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"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR RING?

I THINK IT WAS FAKE.

IT WAS GLASS?

"LOVE AND WAR" IS NUMBER ONE ON "I-TUNES."

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

EVERYBODY WANT ME TO GROW UP, HUH?

THIS IS GROWIN' UP.

ALL I KNOW IS, IT'S ALWAYS THEM AGAINST TAMAR.

TAMAR FEELS LIKE SHE'S OVER HERE,

AND AS FIVE SISTERS, THE FOUR OF US ARE OVER HERE.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT TAMAR SEES THAT

THERE'S MAYBE A PROBLEM WITH HER OVER HERE?

SHE DOESN'T SEE THAT-- NO, SHE DON'T SEE THAT.

ALL THE ISSUES ARE CENTERED ON TAMAR?

- I NEED TO SAY THIS. - BUT, MOMMY, "YES" IS "YES,"

AND "NO" IS "NO." - MAYBE TO YOU.

- DON'T TEST ME. - THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

DON'T TEST ME-- I'M NOT THE ONE.

I'M NOT THE ONE. - NEITHER AM I.

- I AM NOT THE ONE. - AND NEITHER AM I.

DON'T ACT BIG, BAD WOLF TODAY.

DON'T DO IT.

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

I AM SO GLAD WE HAVE HAD--

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER.

- YEAH. - I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I AGREE.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME WE TALKED, IT REALLY WASN'T GOOD.

YEAH, IT WASN'T.

DURING THE LAST SESSION WITH DR. SHERRY AND MY SISTERS,

I REALLY LOST MY TEMPER WITH TAMAR.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING YOU GOT A SHOW.

I THINK IT'S A-- - ARE WE SURE?

ARE WE SURE?

- YOU'RE SAYING THAT TO ME? - I'M ABSOLUTELY SURE.

I'M SORRY-- TAMAR, ARE YOU SAYING THAT TO ME?

- LET'S MAKE SURE. - ARE YOU SAYING THAT TO ME?

I'M DONE-- I'M OUTTA HERE, FOR REAL.

- NO-NO-NO! - NO TO THE FRICKIN' WAY.

- TONI BRAXTON! - NO WAY!

TONI BRAXTON, COME BACK AND DISCUSS THIS.

AND I USUALLY DON'T BLOW UP LIKE THAT.

AND TODAY, I AM MEETING WITH DR. SHERRY.

SO, HOPEFULLY, I CAN FIGURE OUT WHY I GOT SO AGITATED.

I KNOW, UNDERNEATH ALL THE ANGER, ALL THE DRAMA,

ALL THE DISAPPOINTMENTS, THERE'S REAL LOVE.

WE WORK TOGETHER-- WE PLAY TOGETHER.

WE LAUGH TOGETHER.

NOW, WE'RE FIGHTING TOGETHER,

AND IT'S MORE FIGHTING TOGETHER THAN PLAYING.

- MMM-HMM. - I DON'T KNOW HOW

TO CO-EXIST IN MY FAMILY DYNAMIC,

HOW IT'S GROWN TO BE, RIGHT NOW.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT-- WE WERE ALWAYS VERY CLOSE.

WE WOULD ARGUE, LIKE ALL FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY SISTERS.

BUT NOW, IT'S DIFFERENT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE ME

IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S LIKE HAVING A CUT-- AN OPEN WOUND,

AND RATHER THAN ALLOWING IT TO HEAL,

SALT GETS POURED ON IT.

EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, SOMETHING ELSE IS HAPPENING,

AND MORE SALT IS POURED IN THAT.

I THINK IT'S WORDS ARE THE HURTFUL-HURTFUL PART,

RIGHT NOW. - MMM-HMM.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE,

AND WE TALKED, AND I LEFT OUT.

THE REASON WAS BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY,

IF MY SISTER THINKS I'M JEALOUS OF HER.

AND I DON'T WANNA BE IN A CONVERSATION LIKE THAT.

I WILL COMPLETELY REMOVE MYSELF.

BUT, THE THING IS, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN WAY

OF SEEING THINGS, YOU KNOW? - I-I UNDERS--

I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT-- - IN FACT, I WANT YOU

TO PUT THESE ON FOR A MINUTE.

YES, BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE ANYWAY.

WHAT IS THIS-- ONE POINT FIVE?

WELL, LET-LET'S-LET'S-LET'S SEE.

- I CAN ACTUALLY SEE BETTER. - OH, MY GOD!

- THIS IS GOOD FOR ME. - SO, YOU KNOW

WHAT THAT MEANS?

OH, YOUR EARRINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL.

SEE-- YOU CAN SEE THINGS THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE BEFORE.

- YES. - MY POINT IS THAT

YOU HAVE A VIEW THROUGH THOSE LENS.

SOMEONE ELSE HAS A VIEW THROUGH THOSE SAME LENSES

QUITE DIFFERENT.

SEE, I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO-- SEE, IT MAKES ME FEEL

RESPONSIBLE, AGAIN, DR. SHERRY.

I DON'T WANNA FEEL RESPONSIBLE.

I DON'T WANNA CARE HOW THEY GET THERE ANYMORE.

I KNOW THAT-THAT SOUNDS CRAZY. - NO, IT'S NOT.

I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO CARE.

I WANNA WORRY ABOUT MYSELF, TONI, BECAUSE TONI'S GETTING

ILL-ILL OFTEN, NOW.

AND IT'S TOO MUCH FOR ME TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND I HATE-- IT'S LIKE, WHEN I WAKE UP EVERY DAY,

I NEVER KNOW HOW I'M GONNA FEEL THAT DAY.

AND IF I HAVE ANY FAMILY DRAMA,

THINGS I HAVE TO DEAL WITH, IT MAKES ME SICK.

AND I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYONE ELSE,

AND THEIR GARBAGE, AND WHAT THEY HAVE.

AND I DON'T WANNA HAVE GARBAGE TO PUT OUT.

I FEEL LIKE I DO NEED TO GET SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION

BETWEEN TAMAR AND I OVER WITH,

WHATEVER HAPPENED AT THE LAST MEETING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA GET INVOLVED WITH MY SISTERS

AND THE ARGUING ANYMORE, AND IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM,

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS-- I'M GONNA REMAIN NEUTRAL.

I'M GONNA BE LIKE SWITZERLAND, OR SWEDEN, OR MAYBE NORWAY.

BUT, WHOEVER IT IS, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

I'M NOT GONNA GET INVOLVED.

RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE TAKING ON THE ROLE

THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS TAKEN ON AS A GREAT CARETAKER

AND TRYING TO FIX EVERYTHING,

AND THAT'S NOT YOUR ROLE ANYMORE.

EVERYBODY'S GOTTA FIX THEIR OWN STUFF.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY VALUES AT ALL, RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE LOST THEM ALL. - WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

- WE-WE DON'T HAVE ONE LEFT. - I AGREE THAT

THEY'RE NOT VISIBLE, RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY ARE THERE.

THEY'RE THERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO START YOU OFF

WITH SOMETHING TO DRINK, FOR THE MOMENT?

YOU KNOW, I THINK I'LL HAVE A VIRGIN PEANUT--

WHAT IS IT-- A PEANUT COLADA? - PINA COLADA?

DID YOU SAY, "PEANUT"-- DID YOU SAY, "PEANUT COLADA?"

OKAY, PINA COLADA-- I WANT A VIRGIN, NO ALCOHOL.

AND I GET YOU SOME BREAD, FOR THE MOMENT?

OH, NO BREAD-- I CAN'T HAVE BREAD TODAY.

- THAT'S WHAT I'M HAVING. - A PEANUT COLADA?

THAT'S RIGHT-- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

THAT'S GOING IN THE BOOKS-- I'M TELLING YOU.

I'M-I'M TELLING ALL THE GIRLS THAT YOU SAID,

"A PEANUT COLADA." - OH, GOD!

I ASKED MOMMY TO JOIN ME FOR LUNCH TODAY

BECAUSE I THINK I HURT HER FEELINGS

DURING A THERAPY SESSION WHEN I GOT A LITTLE SNIPPY.

BUT, MOMMY, YES IS YES, AND NO IS NO.

- MAYBE TO YOU. - NO-- PERIOD!

WELL, LISTEN-- I NEED TO SAY THIS.

- WELL, YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY IT. - OKAY, AND I WILL.

- I KNOW. - AND-AND EXACTLY!

THERE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ADRENALINE PUMPING THROUGH ME,

WITH ALL THE DRAMA, AND I JUST--

I HAD TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH MY MOTHER.

I THINK MY BEHAVIOR WAS A BIT DISRESPECTFUL,

AND I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.

IT WAS ALREADY STRESSFUL ENOUGH, AND I THINK I ALLOWED

THE STRESS OF THE WHOLE SITUATION TO TAKE PRECEDENCE

OVER THE REAL REASON WHY WE WERE THERE.

YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE SURP-- I WAS-- NOT A LITTLE.

I WAS A BIG SURPRISED. - I'M SURE.

IT-IT'S NEVER MY INTENT TO DISRESPECT YOU.

AND THEN, AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT, I FELT LIKE I DID

DISRESPECT YOU, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.

YEAH, THAT'S TRUE-- THAT'S TRUE.

AND I'M DEEPLY, DEEPLY SORRY ABOUT THAT,

'CAUSE YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT.

THAT-THAT'S REALLY TRUE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

DID YOU JUST SAY, "THAT'S TRUE?"

- YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. - WELL, IT-IT IS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOW, I DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,

YOU APOLOGIZING BE-BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE, YOU KNOW,

TAKEN BACK-- LIKE, WHAT?

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO COME SLAP THE PISS OUT OF ME LATER.

NAH, I WOULDN'T DO THAT-- MY ARMS ARE TIRED, NOW.

I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT ANYMORE.

BUT, I-I DO ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?

EVERYBODY'S JUST GOING THROUGH A LOT.

IN EVERYBODY'S LIFE, THERE'S A SEASON.

- YES. - IT'S JUST YOUR SEASON,

RIGHT NOW, TO WORK ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES.

- YEAH. - THAT'S ALL.

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT-- IT'LL BE JUST FINE.

YOU KNOW, GOING TO LUNCH WITH TRINA WAS REALLY--

IT WAS MIND RELIEVING.

IT WAS HA-- MY HEART JUST FELT, UM, RELIEVED

BECAUSE I'M NOT USED TO TRINA, YOU KNOW,

BEING BOISTEROUS LIKE THAT.

THIS, TOO, SHALL PASS.

AND EVERYTHING IS DONE IN GOD'S OWN DIVINE ORDER.

OH, IS THIS HER PEANUT COLADA?

- YES, IT IS. - IS IT A VIRGIN OR--

- VIRGIN-VIRGIN, YES. - IT'S NOT A SLUT-- THANKS.

PEANUT COLADA!

- YOU OKAY GETTIN' OUT? - YEAH, I'M GOOD.

I'M BACK IN THE DMV AREA BECAUSE I HAD TO RUSH HOME

AFTER MY HUSBAND CALLED ME IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE DAMN NIGHT COMPLAINING ABOUT CHEST PAIN.

AND BY THE TIME I FLEW BACK TO SEE HIM,

HE WAS ALREADY CHECKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

APPARENTLY, IT WAS JUST AN ANXIETY ATTACK.

I GOT THE DAMN ANXIETY ATTACK.

MY NERVES WERE SHOT TO SHINGLES.

I WAS ON THE PLANE, DRINKING EVERY ALCOHOL THAT THEY HAD.

WHAT HAPPENED?

AND THEN, YOU'RE GONNA SIGN YOURSELF OUT.

WHY YA'LL MEN DO CRAZY STUFF LIKE THAT?

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?

I DID-- I WAS DOIN' TOO MUCH.

OKAY-- OKAY, I'M GONNA SAY IT.

IT WAS THE REDSKINS-- I WAS TRYIN' TO SAY--

I WAS TRYIN' TO SAY IT.

REALLY-- REALLY, THE REDSKINS MADE YOU GO

INTO AN ANXIETY ATTACK-- REALLY-- REALLY?

A FOOTBALL GAME-- REALLY?

I CAME ALL THE WAY HOME IN A PANIC,

LOSIN' MY MIND, FOR 3,000 MILES IN A PLANE

BECAUSE OF A FOOTBALL GAME?

THAT'S YOUR ANXIETY ATTACK?

IT'S BEEN REAL CRAZY IN CALIFORNIA.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW HOW SISTERS ARE.

BUT, IT WAS BAD THIS TIME.

AND I'M THE ONE THAT SHOULDA BEEN

IN THE HOSPITAL THIS TIME. - WOW.

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE.

I REALLY-- I WANTED-- I-- - BUT, YOU HAD

HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS. - RIGHT.

LOOK, HE ALSO TOLD ME-- I GET MY HEART RATE UP,

THAT'LL HELP.

SO, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST, LIKE, GO GET MY HEART RATE UP.

MMM-HMM.

- YOU KNOW? - SO, YOU NEED

TO DO SOME MORE EXERCISING?

YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE?

- YEAH, REAL EXERCISE. - NASTY.

- DADDY'S HOME! - DADDY'S HOME.

- TAMAR, YOU LOOK GOOD, BABY. - HI, DADDY.

OH!

DADDY'S HERE FROM BALTIMORE BECAUSE HE THINKS

HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO FIX THIS WHOLE FAMILY MESS.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU-- HE HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM

BECAUSE IT'S A MESS.

DO YOU HAVE A DANCE FOR ME?

I DO-- DO YOU WANNA CHALLENGE?

YOU DON'T WANNA CHALLENGE. - CHALLENGE!

- I GOT A GOOD ONE FOR YA, NOW. - GO AHEAD.

SNAKE YOUR LEG-- SNAKE YOUR LEG-- SNAKE YOUR LEG.

THAT'S DISGUSTING-- COME ON, DADDY.

MISS E. CALLED ME AND SEEMED AS THOUGH

SHE WAS AT HER WIT'S END.

SHE SAID THESE GIRLS ARE BICKERING AND FIGHTING,

AND SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I'M HOPING TO COME AND GET THESE GIRLS BACK ON TRACK,

SO THEY CAN START ACTING LIKE SISTERS, AGAIN.

YOU KNOW WHY I CAME OVER, DON'T YA?

- I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. - WHAT'S EXACTLY GOING ON?

I JUST DON'T LIKE HEARING YA'LL ARE HAVING

CONFLICT LIKE THAT. - I DON'T KNOW.

FIRST, I'M CHANGING-- THEN, I SAID SOMETHIN'.

THEN, I DID SOMETHIN'.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I THINK, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO,

IS GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER, AND PUT OUR CARDS

ON THE TABLE, AND SQUASH THIS.

GOOD LUCK, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,

YOU KNOW, TO SQUASH.

- WELL-- - I DON'T KNOW.

BECAUSE ALL-ALL THE REST OF THE GIRLS ARE FINE.

TOWANDA, TRINA, TRACI, TONI, THEY-THEY STILL COOL.

IT'S JUST WITH ME THEY NOT.

AND I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING

I'M THE PROBLEM-- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

BUT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS

TO SAY I DID SOMETHIN'.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA GET INTO

WHO'S RIGHT AND WHO'S WRONG,

BUT WE JUST WANNA GET SOME THINGS RESOLVED.

I THINK YOU NEED TO WHOOP YOUR CHILDREN INTO SHAPE

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS BECOME OF THEM.

I ALWAYS ENJOY MY DAD IN L.A.

IT'S NICE JUST TO HAVE SOMEBODY AROUND YOU

THAT DON'T JUDGE YOU

AND JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN AND LAUGH.

BUT, HOW ABOUT YOU MAKE US SOME CHIPS AND DIP

WHILE YOU WAIT? - I'M NOT FIXING ANY CHIPS,

AND I'M NOT FIXIN' ANY DIPS.

- PSST-- CRAZY. - I'M RETIRED.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

I WANT AN APOLOGY FOR THE SMARTNESS.

YOU TRIED IT-- NO, INDEED, BABY.

SAY IT, NOW!

SO, MY DADDY CONVINCED ME TO COME

TO TONI'S HOUSE TODAY TO HASH OUT ALL OF THIS BEEF,

BUT I KNOW THIS IS JUST GONNA END UP

BEING ANOTHER TAMARVENTION,

WHICH I WILL NEVER BE INTERESTED IN.

NOBODY LIKES TO BE IN THE HOT SEAT

ALL THE DAMN TIME.

I'M NOT READY. - TAMAR, I'M GONNA TELL YA--

DAD, I'M VERY ANGRY.

AND I'M VERY ANGRY, AND I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE.

- TAMAR-- - 'CAUSE MY FEELINGS ARE HURT.

TAMAR, I'M GONNA TELL YOU ONE THING.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO FORGIVE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO FORGIVE.

YOU KNOW WHY-- 'CAUSE THAT'S-THAT'S DIVINE.

GOD GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO DO THAT,

AND THAT MAKES YOU A BIGGER PERSON

THAN WHOEVER HAS IT OUT AGAINST YOU.

THAT MAKES YOU A BIG PERSON, OKAY?

THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE NOT POURED YOURSELF DOWN

TO OTHERS' LEVEL.

RIGHT.

I DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANNA FIND OUT EXACTLY

WHO SAID WHAT OR WHO DID WHAT.

MY THING WAS TO GET THEM TO START TALKING TO EACH OTHER

AND LISTENING TO EACH OTHER

AND STOP TALKING AT EACH OTHER.

- OOH, HEY, GUYS. - HEY.

I THOUGHT I HEARD THE DOOR-- HEY, YOU.

- MUAH. - MUAH.

- HEY, YOU. - HEY, MISS E.

HOW YA DOIN'?

LOOK AT-- LOOK AT-- GOD-- WHAT HE DOIN'?

DIDN'T HE DO IT? - FORGIVENESS IS EVERYTHING.

COME ON-- COME ON. - MOMMY, I SMELL CHICKEN.

I REALLY AND TRULY HOPE THAT BY MY GIRLS SEEING

ME AND THEIR FATHER TOGETHER, IN THE SAME ROOM,

BEING CIVIL TO EACH OTHER, THAT-THAT WILL INSPIRE THEM

TO COME TOGETHER, SO WE CAN JUST BE A FAMILY.

MMM-HMM.

AT YOUR HOUSE.

THAT IS HER.

HEY, TAY. - HEY, EVERYBODY.

- HEY, DAD. - HEY, YOU.

HOW ARE YA?

I'M ACTUALLY GLAD THAT DADDY IS HERE

TO TALK TO HIS GIRLS BECAUSE DADDY HAS ALWAYS BEEN

THE ONE WHO CAN KINDA CALM TAMAR DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

SO, I THINK THIS IS A FABULOUS-- A BRILLIANT IDEA.

- WHERE TRACI AT? - TRACI HAD TO LEAVE.

HER HUSBAND IS IN THE HOSPITAL, SHE SAID.

UM, HE CALLED AND HAS TO HAVE SOME TESTS DONE.

- OH, MY GOODNESS. - SHE LEFT EARLY IN THE MORNING.

- WAIT-- WENT BACK TO THE DMV? - YEAH, SHE-- YES.

I DIDN'T KNOW TRACI'S HUSBAND WAS SICK,

BUT IT'S AWFULLY CONVENIENT THAT HE GOT SICK,

DURING THIS TIME, SO SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH

THE FACT THAT SHE TRIED TO JUMP ON ME.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE TENSION BETWEEN YA'LL.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D JUST COME IN AND JUST--

WHAT MADE YOU COME?

I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT YA'LL.

I JUST-- YOU KNOW-- YOU KNOW YOUR MOTHER AND I TALK,

YOU KNOW? - WHAT?

AND WE PRAY ABOUT-- YEAH, WE PRAY ABOUT YA'LL.

YOU PRAY TOGETHER?

MOMMY AND DADDY ARE COMMUNICATING.

THAT'S GOOD. - YEAH, HAVE TO.

YA'LL-YA'LL WON'T LET US NOT.

I HAVE TO CALL HIM AND SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

"LET'S PRAY FOR THESE KIDS, 'CAUSE THEY'RE ACTIN' A FOOL."

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR LAST TALK WITH,

UH, THE COUNSELOR?

I'M NOT SURE-- IT JUST KINDA WENT LEFT.

- EVERYBODY HAD THEIR OWN-- - EVERYBODY WAS TALKING.

EVERYBODY TALKING AND NOBODY LISTENING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAY, TAMAR? - I-- UH-UH.

I FEEL LIKE-- I CALL IT A TAMARVENTION.

SO, YOU THINK EVERYBODY WAS ATTACKING YOU?

OH, DEFINITELY AND FOR SURE. - DO YA'LL FEEL LIKE

YA'LL WAS THERE TO BASH TAMAR?

- NO. - WELL, WHO ELSE

WERE WE TALKING ABOUT? - OKAY, WAIT-- WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE-- WAIT A MINUTE.

SO, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FELT THAT,

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEIR INTENTION WAS.

- OKAY, WELL-- - YOU WAS RECEIVING

IT THAT WAY, BUT THAT WASN'T WHAT THEY WAS,

UH, TRYING TO BRING OUT, TAMAR-- YES?

WELL, WHO ELSE WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?

THE CONVERSATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

THEM TELLING YOU WHAT THEY FEEL, AND YOU TELLING THEM--

RIGHT, A TAMARVENTION.

TAMAR WANTED TO KNOW, AND WE WERE JUST

LETTING HER KNOW WHERE OUR PROBLEMS WERE.

- YOU WANTED TO KNOW? - THAT'S WHERE IT ALL LED.

WAIT A MINUTE-- YOU WANTED TO KNOW, TAMAR?

YEAH.

AND THEY TOLD YOU, AND YOU GOT MAD BECAUSE THEY TOLD YOU?

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT, BUT I'LL TAKE THAT.

WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?

DADDY, I WAS FINE TO MOVE FORWARD.

I WAS FINE TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL I GOT SAT DOWN

IN A ROOM AND HAD A TAMARVENTION

AND GOT MY FEELINGS HURT ALL OVER AGAIN.

- THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. - BECAUSE-BECAUSE--

- YOU'RE BRINGING IT UP, AGAIN. - BUT, NO, YOU'RE NOT, DADDY,

YOU'RE NOT-- YOU'RE NOT A GOOD LISTENER.

WHEN TAMAR SAID DADDY WASN'T A GOOD LISTENER,

I ALMOST FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR.

SHE HAS NOT HEARD A WORD WE'VE SAID FOR SIX MONTHS.

I DON'T EVEN CARE ANYMORE ABOUT ALL THE STUFF

THAT'S GOING ON-- I DON'T CARE!

DID WE HAVE ISSUES-- ABSO-SMURFLY, WE DID.

ABSOLUTELY, AND WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, SAYING

I SAID THIS, AND YOU SAID THIS, AND WE DID THIS,

AND WE DIDN'T DO THIS-- IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER ANYMORE.

IT HONESTLY DOESN'T-- YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT.

IT ALREADY HAPPENED, AND THE MOST WE CAN DO

IS JUST MOVE ON AND-- - CAN YOU RECEIVE THAT, TAMAR?

TAMAR, CAN YOU RECEIVE IT? - I RECEIVE IT.

I'M RIGHT THERE-- I-I RECEIVE IT-- THANK YOU, JESUS.

BUT, LET ME JUST SAY, IF THAT WAS THE CASE---

IF THAT WAS THE CASE,

WHY SIT ME IN A ROOM AND BASH ME?

NOBODY STOOD UP, AND NOBODY SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

"THIS IS WHACK-- THIS IS LAID-- THIS IS PLAYED OUT."

ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENS FOUR A HALF, THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.

BUT, TAMAR, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING.

YOU GOTTA LISTEN.

YOU'RE TALKING, BUT YOU'RE NOT LISTENING.

YOU NEED TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.

DO YOU THINK THAT SOMETIMES A PERSON

NEEDS AN APOLOGY TO MOVE FORWARD?

YOU THINK I'M OWED AN APOLOGY-- THANK YOU, TONI.

I DO, TOO!

WHO-WHO-WHO NEEDS AN APOLOGY?

EVERYBODY NEEDS AN APOLOGY FROM--

- I THINK EVERYBODY IN HERE. - APOLOGY FROM WHO?

- I NEED AN APOLOGY. - YOU TRIED IT.

NO, INDEED, BABY. - I'M NOT TRYING ANYTHING.

I'M BEING HONEST-- I'M BEING HONEST.

I'M TRYING TO BE HONEST WITH MY FEELINGS,

'CAUSE THEY'RE MINE-- THEY'RE NOT YOURS-- THEY'RE MINE.

TRINA ASKED TAMAR, UH, "YOU THINK WE'RE JEALOUS

"OF YOUR SHOW?"

AND TAMAR WAS LIKE, WELL, LIKE--

- I SAID, "WELL, ARE YOU?" - NO, YOU DIDN'T.

YOU SAID, "WELL-WELL-- - I SAID, "WELL, ARE YOU?"

THAT'S WHAT I SAID. - WAIT-- WAIT A MINUTE.

BACK UP-- BACK UP. - THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.

MY FEELINGS WAS REALLY, REALLY HURT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY REMEMBERS THIS,

BUT I CLEARLY REMEMBER WHEN THE LAST TIME

WE WERE IN TONI'S LIVING ROOM,

AND I ASKED FOR AN APOLOGY FROM TONI,

AND SHE SAID, "NEVER!"

I HAVE TO WATCH MY TONGUE, BUT NOBODY

HAS TO WATCH WHAT THEY SAY.

I AM DEFINITELY OWED AN APOLOGY.

I'M NEVER GONNA APOLOGIZE!

NEVER GONNA APOLOGIZE, COMMA-- NEVER GONNA APOLOGIZE, COMMA--

NEVER GONNA APOLOGIZE, SEMI-COLON,

NEVER GONNA APOLOGIZE, EXCLAMATION POINT.

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

OKAY-- WELL, THAT WAS IT FOR ME.

AND IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

I AM SUPPOSED TO SWALLOW EVERY FEELING,

EVERY EMOTION THAT EVERYBODY GIVES ME,

AND WHATEVER I GIVE BACK,

I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR, AND THAT'S NOT FAIR.

AND I ASKED HER TWO OR THREE TIMES,

AND SHE STILL ANSWERED IT THE SAME WAY.

SHE NEVER SAID, "NO, OF COURSE NOT."

SO, I'M STILL UPSET ABOUT THAT.

WHEN TRINA ASKED THAT QUESTION, I WAS ALREADY

ON DEFENSE MODE BECAUSE I GOT TRACI OVER HERE.

I GOT TR-- TOWANDA OVER HERE-- I GOT TRINA OVER THERE.

WHAT DOES THAT GOTTA DO WITH ME?

OKAY, BUT WHAT THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

BECAUSE I ASKED YOU A QUESTION ABOUT ME DIRECTLY.

OH, GOD-- DO I-- SO, YOU WANNA ASK ME--

DO I THINK THAT YOU WERE JEALOUS ABOUT "TAMAR AND VINCE?"

ABSOLUTELY NO!

I WANT AN APOLOGY FOR THE SMARTNESS!

SO, IF YOU KNOW ME, THEN YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT HOW I FEEL.

OH, I KNOW YOU WERE ELUDING THAT.

- NO-- I'M NOT AN ELUDER! - YOU KNOW WHAT?

- I SAY IT, AND I LET IT GO! - UH, UH, YOU'RE GETTING

LOUD, AGAIN. - THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T TALK,

'CAUSE IT BECOMES A-A SHOUTING MATCH.

HOW CAN YOU HEAR, UH, AND YOU'RE TALKING OVER SOMEONE?

IT'S JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO FIND THINGS

WRONG WITH ME. - YOU-YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DO-- I FEEL-- I DO-- I FEEL LIKE THAT.

I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO FIND THINGS TO HAVE

AN ISSUE ABOUT WITH ME. - HERE'S THE PROBLEM.

IF HER FEELINGS WAS HURT, WHY NOT AN APOLOGY?

- WELL, WHAT ABOUT MY FEELINGS? - WAIT A MINUTE!

IF YOU WANNA MOVE ON, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.

ALL-ALL YOU, YOU, OR YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT?

"I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY-- I'M SO SORRY."

THAT'S HOW YOU MOVE ON!

NOT JUSTIFY ANYTHING.

EVERYBODY, "I'M SORRY.

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY."

AND YOU MOVE ON!

IF YOU FELT LIKE I FEEL LIKE, YOU'RE JEALOUS

OF "TAMAR AND VINCE," FOR WHATEVER REASON.

IT DOESN'T MATTER-- IT'S NEVER GONNA BE RESOLVED.

IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.

- ARE YOU WILLING TO APOLOGIZE? - I WAS APOLOGIZING,

AND SHE WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH!

- YOU WAS APOLOGIZING? - AND THAT'S THE APOLOGY?

THAT'S THE APOLOGY? - NO, I WAS IN

THE MIDDLE OF THE APOLOGY, IS WHAT I WAS SAYING!

WELL, SAY IT, THEN-- SAY IT, THEN!

I DON'T REALLY WANT IT, FOR REAL.

- DEAR GOD, OH, MY DEAR GOD. - YOU NEVER SAID IT.

- I DIDN'T-- COULDN'T GET TO IT! - SAY IT, NOW!

FOR THE WHOLE TEN MINUTES WHEN MY DAD KEEPS INTERRUPTING ME,

IT'S LIKE I GOTTA KEEP DOING IT 100,000 TIMES.

SO, WELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE JUST DOING IT

TO BE COOL, YOU KNOW?

SO, IT WAS LIKE TEAM TOO MUCH, RIGHT THERE.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE-- - YOU CAN'T SAY IT!

YOU KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T SAY IT?

'CAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL IT. - I'M TELLING HER, NOW!

THEN TELL HER, NOW!

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

YA'LL NEED TO GET YOURSELVES TOGETHER.

LET'S JUST FINISH THIS AND BE OVER WITH IT.

ARE YOU TELLING ME TO SHUT UP?

LET'S JUST FINISH THIS AND BE OVER WITH IT.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO KNOW SHE IN YOUR POCKET, TOO.

THANK YOU-- GOOD NIGHT. - AIN'T NOBODY IN MY POCKET.

SOME BULL.

- IF YOU FEEL LIKE-- - YOU CAN'T SAY IT!

YOU KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T SAY IT?

'CAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL IT.

- I'M TELLING HER, NOW! - THEN, TELL HER, NOW!

I'M-- SHUSH IT UP-- I'M TELLING!

YOU BETTER CALM IT DOWN.

- IF YOU FEEL LIKE I THINK-- - YOU'RE GOING--

YOU'RE REHASHING IT, AGAIN, TAMAR.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE I THINK THAT YOU'RE JEALOUS

OF THE "TAMAR AND VINCE" SHOW, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE JEALOUS OF ME IN ANY WAY.

I HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL THAT WAY.

YOU AND I HAVE BEEN CLOSE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

I DON'T HAVE A REASON TO THINK YOU'RE JEALOUS OF ME

IN ANY CAPACITY OF MY LIFE.

SO, I APOLOGIZE, IF YOU FELT THAT WAY.

- DO YOU ACCEPT THAT, TONI? - I ACCEPT.

I ALSO APOLOGIZE IF YOU THINK I WAS BEING FACETIOUS

WHEN I SAID THAT BECAUSE I WASN'T.

I WAS REALLY S-SINCERELY ASKING BECAUSE THERE WAS

SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE ROOM.

I WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT YOU DIDN'T FEEL THAT I THOUGHT THAT.

AND IF YOU HAD SAID, "YES, TONI, I THINK YOU ARE,"

THEN I WOULD HAVE APOLOGIZED TO YOU.

I'M JUST--

- DO YOU ACCEPT THAT? - OF COURSE, I ACCEPT THAT.

- TONI? - IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YA'LL-YA'LL WILL GET IT.

IT'S LIKE-- IT-IT'S-- I DON'T EVEN WANNA KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT,

'CAUSE NOTHING GETS RESOLVED FROM IT.

WE JUST START ARGUING ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, BECAUSE I-I JUST THINK THAT A LOT OF THINGS

ARE INSTIGATED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ME.

- IT'S NOT ABOUT IT BEING INSTIGATING. - IT IS.

I DON'T WANNA JUST KEEP--

WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT?

- QUIT GOING BACK, AGAIN. - IT'S SO SILLY.

IT'S SO SILLY.

YOU KEEP GOING BACK, AGAIN, BACK, AND BACK, AGAIN.

IT'S JUST SILLY.

I REALLY NEED TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM ALL THIS FIGHTING.

I MEAN, I LOVE MY SISTERS, AND I DON'T WANNA SEE THEM FIGHT,

BUT TRYING TO FIX IT IS WAY TOO HARD ON ME EMOTIONALLY

AND PHYSICALLY.

YA'LL GOT FEELINGS HURT, AND YA'LL--

I KNOW YA'LL LOVE ONE-- I KNOW IT!

IT JUST BREAK-BREAKS ME DOWN WHEN I SEE YA'LL ACT LIKE THIS.

IT BREAKS ME DOWN.

I SHOULDN'T BE CALLED OUT HERE

BECAUSE YA'LL ARE HAVING A-A-ARGUMENTS AMONG YOURSELF.

YA'LL SHOULD CALL ME OUT HERE TO SAY, "HI, DADDY!

"COME ON OUT-- WE WANT TO ENJOY--

"WE WANNA ENJOY YA OUT HERE."

BUT NO, YOU-- I GOTTA COME OUT HERE

BECAUSE MY GIRLS ARE MAD AT EACH OTHER.

THEY AIN'T TALKIN' TO EACH OTHER.

COME ON.

I COULD SEE THE TEARS FALLING FROM BRAXTON'S EYES,

AND TO SEE HIM SHED TEARS LIKE THAT,

I REALIZED THAT HE WAS HURT.

HE WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THEM.

YA'LL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT FORGIVENESS IS.

DON'T YA'LL WANNA HAVE A GROUP HUG?

- OKAY. - I'D LIKE A GROUP HUG.

YEAH-- I LIKE TO SEE IT.

WITH MOMMY AND DADDY STEPPING IN,

IF THEY CAN GET ALONG AND FORGIVE EACH OTHER, THEN WE CAN, TOO.

- OKAY. - GO GET YOUR GROUP HUG.

BRAXTON, YOU'RE MISSING IT!

I WISH TRACI WAS HERE.

IF TRACI WAS HERE, WE WOULDN'T BE DONE.

UH-UH, UH-UH-- WE AIN'T DOING THAT.

I DEFINITELY WANNA WORK THINGS OUT WITH TRACI,

BUT I THINK TRACI HAS TO DO A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING

AND FIGURE OUT WHERE HER ANGER IS COMING FROM

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO TRACI FOR HER TO TREAT ME LIKE THAT.

- GROUP HUG. - TO THE BRAXTONS!

- TO THE BRAXTONS. - TO THE BRAXTONS.

TRACI, I LIKE THE OUTFIT YOU GOT ON.

THANK YOU, DADDY.

- WHEN'D YOU GET THAT? - IT'S AN OLD THING.

DADDY IS BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, SO HE AND I GOT TOGETHER TODAY

FOR HIM TO TELL ME ABOUT THE BIG FAMILY MEETIN'.

HE ALSO HADN'T HEARD ABOUT MY HUSBAND HOSPITAL VISITS,

WHICH WAS JUST MORE DRAMA IN MY LIFE.

YOU DON'T SIGN YOURSELF OUT, SWEETHEART.

YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

WHY YA'LL MEN DO THAT?

- I DON'T KNOW. - YA'LL ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY.

YOU-YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WITH OLD MEN.

YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF HIS SELF.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, SEE, AND ONCE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN POINT,

THEN ONCE YOU GET OVER THE HUMP,

THEN YOU GET LIKE ME, JUST-- YEAH.

GOTTA KEEP EATIN' YOUR GREENS.

YOU JUST BE A LOVER FROM DOWN UNDER.

- EW, DADDY. - YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

I'M-- TRACI, I'M JUST TELLING YA.

CRAZY.

LOVER FROM DOWN UNDER?

DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

LORD JESUS, HALLELUJAH.

PLEASE, NOBODY TELL ME WHAT THAT MEAN.

WHAT-WHAT HAPPENED IN CALIFORNIA?

I WAS SO UPSET THAT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE, YOU KNOW,

TO TALK TO EVERYBODY, THAT WE HAVE A MEETIN'.

I MISSED ALL OF THAT.

- YOUR MOM CALLED ME. - MMM-HMM.

AND SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT THE FIRST MEETING

THAT YA'LL HAD DIDN'T GO ON WELL.

UH-UH.

SO, I CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING ON,

AND I WASN'T TOO PLEASED, TRACI.

- MMM-HMM. - YA'LL ARE SISTERS,

AND YA'LL NEED TO GET YOURSELVES TOGETHER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARGUE, FUSS,

NOT FISTFIGHT, BUT FIGHT.

RIGHT.

AS LONG AS BY THE END OF THE DAY, YA'LL REMEMBER

THAT YA'LL ARE STILL FAMILY.

DID SHE TELL YOU WHAT SHE SAID?

- DIDN'T ASK. - OH, WELL.

- DON'T EVEN MATTER. - I DON'T WANNA TALK NO--

THIS IS NOT NO THERAPY SESSION.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT.

- I'M YOUR FATHER. - I'M NOT ONE OF YOUR COUNSELING PEOPLE.

I AIN'T-- - I DON'T WANNA TALK TO YOU AS A COUNSELING PERSON.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT-- I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT.

LET'S JUST GET OVER THIS, AND LET'S JUST GO ON.

YOU TELLING ME TO SHUT UP?

- LET'S JUST DO THIS AND JUST GET THIS FINISHED. - YOU TELLING ME TO SHUT UP?

LET'S JUST FINISH THIS AND BE OVER WITH IT.

ARE YOU TELLING ME TO SHUT UP?

LET'S JUST FINISH THIS AND BE OVER WITH IT.

WHY DON'T YOU KEEP ON TALKIN'?

KEEP ON TALKIN', SO I DON'T HAVE A WORD TO SAY.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO KNOW SHE IN YOUR POCKET, TOO.

THANK YOU-- GOOD NIGHT.

- AIN'T NOBODY IN MY POCKET. - GOOD NIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

SOME !

I WAS NOT GOING TO SIT THERE AND LISTEN

TO YET ANOTHER PERSON DEFEND TAMAR.

TRACI AND I HAVE ALWAYS TALKED.

BUT NOW, THIS IS A TRACI I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T EVEN THINK SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WAS ANGRY ABOUT.

KEVIN!

TONI, DON'T DO THAT!

DON'T PUT SPIT ON MY WEAVE!

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIX IT.

ALL RIGHT-- GO AHEAD AND STICK UP.

THAT IS SO NASTY!

IT'S CUTE-- IT'S CUTE, THOUGH.

YOU DON'T WANT IT TO STICK UP.

THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH DRAMA AND STRESS BETWEEN ALL OF US,

RECENTLY.

SO, TODAY, TAMAR IS TAKING ME OUT JUST TO ENJOY

SOME QUALITY SISTER TIME.

WHERE IS YOUR HAT?

GIRL, ON MY HEAD.

TAMAR, IT'S AFTERNOON TEA.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HAT-- YOU HAVE TO BE PROPER.

GIRL, THOSE HATS ARE FOR THE WOMEN WHO DON'T HAVE A WIG ON, OKAY?

NO, WHERE ARE YOUR PEARLS?

WHY YOU GOT-- YOU CAN'T WEAR "GOING TO THE MALL" EARRINGS.

YOU SAID THAT-- YOU TRIED IT?

OKAY, I'M SORRY-- "GO TO THE CLUB--"

- THESE ARE NOT-- - ...EARRINGS AT TEA.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE LITTLE PEARL EARRINGS.

- THESE ARE COUTURE EARRINGS. - I'M SURE THEY ARE.

I COULD'VE WENT TO THE ROYAL WEDDING.

MY HEAD IS THE RIGHT SIZE-- IT'S SMALL.

EXCEPT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A INVITATION.

OKAY, THAT'S THE ONLY THING.

I AM A HUGE FAN OF AFTERNOON TEA.

I LOVE TEA, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

IT'S JUST SO PROPER.

YOU KNOW, IT CAN HAPPEN AT THE WORST TIME, BUT FOR US,

IT'S THE BEST TIME.

THAT WAS MY ENGLISH ACCENT.

HOW WAS IT?

NO-- NOTHING?

OKAY-- MAYBE NOT.

OOH, BISCUITS!

SCONES.

I DID THAT TO IRRITATE TONI.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S THE BEST PART OF TEA, THE BISCUIT.

YOU KNOW THAT.

PLEASE, DON'T SAY, "BISCUIT."

TAMAR, JUST SAY, "SCONE," PLEASE.

MY MAMA BISCUITS BETTER.

PLEASE, DON'T SAY, "MY MAMA B--"

BUT, WHERE I'M FROM, THESE BISCUITS HERE, BABY,

WE EAT THESE WITH SOME GRAVY AND GRITS.

PLEASE, SAY, "SCONE."

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WHIPPED CREAM ON IT, THOUGH.

CLOTTED CREAM!

TONI SECRETLY DEFINITELY WANTS TO BE AN OLD BRITISH BEE-ATCH,

MMM-KAY?

ALL I KNOW, IS TONI BRAXTON COME FROM THE SAME DAMN PLACE

THAT I COME FROM, SEVERN, MARYLAND, NOT "DOWNTON ABBEY."

NO, BUT, TAY, SERIOUSLY, I-I WANTED US TO COME HERE

BECAUSE I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SINGLE!

WE HAVEN'T CELEBRATED IT AT ALL, AND WE HAVE TO.

OKAY?

MMM-HMM.

WE SHOULDN'T BE ARGUING AND FUSSIN'.

WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, A BIG DEAL.

IT IS REALLY SAD THAT I COULDN'T PICK UP THE PHONE

AND CALL MY SIS-SISTERS AND BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW.

THAT'S A MOMENT THAT I WON'T FORGET.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"--

I CAN'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT OTHER STUFF.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, IS GET YOU AND TAMAR TOGETHER.

GUESS WHAT I MADE!

- WHAT? - I MADE CHITTERLINGS.

- TELL ME YOU'RE PLAYIN'! - I PROMISE.

I DECLARE BEFORE GOD I MADE 'EM.

I MEAN, THE BOYS WERE REALLY UPSET, BUT I SAID,

"YOU GUYS EAT SAUSAGE."

I'M LIKE, "DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY CASE SAUSAGE IN?"

INTESTINES.

- FOR REAL? - YES!

OH, MY.

WELL, THEN PEOPLE SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN.

- EXACTLY. - AND TURN THEIR NOSE UP.

YOU KNOW, BLOOD PUDDING AND TRIPE.

YOU KNOW WHAT TRIPE IS?

- DON'T TELL ME. - OKAY.

- TELL ME. - STOMACH!

OH, YEAH, PEOPLE EAT STOMACH, AND TONGUE,

AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF-- THEY EAT IT ALL.

IT'S JUST THE CHITLINS.

PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ODOR.

IT WAS JUST A MESS.

- THE HOUSE WAS A MESS? - OH, MY GOD!

IT WAS JUST-- EVEN THE DOG WAS UPSET.

HE WAS BARKING...

HE WAS MAD.

NO, BUT, TAY, SERIOUSLY, I-I WANTED US TO COME HERE

BECAUSE I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR SINGLE!

WE HAVEN'T CELEBRATED IT AT ALL, AND WE HAVE TO.

OKAY?

MMM-HMM.

WE SHOULDN'T BE ARGUING AND FUSSIN'.

WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, A BIG DEAL.

IT IS REALLY SAD THAT I COULDN'T PICK UP THE PHONE

AND CALL MY SIS-SISTERS AND BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW.

THAT'S A MOMENT THAT I WON'T FORGET.

BUT, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

BECAUSE THERE'LL BE MORE.

- EXACTLY. - HA-HA!

- THERE YOU GO. - SHE WOULD.

- I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! - YOU IS?

GIVE ME HUGGIE-HUGGIE-HUGGIE!

I MEAN, WHAT-WHAT ABOUT THAT FACE- THAT FACE- THAT FACE!

WHAT FACE?

DON'T PUT THAT LIP GLOSS ON THAT FACE, GIRL.

WHY CAN'T I KISS MY BABY SISTER?

'CAUSE I CAN'T BE WALKING AROUND HERE WITH JUICE ON MY FACE.

OKAY.

TAMAR HAS WANTED HER SOLO CAREER

SINCE SHE WAS PROBABLY 13 YEARS OLD.

BUT NOW, IT'S HER MOMENT.

SOMETIMES, YOUR MOMENT DOESN'T HAPPEN

TILL IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR HER TO SEE I'M HER NUMBER ONE FAN.

ARE YOU NERVOUS AT ALL?

NO, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?

I-I CAN'T LOOK AT NO CHART.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GET CHART HAPPY.

MMM-HMM-- THAT'S TRUE.

IF YOU GET CHART HAPPY, YOU GET SPOILED.

YOU GET STUCK.

I'M JUST GONNA GET ON THE STAGE AND SING TO MY TAMARTIAN FRIENDS.

EXACTLY.

LIKE, 'CAUSE THEM ARE THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY WANT TO SEE ME SING ANYWAY.

SO, I CAN'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT OTHER STUFF.

GOOD.

ALL THAT OTHER STUFF IS FOR THE LAWYERS, AND MANAGERS,

AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU PAY A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A NEW ARTIST--

YOU KNOW, LIKE, AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

YEAH-- YOU DON'T WANNA GET CAUGHT UP IN IT,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BEEN IN IT

A WHILE LIKE ME, AND MY OLD BUTT?

YOU FORGET THE ART OF IT.

AND YOU'RE STILL AT THE ART STAGE.

SO, DON'T FORGET THAT-- RELISH IN IT.

RELISH IN YOUR MOMENT, NUMBER ONE SINGLE, TOP FIVE SINGLE.

YOU GOTTA JUST ENJOY IT.

TONI'S OPINION OF MY MUSIC MEANS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING TO ME.

YOU KNOW, TO HAVE, FIRST OF ALL, A SUPERSTAR

OF HER CALIBER TO SAY THAT SHE LOVES YOUR MUSIC,

THAT'S LIKE YOU'RE WINNING, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT?

BUT, FOR THAT TO BE YOUR SISTER, JUST FEELS AMAZING

TO HAVE HER SUPPORT.

TOAST WITH OUR TEA-- TOAST-TOAST-TOAST.

TOAST!

- NUMBER ONE SINGLES. - TOAST TO SISTERS.

AND NUMBER ONE SINGLES.

CUP OF TEA.

OKAY, MAYBE NOT.

- HEY, DAD. - HEY, BABY.

- HOW YA DOIN'? - HOW YA DOIN'?

YOU'RE LOOKIN' GOOD.

THANK YOU.

YOU LOOK YOUNG AS YOUR FATHER.

- I KNOW. - LOOKIN' PRETTY.

I LOOK LIKE YOU WITH A WIG ON.

AND PRETTY, TOO.

ALL YOU NEED, IS A MUSTACHE.

- UH, YEAH. - HOW YA DOIN'?

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THINGS JUST DIDN'T GO TOO WELL LAST TIME

WE TALKED AND-- - NO, IT DIDN'T.

I GUESS OUR EMOTION WAS RUNNING MORE HIGH THAT DAY.

- I DIDN'T SLEEP TOO WELL, EITHER. - I DIDN'T, EITHER.

I WAS- I WAS SO UPSET AND JUST MAD.

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHY DID I STORM OUT LIKE THAT?

"I NORMALLY SIT DOWN AND TALK TO DADDY AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS."

THAT HURT.

YOU KNOW- YOU KNOW, IT HURT ME.

I KNOW IT HURT ME.

I NEVER-- N-NEVER WANTED TO HURT MY DADDY'S FEELINGS,

AND IT DAMN NEAR BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR HIM SAY THAT.

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE STORMED OUT LIKE THAT.

I SHOULD'VE STAYED AND KEPT TALKING TO YOU.

BUT, AT THAT POINT, I HAD TO GET UP

BECAUSE I FELT MYSELF BEING DISRESPECTFUL.

I-I HAD TO, LIKE, REMOVE MYSELF, 'CAUSE I WAS REALLY--

I WAS REALLY UPSET.

WHAT'S GOING ON-- WHAT'S-WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST, YOU KNOW, MY PATIENCE IS REAL SHORT, RIGHT NOW-- YOU KNOW?

OH, LORD.

AND SO, WALKING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

HIM, YOU KNOW, THE ANXIETY ATTACK

AND THINKIN' THAT HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, MY PATIENCE JUST SHORT.

I JUST HAVE NO PATIENCE FOR NOBODY.

NO, IT WASN'T RIGHT THAT I JUST WALKED AWAY,

'CAUSE I NORMALLY TALK.

- YEAH. - I NORMALLY SAY WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M HAPPY THAT TRACI CAME TO HER SENSES TO KNOW

THAT I WAS NOT PICKING ON HER.

NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO TRACI RECEIVING WHAT TAMAR HAS TO SAY,

THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE WORK TO DO.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, IS TO GET YOU AND TAMAR TOGETHER.

WE'LL HAVE A SIT-DOWN.

WE'LL TALK WITH TAMAR.

I REALLY DON'T WANNA SIT AT THE SAME DAMN TABLE

OR IN THE ROOM WITH TAMAR, RIGHT NOW.

BUT, I CAN SEE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO DADDY,

AND I FEEL SO BAD ABOUT HURTING HIM YESTERDAY.

- OKAY? - OKAY.

'CAUSE I-I THINK, UH, THINGS ARE WORTH TALKING ABOUT

AND SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

I'LL TRY NOT TO BLOW UP ANYMORE.

- OKAY? - MMM-HMM.

- GOOD GIRL. - ALL RIGHT.

MUAH-- LOVE YOU, DADDY.

YOU'RE EVEN OPENING DOORS, NOW.

- RIGHT! - OH!

- HI. - HI.

- HELLO. - HOW ARE YOU?

- DOING GOOD. - HELLO. - HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BROUGHT SOME SUPPORT HERE TODAY.

WELL, OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA HELP.

- YES. - ABSOLUTELY.

I'M BACK IN L.A. TO TALK TO TAMAR,

AND GABE IS OUT HERE ON BUSINESS, AS WELL.

SO, GABE ASKED TOWANDA AND I TO COME TO SHOP WITH HIM.

GABE IS GOING TO SURPRISE TRINA WITH A NEW,

REAL DIAMOND RING.

I'M SO HAPPY HE'S REPLACING THAT FAKE-ASS ONE

THAT HE GAVE HER IN SAINT LUCIA.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

I MEAN, REALLY?

- OOH, THESE ARE NICE, THOUGH. - MMM-HMM.

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE I-I FEEL LIKE I'M-- THIS--

I'M JUST SO EXCITED.

I JUST CAN'T EVEN TALK.

I AM A BIT WORRIED ABOUT BRINGING TOWANDA AND TRACI ALONG.

I HAVE A CERTAIN BUDGET THAT I WANNA SPEND,

AND I DON'T WANNA GO OVER IT,

AND I FEEL LIKE BRINGING THEM ALONG,

THEY'RE GONNA BRING OUT THE BIGGEST RING IN THE STORE.

SHOULD WE SHOW THEM WHAT YOU PICKED OUT THE LAST TIME

YOU WERE HERE?

UH, SURE-- YEAH.

YOU PICKED OUT SOMETHIN' ALREADY?

YES, I DID.

THE RING I GAVE TRINA IN SAINT LUCIA

WAS ACTUALLY A CUBIC ZIRCONIA RING.

I MEAN, HER REACTION WAS KINDA LIKE,

"BOY, YOU BETTER GIVE ME ANOTHER RING."

IT'S A VERY CLASSIC SETTING, VERY SIMPLE.

IT'S A SOLITAIRE.

UH-UH!

YOU CAN PUT THAT RIGHT BACK.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"--

"DON'T DO IT-- DON'T DO THAT UP IN HERE.

"YOU DON'T WANT IT WITH ME."

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO ME.

- YES, I DID. - OKAY.

SO, WHAT DID I SAY TO YOU?

YES, I DID, 'CAUSE YOU JUMPED IN MY FACE.

- I DIDN'T JUMP IN YOUR FACE. - YOU DID, TOO.

- OH, MY GOSH! - YOU WERE SITTING RIGHT THERE BESIDE ME, TAMAR.

COME ON, NOW.

SHOULD WE SHOW THEM WHAT YOU PICKED OUT THE LAST TIME

YOU WERE HERE?

UH, SURE-- YEAH.

- YOU PICKED OUT SOMETHIN' ALREADY? - YES, I DID.

IT'S A VERY CLASSIC SETTING, VERY SIMPLE.

IT'S A SOLITAIRE.

UH-UH!

YOU CAN PUT THAT RIGHT BACK.

- BY ITSELF? - UH-UH.

AIN'T HAVE NO BAGUETTES BESIDE IT.

LOOK AT THAT.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE HE PICKED THAT OUT.

I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHIN' THAT YOU CAN GET UP THE STREET,

IN THE ALLEY SOMEWHERE.

IT WAS JUST SO PLAIN-PLAIN MARY JANE.

IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN A BUBBLE GUM MACHINE.

GABE!

LIKE, THAT'S PRETTY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

THAT LITTLE-- THE TWIST ON IT.

- THAT'S PRETTY. - THAT'S-THAT'S PRETTY.

- SO, LET'S HAVE YOU MODEL IT. - PRETTY!

I THINK IT'S AMPLE TIME FOR GABE TO BUY TRINA ANOTHER RING.

I MEAN, ALL THAT SHOWIN'

AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH... I WOULD-- YEAH.

I THINK THAT'S, LIKE, $123,000

EVERY TIME THEY VIEWED HIS .

I MEAN, HIS PENIS.

I MEAN, HIS SCROTUM.

HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?

THAT ONE'S NICE.

- WHAT-- THAT'S-- - NO.

- LISTEN TO ME. - I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME TO ME.

WITH A BIGGER DIAMOND IN IT, YEAH.

VERY CLASSIC.

JUST WITH A LITTLE BIGGER DIAMOND.

ONE LARGE DIAMOND WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL LARGE DIAMONDS.

OH, THAT'S TRINA, WITH A REALLY-REALLY BIG-BIG THING.

YES!

I THINK TRINA WOULD LIKE A NICE, SOLID, TWO-KARAT DIAMOND

OR OVER, WITH A LOT OF FRIENDS AROUND IT, WITH BAGUETTES,

AND LITTLE PRINCESS CUTS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT,

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER

AND SING THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME WHEN SHE--

WHEN SHE, YOU KNOW, TRIED TO PUT HER HAIR BEHIND HER EAR.

SO, WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING ALL FOUR OF THESE TOGETHER,

WHICH ONE HAPPENS TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT

OF SPARKLE FOR YOU?

- IT'S THAT ONE ON THE LEFT. - OKAY.

SHALL WE TELL HIM WHICH ONE IT IS?

- YEAH, WHICH ONE IS IT? - THAT'S THE $25,000 ONE.

- FOR REAL? - DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BIGGER?

- ABSOLUTELY. - CAN I SEE SOMETHIN' BIGGER?

ALL RIGHT.

SO, I HAVE THIS GORGEOUS--

- OOH, YEAH. - THAT IS NICE.

- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. - MMM-HMM.

- THAT'S NOT JUST NICE. - WHAT SIZE IS THIS?

IT DON'T NEED TO LOOK-- LOOK HOW IT'S DANCIN'.

- THAT'S A THREE KARAT. - YES!

- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. - LOOK AT THAT JUST SHOWING UP.

- HOW MUCH IS THAT? - THIS ONE'S NOW AT 35.

- OOH. - OOH.

I THINK YOU SHOULD GET THAT ONE.

MMM-HMM-- ME, TOO.

- TRINA DESERVES IT. - WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY-- I GOTTA REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.

I GOTTA LOOK AT MY MONEY.

WHAT-WHAT YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT?

- I GOTTA LOOK AT MY MONEY. - LOOK AT YOUR MONEY?

YES, AND--

YOU KNOW YOU-- HOW MUCH YOU GROSSIN'?

HE PACKRATS WITH HIS MONEY, WITH HIS CASH.

- RIGHT. - I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE SO TIGHT.

BRICK WALLS CAN'T EVEN COME THROUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GONNA-- I GOTTA REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.

HMM... CHEATING IS EXPENSIVE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YA'LL.

CHEAP-CHEAP!

TRYING TO MAKE ME GO BANKRUPT.

CHEAP-CHEAP!

BANK-- YOU GO BANKRUPT?

NEVER YOU.

AS TIGHT AS YOU ARE WITH A DIME.

- OH, MY GOSH! - ALL RIGHT.

HOW THE HELL ARE YA?

HEY, DADDY. - HEY, BABY.

- HOW YA DOIN'? - DOIN' GOOD.

- HEY, TRACI. - TAY, YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.

SHE DID THAT, A LITTLE BIT.

DADDY BROUGHT TRACI BACK TO L.A.

WITH HIM TO TRY AND HAVE A TALK WITH ME

ABOUT EXACTLY WHY SHE'S SO MAD.

SHE CERTAINLY WON'T GET ON THE PHONE WITH ME.

SO, SHE'S OBVIOUSLY HERE BECAUSE MY DAD ASKED HER

TO BE HERE.

AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM

OF THIS RIDICULOUSNESS.

I BET YA'LL ARE SURPRISED TO SEE ME HERE TODAY, AREN'T YA?

A LITTLE BIT.

WELL, I THOUGHT WE'D ALL COME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT IT.

SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO RESOLVE THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE.

WHEN WE SAT DOWN, I FOUND OUT THAT EVERYBODY

HAD AN ISSUE WITH ME INDIVIDUALLY.

I-I'M TREATED LIKE AN OUTSIDER IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.

I'M TREATED LIKE-- I'M TREATED WORSE THAN AN ENEMY.

I'M TREATED LIKE A BAD PERSON.

- OH, MY GOD! - YA'LL ASK QUESTIONS.

THAT'S ALL YOU THINK, THAT WE HATE YOU.

- SO BAD-- SO BAD. - WE DON'T HATE YOU.

WE LOVE YOU.

- NO, THIS IS LOVE? - I'M IN YOUR CORNER.

IT WAS PRETTY MUCH, "YOU'RE SNEAKY, YOU LIE,

"AND YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

"I CAN'T STAND YOU, AND NOW I'M ABOUT TO BUST YOU

"IN YOUR FOREHEAD"-- THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS.

YOU KNOW, DADDY, TAMAR IS GONNA HAVE HER OWN PERCEPTION

AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SHE'S GONNA FEEL LIKE SHE'S THE VICTIM.

WHEN-WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, AND YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION--

MMM-HMM.

THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE HANDLING THE SITUATION

IN AN ADULT MANNER.

- YEAH. - BUT, WHEN--

BUT, WHEN IT STARTS GETTING TO BE A THREAT

AND PHYSICALLY THREATENING--

- MMM... HELL YEAH. - THAT'S WHEN--

THANK YOU, LORD-- SPEAK THE TRUTH-- MM-HMM.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE IN A SITUATION.

RIGHT, OR FEEL THREATENED, OR--

"DON'T DO IT-- DON'T DO THAT UP IN HERE.

"YOU DON'T WANT IT WITH ME."

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO ME.

- YES, I DID. - OKAY-- SO, WHAT DID I SAY TO YOU?

YES, I DID, 'CAUSE YOU JUMPED IN MY FACE.

- I DIDN'T JUMP IN YOUR FACE. - YOU DID, TOO.

OH, MY GOSH!

YOU WERE SITTING RIGHT THERE BESIDE ME, TAMAR-- COME ON, NOW.

SEE, WAIT A MINUTE.

I DON'T CARE WHO'S RIGHT AND WHO'S WRONG, OKAY?

THAT DON'T MATTER TO ME.

THE THING THAT MATTERS TO ME IS,

YA'LL CAN GET TOGETHER.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

I'M TOGETHER.

- YOU'RE TOGETHER? - OH, YEAH-- I'M FINE.

I'M GOOD-- I'M COOL.

YOU KNOW, WHILE I TOTALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT TRACI

DON'T HAVE A ISSUE WITH ME, YOU KNOW,

I JUST HONESTLY WANNA KEEP THE FIGHTIN' DOWN,

AND IF SHE'S READY TO PUT ASIDE WHAT THE HELL SHE DID TO ME,

THEN, YOU KNOW, TEAM TAMAR'S GOING TO MOVE ON.

YOU KNOW, IT'S-IT'S ALL LIKE KINDA FAKE HUNKY-DORY,

YOU KNOW?

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING.

I WANT- I WANT IT TO BE HUNKY-DORY.

I DON'T WANT IT TO BE FAKAGE INVOLVED,

'CAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

I'M ALL GOOD.

I'M-I'M ALL-- I'M ALL GOOD.