERRY AND BE LIKE, "LISTEN?"

WE NEED TO GO HARD WITH DR. SHERRY.

WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING DR. SHERRY WITH THE FAMILY,

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR ALL OF US

TO BAND TOGETHER AND REALLY HELP TOWANDA

BECAUSE THE SITUATION WITH TOWANDA IS-IS NOT HELPING TRINA.

IT'S ACTUALLY HURTING HER.

I CAN JUST SEE THE PAIN ON TRINA'S FACE.

LIKE, "I HATE TO TELL MY SISTER THIS.

"I HATE TO DO THIS-- OH, MY GOD!"

- DON'T GET UPSET. - I FEEL SO BAD!

TRINA, I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO SAY TO HER.

BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT THAT DOES TO TOWANDA.

TOWANDA, OKAY-- BUT, TRINA, LISTEN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'? - TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

COME ON. - DON'T CRY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

'CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HELP, JUST LIKE WITH TRINA.

THIS IS A SISTER WHO NEEDS US. - BUT, YOU CAN'T FEEL BAD.

WE'RE ENABLING HER SITUATION.

THANK YOU-- AND THAT'S ALL I'M SAYIN'.

GIVE ME A HUG, TRINA, BUT DON'T RUIN MY DRESS.

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REST OF MY SISTERS,

I FEEL REALLY RELIEVED THAT THEY SUPPORT MY DECISION

ABOUT HAVING TO TELL TOWANDA THAT IT'S TIME TO MOVE OUT.

NOW, I'M FACED WITH THE WHOLE 'NOTHER DILEMMA

OF TELLING TOWANDA SHE HAS TO MOVE OUT,

AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I'M PRETTY MUCH DREADING IT.

- HERE. - HAVE SOME MORE.

- UH-UH-- NO, NO, NO. - SHE DON'T WANT NO WINE.

SHE'S DONE WITH HER WINE.

AND SINCE MINE LOOKS LIKE WATER, HERE'S TO JESUS.

WE'RE GONNA HELP TOWANDA. - WE'RE GONNA HELP TOWANDA.

HE ALWAYS BRINGS IT TO THE SURFACE, HUH?

HOW ABOUT THAT-- BOOM-- POW.

- BUT WHAT? - I'M LIKE, "WHAT YOU DOIN'?

BUT WHAT?

I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THAT IN MY HOUSE.

WELL, TAMAR, LET'S GO OUT IN THE STREET, THEN, TO TALK.

SEE-- WE'RE NOT-WE'RE NOT GOING THERE, AGAIN.

SEE-- THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

LET'S GO OUT IN THE STREET TO TALK.

- YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT. - THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

'CAUSE I WILL TALK TO YOU JUST LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE STREET.

YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT BECAUSE WHEN STUFF IS-- THAT'S--

I'M-I'M GOING OUT

SO I CAN FINISH TALKING ABOUT YOU OUTSIDE.

OOH.

GABE AND I ARE SHOPPING FOR COSTUMES

FOR TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO-- WHAT DO YOU WANNA BE?

I'M GONNA BE PARIS HILTON.

I WANNA BE A PIMP.

YOU ARE-- HMM-- SO BEFITTING.

HA-HA-HA.

HA-HA-HA.

SO, IT'LL BE FUN TO HAVE TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY

WITH A THEME, HUH? - YEAH-- IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE

THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO THROW A PARTY AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT'S THAT- WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

CONSIDERING THEY'RE STILL IN OUR HOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

DO YOU MEAN IMPRESSIVE THAT THEY'RE GONNA THROW A PARTY?

I MEAN, SHOOT.

WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING?

IF YOU'RE STAYING IN SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, I MEAN,

YOU PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD TO BE THROWING

A LAVISH BIRTHDAY PARTY. I'M JUST SAYIN'.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD

AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN SAVING UP FOR.

- OKAY. - THAT'S NOT FAIR.

THAT'S NOT FAIR. - ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

IT'S REAL RIDICULOUS THAT TOWANDA IS SPENDING

ALL THIS MONEY FOR A PARTY.

UM, SHE SHOULD BE SAVING HER MONEY, UH, FOR-FOR A HOUSE

OR TO RENT AN APARTMENT, UH, OR PAYING ME RENT.

JUST SU-SUGGESTING THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD, UH,

HAVE A TALK WITH 'EM DURING THE PARTY.

FOR HER PARTY?

YEAH, JUST MAYBE, LIKE, THROW A HINT OR SOMETHIN'.

I DON'T THINK HER PARTY WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME

TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IS DEFINITELY NOT THE TIME

TO RELAY THIS MESSAGE.

GABE IS JUST BEING A FUN SNATCHER, LIKE HE ALWAYS IS.

THEY DON'T HAVE MY PARIS HILTON OUTFIT.

WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT-- AND I CAN SAY, "THAT'S HOT!"

I'M GONNA SAY THAT ALL NIGHT LONG.

OH, LORD.

SO, WITH A LOT OF ARM TWISTING FROM TAMAR,

I PROMISED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH GIUSEPPE,

SO HE CAN SHOW ME THE ROPES.

IS THIS SUPPOSED TO SHOW ME THAT TAMAR WAS RIGHT

OR SOMETHIN'?

- WHEN YOU SHAMPOO-- - MM-HMM.

YOU WANNA HIT THE PRESSURE POINT, PRESSURE POINT, NECK.

OKAY-- OKAY.

I GUESS HE WANTED ME TO GIVE THIS GUY SOME KIND

OF SHAMPOO .

YOU SET IT RIGHT HERE.

HERE YOU ARE, SIR.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - ANYTHING ELSE?

- ON, NO. - "MY NAME IS TRACI.

"IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE--" - OKAY-- MY NAME IS TRACI.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE, YOU CAN JUST CALL ON ME.

OKAY? - I SURE WILL.

- ALL RIGHT. - EXCELLENT.

AM I A HAIR STYLIST OR A BARISTA?

I MEAN, I CAME IN HERE TO LEARN HOW TO CUT HAIR,

NOT TO MAKE COFFEE.

NOW, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A TECHNIQUE OF SWEEPING,

MY PRINCESS.

- OKAY. - COME.

SWEEP, SWEEP.

SWEEP, SWEEP-- OH!

TOWEL.

UH, OKAY.

I KNOW HOW TO USE A BROOM.

THIS IS NOT "HOW TO SWEEP 101."

I ALREADY LEARNED THAT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

SIR, MAY I OFFER YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK?

- COFFEE? - COFFEE?

GIVE ME TWO SECONDS, AND I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU IN TWO SECONDS.

- I'LL SEE YOU SOON. - I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

- THERE-THERE YOU GO. - THANK YOU.

I'M HAPPIER, NOW-- NOW, YOU'RE TALKING MY LANGUAGE.

TAMAR SAID THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

YEAH, IT'S A BIG DEAL OF BUSYWORK.

THE ONLY THING I LEARNED WAS NOT TO LISTEN TO TAMAR ANYMORE.

- TRA-TRA! - YEAH?

GOT YOU.

I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT OVER QUALIFIED

TO BE DOING THIS ,

BUT I DON'T WANNA TELL GIUSEPPE THAT.

HONESTLY, IN MARYLAND, I CAN HIRE PEOPLE FOR THIS.

- HAVE A GOOD ONE, SWEETNESS. - TOOTLES.

ASK TAMAR IF SHE HAS QUARTERS OR COINS.

QUARTERS TO DO WHAT?

THE COINS FOR THE GAME.

TAMAR, COULD YOU GRAB SOME QUARTERS FOR THE GAME?

TAKE ONE.

TAKE ONE!

THIS QUARTER GAME I MADE UP BECAUSE I WANTED MY SISTERS

TO LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU HAVE HEADS, THEN THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW,

YOU CAN SPEAK, AND YOU HA-- IF YOU HAVE TAILS,

THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T SAY NOTHING.

THIS GAME WAS ALL ORCHESTRATED BY ME

FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO TELL MY SISTERS WHAT I THINK

ABOUT THEIR LIFE.

BEWARE-BEWARE-BEWARE-BEWARE!

TAILS-- DAMN!

- WELL, THE GAME CONTINUES. - HEADS, BABY.

- TAILS. - TAILS!

YES!

I HAVE NEIGHBORS.

WHEN YOU FLIP TAILS, YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET.

YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING, NOTHIN', NADA.

TRACI...

YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU SAY

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A VOICE

BECAUSE I USED TO FEEL THE SAME WAY.

HOWEVER, WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A VOICE,

YOU NEVER USE IT.

YOU CAN'T JUST SIT BACK AND NOT SAY NOTHIN' AND OBSERVE

AND JUST SAY, "WELL, I'M JUST LISTENIN'."

BUT, THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND SAY YOU DON'T HAVE A VOICE,

'CAUSE YOU HAVE A VOICE.

YOU JUST DON'T WANNA USE IT-- FLIP!

UH, I GOTTA DO IT . - HEADS!

- TAILS. - HEADS.

OKAY, LET ME SEE.

TAMAR, I DON'T WANT YOU TO BROWBEAT ME ALL THE TIME.

I REALLY NEED YOU, LIKE, TO EASE UP A LITTLE BIT.

TRACI, WHY DO YOU FEEL LIKE I BROWBEAT YOU?

'CAUSE, I MEAN, I JUST DON'T GET IT, WHY YOU ATTACK ME,

AND WE GOT THREE OTHER SISTERS.

I-I-I ATTACK YOU?

I FEEL AS THOUGH, IF I DON'T MEET TO YOUR STANDARDS,

LIKE IF I'M SINGIN' WRONG, OR AN OUTFIT, OR MY MANNERISM--

NO, LIKE, FOR REAL, I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO HELP TRACI.

I INTRODUCED HER TO GIUSEPPE FRANCO.

I BE HELPIN' HER WITH HER DANCE MOVES.

I BE POINTING OUT WHEN HER OUTFITS ARE JUST WHACK.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRACI'S PROBLEM IS.

I MEAN, I'M REALLY COMING FROM A GOOD PLACE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.

I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU HAVE A HARD TIME

HEARING ME GIVE YOU CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM,

BUT I WILL NOT DO THAT ANYMORE.

I WILL NOT BE LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT, TRACI?

YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR SHOES,"

OR, "TRACI, YOU NEED TO COMB YOUR--" I WON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

I WILL JUST LET YOU GO AND-- - TAMAR, YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC.

- I'M NOT BEING SARCASTIC. - YES, YOU ARE.

YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC AND ASININE.

NO, I AM NOT-- I AM NOT BEING FACETIOUS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

OH, I'M NOT-I'M NOT BEING FACETIOUS.

- THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING. - AM I BEING FACETIOUS?

IT BOTHERS ME WHEN TAMAR TALK DOWN TO ME

AND WHEN SHE BE S-SARCASTIC

IN HER LITTLE ITTY-BITTY MOUTH DOT COM.

I TRIED TO BE NICE.

NOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO TELL HER ASS OFF.

HOW ABOUT I MAKE UP YOUR-- MY-MY MIND?

TRACI, WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS WALKING AWAY?

BECAUSE Y'ALL-Y'ALL TALK SOME OLD STUPID .

- WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT? - THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

I JUST SAID IT-- I JUST SAID IT.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

- I JUST SAID IT, THOUGH. - I WAS JUST REALLY NICE.

- BUT, I JUST SAID IT, THOUGH. - HOW DID THIS GET HERE?

BUT, I JUST SAID IT, THOUGH.

OH, I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO GET HERE.

DON'T PLAY, TAMAR.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I CAN TAKE,

BUT I DON'T DO THE BUCKIN' THING.

AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WITH PEOPLE

ON THE STREET, DO WIT' YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS.

YOU DON'T DO THAT WIT' YOUR SISTERS.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, MY MAMA WAS LIKE,

"Y'ALL DON'T FIGHT EACH OTHER."

- DO NOT PLAY. - TRACI, WHY ARE ?

I JUST SAID IT, THOUGH.

SHE'S NOT GONNA PLAY-NOT GONNA PLAY WITH ME LIKE THAT.

Y'ALL DIDN'T SEE HOW-- SEE? SHE CAN LOOK AT ME UP AND DOWN,

BUT I JUST ADDRESSED EVERYTHING.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU JUST WALKED OVER HERE.

BUT, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

THAT'S WHY I LOOKED YOU UP AND DOWN.

LIKE, "WHAT YOU DOIN'?" - BUT, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

BUT, I MEAN, BUT WHAT-- BUT WHAT?

I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THAT IN MY HOUSE.

WELL, TAMAR, LET'S GO OUT IN THE STREET, THEN, TO TALK.

SEE-- WE'RE NOT-WE'RE NOT GOING THERE, AGAIN.

SEE-- THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

LET'S GO OUT IN THE STREET TO TALK.

YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT-- YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT.

THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

'CAUSE I WILL TALK TO YOU JUST LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE STREET.

YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THAT BECAUSE WHEN STUFF--

I WILL TALK TO YOU RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

- I WALKED UP ON YOU? - NO-NO-NO-NO-NO, BUT-BUT, LOOK.

- BUT, WAIT, NOW. - I WALK UP ON YOU?

WAIT, WAIT.

I WILL TALK TO YOU JUST LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE STREET.

LET'S-- I'M-I'M GOING OUT SO I CAN FINISH TALKING

ABOUT YOU OUTSIDE.

THIS IS NO HOOD RAT OR NOTHIN' AT-AT ALL.

IF I WANNA SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY,

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY.

AND DITTO-- AND DITTO.

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY.

AND DITTO.

TRACI,

TRACI, I

TRACI, I PROMISE--

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE ELECTRIC

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE ELECTRIC SLIDE

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE ELECTRIC SLIDE REMIX

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE ELECTRIC SLIDE REMIX OUT

TRACI, I PROMISE-- WE GOT THE ELECTRIC SLIDE REMIX OUT HERE.

WHAT'S THE OTHER DANCE Y'ALL DO IN DC?

THEY WANNA SEE MOVES, AND STEPS, AND BACK, AND FRONT,

AND UH-UH-UH.

THEY WANNA SEE, YOU KNOW,

DO THE BAH-- DO THE BAH-BAH.

NO, THEY DON'T DO THE BAH NO MORE.

- BAH-BAH-BAH. - THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S OLD.

DOING THIS-- UH-UH.

TRACI, YOU GOING TO OLD LADY PARTIES?

I DON'T-- REALLY, I DON'T.

THEY ARE FORBIDDEN!

I DON'T GO TO OLD LADY PARTIES.

TRACI, YOU CAN'T BE ACTING LIKE AN OLD LADY!

I GO TO THE JUKE JOINT.

YOU CANNOT BE GOING TO THE JUKE JOINT.

YOU CAN'T BE DANCING LIKE THAT,

LIKE YOU AIN'T GOING TO THE BATHROOM FOR, LIKE, FIVE DAYS.

YOU GOTTA POKE THAT OUT AND LOOK BACK.

THAT'S-- SEE?

THAT'S THE DMV ALL IN YOU.

LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW I DID THAT.

- USE SOME UH-UH. - RIGHT.

THE HAMMER, TRACI.

THAT WASN'T NO HAMMER.

- IT WAS, THOUGH. - IT WAS, THOUGH.

I WAS DOING IT-- I WAS DOING IT.

TRACI,

TRACI, YOU

TRACI, YOU DON'T

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW--

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU JUST

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU JUST WALKED

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU JUST WALKED OVER

TRACI, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW-- YOU JUST WALKED OVER HERE.

BUT, WHAT DID YOU SAY-- THAT'S WHY I LOOKED YOU UP AND DOWN.

- BUT, I MEAN, WHAT? - LIKE, "WHAT YOU DOIN'?"

BUT, WHAT?

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THAT IN MY HOUSE.

I'M GOING OUT, SO I CAN FINISH TALKING ABOUT YOU OUTSIDE.

I WAS A LITTLE STUNNED.

LIKE, HOLD UP, BECAUSE MY SISTERS AND I,

WE DO NOT PHYSICALLY FIGHT.

LIKE, I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LAST TIME, LIKE,

WE, LIKE, THREW SOMETHIN' AT EACH OTHER.

LIKE, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DO.

SO, I WASN'T SCARED, BUT I WAS DEFINITELY THROWN OFF.

COME ON, SO I CAN FINISH TALKIN'.

YOU SAID TALKING TO YOU ABOUT YOU IN YOUR HOUSE LIKE THAT.

LET'S GO OUTSIDE.

NO BECAUSE I DON'T SNEAK UP ON NOBODY.

I DON'T-I DON'T-I DON'T--

LET'S GO OUTSIDE, SO I CAN FINISH TALKING.

MAYBE IT GONNA BE A DIFFERENT SITUATION

AND DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, IF WE'RE OUTSIDE.

SEE-SEE, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS BEFORE,

BUT YOU AIN'T NEVER-YOU AIN'T NEVER

MADE ME FEEL ALMOST THREATENED.

LET'S HAVE A - LET'S HAVE A-- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

THIS IS NO HOOD RAT OR NOTHIN' AT-AT ALL.

IF I WANNA SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY,

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY.

AND DITTO-- AND DITTO.

I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY.

AND DITTO.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOUR HOUSE DON'T MEAN I GOTTA KEEP QUIET

AND NOT SAY WHAT I WANNA SAY. - NO, NEVER SAID THAT.

BUT YOU JUST SAID I'M DISRES-- RE--

WALK UP ON ME LIKE THAT.

LIKE, THAT-THAT I DON'T DO THAT TO YOU.

YOU SAID IT BEFORE, WHEN I SAID SOMETHIN' TO YOU,

I WAS BEING DISRESPECTFUL.

WELL, LET'S-LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND FINISH HAVING THE CONVERSATION,

SO YOU DON'T-- - WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY AT ME?

- YOUR REACTIONS, TAMAR. - I WAS--

YOU WAIT UNTIL I TURNED AROUND.

NO, I SAID WHAT I HAD TO SAY WITH YOU SITTING RIGHT THERE.

DO IT-- DO IT-- NO.

ALL THAT BIG AND BAD JUMPING - BIG AND BAD,

LIKE YOU DID WHEN I WALKED AWAY.

YOU COULD-- YOU SHOULD'VE DONE IT RIGHT THERE.

I DID.

I MEAN, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AN ASS ABOUT WHEN I TALK.

UH, IT JUST COMES OUT THAT WAY,

OR MAYBE THAT'S HOW YOU WANNA HEAR IT,

SO YOU CAN POP OFF 'CAUSE YOU'RE MAD AT YOURSELF.

BOOM-- DID SHE SAY THAT?

I THINK I'M ONTO SOMETHING.

MY PROBLEM IS, IT'S ALWAYS GEARED TO ME.

NOW, I DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN' WRONG WITH TRACI.

I JUST-- SHE WAS POPPING OFF OVER THERE,

AND I HAD SOMETHIN' TO SAY, AND I SAID IT,

BUT ALL OF THIS IS UNNECESSARY.

TAMAR, YOU AND I, WE WAS HAVING THIS KIND OF RELATIONSHIP

EVER SINCE WE WAS YOUNG.

THAT'S WHY I SAID-- - OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME

ACTING THIS WAY TOWARDS YOU.

TAMAR AND I, SINCE WE WAS LITTLE GIRLS,

WOULD ALWAYS ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER.

TAMAR THINKS SHE'S SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

THINKS SHE CAN TELL SOMEBODY WHAT TO DO,

BUT, THEN, UH, UH, YOU-YOU CAN'T TELL A GROWN WOMAN WHAT TO DO.

AND ALL THAT OUTSIDENESS, I DON'T DO THAT.

THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.

I AM VERY OPEN TO

AND I INVITE YOU, TRACI, TO GO TO COUNSELING...

THAT'S GOOD.

...WITH ME TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS WITH ME

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WIT' YOU.

AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WIT' YOU.

YOU DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME.

- I-I DON'T-- - LET HER FINISH FIRST.

ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE WAY YOU SPEAK TO ME.

THAT-THAT'S ALL.

AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WIT' YOU THE WAY YOU TALK TO ME.

YOU BE WALKIN' UP ON ME LIKE WE IN THE HOOD.

I DON'T DO THAT.

OH, I WOULDN'T WALK ON YOU IN THE HOOD.

- I'M NOT GONNA HIT MY SISTER. - WHEN I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE--

I DON'T KNOW WANNA DO THAT.

WELL, YOU WALK-- I DON'T MMM, YOU KNOW, SO, I DON'T--

- I DON'T FIGHT, EITHER. - I CAN'T TELL.

YOU BE WALKIN' UP AND NO.

SHE SAID, LET'S STEP OUTSIDE,

SO WE WON'T BE IN YOUR HOUSE, SO WE CAN FINISH TALKING.

THAT WAS THE SENTENCE.

OH.

MAYBE, TRINA, IT'S A GOOD THING

BECAUSE TRACI AND I WILL BE GOING TO COUNSELING.

- I THINK THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. - I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT.

I THINK WE ALL NEED COUNSELING.

WOULD YOU BOTH BE RECEPTIVE TO GOING?

YEP.

BUT, YOU GOTTA BE READY FOR THE TRUTH.

AND YOU DO, TOO.

IT WAS FUN PLAYING QUARTERS.

I WON'T BE PLAYING THAT, AGAIN.

HI-- I'M GAGA.

YES, I'M MARILYN.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY DINNER, AND MY FAMILY DECIDED

THAT WE WERE GONNA DRESS UP AS OUR FAVORITE CELEBRITY,

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

I'M EXCITED.

M.J.-- M.J.!

WHAT-- I'M HOT.

YOU'RE NOT.

TOWANDA'S PARTY IS FUN AS HELL.

EVERYBODY IS IN CHARACTER, BUT THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

TINA!

EVERY TIME I GET TO THINKIN' ABOUT IT...

I WANNA ROW.

DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

OKAY!

- YES! - HELLO, DARLINGS.

OOH!

WHO IS THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING?

HI-- HOW ARE YOU?

IT'S SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU, AGAIN.

YOU, TOO, LOVE-- HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTIES.

IT'S FLAVOR FLAV-- HE CAME.

THANK YOU FOR RSVPING, FLAVOR!

COME HAVE A SEAT BY MY FRIEND, MARILYN.

I WANTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BIRTHDAY GIRL.

GENERALLY, IT'S THE BIRTHDAY GIRL WHO GETS A SURPRISE,

BUT SOMEBODY HAS A SURPRISE SET UP FOR ME.

- HOLD ON. - THE REAL TAMAR!

- TAMAR! - YEAH!

- HI, TAMAR. - THIS IS TAMAR BRAXTON.

HELLO-- TAMAR.

YOU BETTER GET YOUR LIFE-- I LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THAT.

UH-UH-- NO, MA'AM.

I GOT THIS, BOO-- DO-WAH-WAH-- NO-- THAT'S YOU.

OH!

YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR LIPS POKED OUT LIKE THAT.

VERY HOT, BOO.

MMM-- MMM.

DOT ORG.

DOT COM.

THAT IS NOT ME.

DON'T LOOK LIKE ME, OKAY?

BUT, THEN, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, YOU KNOW,

LIKE, THAT'S KINDA HOT.

LIKE, IF I WASN'T ME, I WOULD WANNA BE ME.

FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.

AW, THANKS, MAMA-- MUAH.

WHOO!

I KNOW WHO THIS IS FROM, ONE OF MY SISTERS-MY SISTERS.

"SIS, IN-INSANITY IS HEREDITARY."

YES, IT IS.

"WE ARE SO SCREWED."

- I'M PINK. - I SEE THAT.

AND I'M PURPLE.

UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY

YOU'RE A WONDERFUL SISTER-IN-LAW.

- AW. - THANKS, BILL.

OH, LOOK IT-- YOU'RE SUPER SWEET.

IT'S GOOD HAVING Y'ALL AND THE KIDS AROUND AND--

WHAT?

I-I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

THANK YOU, GABE.

- WOW! - GABE, THANK YOU.

OH, BILL-- THANK YOU, BILL.

THAT'S NICE-- THAT'S NICE-- AW.

HMM.

HE GOT YOU A MOVING- A MOVING CARD.

SEE, NOW, I KNOW I AIN'T CRAZY.

HE SAYS, "BON VOYAGE."

SO, I GET IT. - SEE?

OH!

THANK YOU-- "TO ANOTHER YEAR."

THIS IS NOT AGREED ON-- WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT, GABE?

THAT'S A BIG NEGATIVE, SOLDIER.

UH-UH-- NO, BOOM-BOOM, NOT OKAY.

I'M TRIPPIN'.

HE GAVE HER A MOVING CARD 'CAUSE HE, UH, UH--

THANKS, GABE.

YOU KNOW, TYPICAL GABE.

HE'S SUCH A PARTY POOPER.

HE HAD TO GIVE ME A MOVING CARD AS MY BIRTHDAY GIFT.

I WASN'T GONNA LET THAT RUIN MY BIRTHDAY

'CAUSE I'M HAVING A BLAST, OKAY?

WELL, WHEN SHE'S READY, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

NO-- THAT AIN'T WHAT THAT MEANS

WHEN SOMEBODY GIVE YOU A MOVING GIFT CERTIFICATE.

TAMAR!

- THAT IS NOT WHAT THAT MEANS. - TAMAR!

THAT MEANS MOVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TAMAR!

GABE IS A MESS, BUT I DON'T BLAME HIM.

I PROBABLY WOULD'VE GAVE 'EM THAT.

I WOULD'VE GAVE 'EM THE U-HAUL,

KEYS, WITH THE TRUCK OUTSIDE.

HERE'S A TOAST TO-TO THE NEW YEAR, TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY.

TO THE NEW YEAR, YES.

TO MOVING ON TO NEWER AND BETTER AND GREATER THINGS!

- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - SALUT!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOWANDA.

CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK- CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK.

WHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?

IT'S THE LACK OF EMPATHY THING.

- FOR YOU? - I KNOW-I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOU.

BUT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU NEED MY COMPLIMENTS.

'CAUSE YOU'RE MY SISTER.

WELCOME.

- WELCOME. - THANK

- WELCOME. - THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO, TRACI AND I WERE FIGHTING REAL BAD

SINCE WE BOTH BEEN IN L.A., AND WE REALLY NEEDED

TO SEE SOMEBODY, LIKE, NOW.

AND DR. SHERRY, SHE'S REAL FAR.

SHE'S IN ATLANTA-- SO, WE WENT TO GO SEE DR. TARA.

TELL ME HOW I CAN HELP YOU.

TRACI AND I, OUT OF ALL OF THE REST OF THE SISTERS,

WE HAVE THE MOST HISTORY OF TENSION.

MMM-HMM.

AND WE ARE HERE BASICALLY BECAUSE WE WANNA GET

TO THE BOTTOM OF IT

AND FIGURE OUT WHY WE'RE ALWAYS AT ODDS.

AT EACH OTHER'S THROATS.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SHE'S ANGRY WITH ME ABOUT SOMETHING.

ASK HER WHAT SHE'S ANGRY ABOUT.

WHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?

IT'S THE LACK OF EMPATHY THING.

FOR YOU?

YEAH-- I MEAN, TAMAR, SOMETIMES I WANNA GET,

INSTEAD OF UGH AND "THIS AIN'T" THIS AND "THIS AIN'T" THAT,

I-I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE OF, "OH, WOW, TRACI!

"YOU'RE DOING GREAT--" I KNOW-I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOU.

BUT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU NEED MY COMPLIMENTS.

'CAUSE YOU'RE MY SISTER.

YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T COMPLIMENT ME, AND I DON'T-

I DON'T ACTUALLY SEEK-- - I DO COMPLIMENT YOU.

SEE, THIS IS-THIS IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE.

I'M-I'M SEEING EXACTLY WHAT GOES WRONG.

I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, I SAW A MOMENT WHERE YOU, TRACI,

WERE ACTUALLY A LITTLE VULNERABLE.

LIKE, HERE'S WHAT I REALLY NEED FROM YOU.

THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO SAY TO SOMEONE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND YOU DO WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE DO.

YOU GO RIGHT INTO SORT OF, "YEAH, BUT--"

- DEFENSE MODE, YEAH. - EXACTLY.

THANK YOU-- THEN, YOU LEAVE, AND YOU FEEL EVEN EMPTIER

AND, ACTUALLY, UNDERNEATH ALL THE EGO STUFF, SADDER.

'CAUSE IT'S REALLY CLEAR TO ME

THAT YOU REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER AND YOU WANT TO CONNECT.

- DEFINITELY. - YEAH, I DO.

SO, THAT NEEDS TO BE HONORED.

SO, IS THERE SOMETHING OR THINGS THAT GO ON

IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAVE GONE ON IN YOUR LIFE, RIGHT,

WHERE YOU FEEL STUCK,

WHERE YOU'RE NOT FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF,

WHERE YOU'RE WANTING TO BE MORE POWERFUL, MORE SUCCESSFUL?

- WHAT I REALLY THINK, WHEN I-- - TELL HER DIRECTLY--

...WAS YOUNGER, YOU THOUGHT I SHOULD'VE GOTTEN AN ABORTION.

WHY-WHY DID YOU THINK THAT FROM ME?

I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN REALLY A WHOLE LOT

OF THINGS HAD HAPPENED.

WHEN TRACI WAS ABOUT 19, AND I WAS ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD,

WE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN WITH A RECORD LABEL.

NOW, TRACI WAS PREGNANT, AND THEY WAS LIKE,

"WE ARE NOT GETTING READY TO SIGN NO PREGNANT GIRL

"AND WAIT FOR HER TO HAVE THE BABY AND THEN LOSE WEIGHT."

SO, REALLY, IT WAS THE RECORD LABEL WHO WAS NOT WILLING

TO SIGN TRACI TO THE RECORD LABEL.

IT REALLY HAD NOTHIN' TO DO WITH US.

I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE TWO CAREERS

OF BEING A MOM AND BEING A SINGER,

AND I FELT AS THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE IN MY CORNER.

THIS IS SO POWERFUL.

THIS IS WHY I SAY NOBODY EVER FIGHTS

ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK THEY'RE FIGHTING ABOUT.

OKAY-- DID YOU KNOW SHE THINKS THAT?

I'M THE BLAME FOR EVERYTHING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN.

SO, WHY WOULD I CARE IF YOU HAVE ONE?

TRINA IS THE ONE WHO HAD THE BABY

AND WAS STILL ALLOWED TO BE IN THE SINGING GROUP, NOT ME.

BUT, YOU MADE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT.

I THINK TRACI WAS VERY BITTER, AND SHE WAS ANGRY,

AND SHE HELD ON TO HER ANGER DUE TO HER DECISION THAT SHE MADE,

AND THAT'S NOT OUR FAULT.

IT'S ESPECIALLY NOT MY FAULT BECAUSE I WAS YOUNG.

YOU CAN'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR LIFE,

PERIOD, BUT YOU CAN'T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR LIFE

WHEN I'M 13-14 YEARS OLD.

THAT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT FAIR.

ALL I KNEW IS, IT WAS A SITUATION

WHERE IT WAS A RECORD DEAL INVOLVED,

AND IT WAS LIFE CHANGING, AND IT WAS MY LIFE GOAL,

AND I FEEL LIKE YOU FELT

THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD'VE STOPPED AND SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

"WE NEED TO WAIT FOR TRACI." - HMM.

ASK HER IF THAT'S TRUE. - IS THAT TRUE?

ARE YOU MAD AT ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T STOP SINGING?

IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT IS, I WAS GLAD YOU GUYS WERE SIGNING,

BUT IT WAS LIKE I KNEW FROM THEN

THAT BASICALLY IT HAD NOTHIN' TO DO WITH ME.

I DIDN'T GET NO PHONE CALLS FROM NOBODY.

"TRACI, HOW ARE YOU DOING?"

I DIDN'T GET THAT.

AT TIMES, I FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS LEFT BEHIND,

BUT I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.

I WANT YOU TO FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW TRACI FEELS ABOUT TRACI,

NOT BECAUSE TAMAR FEELS A CERTAIN WAY

ABOUT WHATEVER INSECURITY THAT YOU HAVE.

I SHOULD HAVE ANY-- NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

WE DIDN'T KNOCK TRACI UP.

THAT WAS HER CHOICE TO GET PREGNANT.

AND THE PHONE WORKS BOTH WAYS.

I CALL YOU-- YOU CALL ME.

YOU DON'T CALL ME-- I DON'T CALL YOU.

BOOM.

HERE'S WHAT I SEE.

YOU HAVE TO DECIDE-- ARE YOU WILLING,

FROM THIS MOMENT ON, JUST TO LET IT GO?

DO YOU WANNA LET GO OF THAT FAMILY ROLE?

- OH, YEAH. - ARE YOU SURE?

I'M POSITIVE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA REPLACE IT WITH?

WHO IS TRACI, IF SHE'S NOT SCHLEPPIN'

ALONG THE BAGGAGE OF RESENTMENT?

WHO ARE YOU?

DR. TARA GAVE ME A WHOLE LOT TO THINK ABOUT.

I MEAN, I GUESS, I HAVE TO WORK ON MYSELF,

THEN WORK ON TAMAR AND I RELATIONSHIP

'CAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF TENSION BETWEEN US.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU-- THANK YOU, TRACI.

- THANK YOU. - HUG EVEN FROM YOU?

- YEAH, EVEN FROM LITTLE OL' ME. - OKAY.