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PREVIOUSLY, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES."

I HAVE TO BE TEN POUNDS THINNER.

TONI CALLED ME PROFESSOR KLUMP THE OTHER DAY.

YOU CALLED HER PROFESSOR KLUMP?

JUST HER FINGERS WERE PROFESSOR KLUMP-ISH.

YOU'RE MEAN, AND YOU'RE HATEFUL.

I'M MEAN, I'M MEAN?

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE.

I'M HATEFUL?

YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO BE.

THAT'S HILARIOUS.

BUT TAMAR WAS THERE FOR YOU ON YOUR 4Oth BIRTHDAY.

TOWANDA DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

TAMAR DOESN'T HAVE-- - YOU WASN'T THERE FOR ME

DURING HER SUCCESS STORY. - TOWANDA DOESN'T--

BUT LET ME TELL YOU HOW MY ENERGY HAS BEEN.

OKAY?

ALONE-- SHE IS ALONE.

I CAN'T CALL MY SISTERS.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

WHY ARE WE FIGHTING?

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MY SISTERS BACK.

♪ WE ARE THE BRAXTONS AND YOU'LL SEE ♪

♪ THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY ♪

♪ TONI TRACY TOWANDA TRINA ♪

♪ TAMAR AND MISS E WILL ♪

♪ TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO ♪

♪ ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ♪

- TRINA, BE CAREFUL. - I AM.

SO, TOWANDA, WHAT'S THE--

- THIS? - OBJECTIVE HERE?

THIS IS CALLED CHALK PAINT.

AND WE CAN ACTUALLY PAINT THE FABRIC WITH THIS.

I'M GONNA DO IT, AND Y'ALL GONNA HELP ME.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT-- THIS IS FREE LABOR.

HEY, GUYS, WHAT YA DOIN'?

- HEY, MAMA. - HEY.

- HEY, YOU GONNA PAINT? - OH, EVERYBODY---

NO.

OF COURSE YOUR BOUGIE BUTT ISN'T GONNA PAINT.

- HERE'S YOUR BRUSH. - WOW.

WELL, I DON'T MEAN NO HARM.

I CAN'T MESS UP THESE LITTLE PANTS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THOSE SMOCKS ON.

- MESS UP MY LITTLE PANTS. - THESE AREN'T SMOCKS.

- THESE ARE T-SHIRTS. - VINCENT GAVE US T-SHIRTS.

- GOOD IDEA. - YEAH, THEY FIT COMFORTABLE.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THESE ARE A REAL GOOD IDEA.

- WOW, YOU GUYS LOOK GOOD. - WASN'T THIS A GOOD IDEA?

MOMMY HAS BEEN STAYING OUT IN L.A.

TO HELP TAMAR TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.

BUT SHE STILL HAS HER HOUSE HERE IN ATLANTA,

AND WE LOVE IT WHEN MOMMY COMES BACK TO SEE US

AND TO VISIT HER GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE WE MISS

HAVING MOMMY AROUND ALL THE TIME.

OKAY, WATCH THE PRO, OKAY?

- OKAY-- OH, THAT RED. - SEE, LOOK.

YES. - OKAY.

THIS IS STUPID.

THIS IS NOT, TRINA.

BUT MINE IS STARTING TO LOOK REALLY NICE.

WELL, MAYBE I HAVE TOO MUCH.

I NEED A RAG FOR TRACY.

TRACY'S MESSING UP THE WOOD.

YOU SAID SATURATE IT.

I THINK PAINTING TOWANDA'S CHAIRS...

IS DUMB.

WHO PAINTS CHAIRS, TOWANDA?

GET THEM REUPHOLSTERED.

NO ONE DOES THAT.

- YA'LL GONNA GO HOME-- - NO I'M NOT.

- AND TRY THIS. - I PROMISE I WON'T.

I'M NOT DOING THAT.

LOOK, MOMMY, HOW YOU BEEN DOING, THOUGH?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT GREAT.

WHAT-- WHAT'S WRONG?

IS IT YOUR DIABETES?

NO, WORSE THAN THAT.

WORSE THAN YOUR DIABETES?

WELL, YOU KNOW I HAVE A STALKER.

- YOU HAVE A STALKER? - WHAT?

REMEMBER I TOLD YOU GUYS A WHILE AGO,

BUT WE DIDN'T GET ON IT--

BUT YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING IN A WHILE,

SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT DISAPPEARED.

WELL, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY YOU GUYS.

BUT, LISTEN THOUGH-- BUT YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN KEEP TO YOURSELF.

I MET THIS PERSON SEVERAL YEARS AGO,

STARTED DATING.

WE BROKE UP, AND SO HE BECAME VERY POSSESSIVE.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO, SO HE STARTED STALKING ME,

CALLING ME AND THREATENING ME, AND SO.

HE AIN'T NEVER GIVE YOU NO SIGNS

OF THE OBSESSIVENESS?

WELL, NOW HE WAS A WOLF IN SHEEP CLOTHING.

YOU AIN'T SEEN NONE OF THE OBSESSIVENESS?

WELL, WHEN THEY THREW A SHOE AT ME,

AND CALLED ME THE "B" WORD--

all: THEY THREW A SHOE AT YOU?

AND CALLED ME THE "B" WORD.

SO--

YOU THREW A SHOE AT MY MAMA?

- THREW A SHOE, HUH? - HE THREW A SHOE.

AND CALLED ME THE...

B-I-C-T-H, IN THAT ORDER.

F'ING B.

I SAID, "YOU GOT TO GO RIGHT NOW."

HE'S STOLEN MY, UH, KEY TO MY HOME.

HAD A KEY MADE.

HE HAD MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER.

SO EVEN WHEN I MOVED TO L.A.

I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS 'CAUSE I'M THINKING,

"IS THIS IDIOT GOING TO FOLLOW ME THERE ALSO?"

WILL I EVER HAVE PEACE?

DID YOU DO A, UM, A POLICE REPORT,

AND A RESTRAINING ORDER? - I DID THAT.

I DID A RESTRAINING ORDER. - ORDER OF PROTECTION?

YES. - BUT--

AN ORDER OF PROTECTION, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND HIM.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHERE HE LIVES?

NO.

I WENT TO THE POLICE STATION

AND I GOT A RESTRAINING ORDER,

FOUND OUT HE DIDN'T LIVE IN THE SAME AREA

THAT HE SAID HE LIVED IN.

THEN I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER COUNTY

AND HE DIDN'T LIVE THERE,

SO THEY COULDN'T SERVE HIM.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

WELL, DID THE SHOE HIT YOU?

NO.

'CAUSE I'D HAVE BEEN IN JAIL.

BUT, WHERE, WHERE DID THE SHOE END UP?

THE SHOE ENDED UP LIKE RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT THERE. - IN FRONT OF YOU.

- UH-HUH. - SO HE THREW IT DOWN.

AND SEE, I WASN'T LOOKING.

ALL I KNOW IS THE SHOE WAS-- BAM!

UH-OH-- SO HE THREW THE SHOE LIKE THIS.

UGH!

YOU-YOU F'ING B.

WHAT?

WAIT A MINUTE!

IS THAT HOW-- HOW THEY DO IT?

NO-- I GOTTA GO, GUYS.

- OKAY, MOMMY. - I'LL SEE YOU GUYS.

OKAY, BYE, MAMA.

ALL RIGHT, WELL YOU BE CAREFUL.

WELL, YOU LET US KNOW EVERY LITTLE STEP YOU GO,

YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW.

- YES. - EVERYWHERE.

DO YOU HAVE MACE?

OR ONE OF THOSE-- BRRRR THINGS?

WHAT, TASER?

SERIOUSLY, MOMMY, YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT

WITH YOU JUST IN CASE.

- I GOT THIS, TRUST ME. - ALL RIGHT.

I'M GLAD HE OUT YOUR LIFE.

FOR REAL, THOUGH, I THINK MOMMY NEEDS

A FIREARM OR A STUN GUN OR SOMETHING.

BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO PROTECT HERSELF.

THESE ARE CRAZY PEOPLE OUT HERE.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THERE ARE ZOMBIES WALKING AROUND.

ALL RIGHT, BABE, LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU. - PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

WE'RE GONNA FINISH DOING TOWANDA'S UGLY CHAIRS.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA FINISH THAT CHAIR.

I CAN'T BELIEVE TOWANDA.

I'LL FINISH YOUR LITTLE DUMB CHAIR.

TOWANDA BETTER FINISH HER CHAIR.

WELL, THIS IS FREE LABOR.

HI! - HI, GUYS.

- WELCOME. - HI.

WELCOME TO THE SHOP AT PEDDLER'S FORK.

all: THANK YOU.

YOU GUYS LIKE CYCLING AT ALL?

WELL, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE MY SISTER WOULD LOVE

TO LOSE SOME MORE WEIGHT AND SO I WAS SUGGESTING--

SHE WANTS EVERYBODY TO LOSE WEIGHT.

I LIKE BALLROOM DANCING.

TRACY REALLY WANTS TO GET THE BIKE.

I DO, BUT I WANT HER TO DO IT FIRST.

TRACY SHOULD GET THE BIKE.

WE'RE ALL IN TOWN FOR TONI'S BIRTHDAY,

AND SINCE TONI HAS BEEN WANTING US

TO LOSE WEIGHT WITH HER,

I THOUGHT WE SHOULD LOOK AT SOME BICYCLES

AND SEE IF WE ALL WANT TO GO BIKE RIDING TOGETHER.

CAN YOU TELL US THE BENEFITS OF CYCLING?

YOU GET A REALLY NICE BUTT.

IT TIGHTENS IT UP. - I DON'T NEED THAT.

I DON'T NEED THAT.

YOU CAN BOUNCE NICKELS ON MY BUTT.

- NO YOU CAN'T. - YOU CAN.

SO, LET'S LOOK AT SOME BIKES.

LET'S LOOK AT SOME BIKES.

AND SEE.

LISTEN, LADY, I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE

TO ENHANCE MY BOOTY.

- OH! - OKAY, LET'S TONE IT UP.

MY BOOTY IS RIGHT!

CAN YOU SAMPLE A BIKE?

YEAH, OF COURSE.

THESE ARE OUR BIKES THAT WE HAVE FOR SALE.

OH!

THEY'RE MOOTS, THEY'RE HANDMADE TITANIUM BIKES.

THIS ONE.

- THIS ONE? - YES.

EVERYONE IS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."

YOU SHOULD GET THIS BIKE.

- LET ME JUST SEE. - IT'S A LITTLE SEAT.

GO AHEAD, TRA.

WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD ON.

WAIT A MINUTE, HOLD UP-- WAIT A MINUTE.

LET ME PUT SOME TRACTION IN IT.

TRACY, GO!

GO, TRACY!

IN HEELS-- I'M WEARING HEELS.

DON'T FALL!

DRIVE IT!

HER POCKETBOOK'S SHOWING.

I SEE YOUR VA-JAY-JAY

THAT AIN'T BLACK PANTIES.

WHOO!

EVERYBODY HAS TO TRY IT OUT.

TONI, YOU TRY OUT THE BIKE.

OH, YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SETUP.

THIS IS THE BRAKES?

THIS IS THE BRAKE, YEAH.

- OKAY. - OKAY.

- ALL RIGHT. - GO!

TONI, UH-HUH!

- GO, TONI, GO! - UH-HUH!

- GO, TONI, GO! - UH-HUH!

- GO, TONI, GO! - UH-HUH!

GO!

TONI LOOKED LIKE MARY POPPINS ON THE BIKE.

REMEMBER WHEN MARY POPPINS POPPED IN?

THAT'S WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE.

NOW ME, ON THE OTHER HAND,

I LOOK LIKE A PRO ON THE BIKE.

WHOO!

- GO, TOWANDA! - DON'T HIT THE CAR!

COME BACK MORE.

TOWANDA'S JUST ALWAYS TRYING TO SHOW

HER ATHLETICISM, IT'S JUST--

YA'LL REMEMBER THIS?

TRINA IS VERY UNCOORDINATED.

I CAN'T RIDE THIS BIKE.

- MY HEEL! - WATCH THIS!

YOU'RE NO LANCE, TOWANDA.

- OH, MY GOD. - TRINA'S TURN.

- TRINA. - YOU KNOW, I CAN'T RIDE A BIKE.

GET ON THE BIKE.

- YOU RING THE BELL, TOO. - OH, THERE'S A BELL?

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO RING THE DARN BELL.

OH!

YA'LL, I CAN'T BALANCE.

DON'T FALL-- OH, .

GO STRAIGHT , GO STRAIGHT, GO STRAIGHT!

IT'S A BIKE, NOT A MOPED.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS, TRINA? - OH MY GOD!

- GET OFF, BABY. - JUST GET OFF THE BIKE.

TRINA--

- WHOA! - WHAT THE--

- YOU JUST BOUGHT THAT BIKE. - SORRY.

I TOLD HER I CAN'T RIDE THIS BIKE!

NO, YOU CAN'T.

I'LL PACKAGE IT UP FOR YOU.

- NO, YOU CAN'T! - I'LL PUT IT ON YOUR TAB.

HOW MUCH IS THE BIKE?

WHERE'S YOUR AMERICAN EXPRESS.

THERE'S A PRICE TAG RIGHT HERE.

YOU NEED TO GET IT OUT RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL GO INSIDE AND RING IT UP.

- HOW MUCH IS IT? - TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE--

PFFFT-- IT'S TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS?

REALLY, FOR A F ING BIKE?

IT'S NOT EVEN A HONDA ACCORD-- REALLY?

THAT EXPENSIVE BIKE, TRINA, YOU BETTER

GET GABE'S CHECKBOOK BECAUSE HE BOUGHT IT.

REALLY?

TEN THOUSAND F ING DOLLARS FOR A F ING BIKE?

TEN THOUSAND?

WE SHOULD JUST HOLD OFF ON THE BIKE

AND JUST TAKE THE BALLROOM DANCING.

- YES. - YEAH.

THAT'S AFFORDABLE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

- YEAH, IT IS. - LET'S GO.

THANK YOU.

SORRY I DROPPED YOUR BIKE.

OH, AND ONE AND TWO...

ONE, TWO, THREE-- ONE, TWO, THREE.

HEY, AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

ONE, TWO, THREE-- ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE-- ONE, TWO, THREE.

ISN'T THAT FUNNER?

- ONE, TWO, THREE. - YES!

- SEE, LET'S GO. - OKAY.

SO, IT'S TONI'S BIRTHDAY

AND I DECIDED TO TURN MY DINING ROOM

INTO A FABULOUS RESTAURANT

TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY THERE.

- AH-HA! - THAT'S CUTE.

OH, THANK YOU.

WORK IT OUT!

TAMAR AND VINCE TRANSFORMED THEIR DINING ROOM.

IT DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE THE SAME ROOM.

IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MAGAZINE,

OR SOMETHING-- IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

WILL YA'LL PLEASE STOP FRYING CHICKEN?

NO MORE CHICKEN?

ESPECIALLY IF YOU AIN'T GOT NO HONEY MUSTARD.

WE DON'T WANT NO MORE BARBECUE CHICKEN FINGERS.

LIKE FAT GIRL FOOD-- WE DON'T WANT THAT.

WHAT MAKES IT FAT-- BECAUSE IT'S BARBECUE SAUCE?

YOU JUST GONNA BRING A BUNCH OF CHICKEN STRIPS,

REALLY, WITH ALL THESE PRETTY FLOWERS

AND-AND LIBERACE?

AND EAT CHICKEN STRIPS?

YOU KNOW, IT'S-IT'S INTERESTING--

EVEN IF WE HAVE BIG OR HEATED ARGUMENTS,

AND EVEN THOUGH TAMAR SAYS SOME WILD AND CRAZY STUFF

OUT OF HER MOUTH

AND SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO PUNCH HER IN THE FACE,

AND YOU DON'T,

I DON'T HAVE ANY ILL FEELINGS WHENEVER I SEE MY SISTERS.

IT'S ALWAYS REFRESHING TO SEE EACH OTHER.

EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A BIG ARGUMENT.

I TOLD THEM TO HAVE THE SEATING SET FOR SIX.

NOT SIXTEEN.

BUT IF YOU HADN'T DONE SIX,

THEN WE WOULD HAVE INVITED PEOPLE.

WE GOT TO GET YOU SOME FRIENDS, GIRL.

- WHAT? - AND A MAN.

I HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS.

WHEN YOU GET YOU A NEW MAN...

- I HAVE FRIENDS. - UM-MM.

- I DO. - LET'S JUST SAY GRACE.

GOD IS GREAT, GOD IS LOVE, AND THANK YA

FOR THIS PIECE OF LETTUCE, GET FAT PIECE OF LETTUCE,

AND LETTING US GET SKINNY BY EATING THIS FOOD,

AND TONI AND MOMMY, FIND THEM A GOOD, NICE,

WHOLESOME, DISEASE-FREE, COINED-UP,

AND AMEN-- AND NOT ON THE DOWNLOW.

- YES, AMEN ON THAT! - ALL RIGHT.

COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES".

AND THE PLATES ARE GONNA BE DIRTY.

UNLESS I ATE AT YOUR HOUSE,

I DON'T EAT FROM DIRTY PLATES.

- YOU BETTER GET YOUR LIFE. - YOU TRIED IT.

- HE STILL CALLS. - STILL CALLS.

ONE MINUTE HE MIGHT TEXT AND SAY, "I'M SORRY,

"I LOVE YOU."

THE NEXT MINUTE, "IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU,

"NO ONE ELSE CAN."

LET'S JUST SAY GRACE.

AND TONI AND MOMMY, FIND THEM A GOOD, NICE, WHOLESOME,

DISEASE-FREE, COINED-UP, UH, ,

AND AMEN-- AND NOT ON THE DOWN-LOW.

YES, AMEN ON THAT!

- THAT'S TRUE. - YES!

SO, GIRLS, ARE WE GONNA GO ON A GIRL'S TRIP?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, TAMAR,

WE HAVE A GENERAL CONSENSUS

AND EVERYONE SAID THAT I CAN PLAN THE TRIP.

- I AIN'T GOIN'. - WE'RE ALL GOING.

WELL, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO WITHOUT YOU BECAUSE--

BECAUSE, NO, YA'LL, WE GONNA GET

THE GROUP DISCOUNT RATE,

AND OUR BEDS ARE GONNA FEEL LIKE COTS.

SO, TRINA'S REALLY FRUGAL,

AND BORDERLINE REAL CHEAP, YOU KNOW?

AND I AIN'T GOING ON NO TRIP SHE PLANS.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW, THIS "BUFFETT,"

AND THIS ALL INCLUSIVE-- - NUMBER ONE,

I DON'T EAT FROM "BUFFETTS," NUMBER ONE.

BUFFET.

AND THE PLATES ARE GONNA BE DIRTY.

NO, I DON'T EAT OFF OF DIRTY PLATES.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

UNLESS I ATE AT YOUR HOUSE,

I DON'T EAT FROM DIRTY PLATES.

YOU BETTER GET YOUR LIFE.

WELL, YOU BETTER GET SHURANCE, ALL TOGETHER.

- YOU TRIED IT. - WHAT'S SHURANCE?

WHAT-WHAT ARE YOU--

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

THAT I'M DIRT-MIRT?

THAT I'M CLE'NASTY?

I'M NOT DIRTY, TAMAR.

THEY'RE JUST SAYING DON'T SKIMP WHEN

YOU MAKE THE RESERVATIONS, TRINA.

THAT'S ALL-- DON'T SKIMP.

I DON'T EAT OFF OF DIRTY PLATES.

OKAY, HER FEELINGS ARE REALLY HURT.

DON'T BE ALL IN YOUR FEELINGS.

- I'M ALWAYS IN MY FEELINGS-- - YEAH.

BECAUSE, LET ME TELL YOU WHY I'M IN MY FEELINGS,

BECAUSE, WHILE I'M A FRUGAL CHICK,

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT I LIKE TO SAVE A COIN...

I'M NOT DIRTY, NUMBER ONE.

NO, I JUST SAID THE ALL INCLUSIVE PLACE BE DIRTY.

I-I I'M, UGH--

I'M JUST STARTING TO FEEL--

IS THERE SOMEONE JUST SLIGHTLY FULL OF THEIR OWN VALOR,

FOR JUST A MOMENT, BECAUSE--

- OUT COMES WEBSTER. - OUT COME THE WORDS.

HERE COMES WEBSTER

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS,

BUT I'M GONNA TAKE IT AS DEROGATORY.

YOU SHOULD-- AND YOU SHOULD.

- YEAH. - AND YOU SHOULD.

YEAH, DO THAT.

DON'T ACT LIKE WE DIDN'T GROW UP IN THE SAME HOUSE.

YOU HAD PAPER PLATES, YOU HAD PAPER CUPS,

YOU HAD PAPER FORKS.

WE COME FROM THE SAME BACKGROUND, BOO.

SO NO ONE EATS OFF OF DIRTY PLATES.

I'M REALLY SLEEPY.

- ME, TOO. - YES, ME, TOO.

GIRL, NEXT YEAR AIN'T GONNA BE LIKE THIS.

GIRL, NEXT YEAR, WE GONNA HAVE FUN-- WE GONNA BE TURNED UP.

NEXT YEAR ON MY BIRTHDAY I'LL BE ON A DATE.

OOOH!

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

HE GONNA HAVE IT ALL SET UP,

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUNNER.

HE'S TO TONI'S BIRTHDAY NOT BEING SO LONELY NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT SHE'LL HAVE A BACK BRACE ON AT NIGHT.

HALLEL00! - CHEERS!

CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK.

all: CLANK, CLANK, CLANK.

- HI! - HI!

HI, LOGAN!

- HE GOT ON A GUCCI SWEAT SUIT. - YEAH.

TRACY AND TRINA COMES BY

TO VISIT MY LITTLE BABY SUPERSTAR, LOGAN.

HE'S SO CUTE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE SOME LITTLE SISTER TIME,

AND, YOU KNOW, SAY HOW CUTE MY BABY IS.

- YOU CAN'T EAT THE GUCCI. - HE'S LIKE, "I DON'T CARE."

BECAUSE HE'S A BABY, THAT'S WHY.

HI.

LET ME SIT BESIDE MY BABY.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

MY BABY HAVE ON GUCCI FROM HEAD TO TOE.

OH, SO THAT MEANS HE'S GUCCI ERRY-THING.

HA!

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? - TRINA, THAT'S OKAY.

YOUR AUNTIE, WE GONNA PRAY FOR HER, OKAY?

- YEAH. - GUCCI ERRY-THING.

GUCCI JACKET, GUCCI SHOES.

A BABY DOESN'T EVEN CARE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING.

- GUCCI PANTS, GUCCI TOP. - HE DOESN'T CARE.

THAT'S GUCCI ERRY-THING.

HE DOESN'T EVEN THINK OF THOSE THINGS.

AH, YES IT IS, YES IT IS.

- HE DOESN'T CARE. - HE ACTUALLY DOES, MOMMY.

HI, MAMA'S BOY.

NOW, I MEAN, CAN I HOLD THE BABY?

I MEAN, YOU'RE BABY-HOGGING HIM.

MY NEPHEW, LOGAN, IS SO SUPER JUICY CUTE.

HA-- HIS CHEEKS ARE SO ADORABLE.

AND TAMAR'S HOGGING THE BABY,

AND NOT LETTING ANYBODY HOLD HIM.

- HE'S SO CUTE. - HE'S GROWING SO-- WOW!

HI, STINKY, HI.

NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM-- YOU JUST HAD HIM.

- NO, NO, NO. - HEY, LITTLE GUY.

HI, LITTLE GUY.

SO MY SISTER'S TELLING ME WHEN MY MAMA WAS IN ATLANTA

THAT SHE TOLD THEM THAT SHE BEEN HAVING

A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROBLEMS WITH HER EX-BOYFRIEND

STALKING HER, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL IN MY FEELINGS,

BECAUSE SHE AIN'T TOLD ME THE T YET.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

GIRL, I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT WITH THAT,

AND YOU KNOW, HE STILL CALLS ME?

- HE STILL CALLS? - STILL CALLS.

STILL HARASSES ME. - WHAT DOES HE WANT?

WELL, WHAT DOES HE WANT, WHAT DOES HE SAY?

I DON'T KNOW-- I DON'T EVEN TALK TO HIM.

I TOLD TOWANDA AND TRINA HE THREW A SHOE AT ME.

I WISH I WOULD RUN INTO HIM RIGHT NOW.

NOW SHE DON'T FIGHT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS

AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY.

BUT I'M GONNA THROW A SHOE BACK.

AND LOUBOUTINS HURT.

SO, HE LEFT, AND THEN HE CALLED THE NEXT DAY

LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. - UM-HMM.

THEN HE STARTED HARRASSING,

HE STARTED SITTING OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.

ONE MINUTE HE MIGHT TEXT AND SAY, UH, "I'M SORRY,

"I LOVE YOU."

NEXT MINUTE, "IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, NO ONE ELSE CAN."

OKAY, LET ME JUST-- YOU KNOW, OKAY.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT'S OFF LIMITS,

JUST IN LIFE, IN GENERAL, RIGHT?

NUMBER ONE, MESSING WITH MY TEDDY RUXPIN.

NUMBER TWO, TALKING ABOUT MY BABY.

NUMBER THREE, TALKING, HITTING, ELUDING TO,

ACTING AS IF-- DON'T TRY IT,

SAYING SOMETHING, TO MY MAMA.

SHE DON'T DO THAT.

HE SAID HE WAS DYING OF CANCER.

HE CLAIMS HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

HE TEXTS ME-- SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER DOCTOR,

LIKE 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING,

THIS OTHER SO-CALLED DOCTOR, WHICH WAS HIM,

TEXTS ME AND SAID THAT HE HAD EXPIRED.

THAT HE DIED.

GUESS WHAT? - HMM?

TEN MINUTES LATER HE CALLED ME.

I SAID SO THE DEAD HAS ARISEN, HUH?

DON'T EVER CALL ME AGAIN.

THAT'S A SICK PERSON.

THAT'S A PERSON YOU'D BETTER NOT TRUST.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AN UNFUNNY SITUATION.

IT SURE IS, YES, IT IS.

THIS, THIS IS LIFE THREATENING.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF?

HOW DO WOMEN PROTECT THEMSELVES?

I, I, I THINK YOU NEED TO GO TO, UM,

A DEFENSE CLASS, A SELF-DEFENSE CLASS.

YEAH, MOMMY.

YOU WANT ME TO SET THAT UP FOR YOU?

I THINK THAT WOULD BE NICE

BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I HAVE TO FIND EVERY WAY THAT I CAN

TO PROTECT MYSELF.

JUST IN CASE HE WALK UP ON YOU ONE DAY,

AND YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROTECTED.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

EXACTLY.

- HEY, DARLIN'. - ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I NEED TO LOSE FIVE POUNDS.

I'M TRYING TO GET MY SISTERS HERE BECAUSE THEY NEED

TO LOSE FIVE POUNDS TOO.

ALL OF US.

I LOVE BALLROOM DANCING.

I DID "DANCING WITH THE STARS" IN 2008.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

IT WAS VERY HARD, BUT IT WAS GREAT.

I FELT POWERFUL.

I FELT SEXY AND I WANT MY SISTERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING.

AND THREE, FOUR.

TO LEFT, LIFT LEG.

WHOO! - TRACY, PAY ATTENTION.

YOU DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION IN SCHOOL, HUH?

PAY ATTENTION.

I CAME HERE TODAY SO I CAN LOSE SOME MORE WEIGHT,

BUT I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY HEEL SPUR.

I REALLY MESSED UP MY FOOT AND TRINA, SHE CHICKENED OUT.

WE ALL KNOW SHE CHOREOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED.

- I CAN'T FIT YOUR SHOES. - RIGHT.

MY SHOES HURT MY FEET.

NO, TONI, IF YOU WANNA DO "DANCING WITH THE STARS,"

I PROMISE YOU...

I'M GONNA DO "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

YOUR FEET HURT EVERY DAY.

NO, I KNOW MY FEET ARE SUPPOSED TO HURT.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT MY FEET DON'T HURT-- THEY-- THEY'RE GOOD.

MINE AIN'T.

BEING ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL.

I KNOW I'M PERFECT FOR THE SHOW,

AND I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL AND SAY,

"TOWANDA, WE WANT YOU."

CALL ME.

- QUICK, QUICK, SLOW, SLOW. - WHAT DANCE IS THIS ONE?

SALSA-- QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.

EVERY TIME WE GO FORWARD OR BACK-- HIP AND HIP.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

A ONE, TWO, THREE.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN AND FREEZE.

RIGHT LEG BACK, SECOND TIME IS A TURN.

YOU SAY IS A TURN OR A CHARM?

- CHARM. - NO, TURN.

- NO. - I THOUGHT HE SAID CHARM.

- A TURN. - TURN.

I THOUGHT HE WAS SAYING IF GET THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT

THERE'S A CHARM. - HE SAID TURN.

RIGHT-- I WAS LIKE, OKAY. - TURN.

I'M SORRY-- A TURN-- OKAY.

SO, LET'S TRY TO TURN WITH THE HIP MOTION.

SEVEN, EIGHT-- LEFT FORWARD.

HIP AND TURN AND...

IT IS SO HARD TO DANCE IN THEM BALLROOM HEELS.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR POSTURE IS STRAIGHT

AND YOUR FORM IS THERE AND MY FOOT IS HURTING ME SO MUCH.

SO ONE TIME WE TAKE IT SLOW FROM BEGINNING

AND THEN WE'LL DO WITH THE MUSIC.

LEFT LEG FORWARD, BASIC STEP. - I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YA'LL...

- NO. - NOPE.

IN CLASS-- NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

TRACY, COME BACK.

IF THERE'S ONLY ONE WOMAN STANDING, THAT WOULD BE ME

ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS".

WELL, THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

I AM, BUT NOT WITH THESE SHOES.

I KEEP TELLING EVERYBODY IT WILL BE TOWANDA FIRST.

MY FOOT HURTS SO BAD.

OH, MY GOD.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

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

HERE WE GO-- AND YOU POUND HER.

NOT ME-- NOT ME-- RIGHT HERE-- RIGHT HERE!

OH, I THOUGHT HE WANTED ME TO HIT YOU.

- NO, HERE, HERE, HERE-- WHOA! - OOH, GANGSTER.

WHAT?

WATCHING MY DAUGHTER GO BLACK?

CHILD.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN-- TRACY, COME BACK.

IF THERE'S ONLY ONE WOMAN STANDING,

THAT WOULD BE ME ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS".

WELL, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS".

I AM, BUT NOT WITH THESE SHOES.

I KEEP TELLING EVERYBODY IT WILL BE TOWANDA FIRST.

I WON-- I WON.

IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE GOUT AND HAVE LITTLE SHOES.

YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT HAS GOUT?

- LOOK, LOOK AT THAT. - YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?

OH, DID YOU SEE THIS-- LOOK.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

DANCING IN THESE HEELS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME.

MY FOOT IS BARKING LIKE A FREAKING ROTTWEILER.

ARF!

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HOW MANY CALORIES I COULD BURN TODAY.

MY FOOT, WITH THIS HEEL SPUR, NEEDS A TIME OUT.

OKAY, I'M GONNA SWEAT OVER HERE WITH MY FEET.

IT'S ALWAYS CROPPED UP.

LOOK AT THAT-- LOOK AT THAT, TONI-- GOUT.

I HAVE CRYSTAL ALL IN MY FEET. - BOO, TRA.

YOU GUYS ARE NO FUN.

YOU'RE MESSING WITH MY WORKOUT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DEVOTED.

WELL, I'M RIGHT HERE-- I'M DEVOTED.

- YOU'VE GOT TO BE DEVOTED. - I AM DEVOTED.

I'M DEVOTED TO THESE TOES RIGHT HERE.

BOO, TRA-- I KNOW TRACY HAS FOOT PROBLEMS,

AND I'M GUESSING BALLROOM DANCING

AND HEELS ISN'T HER THING RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S RECUPERATING.

I'M JUST REALLY BUMMED OUT BECAUSE I WAS HOPING

THAT THIS WOULD GIVE US, LIKE, SISTER TIME.

BUT AT LEAST TOWANDA'S COMMITTED.

HER FOOT'S OKAY.

WE'RE DOING FIGURE EIGHT WITH THE HIPS.

YES.

NOW, TRY TO SLIGHTLY TURN OUT YOUR FEET

SO YOUR LEGS ARE OPEN.

IT'S THE SAME MOVE, JUST QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.

QUICK, QUICK, SLOW AND QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.

AND I'M BACK.

QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.

AND QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.

SO I GAVE MY FOOT A LITTLE BREAK

AND PUT ON SOME COMFY SOCKS

AND I'M-I'M READY TO TRY IT AGAIN FOR TONI.

I'M JUST SO TIRED OF HER TALKING.

JUST BE QUIET-- I-I'LL SHAKE A FANNY-TAIL.

OR SOME KIND OF TAIL FEATHERING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

HIP AND HIP.

AND HIP FIGURE EIGHT.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

A ONE, TWO, THREE.

HIP.

I'M LOOKING AROUND AT TRACY AND TOWANDA,

AND I'M NOTICING THAT THEY'RE REALLY ENJOYING IT.

THEY'RE HAVING FUN.

THIS COULD BE GOOD-- THIS COULD BE A FAD.

WE COULD MAKE THIS HAPPEN, LIKE, EVERY WEEK.

EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER, AT LEAST.

ONE...

THANK YOU, LADIES.

YOU HAVE A CUTE BUTT.

IT'S SO FIRM AND TIGHT.

TOWANDA, WHY YOU GOT THE HEELS ON?

BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL LIFE SITUATION.

WHAT IF WE HAVE ON HEELS?

IF HE COME-WALK UP, JUST KICK HIM IN THE GROIN.

WITH YOUR HEEL-- YOU UNDERSTAND?

HEY, TOBY!

- CAN I GET SOME LOVIN', PLEASE? - YES, YOU MAY GET SOME LOVIN'.

OH, I LOVE IT.

I BOOKED MOMMY, TRINA AND TOWANDA TO GO

TO MY GOOD FRIEND, SERGEANT TCHICAYA,

TO LEARN SOME SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS, HONEY.

AND IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES,

IT IS MR. BOOM-BOSTIC.

FOLLOW ME.

OKAY.

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF PAIN AND HAPPINESS.

HOUSE OF PAIN.

THERE IS A PROBLEM, MISS E,

I WANT TO HEAR YOUR PROBLEMS.

WELL, I'M BEING STALKED AND IT'S-IT'S JUST BEEN HORRIBLE.

I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING BEHIND MYSELF

OR IF I'M DRIVING I'M LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR.

IT'S A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE FEELING.

HOW LONG THIS BEEN GOING?

OH, MY GOD, TOO LONG.

AND I-I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DEFEND MYSELF.

MY LIFE IS AT STAKE.

- WONDERFUL. - AND I'M TIRED OF IT.

- AND TODAY. - TODAY.

MENTALLY YOU'RE GONNA WHOOP HIS BUTT.

- ALL RIGHT. - TODAY YOU'RE READY, RIGHT?

- YES. - WHAT?

TRY ME. - OH!

NOW, LET'S GET STUPID-- RIGHT HERE.

- LET'S GET STUPID. - LET'S GET STARTED.

HERE WE GO.

I'M GONNA BE YOUR TRANSLATOR FOR THE DAY.

OKAY.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS GOING INTO THE SELF-DEFENSE CLASS

AND I'M A LITTLE EXCITED.

- TRACY. - TRACY.

I'M WAITING TO LEARN A LOT FROM THIS MAN

SINCE TRACY RECOMMENDED HIM.

THEY USUALLY COME, THEY GONNA ATTACK YOU FROM HERE.

WHOO, IT'S HOT.

- WAIT, MAMA, PAY ATTENTION. - OKAY.

- ONE... - ONE...

- BOOM. - BOOM.

MY CHEST IS UP, MY BOOTIE IS OUT-- TWO, HIT!

SEE MY LEFT FOOT GO OVER.

THREE, JUST A LITTLE PUSH.

HE'S GOING DOWN.

FOUR, YOU'RE GONNA DROP THE HEEL

STRAIGHT WHERE HE MAKES HIS BABY.

LET HIM KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.

WHEW, IT'S A LITTLE HOT, THOUGH.

MAMA, THAT WAS... NOW, HERE YOU GO.

- OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. - PLEASE.

- OKAY. - GIRL, TRYING TO SHOW MAMA.

AND TWO.

- WHAT? - AROUND.

- TURN IT TO YOUR LEFT. - TURN LIKE THIS.

- OH, LIKE THIS. - THERE WE GO.

NOW SHE'S GONNA PUSH ME BEHIND.

- OKAY. - AND I'M GOING DOWN.

GUESS WHAT? - BOOM!

- WHOA! - LIKE THIS?

BOOM-- POW!

RUINED!

I THINK MOMMY ENJOYED IT JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

I'M NOT SURE SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT HER STALKER...

DELETE THAT BEFORE I GET IN TROUBLE.

THANKS.

- HE'S GONNA BE FROM A COUNT. - I DON'T WANT YOU HURTING HIM.

I AIN'T GONNA-- I'M NOT GONNA HURT HIM.

I SEEN IT IN MY BABY MAKER.

MOMMY, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING AT ALL.

YOU'RE JUST GOING FOR THE GUSTO

AND TRYING TO KICK SOMEBODY IN THE TENDERLOINS.

THAT'S ALL YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT.

- HEY! - YES.

- HEY! - YES.

- HEY! - YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE THE LEFT FOOT OVER.

TURN LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN'T KEEP HURTING SOMEBODY'S TENDERLOINS.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

HERE WE GO.

YOU SIT DOWN... - SIT ON YOU?

SIT ON THE STOMACH AND WHOOP, WHOOP HIM.

- AH, AH... - DON'T BE AFRAID, MAMA.

HIT THIS! - WAIT A MINUTE.

SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN ON THE STOMACH-- HERE WE GO.

- OKAY. - AND GUESS WHAT, NOW, MAMA.

HERE WE GO-- AND YOU POW!

NOT ME, NOT ME-- SO HERE, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME TO HIT YOU.

NO, HERE, HERE, HERE-- THE PAD-- THE PAD.

WHEN I HAD TO STRADDLE OVER HIM, I'M LIKE, OOHH.

YOU KNOW?

MY BOTTOM TOUCHING HIS CHEST.

OH, MY GOD.

BESIDES, I DIDN'T WANT TO TURN HIM ON.

FOUR!

THREE!

TWO-- ONE!

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA CHOKE HIM, MAMA, YOU'RE GONNA CHOKE HIM.

- I GOTTA TAKE THIS OFF. - GUESS WHAT, MAMA?

YOU'RE ALREADY THERE-- YOU GO RIGHT HERE, AND YOU GO HARD.

- LIKE THAT? - YEAH, LIKE THAT.

HERE WE GO-- AGHH!

THAT'S IT!

SHE'S GONNA KILL HIM!

MOMMY WAS GOING TO F HIS ASS UP, HONEY.

SHE WAS TAKING NO PRISONERS.

GOOD JOB.

YOU GOT SOME POWER!

YOU TRIED TO KILL ME!

YOU'RE .

I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T REALLY SUPPOSED TO CHOKE HIM.

HE SAID PRETEND I WAS CHOKING THE ENEMY.

SO, I PUT IT ALL IN THERE.

I CHOKED HIM.

OH, LADIES, IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO WORK

ON THE NEXT EXERCISE THAT WE'RE GONNA DO, MAMA.

I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

RIGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE PULLING THE CAR.

I'M GONNA PULL A WHAT?

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

GO, MAMA.

GO, MAMA.

YOU'VE GOT TO PULL IT.

ERIC'S TELLING ME THAT COLLEGE WAS OUR CHOICE, NOT HIS.

WHAT?

HE TOLD ME THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.

HE'S NOT GOING TO COLLEGE?

- I LIKE POTATO SALAD. - WHAT DID YOU CALL IT?

- POTATO SALAD. - IS THIS PICK ON TRINA DAY?

NO, IT'S NOT-- IT'S LET'S HELP OUR SISTER.

IT'S-- SAY POTATO.

POTATA.

I DIDN'T DO THAT-- I DIDN'T DO THAT.

YES, YOU DID-- YOU GOTTA GET IT OUT.

POTATO SALAD. - POTATO SALAD.

KEEP SAYING IT.

IT'S, NOT-IT'S NOT POTATO SALAD.

YES, IT IS.

SAY, I WANT TO ORDER RIBS AND POTATO SALAD.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ORDER OF RIBS AND POTATO SALAD.

NO, I'D JUST LIKE SOME POTATO SALAD.

I WOULD LIKE AN ORDER OF RIBS.

NOBODY'S GONNA UNDERSTAND THAT.

- I WANT A ORDER OF RIBS... - UM-HMM.

- AND POTATO SALAD. - THERE YOU GO.

HA!

YOU'RE GONNA BE PULLING THE CAR.

- I'M GONNA PULL A WHAT? - PULLING A CAR.

PULL-PULL. - P-U-L-L.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

I DO BELIEVE IN MYSELF BUT I DON'T WANT TO PULL A CAR.

C-A-R?

YES, YOU CAN.

HERE WE GO.

DOES SHE-DOES SHE UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING?

TRACY, TOWANDA, TRINA.

YOU'RE GONNA MOVE IT FROM HERE TO THERE.

READY, GO.

CLOSE IT.

PULL-- PULL.

NICE AND EASY.

THAT'S IT-- PULL IT, MAMA-- YOU GOT IT.

PULL IT-- TRACY, DON'T TOUCH THAT ROPE.

MAMA, PULL IT, MAMA-- YOU GOT IT-- PULL IT.

GO, GO, GO, MAMA!

- YOU'VE GOT TO GO! - GO, GO MOMMY-- GO!

GO-- GO, MOMMY! - YOU GOT TO GO!

- GO, MOMMY! - PULL IT!

PULL IT!

FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE.

GOOD JOB.

GO, MOMMY!

WHOO!

GIVE ME SOME LOVIN', MAMA-- YOU DID IT.

- YAY! - GOOD JOB.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. - YOU KNOW WHAT?

I LEARNED THAT I HAVE GREAT STRENGTH.

SO IT WORKED FOR ME.

THANK YOU, SARGE.

IF YOU CAN MOVE A CAR,

YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR OWN DESTINY.

- RIGHT. - IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF...

- WELL? - LIKE YOU DID RIGHT HERE...

- HALLELUJAH! - GUESS WHAT?

YOU DID IT. - I DID IT.

- THERE WE GO. - I DID IT.

- YOU DID IT. - I DID IT.

- MOMMY DID IT. - I DID IT.

- MOMMY DID IT. - WHOO-- WHOO!

- GOOD JOB. - LOOK AT GOD.

HEY, YOU.

- HEY, YOU. - WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

LOOKING AT PICTURES OF MY BABY.

OH.

MOMMY IS BACK IN ATLANTA TO DEAL WITH HER RESTRAINING ORDER,

SO I INVITED HER OVER BECAUSE MY SON, ERIC,

IS PREPARING TO ENTER INTO THE MILITARY

AND I REALLY NEED TO TELL HER.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE IS GOING TO FEEL ABOUT THIS.

LOOK AT THAT.

I KNOW.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I WISH THAT I COULD GO

ALL THE WAY BACK AGAIN.

AND GIVE BIRTH TO HIM AND JUST START OVER.

WELL...

I JUST WISH I COULD GO BACK AND JUST MAKE BETTER CHOICES

AND BETTER DECISIONS.

I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE ATTENTIVE PARENT.

I THINK THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD SO MUCH.

MMM...

- NOW HE'S 18 YEARS OLD. - I KNOW.

MAKING CHOICES.

AND HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH HIS LIFE.

WELL, I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING-HE...

FIRST HE WAS GOING TO COLLEGE.

YEAH.

AND NOW HE'S TELLING ME THAT COLLEGE WAS OUR CHOICE,

NOT HIS. - WELL, HE IS-- WHAT?

HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE

AND MAYBE HE WANTS TO JOIN THE MILITARY.

THE MILITARY?

- THE MILITARY. - HE'S NOT GOING TO COLLEGE?

MOMMY, I DON'T KNOW.

MOMMY REALLY HAD HER HEART SET ON ERIC GOING TO COLLEGE.

AND WE ALL KNOW MOMMY.

SHE LOVES TO BRAG ON HER GRANDCHILDREN.

HE SAID HE WANTED TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

HE WANTED HIS PHD, HE WANTED TO GO TO ENGLAND.

WELL, MOMMY, YOU CAN'T GET ALL EMOTIONAL

BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL TAKE ALL THE EMOTIONS FROM ME.

CAN I BE EMOTIONAL, PLEASE?

CAN I HAVE THE CRIES AND THE TEARS THIS TIME?

BECAUSE YOU BE CRYING BEFORE I DO

WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE GRANDCHILDREN.

WHOO, LORD.

BUT, TRINA, YOU SEE, YOU HAD TIME FOR IT TO SINK IN.

THIS IS NEW.

YOU KNOW...

BUT, OKAY.

YOU JUST WANT TO PROTECT THEM SO MUCH,

LIKE THEIR WHOLE LIVES.

AND IT'S JUST LIKE, AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR HIM

TO MAKE HIS OWN DECISIONS AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT...

NO, YOU CAN'T.

...WHETHER OR NOT HE MAKES THE WRONG CHOICE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE HE IS JUST ONE SCOOP OF MASHED POTATOES

IN A POT OF GRAVY, BECAUSE I PROBABLY SMOTHERED

THE POOR LITTLE BABY HALF TO DEATH.

I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.

HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT LIFE.

YOU DID A LOT OF THINGS FOR ERIC.

YES, YOU-YOU MADE IT EASY FOR HIM,

BUT THE FINAL ANALYSIS

AND WHAT ERIC WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR HIS LIFE,

THAT'S ERIC'S DECISION.

AND DON'T YOU TAKE ON THAT BURDEN.

HE'LL BE OKAY.

AND YOU WILL, TOO.

TRUST ME.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

- YES, MA'AM. - ALL RIGHTY THEN.

SO STOP WORRYING. - NOW GO FRY ME SOME CHICKEN.

DON'T MAKE IT TOO BROWN, EITHER.

I DON'T-- I NEVER MAKE MY CHICKEN BROWN.

ALL RIGHT-- YOU KNOW WHAT WE GOTTA DO TODAY?

ALL RIGHT, CROSS YOUR LEFT OVER IN FRONT OF YOUR RIGHT.

THERE WE GO-- TOUCH YOUR TOES ALL THE WAY DOWN.

KEEP REACHING UNTIL YOU CAN GET THERE-- KEEP REACHING.

COUNT-- ONE...

- ONE, TWO, THREE. - NO BOUNCING-- NO BOUNCING.

FOUR, FIVE.

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

ANDRE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BRAXTON

WITH HIS FOOTBALL SKILLS,

AND ALTHOUGH I AM GLAD THAT ANDRE AND BRAXTON

ARE HAVING THIS FATHER-SON BONDING MOMENT,

ANDRE HAS THE TAKEOVER SPIRIT-JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AND I REALLY SUSPECT THAT HE'S JUST WORKING HIM

JUST A LITTLE TOO HARD.

OKAY, HERE WE GO, BRAXTON-- UP THE HILL.

LET'S GO-- LET'S GO, BRAXTON.

SLOW, SLOW-- TAKE YOUR TIME.

TAKE YOUR TIME-- YOU'VE GOTTA GO STRAIGHT.

KEEP IT STRAIGHT-- COME ON, LET'S GO-- LET'S GO.

I'M NOT-- I CAN'T DO ALL THAT.

THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH. - KEEP STRAIGHT.

LOOKING UP THE HILL-- UP THE HILL. YOU DO IT EVERYDAY.

LET'S GO-- NA-AH.

COME ON, LET'S GO-- KEEP YOUR ARMS LOCKED.

COME ON, BRAXTON-- THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.

COME ON, MAN.

AGH-- HE'S TIRED!

COME ON, LET'S GO.

I CAN'T HELP YOU ON THE FIELD NOW.

OKAY, TURN AROUND.

HERE WE GO-- OKAY, HERE WE GO.

OH, YEAH.

WATCH DADDY-- BACKWARDS.

WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS-- JUST LIKE THIS.

- BOY, THAT'S DANGEROUS. - YES.

- IT'S NOT DANGEROUS. - UH-UH.

PICK IT UP-- THAT'S IT.

UH-UH.

OKAY, HIGH KNEES ALL THE WAY DOWN.

HIGH KNEES.

HIGH KNEES-- KNEES ON YOUR CHEST.

DON'T WORK MY BABY OUT SO HARD.

DO IT RIGHT.

I DON'T NEED FOR HIM TO BE STRESSED OUT OR BEING HURT

BEFORE HE TURNS EIGHT.

ONE, TWO, THREE...

LOOK, NOW, DON'T YOU BE PUSHING MY BABY LIKE THAT.

FOUR, FIVE.

THAT'S IT, BABY.

WIPE IT DOWN. - GIVE ME KISSES.

OPEN THIS... WHERE THE GATORADE BOTTLE?

COME ON, WATER GIRL.

I DIDN'T SAY I WAS A WATER GIRL.

MAKE ME SICK!

HIT IT NOW, BRAXTON, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO-- HERE WE GO.

WATCH OUT, YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF KICKING YOUR LEG LIKE THAT.

I'M NEVER GONNA HURT MYSELF, HONEY.

MIGHT TEAR SOMETHING UP IN THERE.

AIN'T NOTHING TORE UP IN HERE.

EVERYTHING IS FINE AND INTACT.

DAMN!

HUP-- HIT IT!

GO-- AROUND THE CONES-- AROUND THE CONES!

AROUND THE CONES!

PICK UP THE FOOTBALL ON THE WAY BACK.

COME ON-- COME ON-- BRING IT IN!

BRING IT IN! - THAT'S A LOT-- THAT'S A LOT.

- THAT AIN'T NOTHING. - YES, IT IS.

- BRAXTON, ON THIS SIDE. - YOU OKAY, SWEETHEART?

BRAXTON, YOU GOTTA HIT THAT THING QUICKER.

YOU ALL RIGHT-- YOU OKAY, POO-POO?

YOU WANT TO TRY IT-- LET'S SEE YOU DO IT, TOWANDA.

YOU LIKE PUSHING MEN OUT THE WAY-- HERE WE GO.

- I SURE DO. - HERE YOU GO.

- I'LL PUSH YOU RIGHT NOW. - COME ON, MAMA.

GET DOWN THERE, MAMA, LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

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

TO - AGH-- AGH!

TOWANDA, GET ME DOWN!

SWINGING'S FUN.

YOU OKAY, SWEETHEART?

BRAXTON, YOU GOT TO HIT THAT THING QUICKER.

YOU ALL RIGHT-- YOU OKAY, POO-POO?

YOU WANT TO TRY IT-- LET'S SEE YOU DO IT, TOWANDA.

YOU LIKE PUSHING MEN OUT THE WAY-- HERE WE GO.

- I SURE DO. - HERE YOU GO.

- I'LL PUSH YOU RIGHT NOW. - COME ON, MAMA.

GET DOWN THERE, MAMA AND LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

ANDRE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRAIN BRAXTON.

OKAY?

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR EVERYBODY

IN THE CARTER HOUSEHOLD.

WHEN MOMMY SAYS HIT, YOU GOTTA PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY

AND GET TO ME. - READY?

- GET TO MOMMY. - HUT!

AH-HA, THERE SHE GOES-- UH-UH-- COME ON, BRAXTON, LOOK AT THE BALL.

COME ON, TRY IT AGAIN. - WHOO!

- OH, LORD. - I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S THE FUNKY CHICKEN.

THIS AIN'T NO FOOTBALL DANCE-- IT'S THE FUNKY CHICKEN.

HERE WE GO. - SHUT UP!

OH!

HERE WE GO!

TWENTY-FOUR-- HUT!

THAT'S IT, GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB-- OH, I KNOW THAT HURT!

GOOD JOB, BRAXTON-- LAST ONE, BRAXTON.

- IS THAT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE? - YES.

- BRAXTON, DOES IT HURT? - NO.

NO, IT DOESN'T HURT-- COME ON, TOWANDA-- GET BACK THERE.

ANDRE IS PUSHING HIM SO HARD.

ANDRE, THIS IS NOT THE SUPER BOWL, OKAY, ANDRE?

IT'S NOT.

LIGHTEN UP.

- THROW IT TO MOMMY. - NO, HE'S GOTTA CATCH THE SNAP

BECAUSE THEY PRACTICE IT IN HIS DRILL.

HE CAN THROW IT TO ME A LITTLE BIT TOO.

- YOU READY? - YEAH.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. - WHOO!

YES! - MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL.

PICK UP THE CONES. - NO.

I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING. - COME ON, BRAXTON. LET'S GO, MAN.

I'M NOT DOING ANY MANUAL LABOR.

TOUCHDOWN!

I LIKE THAT!

TOWANDA, YOU KNOW TRYING NOT TO DRAW ATTENTION

TO YOURSELF IS DRAWING MORE ATTENTION TO YOU?

WELL, AT LEAST TRINA WAS IN IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT GIRL WAS.

THAT'S RIGHT-- I WAS IN THERE-- THEY IN HERE, TOO.

TRINA HAS BEEN A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT HER SON ERIC LEAVING.

AND, OF COURSE, I WANT TO CHEER HER UP.

SO, I'M BRINGING HER TO AN ADULT STORE

BECAUSE I KNOW HER FREAKY BEHIND WILL ENJOY IT.

MMM.

OKAY-- PLUS, MAYBE IT WILL INSPIRE HER TO JUMPSTART

HER DATING LIFE THAT SHE DEFINITELY NEEDS.

TRINA, HERE'S A NICE... THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED.

- OOH, IT'S PINK. - NO, NO, NO.

YOU DON'T NEED PINK-- YOU NEED SOME DARK COLORS IN YOUR LIFE.

NO, THANKS.

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?

SEE, THAT HAS, THAT DOESN'T HAVE COLOR.

WHOO!

PINK-- UH-UH.

A BROWNIE.

BROWNS ARE GOOD FOR YOU. - STOP, TOWANDA.

TRINA, YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR A LONG TIME.

WOW! - STOP, TOWANDA.

YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT OF PIGMENTATION IN YOUR LIFE.

ADD A LITTLE SPICE OF COLOR.

IT'S NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

NOT IN A BAD WAY.

TRY IT.

YEAH.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

NOW TOUCH IT.

WHAT COLOR IS IT?

EUROPEAN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THIS IS A UNIVERSAL.

FIRST OF ALL, I AM NOT GOING TO DO THE BOOTIE

WITH A PIECE OF RUBBER AND PLASTIC.

YOU MIGHT DOUBLE CLICK THE MOUSE,

BUT YOU DON'T PUT IT ON THE INSIDE.

LOOK AT THIS.

OH, BUT, TRINA, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON THERE.

THAT'S OKAY-- WE CAN CLEAN IT.

THEY'VE BEEN SITTING ON THERE. - HA!

YOU GOTTA PUT YOUR LEGS INSIDE THE STIRRUPS.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW? - BECAUSE I HAVE ONE.

HUH-- YOU DO?

I'M JOKING, I'M JOKING.

SEE, I SEE YOUR UNDERWEAR.

I SEE YOUR THING. - WHOO!

TRINA, YOU TRY IT.

THE SWING IS FUN.

I THINK TRINA SHOULD GET IT.

SHE WOULD ENJOY THE SWING-- I THINK I WOULD ENJOY THE SWING.

TOWANDA, GET ME DOWN-- TOWANDA, GET ME DOWN.

TOWANDA, I'M GONNA FALL. - YOU'RE NOT GONNA FALL.

I AM-- IT'S STUCK IN MY PANTIES.

IS THAT HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET DOWN?

HELP ME, TOWANDA-- I RATHER ENJOYED THE SWING.

I THINK IT BRINGS A LITTLE BIT OF SPICE.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH DIRECTION YOU'RE GONNA SWING IN.

LET'S GO TO THE BLACK SIDE.

OH, NO, NO-- I LIKE THE CARTOONS.

- DO YOU HAVE BLACK CARTOONS? - NO, CARTOONS.

TRINA!

YOU LIKE CARTOON PORN?

YOU'RE A WEIRDO.

TRINA, YOU NEED SOME BLACK STUFF.

NO, I DON'T-- I NEED SOME CARTOONS.

TRINA, YOU TRIED THE OTHER THING.

YOU TRIED THE OTHER WHITE THING.

I LIKE THE .

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LAUGH AT ME, BUT I DON'T CARE.

CARTOON PORN IS LIKE LESS INVASIVE,

BUT YET YOU STILL GET THE WHOLE INSERTIZATION PROCESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN-- IT'S JUST...

I LIKE IT. - OH, GANGSTER.

WHAT?

"WATCHING MY DAUGHTER GO BLACK"?

CHILD, BLAH!

- THIS IS GREAT FOR YOU. - I'M NOT GETTING THAT.

YOU ARE-- I'LL GET IT FOR YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS

THAT I DO THE BOOTIE WITH A BLACK MAN.

BECAUSE, TRINA.

WHAT'S SO-WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT IT?

WATCH THE MOVIE.

OKAY, WELL, HAVE YOU EVER DONE IT WITH A WHITE BOY BEFORE?

NO.

WELL, THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S DIFFERENT?

- BECAUSE. - NO, NO, TOWANDA.

IF I'M GETTING WITH A BLACK MAN--

I'VE HAD LIGHT SKIN.

I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT I WANT

TO DATE RIGHT NOW IN MY LIFE.

MAYBE LATER...

IF I EVER GET READY, BUT I'M NOT.

OKAY.

WE'RE READY.

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THIS ONE OR THIS ONE.

I DON'T WANT THIS-- I DO NOT WANT THAT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE FOR HER.

AND THE TOTAL- $208.

YEAH-- WE CAN DO THAT!

- YES! - THAT'S TAX.

THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU, GIRL. - SHE'LL BE BACK.

- BY MYSELF. - WE'LL BE HERE.

FOR SOMETHING CHOCOLATY.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO TO A, UM, BLACK STRIP CLUB

OR SOMETHING.

WHAT ARE YOU SMILING AT?

GET IN THE CAR.

YOU GET IN THE CAR.