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AND IT'S PISSIN' ME OFF!

- HE AIN'T DOIN' NOTHIN' BUT REALLY BABYSITTIN'.

- HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DEGRADE HIM IN THAT WAY.

HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER.

- THAT'S LOVE. - HE'S A FATHER.

- THAT'S LOVE.

- THERE'S A [deleted] DIFFERENCE!

- YOU LIVE WIT' YOUR SISTER...

HE DRIVIN' YOUR CAR THAT I BOUGHT YOU.

HE-HE DOIN' ALL THAT-- ALL THAT STUFF FOR YOU.

I DID THAT FOR YOU, NOT FOR HIM!

- ARE WE GONNA WRITE SOMETHIN'?

ARE WE GONNA SING SOMETHIN'?

ARE WE GONNA DO THE BRAXTON SOMETHIN'?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

- WHAT DO YA'LL WANT? - I FOUND OUT--

- WAIT, NOW, HOLD ON! - THE MAN WAS CHEATING.

- YOU HAVE TO SAY-- - COME HOME ALL TIME OF NIGHT.

COMING IN, LAYING IN YOUR BED, SCREWING IN YOUR BED.

THAT IS NOT A FANTASY WORLD.

- DADDY, DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?

- THAT'S FOR REAL.

- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

- YEAH, YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

- AND YOU'RE A DIRTY LIAR.

- OH!

- I'M STILL A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT MARYLAND.

- I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT DAD DIDN'T SHOW UP,

BUT MAYBE HE DIDN'T KNOW.

- HE KNEW, TONI.

- WE JUST GOT BACK FROM MARYLAND

TO TRY TO REUNITE OUR FAMILY,

AFTER MY MOM AND DAD'S UGLY DIVORCE YEARS AGO.

IT'S DEFINITELY TAKEN ITS TOLL ONE EVERYBODY

IN THE FAMILY.

TAMAR CAME UP WITH THIS BRILLIANT IDEA.

WE SHOULD GET EVERYONE TOGETHER.

WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT,

FIGURE IT OUT...

EVERYONE'S THERE, EXCEPT FOR MY DAD,

WHO DECIDES NOT TO SHOW UP AT THE LAST MINUTE.

NO ONE'S HEARD FROM HIM.

NO ONE'S TALKED TO HIM.

AND I'M STILL PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT,

AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE IS, TOO.

- MIKEY, WHERE'S DADDY? - I-I'VE BEEN CALLING HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

- IT'S STILL GOIN' STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL.

- I'M JUST UPSET THAT DADDY DID NOT COME

AND JOIN US.

- BUT THE TOAST IS GONNA BE INCOMPLETE.

NO, I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED, GUYS.

NO, FOR REAL.

I'M NOT OVERDOING IT.

I'M SERIOUS.

- WHAT DID DADDY SAY?

- DADDY WROTE ME AND SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHY

"JUST BRINGIN' UP MY NAME CAUSES SO MUCH BAD FEELINGS.

"JUST SPEND TIME KEEPING YOUR MOM HAPPY.

"PERHAPS, IN TIME, ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN.

"FOR NOW, I AM FINE."

- DEALING WITH PARENTS' DIVORCE,

I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD TO CHOOSE.

I WAS CLOSE TO MY MOM, AND I WAS CLOSE TO MY DAD.

SO, WHEN MY MOM LEFT, I GRAVITATED TO MY DAD.

RIGHT NOW, I'M FEELIN' FRUSTRATED.

- ME, TOO. - AND MAD.

- DITTO.

- THAT'S HOW I'M FEELIN', RIGHT NOW.

OUT OF ALL MY SISTERS, I'M DEFINITELY CLOSEST

TO MY DAD.

I MEAN, WE ONLY LIVE TEN MINUTES AWAY,

AND WE TALK ONCE A WEEK.

HIM NOT CALLING, REALLY HURT ME.

- JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE FOR A MINUTE.

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

HE'LL COME AROUND.

- THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

WE ALL WANT ANSWERS.

AND SINCE TRACI TALKS TO DADDY THE MOST,

SHE NEEDS TO BE THE ONE WHO CALLS HIM

TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

TIME TO CALL.

CALL.

- DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

- RIGHT NOW.

DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

PICK UP THAT PHONE.

DO-DO-DO-DO.

AND DIAL THAT NUMBER.

DO-DO-DO-DO.

AND ASK HIM WHAT'S WRONG.

DO-DO-DO-DO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

SO, CALL.

- SO, YOU GONNA CALL?

- I'M REALLY ANNOYED.

MY SISTERS ARE PUTTING TONS OF PRESSURE ON ME

TO CALL MY DAD.

HE DIDN'T EVEN SHOW.

I DON'T WANNA SPEAK TO HIM, RIGHT NOW.

I'M OUTTA HERE.

- HI! - FABULOUS BRAXTONS.

- MMM. - HOW AREA YA?

- I'M GOOD. - GOOD-GOOD.

- CAN'T COMPLAIN.

- MMM... YOU ALL RIGHT? - YEAH-- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- WE'RE MEETING WITH HARVEY TO WORK ON OUR ALBUM.

AND, ALL OF US ARE READY TO GO.

WELL, ALMOST ALL OF US.

- SO, WE'RE ONE LIGHT. - YEAH.

- WHAT A SHOCKER-- TONI'S NOT HERE.

HERE WE GO, AGAIN.

SEE, THAT'S JUST WHY I SAY WHAT I SAY.

- AND WHAT'S THAT?

- I WAS NOT TRYING TO BEING FUNNY STYLE,

BUT I'M SAYING, LIKE, WHY ARE WE DOING THE BRAXTON SONG

WITH JUST FOUR OF US, WHEN THERE'S FIVE OF US,

WHEN SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE SAYING, "I DON'T WANNA

"BE DOING THAT TO MY--" DA-DA-DA.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT, WILLIS-- LIKE,

THAT'S NOT COOL ON SO MANY LEVELS.

- WHAT I'M SAYIN'-- - AND THEN, WE DO IT,

AND THEN SHE HEAR IT, DON'T LIKE IT, AND THEN WHAT?

- I GET WHAT TAMAR IS SAYING,

BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF WORK

THAT WE CAN DO WITHOUT TONI.

I GUESS TAMAR JUST WANTS TO BE SURE

THAT TONI IS COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT.

- IF WE'RE GONNA DO A BRAXTONS ANYTHING,

IT HAS TO BE THE FIVE OF US, AT ALL TIMES,

POINT BLACK, PERIOD.

- DO YOU AGREE- DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT, HARVEY?

- AT ALL TIMES?

- WELL, IT'S GONNA BE IMPOSSIBLE, AT ALL TIMES.

- TOWANDA, IS TONI GOING TO COME TONIGHT?

- WHY AM I BEING ASKED THAT QUESTION?

- 'CAUSE YOU ARE HER ASSISTANT!

- ALL I KNOW, IS THAT TONI IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

I MEAN, DO THEY REALLY THINK THAT I CAN MAKE HER COME?

I DON'T THINK SO.

- I SAY WE CALL HER. - CALL HER-- I DARE YOU.

- OH, DON'T DARE ME TO CALL HER.

HOLD ON, HERE.

T, WHERE ARE YOU?

IT'S HARV-- WE'RE LOOKING FOR YA.

I NEED YOU TO SING.

COME ON!

CALL ME BACK AT THE STUDIO.

- SHE AIN'T COMIN'!

AND I REFUSE TO KEEP LOOKING LIKE THE BAD GUY,

WHILE SHE SKATES THROUGH THIS.

IF SHE DON'T SHOW UP, TAY DOES NOT SING.

BOOM!

- WELL, YOU GUYS MIGHT AS WELL GO AWAY

AND COME BACK TOMORROW.

AND THEN, WE'LL MAKE IT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. - THANKS, YOU GUYS.

- I'M GETTING THIS FEELING THAT IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.

IT BETTER, 'CAUSE I'M MOVIN' TO ATLANTA FOR IT.

- HOW ABOUT WE GET A STEAK SOFT TACO?

- AND SOME MARGARITAS. - THAT'D BE SO GOOD.

- HEY. - HEY, GIRLS.

- I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF MY DAD,

AND I WANTED MY SISTERS TO KNOW WHAT WAS UP.

I TALKED TO HIM.

- OH, REALLY?

- AND I CONVINCED HIM TO COME TO GEORGIA.

SO, HE JUST TOLD ME-- LET HIM KNOW WHAT DAY

WE WANT HIM TO COME.

- JUST LIKE THAT? - YOU KNOW, I TOLD HIM--

- IT WAS THAT EASY? - N-NO.

IT REALLY WASN'T THAT EASY.

I TOLD MY DAD HOW HURT AND UPSET WE FELT

ABOUT HIM NOT SHOWING UP.

HE FELT REAL BAD ABOUT IT.

SO, HE SAID HE'S COMING TO ATLANTA

TO MAKE IT UP TO US.

HOPE HE FOLLOWS THROUGH.

- WELL, DID HE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHY HE DIDN'T COME?

- HE HAD HIS PHONE OFF, HE WENT TO CHURCH,

THEY WENT TO EAT AND HUNG OUT WITH H-HIS FRIENDS...

YOU KNOW, AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

- I MEAN, DAMN.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WAS CONFLICTING WITH MY

FATHER'S BUSY SCHEDULE OF DOING NOTHIN'.

I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING-- I AM STILL HIGHLY UPSET.

WE JUST CAME TO SEE HIM, REALLY, BASICALLY.

AND THE EXCUSE YOU HAVE IS THAT YOU HUNG OUT

WIT' YOUR FRIENDS?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TEENAGER.

LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- I THINK TRACI WENT WAY-WAY TOO EASY ON HIM.

IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD NOT LET HIM GET AWAY

WITH THAT LAME EXCUSE.

WHY ARE YOU WILLING TO FLY ALL THE WAY TO GEORGIA,

BUT YOU WEREN'T WILLING TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES?

THAT-THAT'S JUST MY THING.

I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE-HE COMES.

- I MEAN, WHY DO I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY SCHEDULE

TO GO SEE MY DADDY, WHEN HE COULDN'T MAKE IT?

HE WAS JUST A BLOCK AWAY!

DID HE MENTION MOMMY?

- HE DIDN'T MENTION MOMMY,

BUT HE WAS LIKE HE'S SO SORRY,

THAT HE SAID HE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT,

AND HE FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT IT.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

- I FEEL REAL BAD ABOUT IT, TOO.

- I DO, TOO.

- RIGHT NOW, TAMAR IS HURT.

I'M SURE SHE'LL COME AROUND.

SHE IS THE MAIN ONE WHO HAS BEEN TRYING

TO GET MOMMY AND DADDY TO START TALKING, AGAIN.

LET'S JUST, UM, LOOK AT IT AS A POSITIVE THING

THAT DADDY IS ACTUALLY WILLING TO COME DOWN HERE,

AND LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE SILVER LINING.

AND TRY TO LOOK AT IT IN A HAPPY MOMENT

THAT HE'S COMING.

- THAT MADE ME HUNGRY.

TRINA, WHAT ABOUT THEM TACOS, BABY?

- I'LL MAKE SOME TACOS.

- I AIN'T GOING TO THE STORE.

I SAID IT FIRST.

- I'M NOT GOING, EITHER-- I SAID IT SECOND.

- ME EITHER.

[laughing]

- MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS.

WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

BUT I'M JUST NOT HAPPY,

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

SO, I DECIDE THAT I'M GONNA GO SEE MY ATTORNEY,

AND I'M BRINGING TAMAR AND TRINA ALONG WITH ME

FOR SOME SUPPORT.

TOWANDA, YOU DO UNDERSTAND--

THIS IS A ONE-TIME BULLET.

- YEAH.

- ONCE YOU FIRE FROM THE GUN, YOU CAN'T RETRACT IT.

- I KNOW IT.

- NOW, WHAT'S THIS I HEAR FROM TRINA THAT YA'LL

IS GONNA STILL LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD?

- WE'RE ROOMMATES.

WE DON'T-- WE HAVEN'T COHABITATED IN A LONG TIME.

WE LIVE TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS,

BUT I NEED A HUSBAND, NOT A UNEMPLOYED ROOMMATE.

I NEED A PROVIDER.

I JUST SOMETIMES THINK THAT YOU DON'T LIKE ME.

- I DON'T LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU DO-- TRUE.

BASICALLY, I FEEL LIKE I MARRIED MY MOTHER.

- I WANT OUT!

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

- I DON'T GET THE WHOLE SEPARATION THING.

IT'S EITHER YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, OR YOU'RE NOT.

SEPARATION MEANS YOU'RE IN LIMBO.

YOU'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT YOU WANNA DO.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA TAKE A STEP OF...

I'M NOT SURE, RIGHT NOW.

I'M GONNA SAY IT, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW,

JUST HOW IT IS.

I WANT TOWANDA TO LEAVE ANDRE, AND TRINA DOESN'T.

- I THINK IT'S DAGGONE NEAR A DIVORCE,

AND I THINK YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT

JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

- I DON'T. - YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE DEVIL

AND THE ANGEL ON BOTH SIDES.

REMEMBER THE CARTOON?

ONE WITH THE PITCHFORK, AND ONE SAYING, "DON'T."

- I SHOULD'VE HAD YOU SIT IN THE MIDDLE.

- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - I'M NOT THE PITCHFORK.

I AM THE VOICE OF REASON.

- TAMAR THINKS SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE TOWANDA GET OUT OF HER MARRIAGE,

RIGHT NOW... WHEREAS, I THINK TOWANDA

NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT IT-- SHE HAS KIDS.

THEY ARE STILL LIVING IN THE SAME RESIDENCE.

THEY ARE STILL-- - NO, YOU'RE NOT.

- WORKING TOGETHER AS PARENTS.

WHEN TOWANDA LEAVES, HE IS STILL THERE

AS A WONDERFUL FATHER TO HER KIDS.

- YOU CAN'T SAY "I'M STAYING IN A MARRIAGE

"BECAUSE OF MY CHILDREN,"

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE NOT THE PROVIDER.

HE AIN'T DOIN' NOTHIN' BUT REALLY BABYSITTIN',

WASTIN' HER TIME.

SHE IS A YOUNG WOMAN.

- WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY-- - EXCUSE ME.

- BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT-- - SHE IS A YOUNG WOMAN.

- I'M GONNA HAVE TO SAY SOMETHIN'--

TAMAR, THAT'S ENOUGH!

HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DEGRADE HIM IN THAT WAY.

HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER.

- THAT'S LOVE. - HE'S A FATHER.

- THAT'S LOVE. - THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

- NO, IT'S NOT. - WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL TAMAR

IT'S A FREAKIN' DIFFERENCE, TAMAR!

- A FATHER IS A PROVIDER.

- THERE'S A [deleted] DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A BABYSITTER AND A FATHER!

A FATHER IS A PROVIDER.

I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO THAT.

- YOU LIVE WIT' YOUR SISTER.

HE DRIVIN' YOUR CAR THAT I BOUGHT YOU.

HE-HE DOIN' ALL THAT-- ALL THAT STUFF FOR YOU.

I DID THAT FOR YOU-- NOT FOR HIM!

- HE AIN'T DOIN' NOTHIN' BUT REALLY BABYSITTIN',

WASTIN' HER TIME.

SHE IS A YOUNG WOMAN.

- WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY-- - EXCUSE ME.

- WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THAT, NO--

- SHE IS A YOUNG WOMAN.

- I'M GONNA HAVE TO SAY SOMETHIN', TAMAR--

THAT'S ENOUGH!

HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DEGRADE HIM IN THAT WAY.

HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER.

- THAT'S LOVE. - HE'S A FATHER.

- THAT'S LOVE. - THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

- NO, IT'S NOT. - WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL TAMAR

IT'S A FREAKIN' DIFFERENCE, TAMAR!

- A FATHER IS A PROVIDER.

- THERE'S A [deleted] DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A BABYSITTER AND A FATHER!

- A FATHER'S A PROVIDER. - I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU DO THAT.

I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M NOT.

- THAT'S LOVE-- SHE AIN'T READY.

- HE'S A GOOD FATHER.

I NEVER TOOK THAT AWAY FROM HIM.

- A GOOD FATHER IS A PROVIDER.

- BUT AS A HUSBAND, HE'S NOT A HUSBAND.

- A GOOD FATHER'S A PROVIDER.

- HE'S NOT A--- TAMAR-TAMAR, COME ON.

- A GOOD FATHER'S A PROVIDER.

- BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA LET HER DO THAT, ANTAVIUS.

- I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M NOT.

- I HEAR YOU, I HEAR YOU. - NOT TODAY!

- TAMAR, TAMAR-- TAMAR. - SHE LOVES HIM.

TAMAR.

TA--- TOWANDA, ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE?

- NO, I'M NOT.

RIGHT NOW, I AM REALLY REGRETTING THAT I BROUGHT TAMAR.

SHE IS FIGHTING ME.

SHE'S NOT SUPPORTING ME.

ANDRE IS A GREAT FATHER.

HE'S JUST NOT A GOOD HUSBAND.

I JUST NEED SUPPORT.

- AND I S--- - GOOD, BAD, OR INDIFFERENT,

REGARDLESS ON IF YOU AGREE OR NOT,

ALL I NEED IS THE SUPPORT.

- OKAY, BUT SUPPORT IS NOT B.S.ING YOU.

- THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

BUT, AND ALSO, THE SUPPORT---

- I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

- AND ALSO, SUPPORT IS NOT ATTACKING ME ON MY DECISION.

- I'M NOT ATTACKING YOU.

I'M TELLING HIM, YOUR LAWYER, THE TRUTH

FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, FROM WHAT IT IS.

YOU LIVE WIT' YOUR SISTER.

- L-LISTEN.

- HE DRIVIN' YOUR CAR THAT I BOUGHT YOU.

HE-HE DOIN' ALL THAT-- ALL THAT STUFF FOR YOU.

I DID THAT FOR YOU, NOT FOR HIM!

THAT'S WHAT I'M SITTIN' HERE, TRYIN' TO SAY!

I'M TALKIN' ABOUT HIM!

WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT HIM!

- TAMAR, THAT'S-THAT'S--- - CAN'T GET MAD ABOUT THAT!

YOU WON'T--- YOU DON'T HELP PEOPLE OUT FOR THEM!

YOU HELP PEOPLE OUT FOR YOUR LOVED ONES.

I'M--- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'.

IT'S NOT COOL.

- TAMAR! - WHAT?

- DAMN!

- SHE NEEDS LOVING SUPPORT FROM YOU, RIGHT NOW.

SHE NEEDS A HUG!

HOW DO I KNOW?

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THROUGH A DIVORCE.

I HAD KIDS, WITH A DIVORCE,

WITH A DEADBEAT ASS DUDE!

- TAMAR, GO MAKE IT RIGHT-- RIGHT NOW.

- I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S ALWAYS MY FAULT.

I MEAN---

- IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT BEING YOUR FAULT.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT, BUT I DID GO FIND TOWANDA

AND ASK HER TO COME BACK TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM

BECAUSE YES, EVEN I-- YES, TAMAR,

CAN BE THE BIGGER PERSON.

- TAMAR, YOU HAD SOME STUFF YOU WANTED TO SAY TO TOWANDA.

- I DON'T REALLY--- I DIDN'T WANNA COME ACROSS

LIKE I'M BEING INSENSITIVE TO YOUR FEELINGS

AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH,

AND MAYBE MY APPROACH WAS WRONG,

AND IT HURT YOUR FEELINGS.

MAYBE, RIGHT NOW, YOU DON'T NEED HONESTY.

YOU JUST NEED--- I-I DON'T--- A HUG.

AND LET ME KISS YOU, BEFORE YOU PUNCH ME.

I WANT YOU TO SAY WHAT YOU--- GET IT OUT OF THE WAY,

SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD ON,

SO MAYBE YOU WON'T WANNA PUNCH ME.

- I AM NOT GONNA GIVE TAMAR THE SATISFACTION

BY ACCEPTING HER APOLOGY.

I'M JUST GONNA SIGN THIS PAPERWORK AND KEEP IT MOVIN'.

- DO YOU WANNA HOLD ONTO IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS?

- NO.

- YOU DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT IT?

- UH-UH.

- HOW DO YOU WANT HIM SERVED?

BY SHERIFF, OR YOU WANNA TAKE IT TO HIM?

- GIVE IT TO HIM, GIRL.

- I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

- WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DOING THE BRAXTON ALBUM,

WITH MY SISTERS, HERE IN ATLANTA.

I WANNA MOVE BACK HERE.

SO, I NEED TO TALK TO MY MOM

JUST TO SEE WHAT SHE THINKS.

- SO, WITH THE ALBUM, I MEAN,

WHEN-WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GETTING STARTED ON THAT?

YOU DON'T KNOW?

- I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN WE'RE GETTING STARTED ON IT,

BUT I HOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YEARS AGO, WHEN WE WERE TEENAGERS,

I MISSED MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO DO AN ALBUM

WITH MY SISTERS.

I GOT PREGNANT, MARRIED KEVIN...

STAYED IN MARYLAND TO RAISE OUR SON.

I'M THINKING ABOUT RELOCATING MY FAMILY.

- WHAT? - YEAH.

- YOU'RE GONNA RELOCATE?

- SO I CAN SING WITH MY SISTERS.

- I MEAN, LORD KNOWS I WANT TRACI TO MOVE HERE,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW REALISTIC IT IS FOR HER.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING, BUT CONVINCING YOUR HUSBAND---

BECAUSE HIS JOB IS THERE, RIGHT?

- YEAH, AND MY JOB IS HERE, TOO--

WORKING ON THE BRAXTONS ALBUM.

THAT'S A JOB.

I'M NOT GONNA LET THE SECOND CHANCE PASS ME BY.

I HAVE TO MAKE THIS WORK.

I'LL DO ANYTHING,

INCLUDING LEAVING MY HUSBAND.

- WHAT WILL YOU DO, IF YOU HAVE TO MOVE HERE

BY YOURSELF, JUST YOU AND KEVIN?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO, AND HE REFUSED TO MOVE?

TRACI IS SO FOCUSED ON WORKING ON THIS ALBUM

THAT SHE'S NOT THINKING IT THROUGH,

AND SHE'S NOT REALIZING

WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO HER OWN FAMILY.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

I-I-I'M JUST ASKING.

- WELL, WE WOULD HAVE TO, UM---

- MMM-HMM... UH-HUH... TO WHAT?

- I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I MEAN, NOT NOW, BUT I WILL.

BUT WHEN I KNOW, MOMMY WILL BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET OUR DAD AT THIS RESTAURANT,

SINCE HE PULLED A NO-SHOW LAST TIME.

- WHO'S SITTING HERE? - YOU.

- SO, WE DECIDED NOT TO TELL MOM HE'S COMING,

JUST IN CASE HE DITCHES US, AGAIN.

- CAN I GET YOU GUYS SOMETHIN' TO DRINK?

- JUST GIVE ME PATRON.

I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF JESUS JUICE.

- YOU GOT A LOT ON YOUR MIND?

- HALLELUJAH.

- MY SISTERS HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD

ON MY DAD COMING TO VISIT, AND I'M COOL WITH IT.

I'M JUST NOT READY FOR THE EMOTIONAL DRAMA

THAT'S GONNA ACCOMPANY THAT.

IT NEVER GOES WELL WHEN MY MOM AND MY DAD

COME TOGETHER.

- WHAT KIND OF STUFF DO THEY HAVE FOR KIDS?

- LIKE CHICKEN FINGERS? - SURE.

- YOU GUYS, I'M SO HUNGRY.

- ARE YOU HUNGRY, MOM?

I KNOW YOU HATE MEXICAN FOOD.

- I'M JUST GONNA HAVE A SALAD.

- DADDY BLEW US OFF THE LAST TIME WE TRIED TO GET TOGETHER.

HE BETTER NOT DO THAT, AGAIN, 'CAUSE I DONE FLEW MY ASS

WAY ACROSS COUNTRY TO SEE HIM TWICE,

AND IF HE DON'T SHOW UP THIS TIME, I'M GONNA KNOW SOMETHIN'.

- DADDY! - WHAT?

- HI, DAD.

- I NEARLY FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN I SAW

MY EX-HUSBAND WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR.

ACTUALLY, I WAS A LITTLE PISSED OFF

'CAUSE NO ONE INFORMED ME.

NO ONE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD BE THERE.

- HEY, DADDY-O.

- I'M TRYING TO GET TO A POINT IN MY LIFE

WHERE I'M REALLY SPEAKING TO MY FATHER.

I LOVE HIM, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT THE SAME

AS WE USED TO BE.

- HI! - HEY, THERE.

HOW ARE YA?

OH, YOU LOOK FABULOUS, DADDY.

LOOK HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU'VE LOST!

- THAT YOUR DAD?

- YES, MY DAD AND YOUR GRANDDAD.

- THIS MAN HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO CALL HIS KIDS

OR EVEN COME SEE ABOUT HIS KIDS.

AND SO, THEREFORE,

HIS GRANDKIDS DOES NOT EVEN KNOW HIM.

HE'S A STRANGER, FOR GOD SAKES!

I'M YOUR GRANDSON, AND YOU'RE MY GRANDDAD.

- LIKE YOU DIDN'T KNOW? - NO.

- GREAT-- HOW ARE YOU? - FANTASTIC.

- YOU'RE MY GRANDDAD. - GOOD TO KNOW.

- WHEN I SEE MY MOM AND DAD AND HOW COLD THEY ARE

TO EACH OTHER, WITH JUST A, "HI,"

I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA GO WELL.

THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A GOOD NIGHT.

- I JUST NEED YOU TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THOSE KIDS

PLAYING WITH DADDY.

I WAS WATCHING HOW THE GRANDKIDS WERE INTERACTING

WITH MY DAD BECAUSE, OF COURSE,

THEY DON'T SEE HIM THAT OFTEN,

AND MOMMY WAS PISSED OFF.

- OH, TAMAR, I'M GLAD I'M SAVED,

'CAUSE I WOULD'VE SAID SOME CHOICE WORDS.

- I THINK IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY MOM

TO SEE ANYONE GRAVITATING TOWARDS MY FATHER.

I THINK SHE FEELS LIKE HE RELINQUISHED HIS RIGHTS

TO THOSE FAMILY MOMENTS, WHEN HE LEFT.

- HEY, DAD!

MOM, CAN DADDY SIT RIGHT HERE, REAL QUICK?

- I-I DON'T CARE.

THAT'S N-NEXT TO YOU.

IT'S YOUR DADDY, BABY.

- HEY, DAD!

DADDY!

WHAT ABOUT ME?

CAN YOU SIT RIGHT HERE WITH ME?

I GOT A COUPLE CHRISTIAN QUESTIONS

I NEED TO ASK YOU AND MOMMY, AT THE SAME TIME.

IF YOU'RE MARRIED TO SOMEBODY FOR 35 YEARS,

YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD FRIENDS, AT SOME POINT.

SO, I JUST WANNA KNOW

WHERE MY MOM AND DAD'S FRIENDSHIP ENDED.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, REALLY, HONESTLY,

AND, MOMMY--- - WHAT?

- WHAT'S THE SIGNS OF A FRIENDSHIP, LIKE,

DIMINISHING, REALLY?

- WELL, I'LL TELL YA WHEN I FELT THAT THE FRIENDSHIP

WAS OVER.

I FOUND THE MAN WAS CHEATING,

WHEN PEOPLE WAS STAYING OUT.

- WELL, YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT YOURSELF, TOO,

BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME WAY YOU ACT.

- NO, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT YOU.

- WE ALL KNOW WHY THE MARRIAGE ENDED.

I DON'T KNOW WHY TAMAR'S ASKIN' SUCH A STUPID QUESTION.

AND, OF COURSE, IT SETS MOMMY OFF.

- YOU ACT THE SAME WAY.

- COME HOME ALL TIME OF NIGHT.

- YEAH, SHE DID.

- CLAIM THEY'RE GOING--- THAT'S A LIE.

THEY KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

CLAIM THEY'VE BEEN ON THE YACHT, PLAYING GOLF.

- WHAT?

- THEY'RE PLAYING GOLF, ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S HOW WHEN I KNEW.

WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS OTHER WOMAN,

I WAS DEVASTATED.

I WAS MARRIED TO MY EX-HUSBAND FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

I HAD TO SAY, "SEE YA."

- WHAT ABOUT YOU, DADDY?

- THAT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVE IN THEIR FANTASY WORLD.

ALL THEM THINGS GOING-GOING AS WELL AND---

- I DON'T THINK YOU'RE LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD

WHEN YOU GOT THE WOMAN COMING IN, LAYING IN YOUR BED,

SCREWING IN YOUR BED.

THAT IS NOT A FANTASY WORLD.

- DADDY, THAT REALLY HAPPENED?

- THAT'S FOR REAL.

- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

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

- OH!

- THE NERVE OF HIM CALLING MOMMY A DIRTY LIAR,

AND HE'S THE ONE WHO'S BEEN LYING ABOUT HIS MISTRESS

FOR YEARS.

- YOU THINK YOU HAD THE PERFECT MARRIAGE,

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE PERFECT MARRIAGE.

- SEE WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

- WAIT A MINUTE.

H-HOW DID SHE THINK SHE WAS PERFECT, DAD?

- BECAUSE EVERYTHING SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.

- PITIFUL LIAR, TOO.

- AND AS LONG AS YOU AGREED WITH HER, SHE'S FINE.

AND IT'S THE SAME THING WITH YA'LL.

IF YA'LL DON'T AGREE WITH HER, SHE IS PISSED,

AND IT'S TIME FOR YA'LL

TO STOP LETTIN' YOUR MOTHER RUN YOUR LIFE.

- [deleted].

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT THING!

- WHERE WERE YOU?

OUT THERE HANGIN' IN THE STREET.

- WHAT DID YOU DO-- WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?

- DOING WHATEVER YOU WERE BIG ENOUGH TO DO.

- WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?

- I PROVIDED A LIVING FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN.

- AND WHAT DID YOU TELL ME?

DON'T LAY IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE.

YOU DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!

- IT'S TIME FOR YA'LL TO STOP LETTIN' YOUR MOTHER

RUN YOUR LIFE.

- UH-UH.

HOW DARE HE TRY TO TELL ME HOW TO RAISE MY KIDS,

AFTER HE HAVE ABANDONED US.

HE HAS SOME NERVE.

- YA'LL HAVE LIVES TO LIVE YOURSELF,

AND SHE CAN'T RUN HER LIFE,

HER HOME, AND YOUR HOME, TOO.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

HAD YOU BEEN HOME LONG ENOUGH TO HELP ME TO RAISE THEM,

IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH A PROBLEM.

BUT WHERE WERE YOU?

OUT THERE HANGIN' IN THE STREET.

- WHAT DID YOU DO-- WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?

- DOING WHATEVER YOU WERE BIG ENOUGH TO DO.

- WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY LONG?

- WHAT DID YOU DO? - WHAT DID YOU DO?

- AND WHAT DID YOU DO?

HANGIN' OUT IN THE STREET.

- IF THE CHILDREN DID THAT-- I PROVIDED A LIVING

FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN.

- OKAY, I'M GONNA SAY ONE THING.

I'M THE OLDEST CHILD.

I'VE BEEN WITH MY PARENTS THE LONGEST.

I THINK THAT DADDY DOESN'T LIKE MOMMY.

- AND HE HASN'T FOR A WHILE.

- AND HE HASN'T FOR A LONG TIME.

- YES.

- THERE'S ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NO REASON

YA'LL SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FRIENDS.

THERE'S NO WAY.

'CAUSE I GOT KIDS, NOW-- I GET IT.

- I AGREE WITH YOU, TONI.

- I'M GOING THROUGH A SEPARATION, SO I GET IT.

- I-I AGREE WITH YOU WITH THAT.

- IT'S LIKE YA'LL SHOULD BE FRIENDS.

- I AGREE. - BUT YOU HANDLED IT WRONG.

- YOU'RE GOING TO HELL FOR EVERYTHING.

- OH, MY GOD!

- AFTER MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED,

MY FATHER MARRIED A WOMAN NAMED WANDA

JUST 30 DAYS AFTER MY PARENTS' DIVORCE,

30 DAYS.

- NOW-NOW, DON'T FEEL THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEELINGS

FOR MISS WANDA, 'CAUSE I DID.

- IT'S ABOUT TIME HE ACKNOWLEDGED

THE FEELINGS THAT HE HAD FOR THIS WOMAN,

WHILE WE WERE MARRIED,

AND ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THE KIDS.

- I WAS LONELY.

- WOW-- I AIN'T NEVER HEARD YOU SAY THAT.

- I DID-- I-I DIDN'T HAVE- I DIDN'T HAVE MY CHILDREN

AROUND TO SUPPORT ME AND BE WITH ME.

- DADDY! - YOU DIDN'T WANT US AROUND.

- BUT I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY DAD

WHEN MY PARENTS DIVORCED BECAUSE,

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

HE LOVES US AND-- BUT HE FORGOT ABOUT US.

HE FORGOT THAT WE WERE STILL PART OF HIS FAMILY.

- IF I COULD GO BACK AND CHANGE THINGS,

I WOULD'VE HANDLED THINGS DIF--

- NO, YOU'RE NOT-- DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T SAY THAT.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO TELL US HE WOULD DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY,

WHEN HE REALLY WOULDN'T HAVE.

- THE STILL END RESULT WOULD'VE BEEN--

WOULD'VE STILL BEEN DIVORCE, AT THE END.

- YOU DIDN'T DIVORCE ME.

I DIVORCED YOU, REMEMBER?

- TOWANDA?

- YEAH, YOU STILL WOULD'VE, 'CAUSE I WAS TIRED OF YOU

RUNNING AROUND AND DOING WHAT YOU WAS BIG ENOUGH TO DO.

AND, NO-- UH-HUH... UH-HUH.

- YOU FILED THE DIVORCE?

I NEVER KNEW THAT.

- NO, MOMMY FILED. - YOUR MOTHER FILED.

BUT SHE DID NOT-- - YOU DIDN'T WANT A DIVORCE?

- WAIT A MINUTE.

- WE WENT TO MARRIAGE COUNSELING.

YOU SAT THERE AND CRIED

BECAUSE THE WOMAN TOLD YOU-

YOU HAD TO STOP SEEING THE WOMAN,

AND YOU WERE WEARING THE WOMAN'S RING.

- THIS WHOLE THING, LIKE, WITH YOU AND MOMMY, LIKE,

NOT GETTING ALONG IS SO MUCH BEYOND

YA'LL LITTLE ITTY-BITTY FEELINGS.

- THERE'S GOT A COME A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU SAY,

"LISTEN, I GOTTA PUT SOME THINGS ASIDE BECAUSE

"WHAT IT WAS, IS WHAT IT WAS,

"AND WHAT IT IS, IS WHAT IT IS."

AND YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT THE-THE HURTING THINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE--

- BUT, DADDY, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT, THOUGH.

- NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO.

BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A- IF YOU HAVE A SORE,

AND YOU KEEP HITTIN' ON THAT SORE,

IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO HURT.

- BUT IF THERE IS A SORE, IF YOU TAKE CARE OF THE SORE--

- RIGHT.

- IF YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT SORE, IT WILL HEAL.

- YOU CAN PUT THE RIGHT MEDICINE ON IT FOR IT TO HEAL.

- A SORE?

PLEASE, THIS MAN RIPPED MY HEART OUT.

- LET ME START, RIGHT NOW.

LET ME ASK YA'LL.

WHAT WILL HEAL THIS?

- THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND MOM.

- NO-NO-NO-NO-NO.

YA'LL-YA'LL KNOW-- YA'LL SAYING YOU GOTTA DO THIS.

WHAT WILL HEAL IT?

- I'M REAL SORRY. - I'M SORRY.

- HAVE YOU EVER APOLOGIZED?

- HAVE I EVER? - YES.

- YES, I HAVE. - NO, HE HAS NOT.

- OH! - THAT'S A FACT!

THAT'S A LYING DEMON SITTING OVER THERE.

- BUT, DAD-- BUT, DADDY, THAT'S HER OPINION.

- I KNOW... THAT'S HER OPINION.

- YOU GOTTA RESPECT THAT. - BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.

- BUT SH-SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO LET YOU HAVE IT, DADDY.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME YA'LL SEEN EACH OTHER.

- GIVE ME A BREAK! - OKAY, THAT'S IT--

THAT'S IT-- STOP-- I APOLOGIZE TO YOU.

[indistinct shouting]

- I KNOW I'M THE ONE WHO WANTED MY PARENTS

TO RESOLVE THEIR ISSUES.

BUT REALLY?

THAT IS THE LAMEST APOLOGY I HAVE EVER HEARD.

- SEE-- IT DON'T MATTER.

- WHY DOESN'T IT MATTER?

- WHY DOES IT NOT MATTER? - THAT WAS WRONG.

THAT WAS WRONG, RIGHT THERE.

- I HAVE A QUESTION.

WAS WAN-- WAS MISS-- M-MISS WANDA THE ONLY WOMAN

YOU WERE WITH?

- OOH. - NO!

- WHAT YA'LL DON'T UNDERSTAND,

WANDA WAS NOT ALWAYS MY LOVER.

SHE WAS MY FRIEND.

- YOU WAS OVER THERE TO YOUR WOMAN'S HOUSE

THAT YOU WERE RUNNIN' WITH FOR TEN LONG YEARS.

- THAT IS NOT TRUE--

- YA'LL WAS KICKIN' IT FOR TEN YEARS, FOR REAL?

- TEN LONG YEARS. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?

- TEN YEARS.

- THAT IS VERY UPSETTING.

- SO YOU DON'T MANIPULATE YOUR CHILDREN TO ACCEPT

YOUR WHATEVER SHE MAY BE, SO YOU DON'T SPEAK TO THEM

FOR EIGHT YEARS 'CAUSE SHE WOULD--

- DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP?

DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP?

- DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT WHAT I GOT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

- YOU RUN YOUR RELATIONSHIP.

- I'M RUNNING THAT, BUT DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP.

- BUT SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LAY IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE.

YOU DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!

- WHAT? - NOW, FIGURE THAT OUT.

I HAD ENOUGH OF HIS LYING, HIS CHEATING, AND HIS CRAP.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

I BETTER GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE, IF I DON'T,

IT WILL TWO SAD DAYS--

THE DAY THEY BURY HIM AND MY TRIAL.

- AT THIS POINT, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE DINNER WAS OVER,

AND WE'RE ALL JUST PRETTY DRAINED

FROM ALL THE DRAMA.

- OKAY, HUGS.

- WE SHOULD SEPARATE FOR A WHILE.

- THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING,

AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF.

THIS IS SOME BULL CRAP!

- THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN TO CASA GRANDE

AND DIDN'T EAT.

- I KNOW. - YES.

- I CAN'T EAT IN BAD-- IN A LOT OF STRESS TIMES.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

- THE ENERGY WAS CHALLENGING.

- AFTER THE TRAIN WRECK OF DINNER LAST NIGHT,

ME AND THE GIRLS DECIDED WE NEEDED TO GET TOGETHER

AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.

HOW CAN WE SORT THIS OUT?

- JUST SEEING HIS FACE REALLY WORKED ON MY NERVE.

AND HE'S SLIDIN' IN LIKE A PIMP!

- OH, LORD! - YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE--

- MOM, HE DID NOT WALK IN LIKE A PIMP.

- WELL, THAT'S HOW I SAW IT.

- I THOUGHT HE LOOKED A LITTLE HANDSOME, MOM.

- WELL, OF COURSE, YOU GUYS-- THAT-- THINK THAT

AND SEE THAT.

BUT, YOU SEE, TO ME, HE'S NOT A HANDSOME MAN.

I MEAN, LET'S KEEP IT REAL.

- SHE THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE GONNA HANG OUT BECAUSE

REMEMBER TAMAR WAS ALL TEMPERAMENTAL AND UPSET.

- WHOA-WHOA-WHOA.

- THE REASON IT HAPPENED-- - YOU THOUGHT ME

AND YOUR FATHER WERE GONNA HANG OUT?

- NO-- WHAT I'M SAYIN', TAMAR WAS TEMPERAMENTAL.

- UH-HUH. - SHE WAS UPSET.

SHE WANTS TO SEE HER MOM AND HER DAD TOGETHER

IN ONE ROOM.

AND, "WHY CAN'T WE HANG OUT AND BE A FAMILY?"

- BUT YA'LL SHOULDA LET ME KNOW.

WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?

WHAT-- WE WERE SUPPOSED TO KISS AND MAKE UP?

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS COMING.

WHEN I SEE HIM, IT'S LIKE-- IT'S A FIGHT, YOU KNOW,

TO-TO JUST BE CIVIL.

- I HATED THAT SHE LET HIM SEE WHAT SHE FELT.

- YES.

- AS A WOMAN, THE WOMEN IN ME, NOT THE DAUGHTER.

THE WOMAN IN ME IS LIKE,

"YOU NEVER LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL."

- GUESS WHAT?

HE NEEDED TO KNOW HOW I FELT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THE WOMAN IN YOU.

- BABY! - BUT THE WOMAN IN ME--

TOLD ME LET HIM KNOW HOW I FELT.

- MOMMY SAID, "YOU LAID IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE!"

- WHAT MADE YOU SAY THAT?

- AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- "YOU SPREAD IT LOW." - BECAUSE HE DID!

- WELL-- - HE DID!

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

- OOH! - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

- GIRL! - HOW DO YOU KNOW?

- WHAT ABOUT THE WOMAN THAT WAS IN THE CHURCH?

YES, HE WAS LAYING IT LOW AND SPREADING IT WIDE.

OF COURSE, HE WAS!

- GIRL, YOU BETTER GET IT!

- GIRL, YA'LL BETTER KNOW SOMETHIN'.

- YES! - PLEASE.

- DON'T ENCOURAGE HER!

- YOU MIGHT COME AND WANNA DEFEND HIM.

YA'LL WANNA DEFEND HIM BECAUSE HE IS YOUR FATHER.

BUT I'M-- IF IT WAS ANOTHER MAN,

YOU KNOW WHAT YA'LL WOULD'VE SEEN.

"I DON'T BLAME YOU, MOMMY."

- DIDN'T I JUST TELL YOU--

- BUT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR FATHER, YA'LL THINK IT'S OKAY.

- NO, MOMMY-- THAT'S NOT TRUE.

- BUT IT'S NOT OKAY.

- AS A WOMAN, I UNDERSTAND HOW MY MOM FELT

AND HOW SHE FEELS, THE BETRAYAL WITH MY DAD,

WITH THE INFIDELITY, BUT I JUST HOPE SHE FINDS

THE STRENGTH INSIDE TO LET IT GO,

'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY, SHE HAS NOT.

I FEEL LIKE MY FATHER LEFT MY MOM DAMN NEAR IMPOVERISHED.

- HE DID.

- HE GOT EVERYTHING ELSE, AND HE DIDN'T LEAVE HIS WIFE

ANYTHING-- BUT HE GOT A NEW SPOUSE AND SOMEONE ELSE

THAT HE'S WITH, THAT HE TAKES CARE OF.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME ANGRY.

LIKE, REALLY?

YOU-- WHY?

- TRACI, WHY YOU DON'T NEVER HAVE NOTHIN' TO SAY

ABOUT DADDY AND MOMMY?

- BECAUSE THAT'S DADDY AND MOMMY'S RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN MOM AND DAD IS JUST THAT,

MOM AND DAD.

WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS

WITH OUR PARENTS.

LET ME SAY THIS.

I LOVE MY MOTHER TO DEATH.

I KNOW SHE LOVE HER GRANDSON.

HE NEEDS TO KNOW HIS GRANDFATHER.

IF HE CAN'T GO TO HIS FATHER,

I WANT HIM TO GO TO HIS GRANDFATHER.

- I AGREE-- THAT'S THEIR GRANDDADDY.

I THINK HE SHOULD HAVE A PART

IN THOSE GRANDCHILDREN'S LIFE.

HE SHOULD KNOW HIS GRANDKIDS.

AND, SO, ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED.

I CAN'T GO BACK AND GET YESTERDAY,

BUT I'M-I'M MOVING FORWARD.

SO, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, IS THROW ALL THESE THINGS AWAY.

I'M TRYING, WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S IN ME.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

- HEY.

- WHAT'S UP?

- YOU'RE IN A YUCKY MOOD TODAY.

- YEAH... YOU NOTICED. - REAL BAD, HUH?

- YEAH.

- ANDRE AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS,

BUT I'M JUST NOT HAPPY,

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

I'VE PUT THIS OFF LONG ENOUGH.

NOW, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GIVE HIM THESE SEPARATION PAPERS.

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE FRUSTRATED WITH ME,

AND I KNOW YOU'RE FRUSTRATED WITH US,

AND I KNOW YOU'RE FRUSTRATED WITH THE MARRIAGE.

I AM, TOO.

I'M, LIKE, REALLY FRUSTRATED, TOO.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

I'M NOT SURE HOW HE'S GOING TO REACT.

I JUST HOPE THAT WE DON'T GET INTO A BIG FIGHT AFTER THIS.

SO, I WAS THINKIN' THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD SEPARATE

FOR A WHILE.

- THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

- EVEN THOUGH I'M HANDING HIM THESE PAPERS,

A SMALL PART OF ME

IS STILL HOPING THAT HE WILL FINALLY STEP UP

AND SAY, "I WANNA WORK IT OUT."

WOW...

HE SAID NOTHING.

I MEAN, NOTHING.

I THOUGHT, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE BETTER,

IF HE SAID SOMETHING, BUT HE SAID NOTHING.

WHO SAYS NOTHING TO SEPARATION PAPERS?

- DADDY, COME ON-- DADDY.

- HEY, BRAXTON.

MOMMY WILL PLAY WITH YOU-- COME ON.

MOMMY WILL PLAY.

I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS MOMENT FOR A LONG TIME.

I JUST DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE SO PAINFUL.

- HEY, YOU. - HEY, MOMMY.

- HEY, WHAT'S UP? - OH, NOTHIN'.

I GAVE ANDRE HIS SEPARATION PAPERS.

- OH, NO!

- NOTHING-- HE JUST WALKED OUT.

- OH, GOD...

MOMMY ALWAYS LIKED ANDRE, AND SHE DOESN'T WANT ME

TO BREAK THINGS OFF WITH HIM.

I'M PRETTY SURE SHE'S GONNA TAKE THIS HARD.

IT'S TRINA, MOMMY-- I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT BACK.

- ALL RIGHT. - GOODBYE.

TRINA, I GAVE ANDRE THE PAPERS.

- YEAH-- HE JUST WALKED OUT.

- NUMB.

I'M JUST NUMB.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GONNA GO KISS ON MY CHILDREN.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

THANKS, TRINA.

I WONDER IF I DID THE RIGHT THING.

I MEAN, MAYBE I COULD'VE MADE IT WORK.

I JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE.

- I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY'S GOT SOME NEWS.

JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

- WHO HAS THE NEWS? - JUST SAY IT.

- IF YOU HAVE NEWS, RAISE YOUR HAND.

WHO HAS THE NEWS?

- SOMEBODY.

- HOW ABOUT YOU? - WHAT?

- HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH YOU?

HOW ABOUT YOU AND ANDRE?

- WHAT? - NOTHING?

- ANYBODY TAP ME WHENEVER THEY WANT ME TO CHIME IN.

OH, UM-- - I DIDN'T TAP HER!

- I DID. - WHY'D YOU HAVE TO TAP HER,

WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO TALK, TONI?

- WELL, THE LAST I HAD HEARD WAS THAT--

- OH, GOD, THANK YOU.

- YOU KNOW, SHE SERVED HIM WITH SOMETHIN',

AND HE WALKED OUT.

WHAT HAPPENED, AFTER YOU SERVED HIM?

- NOTHIN'.

- YOU STILL HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT?

- WELL, HE AND I TALKED ABOUT IT.

- OH!

- AND HE SAID THAT HE'S FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY.

- ALL RIGHT!

- FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY?

FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY?

WHAT THE HELL DOES HE MEAN, "FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY?"

HE HASN'T DONE THAT IN YEARS.

FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY?

THE ONLY THING HE'S FIGHTING IS VIDEO GAMES.

- WHAT ABOUT TRACI?

- WELL, TRACI IS JUST GONNA MOVE TO GEORGIA.

- THAT'S GREAT.

- WHY DO YOU GOTTA SAY IT LIKE-- I'M SORRY.

WHY DOES SHE GOTTA SAY IT LIKE MISS CELIE

FROM "THE COLOR PURPLE?"

- HOW SHE SAY IT?

HOW SHE SAY IT, TONI?

- MOVING TO ATLANTA WON'T BE EASY,

'CAUSE I LIVE IN MARYLAND.

BUT, EVENTUALLY, I HAVE TO MOVE TO ATLANTA WITH MY FAMILY,

IF I WANNA JUMPSTART MY CAREER.

- WHEN ARE YOU MOVING HERE?

- WHEN IT'S OKAY FOR US TO DO THE ALBUM.

- DO YOU HAVE A DATE WHEN YOU'RE GONNA MOVE?

- I DON'T HAVE A DATE. - OH, OKAY.

- I DON'T HAVE A DATE, YET.

- SO, WHEN ARE WE DOING THE-- WHEN ARE YOU -

WHEN ARE YOU WORKING, SO YOU CAN GIVE TRACI SOME IDEA?

- WHEN IS WHO?

SHE SAID, "WHEN YOU START WORKING,

"WHEN EVERYONE STARTS WORKING."

- I WANT TO DO A SONG OR TWO.

I WANNA BE FEATURED, BUT TAMAR SAID, "NO."

- DAMN...

TONI'S REALLY NOT TRYIN' TO COMMIT

TO THIS WHOLE ALBUM.

SHE'S TRYIN' TO PUT IT ON TAMAR.

IT'S ON HER, TOO.

- WHAT I SAYING WAS, IS THAT IF YOU--

IF WE WERE GONNA DO IT,

THEN WE WAS GONNA DO IT AS THE FIVE OF US.

- TAMAR IS NOT THE BOSS OF ME.

- I'M NOT TRYING TO BE THE BOSS OF YOU, BY ANY MEANS.

- WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THE GOOD THING IS THAT TRACI IS MOVING TO ATLANTA.

- BUT TRACI SAID SHE'S NOT MOVING HERE--

- BUT TRACI'S ONLY MOVING WITH THE CONSENSUS

THAT WE START A RECORD, IS WHAT SHE SAID.

- BUT THE POINT IS, SHE'S WILLING TO MOVE HERE

TO BE CLOSER TO WORK, WHEN THE TIME COMES TO WORK,

SHOULD IT HAPPEN.

- THAT'S TRUE. - THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

OKAY, WELL, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

- I CANNOT TAKE ANOTHER TONI BRAXTON ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE LAST TIME SHE DID THIS, SHE TOLD US SHE HAD LUPUS.

WHAT'S NEXT?

- THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING,

AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!

SO, ARE WE GONNA WRITE SOMETHIN'?

ARE WE GONNA SING SOMETHIN'?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

- WAIT A MINUTE. - WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?

- WAIT!

- BECAUSE THIS IS SOME BULL CRAP!

- WHO HAS THE NEWS?

- JUST SAY IT.

- IF YOU HAVE NEWS, RAISE YOUR HAND.

WHO HAS THE NEWS?

- SOMEBODY.

- OKAY, WELL, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

- I CANNOT TAKE ANOTHER TONI BRAXTON ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE LAST TIME SHE DID THIS, SHE TOLD US SHE HAD LUPUS.

WHAT'S NEXT?

- I'M GONNA BE MOVING TO L.A.

- YAY! - WHAT?

- I'M MOVING BACK TO L.A.

BECAUSE I WANNA BE CLOSER TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

MY DOCTORS ARE THERE.

GREAT SCHOOLS FOR MY KIDS.

AND ALSO, I FOUND A GREAT LITTLE PLACE

THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

- NOW, HOW IN THE HELL YOU GONNA MOVE TO L.A.,

AND I'M GONNA GO TO GEORGIA?

THIS IS RIDICULOUS!

THE LAST TIME I MOVED TO ATLANTA,

SHE MOVES TO VEGAS.

NOW, L.A.-- THIS IS SOME BULL.

HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THIS ALBUM?

- I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.

- SO, WHY THE HESITATION ABOUT ME MOVING TO L.A.?

- 'CAUSE I'M SELFISH.

- WELL, THAT'S HONEST.

- TONI IS A BIG PART OF OUR LIVES HERE IN ATLANTA,

AND WHEN SHE'S GONE, IT'S GONNA CHANGE THE FAMILY DYNAMIC

FOREVER... AND I'M GONNA FEEL A BIT LEFT BEHIND,

AND IT REALLY MAKES ME SAD.

- AND TOWANDA MAY HAVE TO MOVE.

- YOU'RE GONNA BE LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON.

YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE.

- TOWANDA?

WHY-WHY WOULD-- WHY WOULD TOWANDA MOVE?

- I'M GONNA BE WHAT? - YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE.

- NO, I'M NOT.

- WHY WOULD SHE MOVE 'CAUSE YOU'RE MOVING?

- BECAUSE SHE'S MY ASSISTANT.

- I CAN DO IT OVER THE PHONE.

YOU-YOU SAID ONE MORE YEAR.

- AND SHE PROMISED TO ANOTHER YEAR.

- I DON'T WANT TO MOVE.

TONI KNOWS THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DID TELL HER I WAS GONNA GIVE HER ONE MORE YEAR

TO BE HER ASSISTANT, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE

SHE DECIDED THAT SHE WAS MOVING TO L.A.

I JUST KNOW THIS ISN'T GONNA END WELL.

I FEEL IT IN MY BONES.

- SO, WHO IS GONNA HELP ME PACK?

[singing]

- [deleted].

- LET'S JUST GO THROUGH THERE.

LET'S JUST DO THAT-- HERE WE GO.

- WE SCHEDULED SOME TIME IN THE STUDIO

TO WORK ON OUR SONG.

I REALLY WANT THE BRAXTON ALBUM FOR ALL OF US BECAUSE,

YOU KNOW, WE DO ENJOY SINGING TOGETHER,

AND WE DO ENJOY BEING TOGETHER.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

[singing]

- HEY, HARV. - WHAT'S HAPPENIN', GUYS?

BACK AT IT.

- SEE-- I KNOW IT...

I KNOW I GOT PERFECT PITCH.

- IT'S NOT PERFECT PITCH.

- SOMETHING'S WRONG-- THAT'S NOT ME.

SOMEBODY HAS AUTO TUNE ON MY RECORD.

TAKE HER OFF.

IT DOESN'T SOUND QUIET RIGHT.

HARVEY NEEDS TO FIX IT.

I'M HAPPY-- MY SISTERS AND I ARE FINALLY GONNA DO

ANOTHER BRAXTONS ALBUM.

I THINK IT'D BE REALLY EXCITING

TO BE BACK ON THE ROAD WITH THEM, AGAIN,

AND TRAVEL WITH THEM, AGAIN,

AND MAKE MEMORIES, AGAIN,

AND I THINK A LOT OF GOOD CAN COME OUT OF THIS.

SHOULD I COME IN?

- SOUNDED GOOD, TAMAR-- LET'S DOUBLE-CHECK IT.

- SO FAR, TONI IS NOT HERE YET, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF SHE'S COMING, BUT I'M GONNA TRY REAL HARD

TO BE THE ONE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING.

- YEAH, THAT WAS IT.

VERY NICE.

- TONI ISN'T HERE, YET.

SHE KNOW HER AND TAMAR ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS ALBUM

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF SHE'S OUT, TAMAR'S OUT.

TONI BETTER GET HER ASS HERE.

- WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?

- YOU TELL ME 'CAUSE--

- SHE'S STILL NO- NOT TELLING YOU?

- DID YOU TALK TO HER?

- UH-UH... SHE DIDN'T CALL ME BACK.

- TONI AIN'T COMIN', AGAIN.

AND, AGAIN,

I WILL NOT BE THE ONE WHO'S SAYIN' SOMETHIN'.

SOMEBODY ELSE GONNA HAVE TO SAY WHAT'S WHAT.

- YOU GUYS WERE LIKE, "HEY, WE'RE GOIN' TO THE STUDIO,"

AND THEN WHAT?

- SEE, THESE-THESE TWO DON'T EVER SAY NOTHIN'.

- GIRL, THAT'S A LIE.

THAT'S A LIE FROM THE PIT FROM HELL.

- THEY DON'T-- WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD THEM SAY ABOUT IT?

- THAT'S NOT TRUE. - NOTHING.

- HARVEY, OKAY, IT'S NOT A LIE.

IT'S JUST AN UNTRUTH.

- THAT'S YOUR SISTER, TOO.

YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.

- I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S NOT HERE.

- WELL, HOW COME YOU CAN SAY YOU DON'T KNOW,

AND I CAN'T SAY I DON'T KNOW?

- RIGHT, EXACTLY.

- NO, I-- NO, I DON'T LIKE TO ALWAYS BE THE PERSON

WHO'S LAYING IT ALL OUT ON THE TABLE.

HOW COME NOBODY ELSE SAYS ANYTHING?

LIKE, EVERYBODY JUST LET EVERYTHING

JUST SLIDE ALL THE TIME,

AND I'M THE ONE THAT'S LIKE, "UH,

"WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-- WHAT-WHAT?

"WHAT YOU DOIN'-- WHAT'S GOING ON?

"GET THAT-- COME ON BACK AND LET'S DO IT."

EVERYBODY'S HERE EXCEPT TONI.

SHE'S LATE, OF COURSE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEBODY ELSE

CAN'T HAVE THIS ROLE FOR ONCE.

I KNOW WHY... BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCKERS.

THAT'S WHY.

SO, I GUESS I'LL BE DOIN' THE DIRTY WORK, AGAIN.

DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR US

TO DO A BRAXTONS ALBUM WITHOUT TONI?

- NO, ALL BAD.

- AND LET THE CHURCH SAY. - AMEN!

- I DON'T WANNA BE THE LEAD SINGER OF THE BRAXTONS.

I'D RATHER DO MY OWN ALBUM AND KEEP IT POPPIN'.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

IF IT'S NOT FIVE OF US, I'M OUT.

- IT IS EASY FOR TAMAR TO QUIT.

SHE DOESN'T THINK ABOUT NOBODY ELSE.

I'M COMING FROM HELL AND BACK, AND SHE DITCHES.

- THIS IS SOME BULLCRAP.

- WHAT IS?

- I MEAN, I'M-- I'M RIDING ON THIS.

I MEAN, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE GOING TO GEORGIA,

DO THIS DERN ALBUM,

AND EVERYBODY'S NOT TRYING TO DO NO ALBUM.

THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING,

AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!

SO, ARE WE GONNA WRITE SOMETHIN'?

ARE WE GONNA SING SOMETHIN'?

ARE WE GONNA DO THE BRAXTON SOMETHIN'?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

- WAIT A MINUTE-- LOOK THAT WAY.

- WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO RILED UP?

- LOOK THAT WAY. - BECAUSE IT IS FRUSTRATING.

- WHY YOU LOOKING THIS WAY?

- I THINK THAT WAS VERY INAPPROPRIATE.

I-I'M VERY SHOCKED THAT TRACI IS DOING THAT.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

COUNT TO TEN AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

- I AIN'T TAKING NO TEN.

WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST-JUST TALK.

- HARVEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'?

DON'T TRY TO SNEAK OUT.

- UH, I GOTTA GO- I GOTTA GO TO THE BATHROOM.

- NO, SIR, HARVEY BRAXTON.

- NO-- HARVEY, WE NEED YOU.

- HARVEY BRAXTON?

- WE-WE-WE KINDA NEED YOUR LISTENING EARS, SERIOUSLY.

- YES.

- HARVEY BRAXTON, HAVE A SEAT.

- THIS IS DISPLACED ANGER THAT'S GOING ON, RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT-- YOU'RE-YOU'RE MAD AT ME...

YOU'RE MAD AT TRINA...

YOU'RE MAD AT T-TAMAR...

AND WE'RE NOT EVEN THE PROBLEM!

WE'RE HERE-- WE'RE DOING OUR JOB.

WE'RE HERE.

- THE BOTTOM LINE IS, TONI'S NOT GONNA DO

THE WHOLE ALBUM, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,

MY LAST CHANCE IS OVER.

- WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY ANGRY ABOUT?

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

- SETTIN' MY ASS UP, AGAIN, AND THE [deleted] IS OVER.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, "SET UP?"

WE DID NOT ASK YOU TO RELOCATE YOUR LIFE

TO DO A RECORD.

THAT'S NOT COOL FOR US TO HAVE THAT BURDEN.

IF IT FALLS APART, THEN, "OH, MY GOD!

"TRACI MOVED TO ATLANTA.

"WE SET HER UP."

THAT AIN'T RIGHT.

I CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACI AND HER CAREER.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

I'M-I'M GONNA SING THIS SONG.

I'M GONNA HELP WRITE IT, AND THIS IS IT FOR ME.

- AIN'T NOBODY HELP WRITIN' NOTHIN'.

- I AM NOT- I AM NOT GONNA GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MATRIX.

- EVERYBODY SAYIN' STUFF AND DOIN' STUFF.

- I AM NOT GONNA BE DRINKIN' THE KOOL-AID.

- AND I'M JUST SITTIN' THERE LOOKIN' LIKE

A LITTLE BUMP ON THE LOG. - WAIT A MINUTE, TRACI.

WAIT-- WHERE YOU GOIN'-- WAIT A MINUTE!

- WHY ARE YOU LEAVING-- WAIT!

- BECAUSE THIS IS SOME BULL CRAP!

I KNEW IT...

TAMAR'S NOT GOING TO DO THE ALBUM.

TONI'S NOT GOING TO DO THE ALBUM.

BUCKET-- I'M OUTTA HERE.

THE BRAXTON ALBUM IS OFF.

THIS IS MY LAST DANCE.

- NO, IT'S NOT. - OH, TSK.

- THAT'S WHY I SAID YOU-YOU-- - OH, MY GOD.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOIN'-- WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?

- EVERYBODY ELSE IS LEAVIN'.

- WHY ARE YOU--- - EVERYBODY ELSE AIN'T DOIN'

WHAT THEY WANNA DO.

- WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS RUNNING AWAY, TRACI?

- TRACI HAS A BREAKDOWN.

SHE FEELS JUST A LITTLE BIT LEFT OUT.

I THINK, RIGHT NOW, AT THIS POINT IN HER LIFE,

SHE'S STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

- I SHOULD'VE NEVER OPENED THAT CAN OF WORMS.

- I'M JUST GONNA SIT BACK,

AND I'M NOT GONNA SAY NOT ONE THING.

EVEN THOUGH TRACI'S ACTING CRAZY,

I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THIS BRAXTON ALBUM WILL HAPPEN.

- I LOVE MY SISTERS.

WE'RE A FAMILY, BUT, SOMETIMES,

WORKING TOGETHER IS STRESSFUL.

I DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT A BRAXTON FAMILY ALBUM,

RIGHT NOW.

AS AN ARTIST, I HAVE MY OWN IDENTITY,

AND I'M VERY COMFORTABLE, AND I'M A LITTLE HEADSTRONG,

AND I'M NOT 100% SURE IF THIS IS SOMETHING I WANNA DO,

AT THIS POINT IN MY CAREER...

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW...

IT COULD HAPPEN.