All language subtitles for Braxton.Family.Values.S01E09.You.Cant.Go.Home.Again.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-SLAG_track3_[eng]

- I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU
TO PUT THE ALCOHOL DOWN.

- WHAT?

LIKE, RIGHT THIS SECOND?

- YOU WENT TO JAIL.
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR
REHASHING THAT.

- ARE YOU KIDDING?

I DON'T BELONG HERE.

AH!

- TAMAR INVITES US
TO COME TO MARYLAND

TO KINDA FACE OUR
DEMONS WITH OUR DAD.

- TONI, YOU HAVE TO GO--
WE HAVE TO GO.

- I DON'T THINK
I CAN HANDLE IT.

- TOWANDA!
- TOWANDA!

- HUH?

GET THE [deleted]
OFF MY PROPERTY!

- "PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR
TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.

"SHE'S TRESPASSING."

- THEY DON'T HAVE
A BIG DOG, DO THEY?

WHERE ARE YOU, DADDY?

[song]
WE ARE THE BRAXTONS

AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ARE
NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY

TONI, TRACI, TOWANDA,
TRINA, TAMAR AS YOU SEE WILL

TEACH YOU
A THING OR TWO

THE BRAXTON
FAMILY VALUES

- TONIGHT, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH OUR THERAPIST, DR. SHERRY.

- HI!
- HI, DR. SHERRY.

- COME ON BACK.

- THERE IS PLENTY TO
TALK ABOUT, HONEY.

MY MARRIAGE IS A MESS.

I GOT A DUI
A FEW MONTHS AGO.

MY FAMILY DID
AN INTERVENTION ON ME.

IT'S JUST A MESS.

A BIG MESS!

- YEAH, SHE'S BEEN
DRINKING A LOT.

- MY HUSBAND
CHEATED ON ME,

AND AS A RESULT,
I STARTED DRINKIN' MORE.

- ARE YOU OKAY?

- NO.

- YOU KNOW, YOUR FAMILY
REMAINS A LITTLE CONCERNED,

IN TERMS OF THE DRINKING.
- OKAY.

- I WANTED TO SORTA
TOUCH BASE WITH YOU

AND GET IT FROM YOU.
- OKAY.

- SO, WHERE DO
YOU THINK YOU ARE?

- FOR A WHILE,
IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL.

LET'S JUST HAVE
A GLASS OF WINE.

- TRINA SAID THAT
HER FAVORITE MEAL

WAS RED WINE AND
A BEER FOR DESSERT.

- IT WAS OUT OF HAND.
- MMM-HMM.

- ABSOLUTELY.

I WAS SO SUPER DEPRESSED.
- YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, WITH GOING THROUGH
EVERYTHING WITH GABE.

- MMM-HMM.

THE DRINKING BECAME
A PART OF THAT DEPRESSION.

- ABSOLUTELY.

- HOW MUCH HAS
THE DEPRESSION LIFTED?

BUT HOW MUCH HAS THE DRINKING
CONTINUED, YOU KNOW?

- I STILL ENJOY
A COCKTAIL,

EVERY NOW AND THEN.
- OKAY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU DRANK?

- LAST NIGHT.

MY SISTERS,
THEY'LL SIT THERE,

AND THEY'LL TALK
ABOUT THE DRINKING,

BUT THEY ARE
ENABLERS ALMOST

BECAUSE WHEN I USUALLY DRINK,
THEY'RE-- I'M WITH THEM.

IF MY SISTERS FEELS LIKE
IT'S A REALLY BIG PROBLEM,

WHY ARE YOU
DRINKING WITH ME?

AND IN MOST CASES,
YOU'RE DRINKING MORE THAN ME.

WHY ARE WE FOCUSING
ON ME SO MUCH?

- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU BECAME INTOXICATED?

- I HAVEN'T BEEN
INTOXICATED IN A WHILE,

DR. SHERRY.
- OKAY.

HOW DID RUSSIA GO--
WERE YOU--

- I WAS HORRIBLE
IN RUSSIA, HONEY!

WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME RUSSIAN VODKA?

- YES!
- YOU NEED HELP.

- 'CAUSE I KNEW--
- I WAS INTOXICATED IN RUSSIA.

- DID YOU HAVE
A HANGOVER OR SOMETHIN'?

- NO!

- THAT HASN'T BEEN
THAT LONG, THOUGH.

- HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG,
BUT I'M TELLING YOU, DOCTOR.

- TELL ME ABOUT IT.
- I CAN'T,

'CAUSE I WAS INTOXICATED.
- YOU DON'T REMEMBER.

- I-I ATE AND I DRANK,
AND I WAS MERRY, HONEY.

ONCE YOU SAY
IT OUT LOUD,

IT REALLY DOESN'T
SOUND SO GOOD, DOES IT?

- SO, I'M LISTENING TO
THE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE.

- MMM-HMM.
- AND I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU.

- MMM-HMM.

- I WANNA YOU TO PUT
THE ALCOHOL DOWN FOR A WHILE.

- OKAY.

AND WHEN IS SAY,
"PUT IT DOWN,"

NOT EVEN A GLASS OF WINE.
- MMM-HMM.

- NINETY DAYS, A LONG TIME
WITHOUT A GLASS OF WINE.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU--
- NINETY DAYS STARTING N-NOW.

- WHAT-- LIKE,
RIGHT THIS SECOND.

- TODAY.

- WELL, WHAT DO I GET,
AFTER MY 90 DAYS?

- WHO KNOWS?

- HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T
KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST
TIME I WENT 90 DAYS

WITHOUT HAVING
A DRINK.

- BIG OL' BOWL
OF CHICKEN!

- I DECIDED TO GET
MY SISTERS TOGETHER,

SO I CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT
TAKING THE TRIP TO MARYLAND,

WHERE WE GREW UP.

I MEAN, TRACI AND MY BROTHER
AND MY DAD STILL LIVES THERE,

BUT NOBODY
STILL WANTS TO GO.

I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
MY PARENTS GOT A DIVORCE,

AND EVERYBODY JUST
WANTS TO STAY AWAY.

I THINK WE
SHOULD ALL GO.

- WE DO WHAT?

- GO TO MARYLAND.
- OH.

- I THINK IT'LL
HELP HEAL US,

IF WE ALL GOT TOGETHER,
IN OUR HOMETOWN,

AND CLEAR THE AIR.

- WE WENT ALREADY.

- NO, WE HAVEN'T, TONI.

- WE'VE BEEN BEFORE.

- BUT WE HAVEN'T ALL
GONE JUST TO GO BACK.

FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE-- ALL HAVE
NEVER BEEN TO TRACI'S HOUSE.

THAT IS SO SHADY.

- I DON'T THINK
I CAN HANDLE IT.

- TONI, YOU HAVE TO GO--
WE HAVE TO GO.

- IT MAKES ME
FEEL DEPRESSED.

IT MAKES ME FEEL
L-LITERALLY ILL.

- WHY-- TELL ME WHY?
- I DON'T KNOW WHY.

I HATE GOING TO
MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, DC.

IT JUST MAKES ME COMPLETELY
DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS,

AND I DON'T WANNA
FEEL THOSE FEELINGS,

AND I'M ALSO SAD ABOUT MY
PARENTS NOT BEING TOGETHER.

THOSE MEMORIES
FOR ME GROWING UP,

WITH ALL OF US BEING A FAMILY,
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT, NOW.

- I DO NOT WANT TO
GO TO MARYLAND.

I KNOW WE'RE
GONNA SEE MY DAD,

AND I'M STILL
VERY UPSET WITH HIM

FOR NOT COMING
TO MY WEDDING.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT--
THINKING ABOUT IT, RIGHT NOW,

JUST--
I NEED-I NEED A DRINK.

WHEN MY PARENTS
GOT A DIVORCE,

EVEN THOUGH
WE WERE ADULTS,

I THINK IT WAS EXTREMELY
HARD FOR EVERYONE,

AND IT ALMOST SEEMED
LIKE THAT'S WHEN KINDA

EVERYTHING JUST
STARTED TO FALL APART,

BECAUSE THEY KIND OF--
THEY WERE OUR GLUE.

- WE WERE A REALLY
CLOSE FAMILY.

I'M A PREACHER'S KID--
MY DAD'S A MINISTER.

AND MY PARENTS MET WHEN
THEY WERE VERY YOUNG.

MY MOM WAS 14,
AND MY DAD WAS 15.

GOT MARRIED RIGHT
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

WENT TO COLLEGE WHILE
THEY WERE MARRIED.

MY EX-HUSBAND
WAS MY FIRST LOVE.

HE WAS MY FIRST
EVERYTHING.

WHEN I FOUND OUT
ABOUT THIS OTHER WOMAN,

I WAS DEVASTATED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,
BECAUSE HE WAS MY LIFE.

- YEAH, HE CHEATED...
HE HAD ANOTHER WOMAN

FOR NINE YEARS OF-OF
MY PARENTS' MARRIAGE.

- NO-- BEFORE INFIDELITY
HAPPENED TO YOU,

YOU DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS CAPABLE.

YOU DIDN'T THINK
ALL MEN CHEATED.

- I THOUGHT-I THOUGHT MEN
CHEATED, EXCEPT BRAXTON.

- ALL MEN,
EXCEPT FOR DAD?

- WE NEVER THOUGHT
MY DAD CAPABLE

OF THE PAIN THAT HE
CAUSED ON THE FAMILY.

I THINK WE ALWAYS PUT HIM ON
A REALLY, REALLY HIGH PEDESTAL,

NOT JUST BECAUSE
HE WAS OUR DAD,

BUT BECAUSE OF THE ROLE
HE PLAYED AS A MINISTER.

- IT WAS LIKE A SHOCKER,
LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"

AND THEN, MY FATHER
BEING A MINISTER,

WE WERE LIKE, UH,
"CAN YOU MINISTER YOURSELF?

"CAN YOU JUST READ?"

WHAT, WHAT?

"CAN'T YOU READ
A SCRIPTURE?"

- THEIR DAD WAS
PREACHING ONE THING,

AND HE WAS
LIVING ANOTHER.

IN OTHER WORDS,
HE WAS LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE.

SO, YOU'RE TEACHING YOUR
FAMILY ABOUT MORALS AND VALUES,

AND FOR YOUR
DAUGHTERS, ESPECIALLY,

TO WAKE UP ONE
MORNIN' AND FIND OUT

THAT THIS HAS
BEEN A LIE.

I MEAN, THIS
IS DEVASTATING.

- WE DO HAVE SOME
GOOD MEMORIES OF HIM.

- MAYBE AT SCHOOL,
IT WAS DIFFERENT,

BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WAS GREAT.

- YEAH.

- OUR GREAT AUNT
LIVED THERE.

IT WAS LIKE
A WHOLE FAMILY OF

GREAT-GREAT-GREAT
PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.

- WELL, SINCE IT'S SO GREAT,
YOU'RE GOIN'-- GREAT!

- NO, I WON'T BE GOING.

- TONI HATES MARYLAND.

SHE HATES
THE THOUGHT OF IT.

SHE HATES
THE SOUND OF IT.

SHE DOESN'T WANNA GO
TO OUR OLD FAMILY HOUSE.

SO, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR HER

TO GO FACE HER DEMONS
AND FACE THE REASON

WHY SHE HATES GOING
BACK TO HER HOMETOWN.

- BUT MIKEY INVITED
ALL OF US.

HE SAID WE DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO GO TO HIS HOUSE,

JUST AS LONG
AS WE COME.

- I DON'T CARE WHAT
ANYBODY SAYS.

I WANNA GO TO MARYLAND
AND SEE MY BROTHER, MIKEY.

HE'S INVITED
US MONTHS AGO.

AND EVERYBODY'S
REALLY NERVOUS

ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WITH THIS DADDY THING.

TAMAR'S RIGHT-- THIS'D
BE GREAT FOR THE FAMILY.

- SO, CALL HIM AND TELL
HIM WE'LL ALL BE THERE.

- SUPPOSE MIKEY INVITE DADDY?
- MMM-HMM.

- SEE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'--
THAT'S SO I THOUGHT.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH
MY DAD HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.

- I LOVE MY DAD--
I'M THE OLDEST.

UM, I'M DEFINITELY
A DADDY'S GIRL.

BUT I WAS VERY
DISAPPOINTED IN MY DAD,

WHEN MY PARENTS
DIVORCED,

BECAUSE THEY WERE
TOGETHER 35 YEARS

AND JUST GOT
A DIVORCE.

IT WAS WORSE
FOR MY MOM

BECAUSE MY DAD GOT MARRIED,
LIKE, LESS THAN 30 DAYS

AFTER THE DIVORCE WAS
FINAL-- NOT SO GOOD.

- BEFORE DADDY'S LIFESTYLE
WAS EXPOSED AND STUFF

AND WHAT HAPPENED,
HAPPENED,

I THINK WE ALL FELT LIKE
A MAN DON'T CHEAT AT ALL.

I KNOW I DID.
- THAT THERE WAS GOOD IN HIM.

I-I WAS VERY YOUNG, AND
I DIDN'T GROW UP THINKING THAT,

YOU KNOW--
- EVERY MAN CHEATS.

- OR EVEN AT LEAST
ANYBODY I KNEW.

- I'M NOT SURE
IF MY MOTHER

IS GOING TO WANT TO
GO BACK TO MARYLAND.

I MEAN, I'VE HAD BOYFRIENDS
WHO CHEATED ON ME

AND, YOU KNOW,
DID ME DIRTY.

I DAMN SURE DON'T WANNA SIT
AT THE TABLE WITH THEM FOOLS.

BUT I THINK IT COULD HELP
HEAL THE WHOLE FAMILY,

IF WE ALL SAT AROUND A TABLE
AND JUST HAD A MEAL TOGETHER.

- I DON'T HAVE ANY ANIMOSITY
AGAINST YOUR DADDY.

I JUST DON'T LIKE HIM,

BUT I DON'T HAVE--
- I AM MAD AT DADDY.

- MOMMY SAID THAT SHE-SHE
HAS HEALED FROM MARYLAND.

- I'M-I'M OKAY, I'M OKAY--
AND I AM.

I GOT THE VICTORY
OVER THAT.

- WELL, THAT MEANS
I'M GONNA TELL MIKEY

THAT MOMMY HAS A VICTORY.
- THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED

THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT--
IT'S NOT MARYLAND.

IT'S--IT WAS ME.

AM I EXCITED
ABOUT THIS TRIP?

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

BUT IF IT'S TO HELP
MY DAUGHTERS TO BE

WITH THEIR FAMILY,
THEN I'LL DO IT.

I'M ALL RIGHT WITH
YOUR DADDY, NOW.

I DON'T LIKE HIM.

YOU KNOW, OKAY-- SO,
I'M OKAY WITH MARYLAND.

- MY MOM SAYS
SHE'S PAST IT.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT--
IT'S NOT TRUE.

SHE'S NOT PAST
IT-- SHE'S--

SHE'S BEEN SAYING
THAT FOR TEN YEARS.

YOU KNOW, YOU SAY THAT
EVERY TIME, BEFORE YOU GO.

AND EVERY TIME, WHEN YOU
GET BACK, YOU GET ILL.

- THAT'S A LITTLE TRUE, EV.

- MY MOM HAS DIABETES, SO,
WHENEVER SHE GETS UPSET,

SHE EATS MORE
AND MORE CARBS,

WHICH SENDS HER
DIABETES WAY-WAY UP.

THIS TRIP COULD BE
A VERY BAD THING FOR MY MOM

BECAUSE IT COULD BE
A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.

THAT IS NOT
A GOOD THING.

- 'CAUSE I CAN'T HAVE YOU
COMING BACK, GETTIN' SICK.

LIKE, THAT'S
NOT WORTH IT.

- TRUST ME...
I WILL NOT GET SICK.

I'M FINE.

- YOU'RE IN GREAT SPIRITS.

I KNOW-- I AM
IN GREAT SPIRITS.

- WHAT IS IT, LITHIUM?

- WHAT?

- IT'S CALLED
"FORGIVENESS."

- WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE?

- I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT
MOMMY WANTED TO GO TO MARYLAND.

I DON'T WANNA GO--
I HATE GOING THERE.

IT MAKES ME PROBABLY MORE
DEPRESSED THAN IT MAKES HER,

BUT MAYBE THIS TRIP COULD
ASSIST IN SOME HEALING.

MAYBE TAMAR WAS RIGHT.

ONE FOR TAMAR.

MAKES ME FEEL SAD,
EVERY TIME I GO,

BUT I'M GONNA
WORK ON IT,

AND WE'LL SEE
WHAT HAPPENS.

- IF THEY CATCH YOU,
WITHOUT YOUR LICENSE,

YOU CAN GO
BACK TO JAIL.

- SERIOUSLY?

- TOWANDA!
- TOWANDA!

- HUH?

- "PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR
TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.

"SHE'S TRESPASSING."

- I'M CALLING THE COPS.

- THE NIGHT BEFORE
WE LEAVE FOR MARYLAND,

GABE DECIDES HE WANTS
TO TAKE ME TO DINNER.

THANK YOU.

I'M LIKE, "WHAT?

"HAVEN'T WE BEEN FIGHTING
LIKE CATS AND DOGS?"

"AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU
WANNA TAKE ME OUT FOR DINNER?"

I'M A LITTLE
SUSPICIOUS,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA
TURN DOWN A GOOD MEAL.

IT'S A NICE, LITTLE PLACE.
- YEAH, IT IS.

- CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING
TO DRINK TO START?

- I'M GONNA HAVE
A GLASS OF MERLOT.

- OKAY.

- WITH THIS TRIP HOME TO
MARYLAND HANGING OVER MY HEAD,

I'M GONNA NEED SOME
LIQUID SUSTENANCE.

I DON'T KNOW IF
CAN DO THIS

WHOLE 90 DAY THING,
WITHOUT DRINKING.

IT'S JUST GONNA
HAVE TO WAIT.

OKAY, WHAT WERE
WE SAYING?

WHAT?

- YOU KNOW, I WAS
THINKIN' ABOUT THIS.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR
LICENSE YET FROM THE DUI.

- GABE AND I ARE
HAVING DINNER,

AND HE DECIDES TO BE A
KILLJOY AND BRING UP THE DUI.

GABE...

I DON'T WANNA TALK
ABOUT THE DUI.

I WANNA HAVE DINNER
AND HAVE A GLASS OF WINE

AND NOT FEEL
BAD ABOUT IT.

- YOU WENT TO JAIL.
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR
REHASHING THAT-- THANKS.

'CAUSE, I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T
GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE,

AND THEY CATCH YOU,
WITHOUT YOUR LICENSE,

YOU COULD GO
BACK TO JAIL.

- SERIOUSLY?
- YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

I DON'T KNOW--
I MEAN, BASED UPON YOU,

I WOULD NEVER, IN MY LIFE,
EVER DRINK AND DRIVE.

- WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, NOW?

- I'M GONNA WALK.

- I THINK GABE JUST
NEEDS TO BACK OFF!

I FEEL LIKE GETTING
THAT DUI SAVED MY LIFE,

BECAUSE I WAS GOING IN
SUCH A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.

I WAS IN HANDCUFFS
LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL.

- IN THE BACK
OF THE CAR?

- AND THEY TOOK
MY WIG OFF, EVERYTHING,

AND I TOOK A PICTURE.
- WHAT?

- IT WAS, LIKE, THEY
TOOK OFF MY STOCKING CAP.

- BUT THANK GOD I COULD
TURN IT AROUND.

- MMM-HMM.

- BECAUSE I COULD'VE
BEEN SO FAR GONE,

THAT I COULD'VE BEEN TO
THE POINT OF NO RETURN.

BECAUSE OF MY DUI,
I'M ON PROBATION.

I HAVE TO SEE
A PROBATION OFFICER.

THAT'S EMBARRASSING.

I HAVE TO DO
COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I HAD MY LICENSE
TAKEN AWAY.

I HAD TO GET
A TEMPORARY LICENSE.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

- SO, YOU HAVEN'T DONE
YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

- I HAVEN'T.

- HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE?
- NOT LONG.

I THINK I HAVE TO FINISH
THAT BEFORE 60 DAYS OUT,

SO I HAVE TO DO THAT
REALLY, REALLY SOON.

I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME
TO DO MY COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I HAVE TO DO IT, AS SOON
AS I GET BACK FROM MARYLAND,

OR ELSE I'LL BE IN
EVEN BIGGER TROUBLE.

AS SOON AS I GET HOME,
I'M GONNA GET MY LICENSE.

- FIRST THING, WHENEVER YOU
GET OFF THE PLANE IN ATLANTA,

THE FIRST PLACE YOU
SHOULD GO, IS TO THE DMV.

IF THERE'S AN AIRPORT
CLOSER TO THE DMV,

YOU SHOULD FLY THERE.

[giggling]

- SO, WE ALL ARE GOING
TO GO TO MARYLAND

AND SIT AROUND THE TABLE
AND HAVE A FAMILY DINNER,

WHICH I CAN'T
WAIT TO HAVE.

WE ALL HAVEN'T SAT DOWN
TOGETHER WITH MY DAD

IN OVER TEN YEARS, SO
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.

AND, OF COURSE,
TONI'S LATE.

HOW LONG IS
SHE GONNA BE?

- SHE'S PUTTING HER
CLOTHES ON, NOW.

SHE'S ALMOST READY.

- MOMMY, MOMMY?

- SHE'S JUST PUTTING
HER CLOTHES ON?

YA'LL COME GET
ME WHEN SHE'S READY.

SHE'S REAL
LATE, THOUGH.

SHE'S ABOUT AN
HOUR LATE, AGAIN.

[playing piano]

- TONI, YOU HEAR
YOUR THEME SONG?

[singing]
TONI'S ALWAYS LATE

TRINA, WHAT'S
THE REST OF IT?

- THE REST OF IT IS,
TAMAR, GET OFF THE PIANO!

- [singing]
BUT SHE'S LATE
ONCE AGAIN

TONI'S LATE

TONI...

COULD YOU
PLEASE HURRY UP

AND LET'S GO

- GIVE MOMMY KISSES--
GOING TO MARYLAND.

I'M NOT LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS TRIP.

I DON'T WANNA
LEAVE MY KIDS.

AND EVERY TIME I COME TO
MARYLAND, SOMETHIN' HAPPENS.

I HAVE TO BE HONEST--
I AM A BIT CONCERNED

ABOUT MY MOM AND DAD
RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER,

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO
BE LIKE "FAMILY FEUD,"

BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE
GONNA CROSS PATHS,

AND I KNOW SOMETHING'S
GONNA HAPPEN.

I'M JUST GONNA
NUMB MYSELF.

I'M GONNA BRING
SOME XANAX.

I'M GONNA BRING
SOME VALIUM.

AND I'M GONNA BRING SOME
COUGH SYRUP, SOME B-BENADRYL,

SO I CAN BE SUPPRESSED
AND NUMB, FOR THE MOMENT.

- WE JUST WANNA SAY, CAN YOU
JUST MAKE THIS A POSITIVE TRIP

AND NOT A NEGATIVE TRIP?

AND LET US COME BACK FEELING
REJUVENATED AND NOT DEFEATED.

IN THE NAME OF
JESUS, WE PRAY-- AMEN.

- AMEN.
- AMEN.

- AMEN-- HALLELUJAH.

- OKAY.

- HI!

- HI, EVERYBODY!

- OUR FIRST
STOP BACK HOME

IS TO GO AND FINALLY
SEE TRACI'S NEW HOME.

- OH, MY GOD!

- LOOK HOW TALL
HE'S GOTTEN.

- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE SEEN KEVIN.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR--
AND NOW, HE'S 15.

WHO DID TRACI LOOK
LIKE IN THAT PICTURE?

- SHE LOOKS LIKE
AUNT BEVERLY.

THAT'S WHEN I HAD THE HAIR.
- RIGHT.

- HOW OLD WAS I, 15?

- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT--
LOOK AT YOU, RIGHT THERE.

LOOK AT TRINA.

YOU KNOW, THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME

THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TO TRACI'S
HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME?

WHICH IS REALLY SAD--
WE'RE TERRIBLE SISTERS.

- WELL, I'M JUST GLAD YA'LL
ARE HERE, POINT BLANK, PERIOD.

THANK YA'LL FOR
COMING AND SEE US.

I WANNA BE
BY MY FAMILY.

I MISS THEM--
I NEED TO BE BY THEM.

AND I DO THINK, TOO,
IF I WAS BY THEM,

I COULD DO SOME
OTHER THINGS.

I COULD BECOME ONE OF
TONI'S DANCERS AND SINGERS.

I WOULD LOVE TO
MOVE BACK TO ATLANTA.

MY HUSBAND, HE DON'T
WANNA MOVE TO ATLANTA.

HE FEELS AS THOUGH
ALL OF HIS RELATIONSHIPS

AND HIS JOBS
IS IN MARYLAND.

I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE
TRACI'S HUSBAND, KEVIN,

IS A NEGATIVE
PERSON... DOT ORG.

HE'S NOT REALLY
RECEPTIVE OF US

BEING REALLY
CLOSE WITH TRACI.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NEVER REALLY
BEEN TO HER HOUSE BEFORE.

- AND, YES, I'M
STILL UNPACKING.

I DON'T HAVE
MY GARAGE YET.

- KEVIN SENIOR IS IN
A MOTORCYCLE GANG.

KEVIN SENIOR
DRIVES A 745 BMW.

WHERE'S TRACI'S CAR?

WHERE'S TRACI'S
BIGGER HOUSE?

I'M SORRY--
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

- TRAY, WE'RE HUNGRY.
- ME, TOO!

- WE'RE HUNGRY.
- OH, RIGHT IN THERE.

- YOU DIDN'T
COOK ANYTHING?

- NO, I DIDN'T
COOK ANYTHING.

- TRAY.
- WHAT YA'LL WANT ME TO DO?

- TRACI HAD NO REFRESHMENTS
AT HER HOUSE.

SHE HAD NO CHIPS,
SHE HAD NO DIP.

SHE HAD HAM, NO BURGER,
PEANUT BUTTER, NO JELLY.

- UH-HUH, UH-HUH--
DON'T TRY TO PICK UP FOR HER.

WHERE ARE THE
MACARONI AND CHEESE,

CANDIED YAM,
COLLARED GREENS?

- THAT'S ON SUNDAYS.

- WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO TRACI'S
HOUSE IN, LIKE, NEVER.

AND THEN, WE GET THERE,
AND SHE DON'T HAVE NO FOOD.

NOW, THAT'S HOOD RAT
BEHAVIOR, RIGHT THERE.

- CAN I GET A CORN CHIP?
- HAVE A SET.

- OR A CRAB CAKE
OR SOMETHING?

- WELL, I DO HAVE
SOME FRIED FISH

AND FRIED CHICKEN
IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

- YOU STILL COOKING A LOT?
- YOU COOKED THE FISH?

- YES.
- REALLY?

- WHEN, YESTERDAY?
- DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.

- OH, I CAN EAT
TWO-DAY OLD FRIED FISH.

- REALLY?

- I DON'T EAT NO
OLD FRIED NOTHIN'.

- NO FOOD, WHEN WE
CAME ALL THIS WAY?

TRACI, DIDN'T WE SEND
YOU TO CHARM SCHOOL?

- I THOUGHT AT
LEAST SHE'D HAVE

A COUPLE OF NECK BONES
IN THE OVEN OR SOMETHIN'.

- I'M HUNGRY, SEE.

- LET'S STOP TALKING
ABOUT FOOD FOR A MINUTE.

LET'S JUST
HAVE A DRINK.

I HATE GOING
TO MARYLAND.

WHEN I SAY, "HATE," I'M GONNA
PUT A CAPITAL "H" ON THAT.

I HATE THE FACT THAT THERE IS
NO FAMILY HOME TO GO BACK TO.

YOU KNOW WHAT--
I HAVE TO REALLY BE HONEST.

MY TUMMY IS IN A REALLY
BAD WAY, RIGHT NOW-- IT IS.

- AND, OF COURSE,
YOU'RE SITTING BY HER.

- IT'S CONVERSATING.
- IT'S HORRIBLE.

MY STOMACH JUST
START POP LOCKIN'.

- SHOULD I MOVE?
- YES.

- DO LIKE THIS.
- OH, LORD.

- MOVE.
- SAVE YOURSELF.

- IT STARTED SPINNING.
- SOS.

- JUST STARTED SPINNING
ON ITS HEAD, BREAK DANCING.

- TRINA, I'M TELLING YOU,
RIGHT NOW-- GO OUTSIDE,

IF YOU HAVE
TO BUST IT.

- IN FACT, I-I BURST IT
IN THE RESTROOM ALREADY.

- WAS THAT YOU?
- IT WAS, IT WAS.

- AND I WENT IN THE BATHROOM,
RIGHT AFTER TRINA,

AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY--
WHAT THAT WAS.

I WAS JUST LIKE,
"WHAT THE--

WHAT-WHAT IS THIS
THAT I WALKED INTO?"

- I'M SORRY, BUT THE
BATHROOM SMELLED HORRIBLE.

IT'S-- I PROM--
WHEN I WALKED IN THERE,

I ALMOST PASSED OUT--
I NEEDED OXYGEN.

- TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

- AS MUCH AS I'D
LOVE TO KEEP TALKING

ABOUT TRINA'S
STOMACH PROBLEMS,

IT'S TIME TO GET
THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO
RECONNECT WITH OUR PAST.

- UH, HOW ABOUT WE GET
A SNACK, SO WE CAN GO?

I HAVE A SURPRISE.
- WHAT SURPRISE?

- I THINK WE SHOULD
GO TO 569, NOW?

- WHO SAYS?
- ME.

- FIVE-SIX-NINE?

FIVE-SIX-NINE IS
OUR OLD HOUSE NUMBER.

I'M NOT READY
FOR THIS.

YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS
OF THE TRIP, TOWANDA.

LET'S GO TOMORROW.
- NO.

- THEN, WE WON'T GO AT ALL,
IF YOU'RE THE BOSS.

- EXACTLY-- AS
A PERSONAL ASSISTANT,

I SET UP FOR US
TO GO TO 569.

- CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.

- TONI, COME ON--
IT'LL BE FUN, I PROMISE.

IT'LL BE FUN.

- I DON'T LIKE
GOING TO MARYLAND.

ALTHOUGH, I LOVE MARYLAND--
IT'S WHERE I WAS RAISED,

AND I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL
THERE AND ELEMENTARY.

MY-MY WHOLE
LIFE WAS THERE.

I DON'T LIKE IT
BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SAD

WHEN I THINK
ABOUT MY PARENTS.

- COME ON,
COME ON-- LET'S GO.

I'M GONNA MAKE ME IT FUN--
IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING.

WHOO-HOO--
LET'S GO.

OH, WAIT-- I BETTER
GO TO THE BATHROOM.

- I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.
- FOR WHAT?

- THE BATHROOM.
- OH, GIRL, PLEASE.

- OKAY.

- I USED TO CHANGE YOUR DIAPER--
PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK.

- IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN
YOU GET GROWN, THOUGH, BOO.

- YOU DIDN'T CHANGE
HER DIAPER AT 30.

- BRING YOUR
OXYGEN MASK!

- WHAT DID YOU
EAT, BABY?

AFTER WE LEAVE
TRACI'S HOUSE,

WE ALL DECIDE THAT WE'RE GONNA
GO AND VISIT THE OLD HOUSE

THAT WE ALL
GREW UP IN.

YOU GUYS, THESE CARS GO BY
REAL FAST, SO BE CAREFUL.

I THINK IT'LL BE IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO GO SEE THE OLD HOUSE

AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO
GET RID OF SOME OF THE DEMONS

BECAUSE MY MOM AND
DAD GOT A DIVORCE,

AND IT WAS NOT A HAPPY
PLACE WHEN THEY LEFT.

- THEY CHOPPED
DOWN THE TREE!

- WHERE'S THE TREE?

- WE HAD THIS BIG, OLD TREE
IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

I GUESS THEY DECIDED
TO TEAR THE TREE DOWN.

IT'S A LITTLE
DEVASTATING.

- CAN WE GO IN THE DRIVEWAY?
- LET'S TRY IT.

- THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY
NOW THERE, GUYS.

- COME ON, TRACI--
HAVE A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.

[knocking]

- TOWANDA!
- TOWANDA!

- HUH?

DO YOU GUYS
THINK WE CAN GET

MOMMY AND DADDY TO
HAVE A FAMILY DINNER?

- WHAT'S STOPPING US?
- A DIVORCE.

- TAMAR THINKIN'
IT'S GONNA HELP REPAIR

MOMMY AND DADDY'S
RELATIONSHIP?

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

- I'M CALLING THE COPS.

"PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR
TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.

"SHE'S TRESPASSING."

- TAMAR INVITES US
TO COME TO MARYLAND

TO KINDA FACE OUR
DEMONS WITH OUR DAD.

- WE DECIDED TO GO
TO OUR OLD HOUSE,

WE HAVEN'T BEEN
IN OVER 15 YEARS.

AND WE WALK UP TO THE DOOR,
WE KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

- TOWANDA!
- HUH?

- IS IT EMPTY?
- YEAH!

- AND NOBODY'S IN THERE--
SO, I'M SO NOSY,

I WANTED TO
SEE HOW IT WAS.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M
PEEKING IN THE WINDOW.

YEAH, PEOPLE MOVED
OUT, AND IT'S WEIRD!

AND THEY CHANGED SOME THINGS
IN THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.

KNOCKED WALLS DOWN--
IT'S JUST A BIG ROOM!

I'M GONNA LOOK
IN THE BACK.

- THEY DON'T HAVE
A BIG DOG, DO THEY?

I HAVE A LOT OF MIXED
FEELINGS, BEING HERE.

THIS IS AN OLD LIFE
FOR MY PARENTS.

THEY'RE DIVORCED, AND SO
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T BELONG.

- OH, MOM,
YOU REMEMBER--

THIS USED TO BE THE ENTRANCE
TO YOUR HAIR SALON?

- I REMEMBER.

- THE WHOLE TIME WE
WERE GROWING UP,

MY MOM HAD A BEAUTY SALON
DOWNSTAIRS AT OUR HOUSE.

AND THEN, MY FATHER,
BEING A MINISTER,

WE ALWAYS HAD
PEOPLE IN OUR HOUSE.

SO, WE WERE A BIG
PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS HOUSE SEEMS SO BIG--
I MEAN, I WAS SO SMALL.

- LOOK IN THERE--
THEY STILL GOT--

- IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
THAN I REMEMBER.

IT HAD BAY WINDOWS, AND IT
HAD A POOL IN THE BACKGROUND.

AND NOW, IT JUST LOOKS
LIKE A TRAILER IN THE SNOW.

- NOBODY LISTENS TO ME WHEN I
SAY, "YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK."

TAKE THE MEMORIES THAT
YOU HAVE AND KEEP GOING.

NO, YOU NEVER CAN GO BACK--
'CAUSE YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK.

THINGS CHANGES.

- WELL, THANK
GOD FOR MEMORIES.

- MMM-HMM.

- LET'S SING
ON THE STEPS.

- OKAY, GO SING
ON THE STEPS.

- OUR HOUSE AT 569 WAS WHERE
WE FIRST STARTED HARMONIZING.

THAT'S WHERE WE FIRST
BECAME "THE BRAXTONS."

WE ALL USED
TO GET TOGETHER

AND SING ON THE
FRONT OF THE HOUSE,

AND IT WOULD RESONATE
THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

[all singing]
GOD PUT A RAINBOW
IN THE SKY

GOD PUT A RAINBOW
IN THE SKY

WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUN
WILL NOT SHINE ANYMORE

GOD PUT A RAINBOW
IN THE SKY

- SINGIN' ON THE FRONT
STEPS, WITH MY SISTERS,

WAS PRETTY SURREAL--
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT
WOULD EVER HAPPEN, AGAIN.

[singing]
AWAY OVER YONDER
WAY OVER YONDER

- I MISS SINGING
WITH MY SISTERS.

WE SOUND GREAT
ON THOSE STEPS.

[singing]
WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SUN WILL NOT SHINE ANYMORE,

GOD PUT A RAINBOW
IN THE SKY

- IT WAS JUST A WHOLE
LOT TO TAKE IN,

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DON'T
THINK WE'LL EVER GET A CHANCE

TO SING ON THE
FRONT STEPS, AGAIN.

[singing]
GOD PUT A RAINBOW
IN THE SKY

IN THE... SKY

RAINBOW...

RAINBOW...

RAINBOW...

- GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB!

THAT REALLY BROUGHT
BACK MEMORIES FOR ME.

I REMEMBER WHEN
THEY WERE YOUNGER...

AND DURING THAT TIME, THEY
HAD EVERYTHING IN COMMON.

AND IT WAS A FAMILY
UNIT, YOU KNOW?

- I LOVED SINGING ON
THE STEPS WITH MY SISTERS.

IT ALSO LET ME
KNOW, YOU KNOW,

I HAVE GOOD MEMORIES
HERE, TOO.

- THAT WAS A BIG MEMORY,
RIGHT THERE.

THAT WAS A BIG ONE,
THAT WAS A BIG ON-- I KNOW.

- THAT ONE HIT ME.

- WE JUST GOT FINISHED
SINGING ON THE STOOP

AND, OF COURSE,
I GET EMOTIONAL,

AND HERE
COMES THIS CAR.

- DO YOU GUYS HAVE
PERMISSION TO BE HERE?

- SO, THE OWNER OF
THE HOUSE SHOWS UP.

DOESN'T ASK US
ANY QUESTIONS.

SHE DOESN'T GIVE US
ANY TIME TO EXPLAIN.

SHE IMMEDIATELY
JUST STARTS SWINGING.

- GET THE [deleted]
OFF MY PROPERTY!

YOU'RE TRESPASSING.

- AND SHE TELLS US
TO GET OFF THE LAND.

I-I MEAN, I FELT LIKE
I WAS IN A MOVIE.

"GET OFF MY LAND!"--
I MEAN, COME ON.

WE JUST WANTED TO SEE
OUR OLD HOUSE, YOU KNOW.

- I'M CALLING THE COPS.
- WHO'S THAT?

- I WANT TONI BRAXTON
ARRESTED!

- SHE CALLS THE COPS,

AND SHE DIDN'T CALL
THE COPS ON ALL OF US.

SHE CALLS
THE COPS ON TONI.

WHO JUST SINGLES
TONI OUT?

"UH, PLEASE, UH,
PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR

"TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP--
SHE'S TRESPASSING."

I MEAN, WHO--
COME ON.

NEEDLESS TO SAY,
THEY NEVER SHOWED UP.

- I NEED A POLICE
OFFICER, PLEASE.

GETTING RUN OFF THE
PROPERTY OF OUR OLD HOME

WAS COMPLETELY
HUMILIATING.

I TOLD TAMAR--
I HATE COMING TO MARYLAND.

SOMETHIN' ALWAYS HAPPENS--
I HATE IT HERE.

- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT.
- HMM?

I WANNA KEEP MY MEMORY
THE WAY IT WAS.

- RIGHT.
- OH, GREAT.

- TONI, THEY BETTER
HAVE SOME GOOD FOOD,

'CAUSE YOU'VE
BEEN TALKIN--

- "HOME OF THE CRAB BOMB."
- IT'S THE BOMB.

THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS--
IT'S THE BOMB!

SO, AFTER ALL
THE MESS AT THE HOUSE,

WE REALLY NEEDED
SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN.

SO, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE
MY BROTHER, MIKEY, AT DINNER.

PLUS, I NEEDED
TO FILL HIM IN

ON US WANTING TO
MEET DADDY FOR DINNER.

SO, I DROPPED MY MAMA
OFF AT THE HOTEL.

- I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE, BUT
I HEAR THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS.

- OF COURSE, ONCE WE GET
THE FAMILY ALL TOGETHER,

WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT FAMILY ISSUES.

AND MY SISTER, TAMAR,
BEING THE YOUNGEST,

SHE STILL HAS
THIS DREAM

THAT MY MOM AND DAD ARE GONNA
WORK IT OUT AND BE FRIENDS.

ACTUALLY, I THINK
SHE'S THINKING

THAT MY MOM AND DAD
WILL GET BACK TOGETHER.

THAT AIN'T NEVER
GONNA HAPPEN.

YOU THINK MOMMY'S STILL
UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING, MIKEY?

- MIKEY, WE'RE
THE OLDEST CHILDREN.

WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT KNEW
MOMMY AND DADDY THE LONGEST.

- HUH?
- TELL TAMAR.

- YEAH.
- YEAH.

- I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW WHY
TONI WAS JUST SO NEGATIVE

ABOUT GOING TO MARYLAND--
I MEAN, IT'S OUR ROOTS.

I MEAN, SHE'S JUST SO
DOWN ON THAT PLACE.

WHY DO YOU HATE
IT SO MUCH HERE?

- BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF-OF
HOW IT WAS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE A HAPPY--
I HAD FUN WITH MY FAMILY,

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE
A HAPPY CHILDHOOD,

MEANING PEOPLE
WERE MEAN AND CRUEL.

- THEY WERE MEAN TO ME, TOO--
THEY WERE JUST MEAN.

THEY WERE--
- THEY DID NOT LIKE ME.

- BUT TODAY WAS A REMINDER
OF WHY YOU HATE IT.

- IT REMINDED ME
OF THAT TODAY.

- LIKE, FOR NO REASON.
- I GET IT.

- HATRED FOR NO REASON.
- I-I UNDERSTAND.

- GROWING UP, FOR ME,
WAS A BIT CHALLENGING.

KIDS WEREN'T NICE, NOT BECAUSE
I WAS THIS RAVING BEAUTY,

'CAUSE I WAS NOT,
BUT WE WERE REALLY RELIGIOUS.

I WAS NEVER THE KID THAT
WAS PICKED ON THE PLAYGROUND.

SO, I WAS ALWAYS
AN OUTCAST.

"THAT'S THE ODD, WEIRD,
RELIGIOUS GIRL, RIGHT THERE."

THAT'S HOW IT
WAS FOR ME.

I WORE HATS TO SCHOOL,
DRESSES PAST MY KNEES.

I DIDN'T WEAR PANTS UNTIL
I WAS 14 1/2 YEARS OLD.

I COULDN'T LISTEN
TO SECULAR MUSIC,

SO I WASN'T
A CUTE, FLY GIRL.

I WAS IN THE GLEE CLUB.
- YEAH, YEAH.

- I WAS THAT CHICK IN
THE '80s, IN THE GLEE CLUB.

- IT WAS NOT COOL.

I'M SORRY-- IT WAS NOT
HOT LIKE IT IS NOW.

- MIKEY, SPEAKING
OF BUSINESS AND FAMILY,

WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
DOING A BRAXTONS ALBUM.

WHAT DO YOU
THINK ABOUT THAT?

- I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
- YOU DO?

TONI SAYS SHE'S GONNA
SING ON TWO OR THREE SONGS.

- NO, SHE ISN'T.
- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

- NO, SHE'S NOT.

- SEE-- I THOUGHT
WAS A PROBLEM, TOO.

LIKE, THAT AIN'T
THE BRAXTONS, THOUGH.

THAT'S THE BRAXTONS
FEATURING TONI.

IT IS CLEAR
THAT MY FAMILY

NEEDS A LITTLE
LESSON IN FAMILY UNITY,

AND I KNOW JUST HOW
TO GET IT GOING.

WELL, LET ME
ASK YOU A QUESTION.

DO YOU GUYS THINK WE
CAN GET MOMMY AND DADDY

TO HAVE A FAMILY DINNER WITH US
BEFORE WE GO IN OUR HOMETOWN?

- NO.
- YOU DON'T THINK SO?

- I WOULDN'T--
NO, JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

- WE ARE ALL HERE--
AND WHY NOT?

WHY WE CAN'T SIT DOWN
AND HAVE A MEAL TOGETHER,

ALL OF US?

- THERE'S NO REASON WHY
WE SHOULD NOT DO IT.

THERE'S NO REASON--
WHAT'S STOPPING US?

- A DIVORCE.
- THANK YOU, MIKEY.

- MY FAMILY CAN BE SO
NEGATIVE SOMETIMES,

BUT I'M POSITIVE THAT ONCE WE
SIT AROUND THE TABLE FOR A MEAL,

WE CAN COME TOGETHER
AS A FAMILY

AND FORGET ALL
THIS FOOLISHNESS.

NO, I JUST WANNA ALL OF
US AND MOMMY AND DADDY

TO SIT DOWN AND
HAVE A MEAL.

WHY DO YOU GUYS FEEL
LIKE IT'S SO IMPOSSIBLE?

- DADDY WOULD DO IT,
BUT MOMMY WON'T.

- RIGHT.

- MY MOM AND DAD WERE
MARRIED FOR 35 YEARS,

BEFORE THEY
GOT A DIVORCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN
MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED,

HE COMPLETELY CHANGED,
JUST LIKE THE MIDLIFE CRISIS.

I MEAN, HE GOT AN
EARRING IN HIS YEAR.

HE GOT A GOLD TOOTH--
TRUE STORY.

I'M LIKE,
"DADDY, WHAT ELSE?

WHAT'S-WHAT'S MISSING--
A BANDANA?

WHERE'S YOUR PARROT?"

MOMMY WILL BE UPSET.

- REALLY?

- AND IT'S LIKE
IT'S AN OPEN WOUND.

- WHEN WE HAVE COME TOGETHER,
IT'S NOT BEEN GOOD.

TAMAR THINKIN' IT'S
GONNA HELP REPAIR

MOMMY AND DADDY'S
RELATIONSHIP?

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

- THE THING THAT
I WORRY ABOUT IS

WHAT IF DADDY IS POLITE,
AND HE IS CORDIAL,

AND THEN MOMMY FEELS
LIKE THIS OTHER WOMAN

GOT THE BETTER
PART OF HIM?

I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
QUOTE-UNQUOTE "FAMILY MEAL."

I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO STAY
ON THE WAGON, I REALLY AM.

AND DR. SHERRY WANTS
ME TO STOP DRINKING,

BUT THIS IS REALLY
NOT THE TIME TO DO IT.

SO, NOBODY WANTS TO PUT
A PLAN OF OPERATION TOGETHER

TO HAVE THE FAMILY--
- I WOULD LIKE FOR US ALL--

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
BOTH OF MY PARENTS.

MY KIDS ARE MISSING OUT ON
BOTH OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS.

THAT BOTHERS ME.
- WE'LL TRY IT.

LET'S HAVE BRUNCH AND
INVITE BOTH OF OUR PARENTS.

- AND THAT'S
ALL YOU CAN DO.

- IF WE CAN-- WE-- OUR FAMILY
DEFINITELY NEEDS THERAPY.

I NEVER KNEW
WE WERE--

I DON'T LIKE TO SAY
THE WORD "DYSFUNCTIONAL."

I NEVER KNEW THAT WE HAD
THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING.

BECAUSE I WANT BOTH OF THEM
TO BE TOGETHER TOMORROW.

- MMM-HMM-- I DO, TOO.
- THAT'S JUST--

BUT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED
THAT IT MAY NOT BE GOOD.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
BRING-- OH, MY GOD--

SOME TAPE AND
BAND-AIDS AFTERWARDS

BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE
FIGHTING AND KILLING EACH OTHER.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
YOUR SISTER DOING "PLAYBOY?"

- I DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

- WHAT ABOUT BEING
HEALTHY, AGAIN,

AND BEING ABLE
TO WALK AROUND

AND STILL BE--
FEEL SEXY AND VIBRANT?

- WELL, YOU CAN FEEL THAT
WAY WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON,

CAN'T YOU?

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, DADDY?

- WE'RE IN MARYLAND,

ON OUR WAY TO MEET
MY DAD FOR BRUNCH,

AND MY MOM SAYS,
"OH, I HAVE A SPECIAL STOP

"I WANNA MAKE."

- THAT'S THE CHURCH
YOUR DAD AND I

GOT MARRIED AT,
RIGHT THERE.

- WOW!

- I GOT MARRIED
OCTOBER THE 23rd.

- WAS IT A SATURDAY?
- IT WAS ON A SATURDAY.

- WERE YOU LATE?
- I WAS LATE.

- SAME AS YOU'RE LATE.

- THAT'S WHERE
I GOT IT FROM.

- MOMMY WAS LATE
FOR HER OWN WEDDING.

I BELIEVE TONI
INHERITED THAT GENE.

- IT WAS THE PERFECT
LITTLE WEDDING.

THE RECEPTION
WAS PERFECT.

EVERYTHING WAS JUST--
IT WAS WONDERFUL.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

- MY MOTHER TALKING ABOUT
HER WEDDING SEEMED TO ME

LIKE SHE WAS REALLY
REMINISCING ON THE GREAT TIMES

THAT SHE RECALL HER
AND MY DAD HAVING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE
CHURCH IS STILL THERE,

AFTER ALL THAT TIME.

- THAT CHURCH PROBABLY
WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.

- BUT WHO GETS MARRIED IN A
PERFECT, WHITE, LITTLE CHURCH?

- ME AND YOUR DADDY!

- MOMMY DESCRIBED HER
WEDDING AT THE BEAUTIFUL,

WHITE CHURCH ON THE
CORNER AS A FAIRYTALE.

- THAT'S SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL STORY.

IT SOUNDS LIKE
A MADE UP STORY.

- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

- YEAH, IT WAS--
IT WAS GREAT.

- IT'S AMAZING TO ME
THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENED

SO PERFECTLY AND
ENDED UP SO HORRIBLY.

- SO, EVERY TIME I PASSED,
I SAID, "THAT'S THE CHURCH

"I GOT MARRIED IN."

- OKAY, SO, FINALLY,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BRUNCH

WITH MY MOM AND MY DAD,
AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED!

THIS IS JUST WHAT
MY FAMILY NEEDS.

[ collective chattering ]

- HEY, MIKEY.

- HERE COMES MAMA.
- HEY, MIKEY.

- WE PLANNED ON IT BEING
ALL THE KIDS, ALL SIX KIDS,

AND MOMMY AND DADDY.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE MOMMY AND DADDY

AND ALL OF US TOGETHER.

WELL, LET ME JUST
TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

I ASKED MOMMY, IF-IF
WE CAME TO BRUNCH,

IF SHE WOULD BE OKAY
WITH DADDY BEING HERE,

AND SHE SAID, "YES."

- THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID LAST
NIGHT WHEN I CALLED HER.

- BUT OF COURSE.

- WHEN I CALLED HER LAST
NIGHT, SHE SAID THAT.

- WE'RE-WE'RE NOT GONNA
BE HERE WITH HIS WIFE.

- I FEEL YA.
- I AIN'T, NEITHER.

- I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE
EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD

FOR ME TO HAVE BRUNCH
WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.

HOWEVER, I WILL DO IT
FOR MY FAMILY.

- SO, HOW DID EVERYBODY FEEL,
SEEING THE OLD HOUSE?

- I WAS FINE UNTIL
WE STARTED SINGING.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

- YOU'RE REALLY
EMOTIONAL LATELY.

- WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT'S AN EMOTIONAL TIME.

- I'M STILL UPSET
ABOUT THE GIRL

WANTIN' TO HAVE ME
ARRESTED.

THAT HURT MY FEELINGS.

I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE UPSET.

- SO, I WON'T BE COMING
BACK FOR A LONG TIME.

SO, WE'RE ALL GETTING
A LITTLE EMOTIONAL

AND WORKED UP, WHILE
WE'RE WAITING FOR MY DAD

TO SHOW UP, AND TAMAR
STIRS IT ALL UP,

AS ONLY TAMAR
COULD DO.

- I WANNA SOMETHIN', MIKE.
- MMM-HMM.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
YOUR SISTER DOING "PLAYBOY?"

- WHAT DO SAY, SON?

- I DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

DO YOU?

- WHY DO YOU NOT THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA?

- ONCE YOU TAKE
PICTURES LIKE THAT,

YOU CAN'T UNDO IT.

- WHAT ABOUT BEING HEALTHY,
AGAIN, AND BEING ABLE

TO WALK AROUND AND STILL BE--
FEEL SEXY AND VIBRANT?

I WISH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
MY FAMILY WOULD UNDERSTAND

WHY THIS IS SOMETHING
I'M CONSIDERING.

I HAVE LUPUS.

I HAVE HEART DISEASE.

I HAVE A LOT
OF UNSEXY DAYS.

THIS MAKES ME
FEEL GOOD.

I'M EXCITED AND DELIGHTED
THEY THINK THAT I'M SEXY

AND NEWSWORTHY.

- WELL, YOU CAN FEEL THAT WAY,
WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON,

CAN'T YOU?

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, DADDY?

SORRY--
HE'S NOT HERE.

OKAY, MY DAD IS, LIKE,
40 MINUTES LATE, RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT HE'S HERE.

LIKE, WHERE CAN HE BE?

MIKEY, WHERE'S DADDY?

- I-I'VE BEEN CALLING HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE--

- JUST DOUBLE-CHECK, MIKEY,
PLEASE.

- HE'S GONNA COME.

- BEFORE I HAVE
AN ANXIETY ATTACK?

- I DON'T THINK HE WOULD
TURN DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY

TO SEE ALL OF HIS
CHILDREN TOGETHER.

- I DON'T THINK
THAT, EITHER.

- HE'S LATE...
THAT'S ALL.

IT'S NOT COOL
THAT HE'S LATE,

BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS.

HE KNOWS HOW
HURTFUL IT WOULD BE,

IF HE DIDN'T COME.

SO, HE'S GONNA COME.

- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
HE WOULDN'T COME,

IF HE COULDN'T COME.

I'M NOT GONNA
THINK THAT WAY.

- THAT'S WHY I'M WORRIED.

- MY DAD IS NEVER
LATE TO ANYTHING.

SO, NOW,
I'M STARTING TO WORRY.

IT'S A LITTLE
NERVE-WRACKING.

- I'M EATIN' OUT
OF WORRY-ATION.

THERE'S JUST
NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.

WHAT-- IS HE STUCK
IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE?

I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY
EXCUSE I'M WILLING TO HEAR,

AT THIS POINT.

- IT'S STILL GOING
STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL.

STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL.

THAT'S WHEN STUFF IS
INTENTIONALLY DONE,

RIGHT THERE.

- INTENTIONAL?

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

SO, IF NOTHING HAPPENED
TO HIM, THIS WAS DELIBERATE.

WHAT THE HELL?

WHAT DID WE DO
TO DESERVE THIS?

YA'LL THINK LIKE DADDY'S
INTENTIONALLY REFUSING

TO SEE US,
RIGHT NOW?

- I CAN'T SAY THAT,
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

- I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT
TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

I AM ACTUALLY
REALIZING THAT DADDY

JUST MIGHT NOT
SHOW UP.

OUR FAMILY IS TOO
FRAGILE, RIGHT NOW.

THIS WILL BE A SLAP
IN THE FACE.

DADDY SAID THAT HE AGREED
THAT HE WOULD SEE US TODAY.

NOW, IF YOU KNOW THAT
YOU'RE GONNA SEE

YOUR CHILDREN TODAY, WHY WOULD
YOU TURN YOUR PHONE OFF,

AND WHY WOULD YOU NOT
ANSWER YOUR PHONE?

THAT'S MY ISSUE.

- IT'S NOT OKAY FOR HIM
TO DO WHAT HE'S DOING.

I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

AND SO, I THINK THESE
GIRLS ARE REACHING OUT

FOR VALIDATION, YOU KNOW,
FROM-FROM THEIR DAD,

AND I THINK THAT'S WHY
THEY KEEP HIM IN THEIR LIVES,

REGARDLESS OF
WHAT HE'S SAYING,

REGARDLESS OF
WHAT HE'S DOING,

BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT,
"OH, THAT'S MY DAD."

WHAT?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

- DID YOU TELL HIM
WHERE WE WERE?

DID YOU LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE
WHERE WE WERE, TOWANDA?

- I LEFT HIM MESSAGES.

- THIS RESTAURANT-- SUNSET?

I'M HOPIN' MY DAD'S LOST.

I'M-I'M PRAYIN' HE'S LOST.

IF MY DAD DOESN'T
SHOW UP TODAY,

I THINK OUR WHOLE FAMILY,
COLLECTIVELY,

WILL HAVE A COMPLETE
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

- I KNOW I AIN'T COME ALL
THIS WAY NOT TO SEE MY DADDY.

- WE CHARTERED A PLANE
AND FLEW HERE.

MOMMY AND DADDY
GOT A DIVORCE.

THE FAMILY DIDN'T
GET DIVORCED.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I DON'T BELONG HERE.

AH!

- WE'RE IN MARYLAND,
OUR HOME STATE,

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
'CAUSE THE WHOLE FAMILY

IS GONNA GET TOGETHER
AND HAVE A MEAL.

AND MY DAD'S
NOT HERE YET.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.

IT'S BEEN AN
HOUR AND A HALF.

- I TRIED CALLING, AGAIN.

HE'S NOT ANSWERING.

- THIS IS GOING
TO GET UGLY.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I KNOW HOW I'M GONNA COPE.

- HE MIGHT COME,
HE MIGHT COME.

TOWANDA LEFT
HIM A MESSAGE.

HE WOULD COME.

I THINK HE WOULD
COME, MIKEY.

- HE KNOW HOW TO PLAY
WITH MY ANXIETY LIKE THAT.

I GOT IT
UNDER CONTROL.

- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

- WHO DOES TONI THINK
SHE'S KIDDIN'?

DADDY IS NOT GONNA SHOW.

HE'S AN HOUR
AND A HALF LATE.

GIVE IT UP.

- FOR DADDY
NOT TO SHOW UP

AND FOR DADDY NOT TO ANSWER
HIS PHONE, BAD DADDY...

BAD DADDY.

SINCE DADDY DIDN'T COME,
UM, HOW ABOUT, UM,

I'M JUST GONNA
INVITE HIM TO ATLANTA?

- WELL, IT DEPENDS ON
WHAT HIS REASON IS

FOR NOT COMING.

- DOES IT REALLY MATTER
WHAT THE REASON IS?

- A LITTLE BIT.
- A LITTLE BIT.

WE CHARTERED A PLANE
AND FLEW HERE.

MOMMY AND DADDY
GOT A DIVORCE.

THE FAMILY DIDN'T
GET DIVORCED.

- NO.

- I THINK WE'RE ALL HURT,
BUT SINCE IT WAS TAMAR'S IDEA,

AND SHE'S INVESTED THE MOST
WORK AND TIME IN THIS,

THAT IT'S BOTHERING
HERE THE MOST.

NO, I'M JUST
DISAPPOINTED, GUYS.

NO, FOR REAL--
I'M NOT OVERDOING IT.

I'M SERIOUS.

- THAT BRUNCH
WAS A DISASTER.

WHEN HE GOT HIS NEW WIFE,
HE FORGOT ABOUT US.

HE LOVES US,
BUT HE FORGOT ABOUT US.

HE FORGOT THAT WE WERE
STILL PART OF HIS FAMILY.

SO, HE'S MY DAD,
AND I LOVE HIM,

BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY HOME,
BACK TO ATLANTA.

WE CAME TO MARYLAND
TO SEE MY DAD,

HOPING WE WOULD HEAL,

SOME FAMILY TIME
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS,

AND HE DIDN'T SHOW UP.

WE WAITED THERE FOR HOURS
AND HOURS, AND HE DIDN'T SHOW.

- TOWANDA, HE SAID
HE WAS SHOWING UP TODAY?

- HE SAID THAT
HE WAS COMING.

HE SAID
HE WAS EXCITED.

HE WAS REALLY,
REALLY EXCITED.

- HE TOLD TAMAR THAT, TOO.

HE WAS LIKE, "WELL,
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW."

- I DRAGGED ALL OF US
HERE TO MARYLAND,

WITH A PLAN FOR ALL OF US
TO GET TOGETHER AND HEAL,

AND MY DAD JUST DOESN'T
EVEN SHOW UP.

- NOW, YOU KNOW,
I'M-I'M BEING HONEST.

HE'S NOT ONE OF
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.

WE KNOW THAT.

BUT FIND OUT FIRST
WHAT HAPPENED.

- I AGREE WITH THAT PART.
- BEFORE YOU JUDGE THE MAN.

- I AM NOT TALKING
NEGATIVELY ABOUT DADDY

AT ALL.

I AM WORRIED.

I AM UPSET.

I AM CONCERNED.

I AM DEVASTATED.

I'M SORRY-- I'M GETTING
EVERYBODY FLUSTERED.

IT'S--
- NO, WE'RE NOT.

- IT'S OKAY.

- 'CAUSE AT THE END
OF THE DAY,

DOES IT MATTER WHO'S WRONG
OR WHO'S RIGHT?

YOU JUST WANT IT
FOR A MINUTE.

IT-IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE REAL ALL THE TIME.

- TAMAR REALLY JUST
WANTED THE FAIRYTALE

TO BE THE FAIRYTALE.

EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REAL,
SHE STILL WANTED ALL OF US

TO BE ABLE
TO SIT TOGETHER,

IN THE STATE
THAT WE GREW UP IN.

- BUT ALL I WANTED--
AND YOU-

AND YOU FEEL LIKE THAT
FOR A LIFETIME.

I JUST WANTED THAT
FOR AN HOUR.

BUT YOU-- MY FATHER,
YOU CAN'T EVEN BE PERFECT

FOR AN HOUR.

I DON'T EVEN
WANT YOUR LIFE.

I JUST WANT THAT.

I JUST WANT A MINUTE.

AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

WHERE ARE YOU?

WHERE ARE YOU, DADDY?

- WHEN DADDY DIDN'T
SHOW UP TO BRUNCH,

IT ALMOST MADE ME RELIVE
MY WEDDING ALL OVER, AGAIN.

MY DAD DID NOT
COME TO MY WEDDING

BECAUSE HIS WIFE
WASN'T INVITED.

I JUST KNOW THE
DISAPPOINT-- I'M SORRY.

- IT'S NOT THAT.

- EVERY GIRL WANTS HER
FATHER TO WALK HER DOWN

THE AISLE AND DO
THE FIRST DANCE,

AND-AND IT
DIDN'T HAPPEN,

NOT BECAUSE MY FATHER
WAS NOT ALIVE.

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE
HE CHOSE NOT TO.

- IT'S A FAIRYTALE,
AND THAT'S ALL THAT IT IS.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO
KEEP REMINDING YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

IT'S A FAIRYTALE.

- TAMAR IS CRYING,
AND TRINA'S CRYING.

AND THEN,
TONI STARTS CRYING.

- I'M SORRY YOU GUYS
ARE SO DISAPPOINTED.

- AND THEN, TOWANDA,
SHE'S THE FRICKIN'

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR.

INTERNALLY, I THINK,
ONE DAY, SHE'S GONNA BURST,

BUT WE'RE GONNA
LEAVE THAT ALONE.

BUT SHE HAD TO DEFINITELY
BE THE COMFORTER.

DEFINITELY.

- SO SELFISH!

- I AM SO FURIOUS
AT MY DAD

FOR MAKING US
ALL FEEL SO BAD.

I MEAN,
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.

IS THIS WHAT
A FATHER DOES?

THE NEXT TIME
I SEE HIM,

I AM GOING TO
GIVE HIM AN EARFUL.

- SO, WE'VE JUST GOTTEN
BACK FROM MARYLAND,

AND RIGHT AWAY, I HAVE
TO DO MY COMMUNITY SERVICE.

AS A PART OF MY DUI,
I HAVE TO DO 40 HOURS

OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

AND IT HAS TO BE
DOCUMENTED, BY THE WAY.

I CAN'T JUST SAY,
"OH, HERE YOU GO.

"THERE, I DID IT."

HOW ARE YOU?

AND I THINK I'M GONNA BE
SPEAKING TO YOUNG GIRLS

ABOUT THE DANGERS
OF DRUNK DRIVING...

I THINK.

AH!

UM, AM I DOING
FOOD SERVICE?

NOW, PUT THESE ON, NOW?

I'D BETTER BE PUTTING
ON SOME GLOVES,

'CAUSE I JUST GOT
MY NAILS DONE.

- THIS IS BEEF STEW,
AND THIS IS MIXED VEGETABLES,

AND THIS IS THE RICE.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I DON'T BELONG HERE.

IS THIS FOOD
SERVICE IN PRISON?

OH, IF I CAN BE, YOU KNOW,
HONEST, I GOT, UM,

I'D GOTTEN A DUI, AND I HAD
TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE.

- YES, MA'AM.

I'M GONNA BE HONEST.

I'M NOT THE BEST
SLICER IN THE WORLD.

I'M-I'M REALIZING THAT.

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN
A FAST FOOD JOINT.

I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT AFTER A DAY SPENT HERE,

I NEED A DRINK.

- THIS IS MY LAST STAND.

- WHERE YOU GOING?

WHY WON'T YOU TALK
STUFF THROUGH?

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS
RUNNING AWAY, TRACI?

- HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER--
HE'S A FATHER!

IT'S A FREAKIN'
DIFFERENCE, TAMAR!

- A FATHER'S A PROVIDER!

- IT'S A [deleted]
DIFFERENCE!

- YOU THINK HIS WIFE IS THE
ONLY ONE THAT HE'S BEEN WITH?

- WHOO!
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

- DADDY!

- THERE'S NO HONOR AMONG
THIEVES 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS

THAT YOU LAY IT LOW
AND SPREAD IT WIDE.

- I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

- YOU'RE A LIAR.
- AND YOU'RE A DIRTY LIAR.

- WHOO!