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"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES..."

I AM GOING TO OPEN UP A RETAIL STORE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO BE PARTNERS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK TAMAR'S GONNA WANNA PUT IN THE STORE?

EVERYTHING SHE PUT IN THERE IS GONNA BE HOT,

SO IT DON'T EVEN MATTER.

THERE'S BEEN A CLIQUE THAT'S BEEN FORMED,

AND I'M NOT INVOLVED IN IT.

A CLIQUE?

WHAT'S UP?

- DON'T-DON'T TEST ME. - YOU ALL RIGHT?

- DON'T TEST ME. - WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE, TRACI.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH BASHING ONE PERSON CAN TAKE.

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

"I'M SO SORRY."

THAT'S HOW YOU MOVE ON!

THE THING THAT MATTERS FOR ME IS, Y'ALL CAN GET TOGETHER.

I'M TOGETHER.

I'M FINE-- I'M GOOD.

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 LOVE THIS PLACE.

ME, TOO.

CAN'T WAIT TO EAT.

CAN'T WAIT TO EAT. - MOMMY, SIT HERE-- SIT BY ME.

I'M GONNA PUT MY PURSE IN THE PURSE CHAIR.

- THAT'S WHAT I DID. - YOUR BIG SISTER.

- THANKS. - IT'S SO WEIRDO.

IT'S COLD HERE IN L.A. - I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT MY LITTLE SWEATER.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE MY FUR SWEATER, AS TONI--

- IT IS KINDA FURRY. - THIS IS NOT A FUR SWEATER.

THIS IS A SPRING SWEATER-- IT'S A NICE COLOR.

I'M NOT LISTENING TO TONI BRAXTON.

- IT'S A PRETTY COLOR. - I KNOW IT'S A NICE COLOR.

TODAY, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS TOGETHER IN L.A.

BECAUSE MOM AND DAD WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL UNITED

AS A FAMILY, AGAIN.

AND THIS TIME, WE HAVE TRACI,

AND WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL BROTHER, MICHAEL JUNIOR,

AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT AND A SPECIAL OCCASION

WHEN OUR BROTHER IS IN TOWN WITH US IN L.A.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE'VE ALL SAT DOWN.

I KNOW-- ISN'T IT NICE?

EVERY LAST ONE OF US SAT DOWN AND HAD--

AND-AND SAT DOWN, AND EVELYN AND MICHAEL, CLAP-CLAP.

YES!

- EVELYN AND MICHAEL... - YES!

...AS FRIENDS!

LOOK AT GOD WANNA DO IT. - YES, HE WILL.

- HE DID THAT. - WELL, YOU KNOW WHY?

THAT'S THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS, ISN'T IT?

YES.

- WHAT? - WHAT?

IF MY EX-HUSBAND, MICHAEL BRAXTON,

AND I CAN MAKE PEACE, ANYONE CAN MAKE PEACE.

TRUST ME.

I THINK THE MESSAGE, THE HIDDEN MESSAGE,

IS FOR TRACI AND TAMAR TODAY.

YOU GOTTA FORGIVE AND KEEP IT GOING.

IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER,

IF Y'ALL GOT ALONG A LOT BETTER.

WHY DOES THINGS STILL SEEM SO TENSE?

I'M FINE.

- YOU THINK THINGS ARE TENSE? - IT JUST SEEMED--

- BUT, I-- WHAT'S THE TENSION? - I JUST FEEL IT.

DON'T YOU FEEL IT-- IS IT-- OKAY, AM I-- I'M PSYCHIC, RIGHT?

DON'T YOU FEEL IT?

IT'S NOT THE USUAL FUN THAT WE ARE USED TO HAVING.

THERE'S NO LAUGHING-- THERE'S NO GEEKY.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS TENSE, YOU KNOW, FEELINGS

THAT EVERYBODY WAS TALKIN' ABOUT,

'CAUSE I REALLY HAVE PAID IT TO THE DUST

AND CHARGED IT TO THE GAME.

I JUST THINK THAT WHEN YOU HAVE FAMILY,

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO THAT, THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE.

AND WHEN YOU SPEND TIME TOGETHER,

THERE'S PEOPLE WHO REALLY KNOW YOU

AND REALLY WANNA SEE YOU HAPPY IN LIFE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WANT US TO END THE FAMILY FEUD,

OF THE FEUD OF TAMAR AND I.

I'M-I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.

SO, TONI, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE-WE USED TO DO

WHEN-WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER LIKE THIS?

NO.

WE USED TO GO AROUND THE TABLE AND TALK ABOUT

WHAT WE ARE MOST THANKFUL FOR.

- THAT WAS ON THANKSGIVING. - ON THANKSGIVING!

- I SAY-- - WE WON'T-WE WON'T BE TOGETHER

ON THANKSGIVING NO MORE.

EVERYBODY'S GOTTA BE TOGETHER .

LET'S PRETEND-- LET'S PRETEND.

WHY DON'T WE-WHY DON'T WE DO THAT TONIGHT?

WELL, IT'S NOTHIN' WRONG WITH DOIN' IT NOW.

OKAY, YOU GO FIRST.

UH, I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE WONDERFUL SISTERS

AND A MOTHER AND FATHER, AND I'M GLAD I'M NOT A GIRL.

I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT.

AND HE'LL DRINK TO THAT.

WELL-WELL, YOU KNOW, SEE, HE HAD HIS OWN ROOM.

NO, HE-- GIRLS GOT A BUNCH OF DRAMA AND SHENANIGANS.

- YOUR GIRLS DO HAVE DRAMA. - IS THAT WHAT IT IS?

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

NO, BUT THAT'S PART OF BEING A GIRL.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES US SO-- - FABULOUS.

FABULOUS-- WHY GUYS WANNA GET WITH US.

I'M THANKFUL FOR MY BROTHER, THAT HE NAMED ME "TOWANDA."

SHE HATES HER NAME.

TOWANDA HATES HER NAME.

I HAVE AN EXTREMELY ETHNIC NAME.

I JUST WISH THAT MY NAME WAS "TORI."

TORI!

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMIN'.

TOWANDA!

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S COMIN'.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M GONNA START BY LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW,

I DON'T LIKE THE NAME "TRINA."

IT'S BETTER THAN "TOWANDA."

I'VE ALWAYS-I HAVE ALWAYS HATED THAT MY NAME WAS "TRINA."

IT'S BETTER THAN "TOWANDA."

WHAT YOU WANT YOUR NAME TO BE, TRINA?

- "LATRINA." - "LATRINE."

"LATRINE" THE TOILET.

I KNOW THAT I'VE SAID THAT PREVIOUSLY.

SHE WANTED HER NAME TO BE, LIKE, "TIFFANY" OR "TAYLOR."

WAIT-- WAIT-- HOLD ON-- HOLD ON-- IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

TRINA, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR YOUR NAME TO BE?

"TORRANCE."

OKAY, SO YOU WANNA BE CALLED "TORRANCE."

TORRANCE.

FIRST, SHE STARTED BEING THIS CANADIAN CHICK.

AND NOW, SHE'S LIKE THIS SUPER-WHITE, VALLEY GIRL.

YOU KNOW, I-- WH-WHO'S THE REAL TRINA?

CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP-- LIKE, SERIOUSLY NOW.

HERE'S TO FAMILY.

- FAMILY. - CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK.

- THE BRAXTON FAMILY. - CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK-CLINK.

WE DID THAT.

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

OOH!

HOW YOU GONNA BEAT ME-- REALLY?

- HI! - HEY, LADIES!

- HEY, TALL MAN. - WHAT'S CRACK-A-LACKIN'?

LOOK-LOOK AT YOU GUYS-- LOOKIN' ALL BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I THINK HE SAID, "WHAT'S CRACK-A-LACKIN'?

"LOOK AT YOU GUYS-- LOOKIN' ALL BEAUTIFUL."

I GOT THAT!

WELCOME BACK TO THE CONGO HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

NO, AIN'T GOING TO NO CONGO TODAY.

- ARE YOU READY? - WE'RE BACK AT THE CONGO.

I LIKE THE PINK.

WE DIDN'T DO THIS ON PURPOSE.

NO, WE DIDN'T.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED.

- WE DON'T. - IS THAT RIGHT?

FOR REAL-- IT'S A TRUE STORY-- TRUE STORY.

TODAY, I'M WORKING OUT WITH SERGEANT TCHICAYA.

AND TAMAR CAME ALONG FOR SOME MORAL SUPPORT.

TRACI, YOU'RE GONNA BE FIRST.

YOU'RE GONNA LAY DOWN HERE ON MY BED.

ON YOUR BED-- I DON'T LAY DOWN ON NO OTHER MAN BED.

I NEED TO BE IN TIP TOP SHAPE BECAUSE I WAS ASKED

TO PARTICIPATE IN A CHARITY WALK FOR FOUNDATION

FOR WOMEN'S CANCER.

I'M GONNA STRETCH YOUR HAMSTRINGS.

ALL RIGHT? - MMM-HMM.

REMEMBER, STRETCHING IS ALL ABOUT RELAXATION.

JUST RELAX.

OOH! - OKAY.

- GIRL, NOT GONNA LIKE THIS. - JUST BREATHE, BABY.

TEN SECONDS, NINE, EIGHT...

I'M REALLY TRYING TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS I CAN WITH TRACI

BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PATCH UP OUR RELATIONSHIP,

AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO

BECAUSE THIS AFRICAN WORKOUT DUDE IS A HOT ASS MESS.

THAT'S IT, BABY.

SERGEANT TCHICAYA, IS YOUR WIFE GIVING YOU SOME HEY-HEY

AND HUH-HUH?

'CAUSE ALL YOUR THINGS, SO FAR, HAS BEEN SEXUAL.

HERE WE GO!

ALL RIGHT, LADIES-- SHUT YOUR HOLE, AND LET'S GET NASTY.

LET'S GO-- THIS IS THE BIGGEST BABY YOU HAVE IN THE HOUSE,

AND I LIKE IT BLACK AND HOT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE HOLDING IT IN THE PUSH UP POSITION.

- THE -- THE WHAT? - THE ?

BECAUSE WE LIKE IT FIRM AND JUICY LIKE AN APPLE,

I-- THAT'S NASTY.

- LAY DOWN ON YOUR BACK, BABY. - MMM!

YOU KNOW, YOU LIKE ME ON MY BACK A WHOLE LOT.

- SO WHAT? - AND YOU FALL FOR IT.

- I DON'T LIKE THAT. - RIGHT HERE, BABY.

AND YOU FALL FOR IT EVERY TIME.

ALL RIGHT-- I'M GONNA SIT DOWN HERE.

GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

YOUR GOAL WILL BE TO STAND UP.

- OKAY. - OH, YEAH.

READY-- READY-- UP.

AND STAND UP-- ONE-- DOWN.

OH, YEAH, BABY-- UP!

GIVE ME UP-- TWO-- DOWN.

THERE SURE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE WAIST AREA, THOUGH.

ONE MORE-- ONE MORE-- ONE MORE FOR .

NOW, ONE MORE FOR TAMAR.

DOWN.

WHO'S TAMA?

HE SAID, "TAMA."

- THAT'S IT, RIGHT? - NO, IT'S TAMAR.

ALL RIGHT-- ONE.

DOWN-- DROP THEM KNEES, BABY.

UP.

TWO-- ARE YOU SQUEEZING THE KNEES?

I'M SQUEEZIN' THE KNEES.

ALL RIGHT-- DOWN AND HOLD IT, BABY.

READY, GO.

BEGIN-- GO.

ARE WE GONNA PLAY DOUBLE DUTCH?

I'LL DO IT-- THE DOUBLE DUTCH GANG-THE DOUBLE DUTCH--

OOH, I AIN'T DOUBLE DUTCHED SINCE I WAS A KID.

- RIGHT. - OKAY, DO IT, AGAIN.

WELL, LADIES, I'M FROM THE CONGO.

WE'RE HERE TO WORK. - UH, THAT'S WORKING.

DOUBLE DUTCHIN'. - TAMAR, STOP MESSING AROUND.

TAMAR AND SERGEANT TCHICAYA HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN

THE BESTEST FRIENDS.

BUT, AT LEAST I'M NOT FIGHTIN' WITH TAMAR ANYMORE.

FIVE, FOUR, THREE,

TWO, TWO, TWO, TWO.

- ONE! - AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

I'M GETTING THE SERGEANT'S TOTAL FOCUS,

SO I'LL BE READY FOR THIS WALK.

- YOU DID THAT. - GOOD JOB.

YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTIN' READY?

OH, YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, NOW. - SO PROUD OF YOU.

- PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. - YEAH.

WELCOME TO THE PINK.

BROOKE JUST HAD A RECITAL NOT TOO LONG AGO.

SHE'S ALREADY IN ONE BALLET SCHOOL,

SO I'M GONNA PUT HER IN, LIKE, TWO MORE.

OH, YEAH.

NOW THAT WE'VE ALL MADE PEACE WITH EACH OTHER,

I INVITED MY SISTERS TO LUNCH,

AND I'VE DECIDED TO BRING UP MY CLOTHING STORE IDEA AGAIN.

TONI COULDN'T JOIN US BECAUSE SHE HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK

ON HER MOVIE.

BUT REALLY, TAMAR'S THE MAIN PERSON I'M WORRIED

WILL HAVE ANY ISSUES.

I'M OPENING UP A STORE IN ATLANTA,

AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT

IF IT COULD BE A "WE" OPENING UP THE STORE IN ATLANTA.

THAT IS MY GOAL, FOR EVERYBODY TO BE TOGETHER

AND OPEN UP THE STORE.

REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BEFORE?

YEAH, BUT WE TALK-- YEAH, WE DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT--

YOU WEREN'T-YOU WEREN'T THERE WHEN WE WERE IN ITALY.

- NO, BUT BEFORE THAT, RIGHT? - AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE--

YES, WE-- YEAH.

DIDN'T WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT?

YEAH, WE SURE DID-- WE SURE DID.

YES, TAMAR CAME UP WITH THE IDEA ABOUT THE SISTERS

OPENING UP THE STORE THREE YEARS AGO.

BUT, WHY DIDN'T WE OPEN UP THE STORE THEN, THREE YEARS AGO?

SO, NOW THAT EVERYONE DECIDES, HEY, WE'RE GONNA BE INVOLVED,

WELL, NOW LET'S ALL BE INVOLVED.

SO, TRINA, IT'S JUST GONNA BE ALL FIVE GIRLS AND NOT MOMMY.

I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR-- EVERYBODY'S HEARING THIS.

YEAH, AND THIS IS JUST MY IDEA.

AND EVERYBODY, OF COURSE, INTERJECT, IF YOU WANT TO,

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE WANTED FOR JUST US GIRLS,

US GIRLS' VENTURE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MOMMY BEING INVOLVED, THOUGH?

THERE'S-THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MOMMY BEING INVOLVED.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MOMMY DOESN'T LIKE TO BE INUNDATED

WITH MUNDANE THINGS.

YEAH, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY SMART TO EXCLUDE MOMMY.

MY IDEA WASN'T TO SAY, "HEY, LET'S JUST DO A STORE

"AND EXCLUDE MOMMY." - NO, THAT'S-- WAIT A MINUTE.

- THAT WASN'T-THAT WASN'T - THAT WASN'T MY POINT.

HOLD ON-- HOLD ON-- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

NO-NO, I'M JUST-- NO, YOU'RE ASKING A QUESTION.

I'M JUST ANSWERING IT. - I DIDN'T ASK NO QUESTION.

I JUST THINK THAT, IN THE BEGINNING,

THE STORE IS GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE AGE APPROPRIATE FOR THE--

FOR IT TO BE THE FIVE OF US.

I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT MOMMY SHOULD BE A PART

OF OUR SISTER STORE.

I WANT THE STORE TO BE FUN.

AND SOME OF THE SHOPS THAT I GO IN,

YOU DON'T SEE A MOTHER SECTION.

SO, WHY WOULD WE HAVE A MOTHER SECTION?

THIS ISN'T THE CHURCH.

I DON'T THINK IT'S SMART AT ALL TO EXCLUDE

ANY TYPE OF CUSTOMER.

THAT'S SILLY-- DUH!

YOU KNOW, OLDER PEOPLE DO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY ON CLOTHES.

THEY CALL THEM OUTFITS, THOUGH.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY Y'ALL WANNA EXCLUDE HER SO BAD.

SOMETIMES, WE WANNA DO THINGS--

IT'S NOT ABOUT EXCLUDING SOMEBODY .

BE-BE DOING THINGS AS SISTERS.

WE DO A LOT OF THINGS BY OURSELVES.

IT'S SILLY NOT TO HAVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ANY--

NAME ONE STORE YOU CAN GO TO FROM AGES 21 TO 55.

WHAT STORE IS THAT-- BOUTIQUE?

WHAT STORE?

WELL, I'M-I'M JUST SAYING THAT A LOT OF THINGS

WE DO IN BRAXTON FAMILY,

WE DON'T ALL DO TOGETHER.

YEAH, WE DON'T DO NOTHIN' TOGETHER.

THAT'S THE REAL- THE REAL ISSUE.

WELL, TAMAR, THE REALNESS IS THAT, UH, THAT-- IS IT

BECAUSE, UH, YOU WANNA EXCLUDE OTHER PEOPLE?

NO-- IT'S BECAUSE SOMETIMES EVERYTHING IS NOT

FOR THE CONGLOMERACY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY TAMAR IS SO HUNG UP

ON HAVING MOMMY INVOLVED.

IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO GET ALL FIVE OF US SISTERS

TO AGREE ON THINGS.

ADDING ANOTHER BRAXTON WOMAN TO THE MIX IS GONNA BE,

AS TAMAR LIKES TO SAY, TEAM TOO MUCH.

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE REALITY HAPPEN

OF OWNING OUR OWN RETAIL STORE.

WELL, TO-- HERE'S TO SISTERS UNITING.

TRACI, NOT THE CANDLE.

- CANDLE, REALLY? - YOU TRIED IT.

YOU CAN'T-YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH A CANDLE.

- YOU TRIED IT. - I REALLY DID.

PICK UP A CALAMARI-- DON'T USE THE CANDLE.

OR THE LEMON AND SUCK ON IT.

- YOU SUCK ON THE LEMON. - GO SUCK A LEMON.

- I LIKE LEMONS. - YOU'D LOVE ITALY.

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

WE WON.

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

THERE IS A TONGUE TWISTER HERE FOR YOU, RIGHT?

- GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST. - GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

GEOCOLONIC ONCOLOGIST.

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT THREE TIMES.

HOW IS THIS GONNA WORK, IF NOBODY WANTS TO SIT DOWN

AND MEET ABOUT IT?

IT'S NEVER GONNA WORK-- EVERYBODY'S TOO BUSY TO BE BUSY.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT MY HUSBAND, KEVIN,

IS A MEMBER OF A BADASS BIKER CLUB

CALLED THE SONS OF SOLOMON,

AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE QUEENS OF SHEBA.

AND I AM KINDA EMBARRASSED,

'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS ON MY HUSBAND'S BIKE AS A BACKPACK.

AND LORD KNOWS, I'M JUST DYING TO GET MY OWN LICENSE AND BIKE.

OKAY, GIRLS.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A SOCIAL CLUB AND EVERYTHING,

BUT I'M GONNA GET MY LITTLE FAT ASS UP ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

ON THE BIKE.

- DON'T HURT YOURSELF. - OH, I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO.

YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH KIND YOU WANNA GET.

I KNOW-- I WANT SOMETHIN' THAT'S BIG AND POWERFUL.

YOU WANT ONE OF THOSE?

WE SHOULD GO OVER TO THE MOTORCYCLE CLUB AND ASK THEM.

ASK.

UH, LITTLE BIT AND H.T., I KNOW Y'ALL GOT YOUR BIKES

WIT Y'ALL AND EVERYTHING.

I NEED TO-I NEED TO SEE. - RIGHT THERE.

OOH, I LIKE THAT BLACK ONE.

OOH, SO MUCH TO RIDE AND EVERYTHING!

SEE, I CAN'T EVEN DO THIS ONE, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, Y'ALL?

I HAVE A BIG BUTT.

LOOK AT THAT-- I LOOK LIKE .

SO, IF I DO THIS, WHAT'S THAT?

UH-UH.

THAT AIN'T GONNA LOOK CUTE.

YOU GOTTA GET -- LOOK-- LOOK!

LOOK-- LOOK-- WAIT A MINUTE-- WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT HERE.

- SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU GOT. - AH!

YOU GOT .

WHAT'S UP, LADIES?

- UH-OH. - HEY, HONEY!

LOOK HOW IT ELONGATES MY LEGS.

SO, YOU LOOK REAL GOOD ON THIS BIKE, TOO.

I DO, DON'T I?

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

YOU GOTTA TAKE THE CLASS, BABY. - YOU'RE JUST A FUN SNATCHER.

I KNOW-- I KNOW-- I KNOW-- I KNOW.

THAT'S-THAT'S MY JOB-- I-I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE THE CLASS.

REALLY-- I CAN'T PICTURE EVERYTHING?

I-I CAN'T FANTASIZE MY BIKE?

I CAN'T FANTASIZE THE POWER-- REALLY?

I STEPPED ON A ROACH .

MAN-- HEY, DO THAT, AGAIN.

DO THAT, AGAIN-- DO THAT, AGAIN.

LET ME GO ON THE OTHER SIDE. - NO, I AIN'T DOIN' IT, AGAIN.

LET ME- LET ME GET ON THE SIDE.

- 'CAUSE YOU'RE A FUN SNATCHER! - LET ME DO IT.

- YOU'RE A FUN SNATCHER! - YES, HE IS.

ALL I WANNA SAY, IS SAFETY-- BE SAFE-- BE SAFE.

SAFETY FIRST.

HI-- WE'RE LOOKING FOR A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR MY DAD.

YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE NEWEST CLUBS THAT CAME OUT.

HELPS EVERYBODY HIT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

SCORE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

- WHAT DOES A DRIVER MEAN? - HOW MUCH IS THAT, THOUGH?

THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE $399.

THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS?

- FOR ONE THING? - YES, MA'AM.

- IT'S LIKE SHOES, HUH? - IT'S THE BEST ONE.

A SHOE-- PAIR OF SHOES ON SALE.

TODAY, TAMAR AND I WENT SHOPPING FOR A GIFT FOR MY DAD.

IT'S HIS 65th BIRTHDAY, AND HE'S HAVING A PARTY.

AND MY DAD IS KIND OF IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOP FOR.

LIKE, WHAT DOES HE WANT?

I THINK WE SHOULD GET HIM CUFF LINKS.

FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS!

I WONDER IF PEOPLE BE ON A GOLF COURSE, FLOSSIN',

AND FLEXIN', AND STUFF. - THEY DO.

THAT'S-- THEY PROBABLY GOT REAL ONES, LIKE-LIKE $700,

$800, $1,100, $1,200 THINGS. - YEAH.

THAT'S THE ONES I WOULD WANT, THOUGH.

GOLFING IS EXPENSIVE.

I GET IT, NOW-- I NEVER GOT WHY GUYS GOLF.

LIKE, THAT'S-- YOU'RE JUST HITTIN' A LITTLE BALL.

AND DO YOU NOTICE, WHEN GUYS GOLF, THEY--

USUALLY, THE GUYS THAT GOLF, THEY HAVE A COIN,

A GOOD COIN, A SHINY, PRETTY-- - WHAT'S A COIN MEAN?

GOT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, GOT A COIN.

OH, YOU MEAN GOT MONEY.

I GOT TO GO ON THE GOLF COURSE.

YOU GOTTA GO ON THE GOLF COURSE AND FIND YOU A--

YEAH! - I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT GUYS WITH A COIN HANG OUT

AT THE GOLF COURSE, OR THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A COIN.

THEY'RE PROBABLY REAL ESTABLISHED IN THEIR CAREER,

AND GOT A LITTLE CUTENESS TO 'EM,

AND GOT A LITTLE SHINY COIN.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT EVERY GIRL DREAMS OF, RIGHT?

I MEAN--

SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STORE.

I DON'T KNOW, TONI.

I-I DON'T REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT IT, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,

I'M GONNA SOUND-- - WHY?

I DON'T WANNA SOUND SHADY, NOT UNLESS YOU PULL MY LEG

TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, TELL ME-- OKAY, I'M GONNA PULL YOUR LEG.

OKAY, LISTEN-- I TOLD TRINA.

BUT, I WAS LIKE, "EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A SECTION

"IN THE STORE WHERE, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE PERSON

"WHO'S SHOPPING CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE GIRL."

RIGHT? - RIGHT.

AND THEN, WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE MOMMY OUT?

BECAUSE THAT'S DUMB.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BEING JUST THE GIRLS?

- I JUST DON'T-- I DON'T KNOW. - I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY--

- THERE'S NOTHIN' WRONG WITH IT. - I JUST THINK THIS IS SISTERS.

THIS IS OUR FIRST VENUE THAT WE'LL BE DOING JUST US,

EXCLUSIVELY US GIRLS.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS EVERYBODY.

I JUST DON'T THINK MOMMY SH-SHOULD HAVE--

I JUST DON'T WANT HER TO-- - WELL, WHAT IF--

WELL, WE HAVE FIGHTS-- THEN, MOMMY GOTTA GET INVOLVED.

OKAY, LISTEN.

- SHE JUST SHOULDN'T. - BUT, NOT THAT.

WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT, IT MAKES SENSE.

YEAH.

BUT, I JUST FEEL LIKE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHIN',

THEN WE SHOULD DO IT.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE 13-14 MONTHS TO HAVE A MEETING.

I AGREE WITH THAT.

HOW IS THIS GONNA WORK, IF NOBODY WANTS TO SIT DOWN

AND MEET ABOUT IT?

IT'S NEVER GONNA WORK.

EVERYBODY'S TOO BUSY TO BE BUSY.

I MEAN, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT MY SISTERS AND I

ARE SUPPOSED TO DO TOGETHER, WHEN IT'S TIME TO HAVE A MEETING

OR WHEN IT'S TIME TO, YOU KNOW,

GET DOWN TO THE BUSINESS PART, MY SISTERS ARE ALWAYS M.I.A.

AND, YOU KNOW, UH, ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY WAS TALKIN' TO ME

ABOUT DURING MY TAMAR-VENTION?

HELLO?

OKAY, JUST SAYIN'.

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK ALL OF THESE COST?

ONE, TWO-- - WELL, THEY'RE $99 APIECE.

I DON'T THINK DADDY SHOULD GET THIS.

I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHIN' DIFFERENT.

I TOLD THE GIRLS WE SHOULD SEND HIM

ON A FIRST CLASS CRUISE,

ANYWHERE HE WANTS TO. - I LOVE THE CRUISE IDEA.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO ANYWAY, EVERY YEAR.

YEAH.

AND EVERYBODY JUST PUT IN FOR IT.

- I AGREE. - AND REALLY DO IT.

- I AGREE. - AND GO.

- I LIKE THE CRUISE IDEA. - I LIKE THE CRUISE IDEA.

- I LIKE THAT-- THAT, I DO LIKE. - I THINK MY DAD ON A CRUISE

WOULD BE COMPLETELY OUT OF ORDER,

CRACKING INAPPROPRIATE JOKES,

AND HAVING A GOOD DRUNKEN GAMBLING TIME.

I AIN'T NEVER BEEN ON A CRUISE.

I'M A YACHT GIRL MYSELF.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM ON A CRUISE.

I LIKE THE CRUISE IDEA BETTER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF.

I'M HERE IN D.C. TODAY TO WALK WITH THE FOUNDATION

FOR WOMEN'S CANCER.

BUT, BEFORE I DO THAT,

I HAVE TO DO A PSA, PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR YOU.

I HAVE IT ALL WRITTEN DOWN IN--

OOH, THANK THE LORD-- YOU GOT CUE CARDS.

- IN PLAIN ENGLISH. - WHOO!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ANY OTHER LANGUAGE BESIDES, UH, ENGLISH?

- UH, JUST ENGLISH, YOU KNOW? - JUST ENGLISH, OKAY.

I WILL TRY TO KEEP IT ALL IN ENGLISH FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU, 'CAUSE I'M VERY FLUENT IN ENGLISH-- YEAH.

YOU ARE VERY FLUENT IN ENGLISH?

- OKAY, ALL RIGHT. - VERY FLUENT IN ENGLISH.

- OKAY, LET'S BREAK A LEG. - ALRIGHTY.

- HOPEFULLY, SOMEBODY ELSE'S. - UH, RIGHT.

RIGHT.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT MY DAD, MY HUSBAND,

MY SON CAME TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT ME AND EVERYTHING.

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THE LAST NAME, AGAIN?

- SATINDER. - SATINDER.

SATINDER-- LIKE SATINDER.

- SATINDER. - SATINDER.

- SATINDER, VERY GOOD. - SATINDER.

YEAH.

THANK GOD I GOT A CHEERING SECTION

BECAUSE I AM SCARED OUT OF MY MIND.

THERE IS A TONGUE TWISTER HERE FOR YOU, RIGHT?

GYNECOLOGICAL-- GYNE-GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

ONCOLOGIST.

YOU WANNA SAY THAT A COUPLE TIMES?

JUST-- - GYNECOLOGIC.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST. - GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST.

WHO IN THE HELL IN THE SCIENCE-TISMS

OF THIS WORLD GONNA PUT GEOCOLONIC ONCOLOGIST?

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT THREE TIMES.

WHEN YOU SAY GON-- GEOCOLONIC ONCOLOGIST,

PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE HALFWAY CRAZY.

LIKE, WHAT THE HELL IS SHE TALKIN' ABOUT?

DO SHE KNOW WHAT SHE TALKIN' ABOUT?

IS THAT REALLY A WORD?

GEOCOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST-- GET YOUR LIFE.

OKAY, AND ACTION.

I'M TRACI BRAXTON.

REPRODUCTIVE--

BLACK WOMEN DIE IN GREATER NUMBER

FROM THESE BELOW THE BELT.

REALLY?

I'M TRACI BRAXTON.

REPRODUCTIVE CANCERS STRIKE--

STILL ROLLING.

BLACK WOMEN DIE IN GREATER NUMBERS

FROM THESE BELOW THE BELT CANCERS.

YOU WANT A SIP OF WATER?

NO-- WANT ME TO DO ONE MORE, AGAIN?

ONE MORE, YES-- YEAH, ONE MORE.

- ONE MORE, AGAIN? - SURE, WE CAN DO ONE MORE TIME.

NO, THAT'S EBONICS-- I'M SPEAKING EBONICS, RIGHT NOW.

SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.

- ONE MORE, AGAIN. - ONE MORE, AGAIN.

- YEAH. - ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE, AGAIN.

SOUND LIKE JEFF FOXWORTHY-- ALL RIGHT.

"LET'S DO IT, AGAIN" IS "ONE MORE, AGAIN."

IT'S NOT REDNECK, IT'S EBONICS.

EVERYBODY KNOW THAT-- THAT'S IN THE BLACK DICTIONARY.

ONE MORE, AGAIN.

THE FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN CANCERS WANT US

TO LEARN THE SYMPTOMS.

LISTEN TO OUR BODIES AND ACT BY SEEKING CARE

FROM YOUR GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST FOR THE BEST OUTCOME.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

foundationforwomenscancer.org.

VERY GOOD-- THAT'S AWESOME.

GOOD JOB, TRACI.

- YAY! - WHOO!

I BET YOU DON'T EVEN NEED CUE CARDS, NOW.

YES, I DO.

FINALLY GOT THIS PSA DONE, AND I FEEL SO RELIEVED.

BUT NOW, I HAVE TO GIVE A SPEECH,

AND I'M, LIKE, EVEN MORE NERVOUS FOR THAT.

YOU DON'T GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIMES TO DO DO-OVERS

AND RETAKES IN PUBLIC SPEAKING.

- YOU GO, GIRL. - YOU KNOW-- WORK IT.

GO, GIRL. - GO, GIRL-- WORK IT, GIRL.

WORK IT.

WORK WHAT YOUR FATHER GAVE YOU.

WORK WHAT YOUR FATHER GAVE YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT-- THE MAN IS CRAZY.

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

IT'S ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS

WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN

AND ALSO TO ALL MY ALBINO SISTERS.

I DON'T THINK I WANNA DO ANY MORE RECORDS, FOR REAL.

I DON'T FEEL THAT THING FOR IT ANYMORE.

WHAT YOU-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HI, LADIES!

HI-- HOW YA DOIN'?

YES!

HOW YA DOIN'-- ARE WE READY FOR THIS?

I KNOW I'M READY.

AS HARD AS I TRAINED WITH SERGEANT TCHICAYA,

I AM NOT FEELING IN TIP TOP SHAPE FOR THIS BEACH.

IT FEELS SO GOOD TO SEE ALL THESE EXCITED WOMEN,

WHO ARE GOING TO WALK WITH ME TODAY.

BUT NOW, I'M REALLY FEELING THE PRESSURE

TO DELIVER THIS SPEECH.

THANK GOD DADDY'S HERE TO HELP ME TODAY.

NOT ONLY IT AFFECTS AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK WOMEN,

ALSO MY ALBINO SISTERS,

MY BLACK-- MY WHITE SISTERS, MY CAUCASIAN SISTERS.

MY WHITE SISTERS, MY CAUCASIAN SISTERS.

OKAY.

OKAY, ALL WOMEN OF COLOR.

WELL-- WELL, GOD-- WELL, JESUS SAID,

"RED, AND YELLOW, BLACK, AND WHITE,

"THEY'RE ALL PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT."

SO, I CANNOT SAY, "RED, AND YELLOW, BLACK, AND WHITE?"

BEFORE THE WALK, I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO GIVE ANYBODY

ANY KINDA SPEECH, BECAUSE I'M--

FOR REAL, I'M NERVOUS AS HELL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME TRACI BRAXTON.

HELLO.

THANK YOU, MISS ALLISON.

AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR HAVING ME HERE.

I AM SO TOUCHED AND HONORED TO BE HERE.

Y'ALL DIDN'T TELL ME IT WAS GONNA BE COLDER

THAN A POLAR BEAR'S BOOTY TODAY.

BUT, GOOD GOD!

BUT, WE ARE HERE FOR THIS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S CANCER

AND THIS INCREDIBLE MOVEMENT.

AND I AM SO PLEASED AND HONORED TO BE HERE

TO HELP RAISE THE AWARENESS

OF WOMEN'S, UH, CANCER,

YOU KNOW, BELOW THE BELT, WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN

AND ALSO TO ALL MY ALBINO SISTERS.

THE CAUCASIAN SISTERS.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TO ALL MY ALBINO SISTERS OUT THERE,

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS NOT BEING UPSET WITH ME

FOR CALLING YOU GUYS ALBINO SISTERS.

UH, MY GRANDMA'S WHITE.

HOW ABOUT THAT-- BOOM.

AFTER I PRACTICED AND PRACTICED THE SPEECH AND EVERYTHING,

EVERYTHING JUST WENT BLANK.

SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAD TO WING IT

AND SAY WHAT'S WITHIN MY HEART.

I HAVE A STORY MYSELF.

UM, WHEN I WAS M-MUCH YOUNGER, AFTER I HAD MY SON,

I HAD A SCARE.

AND A LOT OF US WOMEN HAVE SCARES,

AND-AND NOT CHECKING ON OUR BODIES,

AND NOT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE OKAY.

A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER I HAD MY SON, THEY FOUND,

UM, CANCER CELLS ON MY CERVIX, BUT I DID NOT HAVE CANCER.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY GLAD AND HAPPY THAT I AM STILL HERE

AMONGST MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

UM, MY GRANDMOTHER AND MY AUNT HAD THIS DISEASE, ALSO.

AND GOD BLESS THEIR SOULS, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

FOR ALL YOU LADIES OUT HERE, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE STRONG,

AND Y-YOU GUYS ARE MY HERO.

AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO TELL EVERYONE

TO BE AWARE FOR YOUR BODIES AND THINGS.

SO, I THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING ME,

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, TRACI.

SEEING TRACI OUT THERE, I WAS PROUD OF HER.

BEAUTIFUL DAY, A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,

AND A HANDSOME FATHER.

OKAY, EVERYBODY-- YOU READY TO RACE?

ALL RIGHT-- THAT'S IT, POP!

I'LL LOOK FOR HER.

- GET IT, GIRL! - I'M TRYING, GIRL.

I JUST STARTED TWO SECONDS AGO.

I RAN MOST OF THE WAY.

ACTUALLY, WELL, WHEN I SAW THE CAMERAMAN, I-I RAN.

HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TRACI BRAXTON'S HERE?

HAVE YOU SAID HELLO TO TRACI?

YES!

LET'S GO!

LET'S GO!

L-E-T-S-G-O!

LET'S GO-- LET'S GO!

L-E-T-S-G-O!

LET'S GO! - OH.

IT'S COLD OUT HERE, AND I CAN'T HARDLY BREATHE.

BUT, THERE'S NO WAY IN GOD'S GREEN EARTH WILL I BE

THE LAST ONE TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE.

AND HOW I'M GONNA GIVE A SPEECH,

AND I FINISH LAST?

WHOO!

GIRL, I WAS RUNNIN' THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME!

WHOO!

YES!

GO, TRACI!

RUN! - OH, NO, MY HIP!

WAIT, MY HIP-- WAIT!

IT'S THE HIP.

I REALLY RAN, AT THE FINISH LINE.

WHEN I SAW THE FINISH LINE, I WAS LIKE, OKAY,

I'M GONNA TAKE THIS BULL BY THE HORNS,

AND I'M GOING TO SPRINT.

WHOO!

YOU DID IT!

IT FELT GREAT TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE.

IT FELT LIKE I ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING.

AND IT WAS LIKE, OKAY,

IF I COULD RUN TEN MORE MILES--

NO, I'M LYING.

IF I WAS RUNNING, LIKE, TEN MORE FEET, THEN, YOU KNOW--

WHEW!

IT'D BE GREAT-- MY LEGS ARE TINGLING.

IT WAS A FRESH OF BREATH AIR.

WHEW!

HEY, TONE.

- HEY, HON. - WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

I AM TRYING TO GET ONLINE FOR THE SPANISH CLASS.

HA-HA!

ARE YOU-- CAN YOU SPEAK IT?

SOMETHIN'? - UM, DONDE ESTAN LOS NINOS?

WHERE ARE THE BOYS-- WHERE ARE THE KIDS?

- OH. - AH.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK GABE TO HELP YOU?

- GABE DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH. - HE SURE DOESN'T.

HE'S A MEXI-CAN'T.

HOW CAN HE BE A MEXICAN, AND HE DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH?

HE'S A MEXI-CAN'T-- HE CAN'T SPEAK SPANISH.

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

SO, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

YOU SAID ON AN INTERVIEW, OR TWO, OR THREE,

THAT YOU WERE GIVING UP THE MUSIC CAREER.

YEP.

- I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD. - I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.

I C-- IT'S NOT FUN ANYMORE.

- TONI. - IT'S TOO MUCH STRESS.

I CAN'T EVEN WORK LIKE I USED TO WORK.

BUT, YOU CAN DO STUDIO STUFF.

YOU GOTTA PROMOTE STUDIO STUFF.

I'M UPSET ABOUT IT, TOO. - REALLY?

YOU'RE UPSET, TOO?

I'M-- NO, I'M UPSET AT MYSELF THAT--

OH.

I DON'T FEEL THAT THING FOR IT ANYMORE.

I CAN'T EVEN WATCH-- I DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE GRAMMYS

OR NONE OF THE AWARD SHOWS.

I CAN'T EVEN WATCH 'EM ANYMORE.

IT'S FOR REAL-- IT'S JUST DIFFERENT FOR ME, NOW.

I DON'T EVEN LOVE IT ANYMORE.

THAT'S BECAUSE--

AND THEN, THE STRESS ALL THE TIME.

BUT, TONI, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS

THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH IN THESE PAST FEW YEARS--

EXACTLY.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STRESSED.

NO, ALL THE THINGS I'M GOING THROUGH-- MY DIVORCE IS FINAL.

I GOTTA WORRY ABOUT MUSIC.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO TALK ABOUT

OR TO SING ABOUT ANYMORE.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU PUT ALL THAT ON PAPER?

WHY DON'T YOU SING AND WRITE ABOUT IT?

OH, THAT'S AN EPIPHANY.

- NO, I'M SERIOUS. - NO, I DON'T--

WHY DON'T YOU SING AND WRITE ABOUT THAT STUFF?

I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE LIVING IT, RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M EVER GONNA DO IT AGAIN.

WHAT ABOUT NEXT WEEK?

MUSIC USED TO MAKE ME SO HAPPY.

WHEN YOU GAVE ME THAT MIC, AND I SUNG, NO MATTER WHERE I WAS,

I FELT POWERFUL.

BUT NOW, I CAN'T EVEN WATCH AWARD SHOWS.

I DON'T WANNA SEE WHAT ANYONE ELSE IS DOING.

I CAN'T LISTEN TO THE RADIO, WHICH IS REALLY BAD,

'CAUSE I HAVE KIDS, AND THEY LOVE MUSIC,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SUPPRESSING THEIR DESIRE

AND THEIR LOVE FOR MUSIC.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

BUT, YOU SOUND SO GOOD WHEN YOU SING.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

BUT, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD WHEN I SING.

I'M NOT JUST-- I'M-I'M NOT JUST A TONI BRAXTON SISTER.

I'M A TONI BRAXTON FAN. - BUT, I HAVE TO FEEL GOOD.

I THINK, IF I DON'T FEEL IT, AND I SING IT,

PEOPLE WILL KNOW IT-- OKAY, THAT AIN'T REAL.

SHE AIN'T TRYING TO DO THAT.

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

I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ENVISIONED.

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN FERN GULLY.

WHAT?

UH-UH.

I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD TALK TO BABYFACE.

- HEY. - HOW ARE YOU?

I'M READY TO RIDE, HONEY.

TODAY IS MY FIRST MOTORCYCLE LESSON,

AND I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED.

I JUST REALLY HOPE I DON'T FALL ON MY ASS

AND END UP WITH A BROKEN LEG.

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU DO IS JUST MOUNT IT,

SO YOU CAN FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

PRETTY STRONG LADY?

LET'S SEE YOUR GUNS. - YEAH.

- LET'S SEE YOUR GUNS. - OOH, WHAT?

- OH! - I WORK OUT-- I WORK OUT.

I'M FEELING SCARED AS HELL ON THE INSIDE PARTS.

TURN YOUR HEAD-- TURN YOUR HEAD.

LOOK FOR ME.

BUT, I'M TRYING TO HIDE IT FROM VANESSA

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT HER TO THINK THAT I'M A PUNK.

WHEN YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, PICK YOUR FEET UP,

AND PUT 'EM ON THE PEGS.

RELAX-- RELAX!

PICK UP YOUR FEET AND DO NOTHIN' MORE.

RELAX-- RELAX!

HEY, LOOK!

HEY-- HEY!

TRACI, TURN 'ER RIGHT!

TURN 'ER RIGHT!

TRACI!

WATCH THE REST OF THE STORY AND SEE MORE OF ME AT wetv.com.

YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GIVING UP THE MUSIC CAREER.

YEP.

BUT, YOU SOUND SO GOOD WHEN YOU SING.

I THINK PEOPLE FORGET THAT MUSIC IS LIKE AN ART.

IT'S LIKE AN ARTIST. - IT IS.

- WE GET-- - YOU GET INTO THE MOMENT.

- YEAH. - YEAH.

AND I'M NOT FEELING ANY MOMENTS-- I'M IN A DARK PHASE.

I'M NOT SURE WHY I FEEL THIS WAY.

UH, MAYBE IT'S JUST TOO MUCH.

I'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS ALMOST 20 YEARS.

THIS IS MY 20th YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

HOW DO YOU FIX SOMETHING THAT-- IT'S LIKE BEING IN LOVE,

BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP,

AND YOU'RE FINDING OUT THAT IT'S A FARCE.

I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD TALK TO KENNY, BABYFACE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM.

WHAT YOU-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I JUST-- WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE,

ABOUT DOING SOMETHIN' TOGETHER,

BUT I DON'T THINK I WANNA DO ANY MORE RECORDS, FOR REAL.

- I THINK THAT YOU-- - THAT'S FOR REAL.

BUT, TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.

LIKE, SERIOUSLY TALK ABOUT IT.

DON'T JUST MENTION IT. - MAYBE.

TOWANDA WANTS ME TO MEET WITH BABYFACE.

I CALL HIM KENNY.

UM, HE IS LIKE MY BIG BROTHER IN THE BUSINESS.

I'M HIS MUSE.

HIS GREAT MUSIC I-IS WHAT MOLDED MY CAREER,

GREAT SONGS LIKE "ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG,"

"YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME," "BREATHE AGAIN."

I MEAN, COUNTLESS SONGS,

AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO TALK.

WHENEVER I WAS FEELING ANYTHING,

KENNY'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.

AND I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM IN A WHILE,

AND HIS OPINION MATTERS TO ME.

JUST TRY TO TALK TO HIM-- JUST PROMISE ME YOU WILL.

I'LL-- OKAY, I'LL SAY HI MAYBE.

NO, IT'S NOT JUST HI.

YOU CAN'T-YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION

JUST BY SAYING HI.

I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A DEEP CONVERSATION WITH HIM.

MAYBE YEAH, SO HE MIGHT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

YES.

AND THEN, HE'LL GIVE ME INSIGHT OF HOW TO GET OUT OF IT.

SEE?

NO, HOW TO GET OUT OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO HIM.

I GOTTA GET ANOTHER JOB-- I GOTTA GET ANOTHER JOB.

THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM.

I GOTTA GET ANOTHER JOB.

I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM.

- MAYBE. - 'CAUSE HE KNOWS YOU VERY WELL.

HE'S-- YOU'RE LIKE HIS LITTLE SISTER.

MAYBE.

SO, HE'S GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU ABOUT STUFF.

MY ONLY HESITATION ABOUT CALLING BABYFACE IS,

HE'S LIKE MY BIG BROTHER,

AND YA KINDA DON'T WANT YOUR BIG BROTHER TO KNOW

WHEN YOU'RE FEELING DOWN OR WHEN SOMETHING'S GOING ON.

AND I ALSO FEEL THAT ALL THE WORK HE'S DONE FOR ME--

I DON'T WANT HIM TO FEEL LIKE, "ALL THIS, I'VE HELPED HER,

"AND NOW SHE'S, LIKE, THROWING IT AWAY."

IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, TOO.

BUT, I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

I WILL AT LEAST THINK ABOUT TALKING TO KENNY,

'CAUSE HE PROBABLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M FEELING.

MMM-HMM.

AND HE COULD PROBABLY HELP ME--

YEAH.

FEEL BETTER ABOUT NOT DOING IT.

WELL, JUST SAY HE'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER

ABOUT THE SITUATION.

DON'T SAY FEEL BETTER ABOUT NOT DOING IT.

DON'T JUST SAY-- PUT A STAMP ON IT, AND SAY, "NO-NO-NO."

JUST YOU HAVE TO GO IN WITH, UH, YOUR MIND LIKE THIS.

- JUST-- - JUST TRY.

HOW DO YOU SAY, "JUST TRY," IN SPANISH?

- YOU ASKING ME? - I'M GONNA LOOK IT UP.

- JUST TRY. - YO QUIERO NO MUSICA.

NO-NO-NO.

I WANT NO MUSIC.

OUI.

OUI, SENORITA. - NO.

NO COMPRENDO ABOUT YOU NOT BEING ABLE TO SING ANYMORE.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

HEY, TRIN.

HEY.

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - GOOD.

- THIS IS FRANTINO. - ALL RIGHT, NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI-- I'M GONNA CALL YOU TINO-- I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER IT.

- ALL RIGHT-- OKAY-- HEY. - I'M GABE-- HOW YA DOIN'?

- GABE, NICE TO MEET YOU. - NICE TO MEET YOU.

TODAY, GABE AND I ARE MEETING WITH OUR REALTOR, NIKIA,

TO SEE A COUPLE OF POSSIBLE STORE LOCATIONS.

I AM REALLY HOPING TO SEE A WOW FACTOR,

SOMETHING THAT SINGS TO ME.

- THIS IS THE SPACE... - OKAY.

...I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

YES, IT'S 1,200 SQUARE FEET.

THEY COMPLETELY GUTTED IT OUT.

THEY DID-- THEY-THEY REMOVED THE CARPET.

- THEY TOOK THE CARPET. - YEAH-- YEAH.

- OH, WOW. - YEAH-- SO, IT'S A BARE SPACE.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO WITH IT.

IT'S A BLANK CANVAS.

THIS LOCATION IS SPACIOUS AND ALL,

BUT NOTHING ABOUT IT SAYS FABULOUS.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD,

TO BE HONEST.

HOW IS-HOW IS THE TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA?

UM, YOU GET A LOT OF BUSINESS FROM THE CAR WASH.

THERE'S A TATTOO SHOP,

WITH THE DOMINICAN HAIR SALON NEXT DOOR, AS WELL.

NOT TO SOUND BOURGIE, BUT THIS DOESN'T SOUND LIKE

THE UPSCALE CUSTOMER I'M LOOKING FOR.

ALTHOUGH, MAYBE I COULD DO A MAKEOVER SPECIAL.

GET YOUR CAR WASHED, A TATTOO, A HAIRDO,

AND SOME NEW CLOTHES IN ONE PLACE.

UH, NO.

THIS IS THE OTHER SPACE, TRINA.

I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ENVISIONED,

BUT YOU GOTTA THINK AND JUST ENVISION THE BOUTIQUE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN FERN GULLY.

WHAT?

WHAT WAS THIS?

THIS WAS, LIKE, A PLANT SHOP,

BUT JUST THINK OF IT AS THE BOUTIQUE.

I CANNOT THINK OF THIS AS THE BOUTIQUE.

OH, MY GOD, NO. - I LIKE THE PLANTS IN HERE.

UH-UH.

WHAT?

GABE, YOU ARE NOT HELPING.

WE'RE OPENING A CLOTHING STORE, NOT A PARK.

SERIOUSLY, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN JURASSIC PARK.

I FEEL THERE'S A DINOSAUR EGG HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE FERNS.

DO YOU THINK THIS-- WHAT DO YOU THINK THE PRICE IS OF THIS?

THIS ONE WAS LESS THAN THE OTHER SPACE.

TEN DOLLARS.

THE SIZE IS GREAT.

OKAY-- WELL, I THINK I'VE SEEN ENOUGH HERE.

THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH TO WALK THROUGH.

FOR THE BRAXTONS, DIRT, AND INSECTS, AND FERTILIZER,

THAT IS SO NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

SO, BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

THEY'RE NICE FERNS, THOUGH.

- WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT. - THEY'RE GROWIN' REALLY WELL.

IT'S PROBABLY HELPING THAT WE'RE IN HERE TALKING, TOO.

YEAH, THEY LIKE THE SOUND OF PEOPLE'S VOICES.

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

CAN YOU MAKE TINY FAIRY STEPS?

- MORGAN, I'M SORRY. - UH, UH-HUH.

- CAN YOU TEACH HER TO BE TALL? - I THINK YOU'RE A STAGE MOTHER.

IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE IT AS A FAMILY VENTURE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT, HONESTLY.

YOU'RE SERIOUS?

YOU KNOW, GETTING OUT OF THIS CAR IS HARD

BECAUSE IT'S SO HIGH.

- WHAT'D YOU SAY ABOUT MY CAR? - YEAH, IT'S SO HIGH.

TRYING TO GET OUT. - COME ON, BRAX.

- OKAY, BRAX. - YOU READY, BROOKIE?

- NO-NO-NO. - HI.

- HI. - HI-- HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD. - HI-- I'M TOWANDA.

- I'M MORGAN. - HI, MORGAN.

- AND THIS IS-- - BROOKE.

- HI, BROOKE. - BROOKE.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU-- ARE YOU READY TO DANCE?

- READY? - MMM-HMM.

- YEAH? - SO, BROOKE IS IN BALLET,

AND THE BALLET WORLD IS MORE COMPETITIVE

THAN ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL SPORT,

AND THERE ARE GIRLS THAT ARE BROOKE'S AGE

OR EVEN YOUNGER THAN BROOKE WHO PRACTICE FOR HOURS

AND HOURS EVERY DAY,

AND I WILL NOT BE UNDONE

WITH BROOKE BEING LEFT BEHIND.

SHE'S A LITTLE SHY.

THAT'S OKAY.

SO, I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING HER OUT OF A LITTLE

OF THE SHYNESS.

YEAH-- DO YOU DANCE?

- A LITTLE BIT. - NO.

HE DOESN'T DANCE, BUT I DABBLE A LITTLE.

OH, OKAY.

SO, MOM'S A DANCER.

YEAH, I DABBLE.

EVEN THOUGH I'M A CHAMELEON,

AND I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT I CAN ADAPT TO EVERYTHING,

I WASN'T A BALLERINA, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT, I'M PRETTY SURE I COULD DO IT.

DO THE OTHER SIDE.

FRONT-- SIDE. - TOWANDA--

TOWANDA, IT'S HER TURN.

- HOLD YOUR BEACH BALL. - YOU'RE GONNA MAKE HER NERVOUS.

BRING YOUR FOOT UP TO PASSE.

POINT TO THE SIDE.

CLOSE IT BACK TO FIRST.

BIG ARABESQUE...

AND STEP BACK TO FIRST. - YOU SEE?

- BUT YOU'RE NOT-- - I CAN TODAY.

- YOU'RE NOT THE EXPERT, WANDA. - I AM-- I'M ALWAYS THE EXPERT.

WE'RE GONNA POINT OUR TOE, JUST LIKE THIS.

WE'RE GONNA POINT TO THE FRONT,

AND TO THE SIDE, AND TO THE BACK.

WAIT A MINUTE-- WAIT-WAIT-WAIT-WAIT-WAIT-WAIT.

AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE.

BROOKE, YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT SHE'S DOING.

YOU GOTTA POINT, AND POINT, AND POINT.

TOWANDA, SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB!

OKAY.

- SHE-SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB. - LET HER DO IT.

LET HER DO IT. - SHE'S DOING IT.

AND POINT, TWO, AND THREE.

WAIT A MINUTE-- HER FOOT WAS DOING SOMETHIN' WEIRD.

- BACK TO FRONT. - TOWANDA!

MAMA, YOUR FOOT WAS DOIN' SOMETHIN'.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU SEE HER LITTLE FOOT DOIN' THAT LITTLE WEIRD THING?

WELL, SHE'S-SHE'S WORKING ON IT-- I MEAN, SHE'S--

OKAY, LET'S TRY IT, AGAIN-- TRY IT STRAIGHT.

THERE YOU GO.

- CAN YOU MAKE TINY FAIRY STEPS? - MORGAN, I'M SORRY.

UH, UH-HUH-- CAN YOU TEACH HER TO BE TALL?

WE JUST WANT HER TO BE A LITTLE POLISHED.

WELL, SHE'S STILL GROWING INTO HER BODY.

SO, SHE'S-- - GONNA TAKE A WHILE, HUH?

IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE FOR HER.

WHAT'S A WHILE?

I THINK YOU'RE A STAGE MOTHER.

I'M NOT A STAGE-- MOMMY, YOU WERE A STAGE MOTHER.

- YEAH, BUT LOOK WHERE YOU ARE. - EXACTLY.

SO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BEING A STAGE MOTHER?

YEAH, BUT SHE KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING.

I DO, TOO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MOMMY'S CALLING ME A STAGE MOMMY.

REALLY?

I'VE LEARNED FROM THE BEST.

ARE WE EMBARRASSING YOU?

YEAH, ONE MORE TIME, OKAY?

WE'RE NOT EMBARRASSING YOU, ARE WE?

YOU WANT ME TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME TO SHOW YOU-- OKAY.

OH, MOM'S GONNA DO IT.

- YEAH, MOM, I DON'T THINK-- - YOU WANT ME TO DO IT WITH YOU?

TOWANDA, WE DON'T WANNA BAR-- EMBARRASS HER.

- OKAY. - TOWANDA'S JUST LIKE HER MOM.

YES, I WAS A TYRANT IN TEACHING THEM HOW TO SING

BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO IT RIGHT, OKAY?

I'M BETTER NOW THAT I'VE GOTTEN OLDER.

HOLD YOUR PASSE.

POINT AND CLOSE.

BIG ARABESQUE.

STEP AND CLOSE.

- DO IT WITH ME. - BOURREE.

AND TURN.

GOOD-- HANDS ON YOUR HIPS.

YOU'RE SILLY.

YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY ENJOYING WATCHING BROOKE,

BUT IT'S MORE ENJOYABLE STANDING BESIDE HER

TO ENCOURAGE HER THAT SHE'S DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.

AND TO SEE HER BROTHER SUPPORTING HER, TOO,

THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY.

POINT, BIG CURTSEY.

GOOD!

THAT WAS THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED.

YAY!

- SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? - WHAT?

WITH YOU?

HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING?

BEFORE WE PUT MONEY DOWN ON THE CLOTHING LOCATION,

I NEED TO TALK WITH GABE ABOUT OUR FINANCES

AND THE FACT THAT I'M TRYING TO SPLIT THE OWNERSHIP FIVE WAYS

WITH MY SISTERS.

I JUST DON'T THINK GABE UNDERSTANDS

HOW MUCH I WANT MY SISTERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF LEGWORK.

YOU KNOW, TALKING TO THE BANK AND, YOU KNOW,

AND LOOKING AT LOCATIONS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE GIRLS WANNA BE A PART.

HMM.

I THINK IT'S-- IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA

TO HAVE IT AS A FAMILY VENTURE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT, HONESTLY.

'CAUSE WE'VE DONE-- - WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THE WORK.

TO ME, IT WON'T BE WORTH IT FOR EVERYBODY TO BE PART OF IT

BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT OF IT ALL

IS GONNA BE DIVIDED AMONG FIVE PEOPLE,

AND IT REALLY WON'T-- IT WON'T BE WORTH IT FOR US

TO BE DOIN' ALL THAT WORK,

AND WE'RE ONLY GETTIN' A LITTLE BIT A PIECE OF THE PIE.

GABE FEELS A LOT OF OWNERSHIP IN THE CLOTHING STORE

BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST TOLD HIM ABOUT THE IDEA,

HE IMMEDIATELY STARTED ON THE GROUNDWORK,

LIKE GETTING A BUSINESS PLAN TOGETHER,

AND LOOKING AT LOCATIONS,

AND EVEN APPLYING FOR A BANK LOAN.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? - I DON'T KNOW-- I'M NOT--

THAT WE TAKE 50% AND GIVE THEM TEN EACH?

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IN MIXING FAMILY AND BUSINESS.

PERIOD. - YOU'RE SERIOUS?

YES, I'M SERIOUS.

I COME FROM A FAMILY-- WE WORK TOGETHER ALL OF OUR LIVES,

SO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF OUR FAMILY.

SO, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT BUSINESS AND--

THAT YOU'D RATHER NOT DO BUSINESS WITH FAMILY.

I'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH MY FAMILY MY WHOLE LIFE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS THE NICE PERSON.

YOU'RE ALWAYS THE PERSON, "OKAY, WELL, LET ME LET EVERYBODY

"HAVE A PIECE OF THE PIE.

"LET ME SHARE THIS WITH EVERY"-- BUT, EVERYBODY ELSE,

LIKE ALL THE OTHER SISTERS,

NOBODY'S SHARING ANY OF THEIR PIECES OF PIE, REALLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND YOU EXPECT PEOPLE, IN GENERAL, NOT JUST YOUR FAMILY,

TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

BUT, A LOT OF TIMES, THEY DON'T.

BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE FAMILY.

YES.

- SO, THAT'S WHY YOU-- - YOU CAN JUST DISMISS IT.

- I-I CAN, ACTUALLY. - YEAH.

GABE HAS A BUSINESS MIND

AND IS THINKING IN TERMS OF MONEY.

SURPRISE-SURPRISE.

BUT, I ALSO SEE THE STORE AS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP ME

AND MY SISTERS COME TOGETHER AND GET OVER OUR ISSUES.

IF I CAN'T DO THIS WITH THEM,

THEN I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EVEN GONNA BE WORTH IT.

I JUST THINK IT'S DIFFICULT

BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO START TRUSTING.

YOU HAVE TO START-YOU HAVE TO START TRUSTING.

YOU KNOW, AND I WANT CONTROL OF EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN'T HAVE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING.

I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT FOR YEARS.

YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTROL ME,

AND IT'S NOT WORKED YET.