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I'm going to Orange County.

Ahh.

I'm about to step into someone else's life.

I can't believe I get to be a real housewife.

I'm having breakfast made for me.

Sounds like a vacation.

Oh, my God.

This woman has no idea what she's in for.

I'm not like your mommy coming to bring you lunch.

Burn.

"Please use a trash can and get all the poop."

We're limiting screen time.

Erik was sad.

It's very hard.

I need to do her laundry.

You mean you need to have me do her laundry.

I do laundry, too.

How are the household duties divided?

Well, 60-40. 60 in your favor.

Maybe 70-30.

My name is Emily Simpson.

And I live in Orange County.

My name is Shane Simpson. I'm married to Emily.

Um...

Hi, babes.

We have three children together, Annabelle,

Luke, and Keller.

Those are mac and cheese bites.

Yeah, I don't know how you make 'em.

I do wish we had more family dinners.

I think that's important.

I make chicken nuggets for my kids,

rice for Luke, and then Shane is on his own.

Are you upset that I'm not cooking with the oven?

No, I'm upset that I'm not cooking with the oven.

I've been upset

that you don't cook with the oven for years.

When Shane and I first got married,

it was supposed to be

I'd be home with the kids, and Shane would work.

And then I end up on a TV show.

I work more than I ever anticipated.

I'm an attorney, and most of my time

is spent with domestic duties.

Emily knows that I do a lot,

but I don't think she values how much it is.

Did you get the chicken nuggets out?

Oh, yeah, I forgot to put 'em in.

Oh, God, I, really--

I should have sex with him more.

He does a lot.

I-- honestly, I don't even really know what to pack.

This is really weird.

Can you open it for me?

- Why me? - No, don't leave.

I need help, Annabelle.

- Can't he do it? - Annabelle.

I don't want to.

She complains about my attitude,

and then, the next day, she'll be like,

"Well, you got your attitude from me."

I mean, she did.

I wonder what the new mom is gonna think of us.

Annabelle!

I have this angry 12-year-old,

who is on the phone all the time.

I retreat to the bedroom a lot.

That's how I parent.

This woman has no idea what she's in for.

Can you come spy for me?

Yes.

And if you see my daughter, you know,

put in a good word for me.

Be like, "Hey, your mom is pretty cool.

I don't know if you know this." - Right.

I wonder who is our new mom.

She's not a new mom.

She's a lady that's coming here.

Replacing mom.

Well, we all take a vote at the end

and see if we wanna replace her or not.

The family that Emily is gonna go be spending time with,

I don't know what they're lacking,

but I hope that, that husband

doesn't do crap in the house.

Cal, where are the hand towels?

I'm getting them.

My pet peeve when it comes to Erik,

I mean, where-where do we start?

Oh, Caley, something absolutely stinks

in this refrigerator.

Cal, how are those waffles coming along?

Cal!

My name is Erik Svensson.

This is my wife, Caley Svensson.

I can introduce myself.

I'm Caley Svensson.

We have three children.

Our 11-year-old boy, Graham,

Adelaide,

and then I have my youngest, Georgina.

And then we have a pig in the house.

We live on a farm.

I am a stay-at-home mom.

My day starts at 7 o'clock.

I feed the chickens, feed the horses.

I take care of our children.

I get the groceries done, do the laundry, make dinner.

Hey, off of me!

Mom does the cooking. Mom does the cleaning.

Dad ruins everything.

Erik does not do much.

I take the garbage out, okay?

My house is very much reminiscent

of, like, the English countryside.

Ever since I was a little girl,

I always dreamed of having this backyard farm.

What in the heck is a goat doing inside?

I think Erik loves the farm.

Yeah, he definitely loves the farm.

I hate the farm.

I never thought I'd be buying hay, you know,

and things like that, or paying for a vet.

It's crazy how much they charge.

I'm effectively a walking ATM for the family,

I feel like, at times, but I'm the dad,

and-and I have to sponsor everyone's happiness.

It is a thankless job.

Erik, did you let the pig in?

Erik!

- Hmm-- I don't like that question. - The pig.

Hello.

I'm a medical director at a large healthcare facility.

My job, it-it-it's a lot of work,

and it's stressful.

I don't think I'm appreciated.

I know he works, but I would love for Erik

to take more of an active role in the household.

You wanna come to work and have lunch with me?

Why is that so important to you?

Because it's-it's an expression of love and care.

I'm not like your mommy coming to bring you lunch.

Wow.

Can you please go take a shower,

so I can get in there?

Okay.

'Cause I gotta get ready.

I just wanna be acknowledged, you know.

Oh, my gosh.

Stop.

You treat me like a venereal disease.

You're just being dramatic.

She does give the animals a lotta kisses.

Maybe I'll put a horse head or something on,

and she'll give me a big hug and kiss.

We'll see.

I'm doing the swap because I hope that Erik learns

how much I actually do around the house

and keep it nice and smooth

so that he can walk in, have his dinner

and his fresh undies, without lifting a single finger.

Burn.

Adelaide, did you finish your homework?

Yeah, I did.

Uh-oh, guys, I'm gonna find out where I'm going.

I'm guessing Utah.

Where are you going?

I'm going to Orange County, California.

Oh.

I wonder who I'm trading with.

Uh, you're screwed if it's Terry Dubrow.

Let's just say that, okay.

'cause that is the guy that's gonna take me in the Ferrari

with the-with the gray hair. - Ahh, no.

That is your worst nightmare.

My worst nightmare is you going across the country

to live with another man for a week.

I have never left Erik alone with our three children

in my whole life.

It's frightening, just, like, frightening.

I don't-- I pray for him.

Probably not that good.

Okay, I'm-I'm going to New Jersey.

- Oh. - New Jersey?

Alexa, where is Park Ridge, New Jersey?

In New Jersey.

Mommy is headed out for a couple of days.

She's gonna be back.

Muah. I love you.

Bye, mama.

Have fun.

Okay, you'll be fine.

Annabelle, come say goodbye. Give me a hug.

Please.

Can you be good while I'm gone?

Can you be nice to the lady?

Okay, sounds good.

I'll see you in a few days.

I'm thinking, okay, Jersey, like, I don't know-- Shore.

I hope they have a dog.

At least one dog.

That would make me feel more at home.

I cannot believe I am in the O.C.,

and I'm about to be a housewife.

Is it, like, a requirement that everyone has to have,

like, a Range Rover or a G Wagon?

You don't have houses like this in Orange County.

Oh, cute, it's a farm.

Does that mean it's a real farm?

There's so many horses.

It's very equestrian.

Oh, my God, there's a pig!

There's a freaking pig.

It's-it's better than a dog.

Oh, my God, you're a pig.

Hi, do you have a name?

Oh, my gosh, can you show me around?

Would you like to take a tour?

Oh, my gosh, I thought a pig would be softer.

It's so wiry.

There's Crocs. I can't deal with Crocs.

I can't.

Oh, it's Emily.

Her family is so sweet.

This feels very strange to be in somebody else's house.

Why is it so clean?

I shouldn't touch anything.

I feel like it felt bigger on TV.

Not my style,

but I like it, if she likes it.

There's not a lot of stories being told

in the design of the house.

It feels like I could've walked into Pottery Barn.

Don't wanna judge.

Okay, okay.

Oh, my God, there are horses!

There's horses! Oh!

Oh, my God, this is making me feel like a kid

all over again.

I grew up on 12 acres, kind of in the middle of nowhere,

riding horses across a field, bareback.

Like, that was how I was raised.

What else is in there? There's something else.

Oh, yeah, it's a goat.

Okay, now my shoes are destroyed.

Oh, wait, but I see a letter.

Oh, my God, she handwrote hers.

Are you ready?

"Dear new Svensson wife, welcome to the farm."

"First of all, let me introduce you to my family.

Shane is my husband of 16 years.

He comes off very sarcastic and snarky."

That feels very familiar.

"We share kid responsibilities."

Well, not so same.

"And I'd say he does more than me." Really?

"Morning starts at 7 a.m.

The horses, goats, pig, chickens get fed.

Ask Adelaide, not Erik."

Erik doesn't do much around here, does he?

"Annabelle is 12."

Aww, "She's feral and sassy.

It's impossible to get through to her

because she's always on her phone.

If you can break through her tough exterior

and find a way to communicate with her

and bond with her, I'd love that."

"To clean the barn, please use a trash can

and get all the poop.

Don't let Erik make you do everything.

He needs to be a better partner."

I think she's been catering to him for a long time.

So, then how do you switch that?

Enter Emily from Orange County.

Hello.

Hi? Hello?

Adelaide, did I say it right?

- Yeah. - Hi, I'm Emily.

- Hi, Emily. - It's nice to meet you.

Georgina? That's a beautiful name.

How are you?

- Good. - Good.

And you're Graham, right? - Mm-hmm.

- And you're 11. - Yep.

I'm Caley's mom, Sue.

But they call me papa just in case you get confused.

Now, what's the pig's name?

'cause your mom just called him piggy?

His name is Pikachu.

Hi.

- Hello. - Hi, guys.

- How are you? - I'm-I'm Caley.

- Hi, I'm Shane. - Hi-- Caley.

This is, uh, Luke.

- Luke, hi. - And this is Keller.

Hi, guys.

She's a girl, and my sister is a girl,

so they're probably gonna be partying all day.

This is my daughter, Annabelle.

- Hi, Annabelle. - This is Caley.

Well, I'm gonna make dinner for these kids

to get it started.

Can I do anything to help?

Uh, no, I'll get it. Thank you.

- You sure? - Yeah.

You have not met my husband, but he doesn't do that.

What's dinnertime for you guys?

I just eat.

In our house, we eat dinner every night at 5 o'clock.

I think the biggest thing that bond families

are those traditions.

- So, it is Friday. - Okay.

And we're gonna go out to dinner, just you and I,

and these kids can figure out

how to take care of themselves while we're out.

- Seriously? - No, they have a babysitter.

No, but seriously, we're going out to dinner?

- Yeah. - Oh, my God, all right.

You do eat dinner, don't you?

- Yeah, but I just-- - Okay.

Like, my husband and I, we never go out.

So, like, that's-- - Oh, well, here you go.

Yeah.

Oh, he's not gonna be happy to see that on TV.

Shane cooks. He cleans.

He's scheduling date night.

I didn't think these husbands exist.

Apparently, they do.

So, have you ever mucked a stall before?

Yeah, I'm from Ohio. I used--

I grew up with horses. - Oh, so--

Oh, so, then you're okay.

I just-- I've been in Orange County for a long time.

It's so dirty in there.

I know. Well, you can come in.

Take a pitchfork. - All right.

Are we getting the dirty hay out?

Is that the goal? - Yeah, yeah.

That's the goal.

Okay, and then we're putting it in the--

Oh, we have to get the manure out, too.

So, there's lots of poop in here.

I'm cool with cows and horses, but...

this-this is not what I envisioned.

- Annabelle? - Yeah.

Do you wanna come and help me with a makeup

for just, like, a hot second?

No.

Ouch.

Twelve-year-old girls, they're just as difficult

as I remember them in middle school.

What am I doing? What did I sign myself up for?

Emily, how we doing in there?

I'm good.

It reminds me of my childhood. - You having a great time?

I got a lot.

Did you see how much I got? - You got a lot.

The barn looks great.

I can't wait until the rules change

because I am so tired.

That was physically very difficult.

- How was it? - Rough.

I haven't worked that hard in 16 years.

You want this one?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Manage my dad, is the biggest one.

Hi, baby, little baby.

Hey, guys.

- Hey, Dad. - Hi.

Hey, how are you?

This is Emily.

- Hi, Emily. I'm Erik. - Hi. I'm Emily.

- Nice to meet you. - Hi, Erik.

I've heard a lot about you.

I've never met someone from the O.C. before.

I'm very nervous.

Maybe she's gonna be a little bit like a-a diva.

Goodbye, everybody.

- Bye, papa. Thank you. - Bye.

So, what should we do after dinner?

We go for walks as a family.

We walk down the street a lot.

Sometimes we take the horse.

Okay, let's put our shoes on.

- Okay. - Let's do it.

Yeah.

Adelaide, are you gonna put the halter on?

I don't know how to do the halter aspect.

I know how to do the halter.

- Okay, I'm gonna step back. - What do you think?

I'm gonna step back.

This is great.

Come here, sir.

There we go, I got it.

No! Dad!

- Go! - Shut it, Adelaide! Shut it, Adelaide!

Shut it, Adelaide! - He's gonna run away!

No, no, no!

Watch your feet.

Okay. - No, he's gonna run away!

Adelaide, give it to me.

- No, let Miss Emily do it. - Sweetheart...

Miss Emily, can you get Navi's on first?

Yes.

Very impressive, oh, my gosh.

I've been here five minutes,

and I'm already having to manhandle the horse.

I've just met Erik. I don't know him very well,

but he clearly does not know how to handle animals,

even though he has a whole bunch of 'em

in his backyard.

Boy, if you didn't wrangle in the horse back there,

it would've been a crisis.

Oh, yeah.

I like that the goats are eating

just your neighbors' shrubbery.

Should we apologize to this house,

or should we just move on?

I think we should move on quick

before the police are called on us.

- Okay. - Back here.

Oh, he's pooping. - Oh.

Oh, for Pete's sake.

I haven't been on a date in a very long time.

All right.

I'm gonna be really boring and just do the cheese pizza.

Go for a cheese pizza. I'll do the suprema.

- The suprema-- done. - Yeah.

- Thanks. - Of course, no worries.

These are regular occurrences for you guys,

like every Friday night? - If we can, yeah.

I would love to do this more with Erik.

It's just-- it just seems so overwhelming.

Yeah, yeah.

Thank you. - All right.

So, chef brought you this crudo. - Oh, wow, thank you.

My husband, he works so much that he wants

this traditional housewife and somebody that stays at home.

Tricky part is, is that I still feel guilty

in that I don't financially bring an income in.

Yeah, but I disagree with that.

Of course, I don't know your household.

No, sure.

But finance is not everything, right?

Could he have three kids on his own? No.

So, you know, it goes both ways.

It goes both ways.

You're hoping Emily is gonna come back

with anything different

or a different perspective on anything?

Yeah. You gave me some, uh, hope

because Erik doesn't do anything.

I would like it if Emily came home

and said, "Thank you," more, some form of recognition

for things that I do. Yeah, I would love that.

- There you go. - Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Well, you're gonna go to bed tonight

without puttin' kids to bed.

- It's weird. - Yeah.

I'm gonna, like, be walking in circles in the room.

I'm like, what do I do with myself?

Hope you're not bored.

Is it pajama time?

Oh, my God, it's 8:12, honey bunny.

- So? - How we just put 'em on?

Let's get ready for bed. How about that?

Let's get the rest of the crew. Where is Graham?

You go there and get your pajamas on,

and I'll be right there, okay?

First of all, it's hard enough to have three kids,

but have you ever tried to put three kids to bed alone?

Okay, do you know where your pajamas are?

In our household, a lot of times,

it's divide and conquer. Let's go to bed.

With Erik, like, he retreats to his den,

or office, or whatever that is.

It's overwhelming. It's exhausting.

It's a lot of work.

Oh, you're back.

What's going on with your dad?

I thought you were going to bed.

No? Okay, all right.

Breakfast! Waffles! Bacon!

I feel like I've woken up at a hotel.

I don't wanna swap the rules. This feels good.

Good morning, guys. - Good morning.

So, Shane, did you make some waffles?

Yeah. Do you want some waffles?

I would love a waffle. Thank you.

This is lovely.

- Adelaide! - Yeah?

Do you want to come help me feed the horses?

Okay.

I love your outfit. We match.

Annabelle wants nothing to do with me,

and if I told her we had to wear matching outfits,

she would literally die.

So, Adelaide is just so sweet and cute.

Let's go visit the chickens.

Okay, we just-- I just put 'em in here?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, they're warm. What are their names?

We haven't named 'em.

I feel like we should name them all.

What about this white one, right here?

We could name it Tamra.

Do you have a fancy chicken?

One with, like, the yellow stripes on her neck?

We can name it Heather Dubrow.

The disheveled chicken... - Yeah.

That one is named Shannon.

Before it lost all its feathers,

it used to be named Moon. - Moon?

Yeah, because it was, like, all black.

Well, that-that tracks a lot. You have no idea.

Do you spend more time with mom or with dad?

More time with mom.

Um, every Monday, we horseback ride,

and after horseback riding, we always go to the diner.

Do you wish you spent more time with dad?

Yeah, a little bit.

Does he stay in his office a lot?

Yeah.

With an increase interstitial lung markings

and pulmonary vascular congestion. Period.

Do you wish he came out more and, like, did more fun things

with kids and your mom?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I've only been around Erik for a day,

but, basically, Caley does everything,

and Erik is working in his office,

and, like, tepidly kind of interject sometimes.

- Doin' okay? - Yeah.

- Gonna have some lunch? - Okay, let's do your soup.

We're gonna do it in the same bowl we did yesterday?

- Yeah, the same. - So, Emily, you got this?

- Yes. - You sure?

- I got it. - Okay.

Caley has always done everything for me.

I'm sort of embarrassed to admit it,

but I-I have been molded into this kind of guy

who is just dependent on his wife

to do everything around the house.

- What do you want? - A seltzer.

A seltzer? Is that what you called it?

I'm doing all the work.

I'm making lunch for the kids, and Erik just watches me do it.

All right, and then you wanna--

do you want me to do the hot water,

or you wanna do it? - Yeah.

I'm gonna go hide.

Erik is going to be in for a rude awakening

when I change the rules.

This is not gonna fly.

How does she do this every day?

Whoever gets there first does this pile.

On your mark...

Oh, dad!

Oh, dad!

Special guest has arrived.

- Hello, hello. - Hi.

You're so beautiful, replacement Emily.

Aww, thank you. Nice to meet you.

- This is Caley from New Jersey. - Oh, you're from Jersey?

- Yes. - You're my people.

I'm from New York.

I recognized Gina right away.

Those are two dysfunctional nutjobs.

- They're so----ed up. - They are.

We're not like that. - No.

We're totally normal.

Figured we would go down to the marina and get coffee

because we need-- - Oh, my God, thank God, coffee.

Yeah, oh, yeah, I'm a big coffee person.

I'm gonna start saying "cawfee" now.

See ya!

Do you have, like, an extra-large?

Yeah.

This is girl is seriously undercaffeinated.

The largest size coffee you have.

I'm a stay-at-home mom, so it's, like, I do everything.

I understand because I used to live that life.

Like, do you have things you do day-to-day

during the week just for yourself?

Some women go to, like, yoga. Emily goes to the gym.

Like, I usually will go to the barn.

- It's not, like, social at all. - No.

I'm usually talking to the pig, who is eating lunch next to me.

Conversation doesn't go great. - Yeah, that's--

I feel like we could do better than that.

- Yeah. - My partner that I'm with now

is my partner, and my soulmate, my everything,

but it doesn't take away from me always wanting to, like,

lean into myself, fulfill the things that I need,

and I've found that to be very healthy.

Like, I feel guilty taking that.

- Your husband has a job? - Mm-hmm.

- And you're 9 to 5 housewife. - Right, right.

Then anything outside of those hours

should be shared responsibility. - That's interesting.

That's, like, a really interesting perspective.

The last person I please is myself.

So, it's just...

Caley is lovely. I think she's wonderful.

I just feel a little bad for her, honestly.

You do so much for everybody else,

and then you tend to lose yourself.

It's like you got yourself kinda backed in a corner there.

Baby is in a corner. Nobody should back--

Yeah, don't put Caley in a corner.

But, I mean-- hi, love.

You want to come home with me, too?

He said yes.

Family meeting-- since I've been here,

we've been living by your mom's rules.

So, now we're gonna switch it all up,

and we're gonna do Emily's rules.

Oh.

I'm very excited about the rules changing

because I feel like possibly I can--

Ha! All right.

Before, like, we start anything,

I just wanted to say my rules are about being present

and being together as a family.

Rule number one is, we're limiting screen time.

I'd love to see your kids actually engaging

and going outside to be active.

Tomorrow, we could all do something together.

Okay.

Annabelle is on her phone a lot,

and so I would like to have more moments

when she's actively engaged with the family.

Are you gonna survive? All right.

Well, we'll see how it goes, huh?

We'll see.

All my rules are going to help you

to be a more present dad.

Rule number one... - Uh-oh.

Dad now has to take care of the animals.

Why does everybody hate me?

I'm not a great animal handler.

The big horse bites me sometimes.

The-the goats look cracked out, and I-I don't know

how to handle these things.

Rule number two-- bedtime, dad is in charge.

- Oh. - And dad is putting you to bed.

You could choose for us to go to bed at 10:00.

No. How about 6:00?

Okay, yeah, change the rule, please.

- Seven. - Deal.

But, Georgina, I still wanna have a dance party first.

My daughter, Adelaide and I, we always cook together.

Annabelle might help me today in the kitchen.

Can you assist prepping dinner?

Okay, don't talk with your mouth full.

She's fine.

Having family dinner is a way of saying

I love each and every one of you.

I would love to be able to sit down as a family.

A sit-down dinner, I would like that. Yeah.

- Yeah. - Rule number three,

and this is very important-- you get to plan a date night

tonight for us. - Wow.

- You have to cook something. - Cook?

I don't know how to cook anything.

I can't even make cereal. Ow.

What was that for?

This is, uh, this is gonna be interesting.

New rules starting now.

Come on, piggy pie.

- Dad, what are you doing? - I gotta lure him in here.

Go at it, babydoll. You love the pool.

It feels amazing to be doing absolutely nothing.

Could you please go away?

I don't know why you keep following me around,

asking me questions.

- Look at his butt. - Wipe that butt off, big guy.

I have to keep my purse next to me

because the pig likes to root through it.

Oh, my God, he ate my Chapstick, and two bottles of lotion,

and another Chapstick.

Give it back!

No, no, no. Give it back!

Does Louis Vuitton repair bags if a pig chewed on it?

How does she do this every day?

You should ask her with 20 years of barn experience.

Oh, God.

- You got the easy part, dad. - What's easy?

There's nothing easy. The farm is a lot of work.

As I'm scooping the manure, physically, it's-it's a lot.

How about whoever gets there first does this pile?

On your mark, go.

Oh, dad, what the ?

What the hell is wrong with you?

It was a race.

Help. I think I broke my ribs.

Let me just wade through the B.S.

You're not fully appreciated?

Is it hot in here?

Is it hot in here?

Help, somebody.

I think I broke my ribs.

Dad fell on top of me, and I fell over.

So, we're both muddy now.

- Dad, are you okay? - I'm horrible. Thank you.

Can you, like, cut, like, one more of that sausage?

What?

Do you wanna, like, cut the sausage a little bit?

- Sure. - Like, into slices, maybe,

like, one or two more for the pasta,

like, little kind of like saw-- exactly, yeah, that one.

Perfecto. Thank you so much.

- Mm-hmm. - Do you wanna wash your hands?

- No. - You're like, "No, it's good."

When you're busy cooking and chopping,

you can't be on a phone.

So, I'm looking for any active way of engaging.

- Caley? - Yes?

Do you need help setting the table?

Do you need help setting the table?

Double jinx.

Is this where the pans have been all this time?

- Uh, yeah. - Huh.

Daddy, do you know how to cook beef?

I have no idea.

What do I do here?

Emily definitely switched up the roles on me today.

Ahh, I just got ground beef in my eye.

- Are you okay? - No, I'm not okay.

I can't see. I really have a lot to learn,

but I'm sure I'll-I'll be able to figure it out.

Is anyone listening for the food to be done?

Oh, my God.

- Hey. - Hello.

Hi. How are you?

I'm Caley. Nice to meet you.

Hi. Nice to meet you. It smells so good.

Thank you for joining.

Growing up, we had dinner every night at the table.

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm, which was normal.

We talked about our day every night.

Mm-hmm.

Being together as much as possible

is just priceless. - Of course.

The pasta looks good, and so buttery.

Is it? - Mm-hmm.

I don't care what we have for dinner.

I just don't like screentime limitations.

It's annoying.

- Can I be excused? - If you're done, yes.

Thank you, boys, for helping.

Now, we can talk badly about you while you're gone,

right, Luke? - No, never.

How dare you?

Never.

Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful!

We did it up, yep.

We-we went the extra mile for ya.

- Wow! - These are roses.

- Sweetheart... - What?

Don't you think it's a little much?

- Hello. - Hello.

Welcome to the Glorious restaurant.

Tonight, we're gonna be serving you lasagna cups

and Caesar salad. - I love that.

Georgie, what's the name of your restaurant,

again, sweetie? - Glorious.

- Glorious. - It's glorious.

- Perfect. She named it. - I love it.

Yeah.

- Date night is on. - Um, it's on.

So, I almost broke my neck today out there.

I was, you know, thinking to myself, like,

I can't believe my wife does this every day.

Do you think maybe there's something

holding you back from putting more effort in

around the house?

That's a really-- uh, that's interesting.

I don't think I'm appreciated.

Caley coming in, sitting down with me,

watching a basketball game for ten minutes,

I mean, like, to me, it makes me happy, which, in turn,

will keep me more really around the family, I think.

I don't think that the whole situation

between Caley and Erik

is just Erik not participating around the house.

It's much more complex than that.

I think that he doesn't feel valued,

and so he just doesn't try.

Let me just wade through the B.S.

and just get right to the point.

There are probably obligations that you do have to do

where you have to go to your office.

- Yeah. - But I think

you also go in there as an escape.

Is it hot in here, or is the-- is the air on?

So, you feel a little resentment

because you're not fully appreciated.

Right.

And you wish that she had more gratitude

and affection towards you. - Yes.

For all the hard work to support her dreams.

Oh, my God, it's like you stole my thoughts

out of my brain.

Let me just play devil's advocate for a minute.

All the animals are because Caley wants the animals, right?

Right, 100%.

It's not my passion, but Caley's passion

has become my passion in a lot of ways because--

Okay, but is it really your passion?

I mean, clearly, you want to make her happy.

Your dream isn't to have goats and a pig

walking around your house. - No.

But you let it happen because it makes her happy.

Oh, my God, can we bottle that up

and ship it out, you know, to Caley?

I would like a little more, maybe, credit.

And I can see that, and I think that's not...

...an unreasonable request.

I can see my husband in you, and then it makes me sad

that I don't recognize his feelings.

Okay.

And so, maybe the same thing is happening to her.

Mic drop.

It doesn't feel like he's getting what he needs.

I don't know how to fix that.

Annabelle, do you wanna come up when you're done

with your ice cream? Annabelle?

Hmm?

You wanna come up when you're done

with your ice cream? - Mm-hmm.

Okay, thank you.

You gonna wear an apron to the dance party?

- It's my dress. - Let's do it.

- Yay! - You're so much fun.

Okay, now turn.

There you go.

Turn, again.

The kids are amazing. They're so sweet and kind.

I feel like I'm establishing a connection with them,

and it makes me think, you know what?

Sometimes you just have to embrace the chaos.

There you go. There you go.

Aww, everybody is in comfy cozies.

Yeah, it's comfy cozy time.

Annabelle, do you have a favorite movie?

- "The Bad News Bears." - Oh, yeah.

- I've never seen that. - What?

- Yeah! - Oh, my God.

I have to put it on.

All right, ladies, you know what time it is, right?

- No. - It's time for bed.

All right. You guys go to bed.

Good night. - Good night.

So, guys, is there one thing

that you're going to miss about me being here?

- Everything. - Aww, really?

Yeah.

Do you guys think you want to continue family dinner

when I leave? - Yeah.

Do you think you should get a pig?

Yeah, if it's big and juicy.

No, don't you dare.

Today is my last day here.

I thought that we could do something

that dad would like to do.

So, we're gonna go flyfishing.

Oh, my God.

I set this up because I feel like

Erik doesn't get to do the things that he enjoys doing.

What do you like to do? - I-I love fishing.

I just don't have the time.

It's gonna be great!

Yay! What's flyfishing?

Graham, easy, bud. Easy, Graham.

All right. Oh, my God.

I caught-- I caught somethin'.

This-- Look at what I caught.

Remember the fly is flying, right now, guys, okay?

- Daddy. - Yeah, baby?

- I don't wanna fish. - All right, honey.

You don't have to fish. - Ahh, ahh, ahh.

- Okay, can we head home? - Head home?

We just got here, kids. - Daddy, I'm hungry.

Gr-Graham, you literally just struck our new mom.

Okay. - Oh, I did?

Oh, it's okay.

I love that Emily planned this whole day.

I love that the kids came along.

It felt like I was the center of attention,

and I gotta-- I gotta say that felt really good,

but it's kind of a disaster.

All right. I can't do this with kids.

- This is chaotic. - I cannot do this with kids.

I will not do this with kids.

It's chaotic, and it's a disaster,

and Erik is miserable. But you know what?

There's something actually kind of fun about it.

I realize that I never actually just make the effort

to do some type of activity that Shane would like to do.

Was it everything that you've dreamed of?

And more.

Annabelle, wanna join our walk?

- I wanna go. - I mean, go ahead.

Go ahead. Hold on. Look at 'em.

Look at 'em. My goodness.

That's so cool.

That is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Something that works in my family is going on walks.

- Wanna try riding it? - Oh, hell no.

How come?

I'm gonna mess up your bike.

It's fine. I-I've--

my parents don't know this, but I, like, ran into

so many bushes and, like, fell off it so many times.

I'm seeing a genuine smile. We're laughing.

Truly, it just took time. Took patience.

How do you pedal on this thing?

Pedal.

It's too small for you.

This is amazing.

Like, I finally got through to her.

- Hello, family. - Hello.

This is it.

Oh, man, we're, like, super bummed out

that you're-- you're leaving.

- Yeah, it was really fun. - I had fun, too.

And, you know, you guys being so amazing and so fun,

like, really ignited something in my heart

that I just want to go home and have

those same kind of moments with my kids.

Going into this experience, I didn't really feel like

there was much to take away from someone else's life.

It makes me reflect.

Why do I not put more time and effort into my own family?

I would not have opened up about all the feelings

and stuff, but you made it so easy.

I've learned a tremendous amount from this experience.

I-I have to be a better husband.

I have to do better.

So, when Caley comes home, I'm excited to introduce her

to kinda this newer, better version of-of me.

I just have a parting gift.

No, you didn't.

It's a dustpan for you.

This is gonna be my special dustpan.

Thank you. - You're welcome.

Let's say goodbye, guys.

I'm gonna miss you so much.

Bye, Erik. - I appreciate you.

- And you're a good guy. - Safe travels.

- Okay. - No cryin'.

I'm so excited to see my kids.

I'm so excited to meet your mom.

Annabelle-- she might hug me.

She might not.

Hello? Oh, my goodness!

Hi, buddy.

Hi, Belles. - Hi.

Hi, honey. I missed you.

Hi, Caley. - Hi. I feel like...

Of course.

Oh, my God, I don't know why I'm--

Oh! I'm sorry.

Sorry, that was chaotic.

Sorry. I don't know why I got so emotional.

I know.

Keller, how are you, honey?

- Good. - Oh, my goodness.

All right, well...

All right, you're taking the kids?

I love you.

Now that everybody is gone...

Now that Shane is gone, and my children are gone,

tell me what you really think.

How was Annabelle?

- She was standoffish. - Yeah.

I wanted to let her warm up to me in her own time.

When we switched the rules, I wanted to get everybody

to sit at one table for family dinners

because it starts to create this tradition

of, like, hey, we're checking in.

Yeah, I love that you did that

because we never sit down as a family.

Right.

And I'll tell you. When I was with your kids--

and every time I talk about your kids,

I get so emotional. I don't know why.

Stop.

But I wanted to be around them so much.

It made me really think about how,

when I'm in my own house,

I don't do that a lot of time with my own kids.

And I'll go in my room, and I'll just, like,

wanna be alone, and I'll want to watch TV or something.

And I thought, I have to go home

and do this with my own children.

I know.

One thing, I got to spend some time with Annabelle.

I knew that was important to you.

Mm-hmm.

And one of my rule changes

was just have her come and sit on the couch with us.

- Mm-hmm. - You know,

and just know that, like, we want her here

and want her to be part of the family.

Right.

So, I think that if you can lead with that

and encourage just a little bit of family time.

And instead of being scared to do it because it's crazy,

and it's hard, we just have to do it anyway.

- Yeah. Enjoy the chaos. - Yeah.

So, Erik and I had a date night.

He had to cook.

- Oh, you got Erik to cook? - Yes. So, he had--

Did he even know where the pots and pans were?

Probably not.

I could tell that he was so nervous.

And I think he recognized that he does need

to do more things in the house,

but I felt like he was sad.

And I think-- and I'm-- I'm not trying to--

- No, no, I just-- - I think that he works

so hard to give you the dream life that you want,

and I don't think he feels like that's acknowledged.

With some of the things, like, I don't want

to talk about right now, but, like, it's very hard.

With some of the things, like, I don't want

to talk about right now, but, like, it's very hard.

I get it, but he sacrificed a lot of things

to make you happy. - Yeah, yeah.

Maybe why he doesn't help out more,

is because he doesn't feel like he's getting what he needs.

The love back.

I don't know how to fix that in myself.

I have this wall up, and I can't get it down,

and I don't know what's wrong with me, you know.

I want to be affectionate for him.

How do I be a better wife to him?

And I just feel like-- - You know what I think?

I think if you just gave him a hug

when he came home from work. - I know.

If you just started with that...

Yeah.

I really, really, really struggle

with showing my love for my husband.

This was a wake up call.

If I took anything away from your home was,

I really appreciated how much Shane contributes

to this family and how much he does.

He does a lot. You have a wonderful partner.

I would naturally think Shane or somebody else,

but why doesn't Erik deserve those same compliments

that I offer your husband?

I should just say thank you for all those things

that he does.

And, also, you could go to lunch with Erik.

Oh, God, not lunch.

- Yes. - Not the lunch.

You're gonna have to go to lunch with Erik.

Can you go meet him for lunch once a week?

- I can. - Okay.

I feel like maybe that will be, like, my olive branch.

And he's a great guy.

I'll, uh, grab my little lunchbox

and go meet Erik. - Yes, give him a hug.

Yes.

And I think it'll do wonders.

I know.

I think taking Caley outside of her comfort zone

and her own little mini farm

probably really opened her eyes.

I think she wants to be different.

I think she wants her marriage to be different.

- Hi, guys. - Hi, babe.

How are you?

Hi, my love. - Anything good? All right.

Caley is leaving now. Do you want to say bye?

Thank you, guys. Thank you for everything.

Thank you, Annabelle.

Thanks for sharing your home with me.

Thank you, Shane. - It was really nice.

Yes.

All right, guys. - Good luck with everything.

Take good care of mom.

When I walk in that door tomorrow,

I'm hugging Erik, and I'm saying,

"I love you, and I love this beautiful family

"that you've given me and how hard you work

"for our family."

Let me give you that hug,

and then he'll do the dishes.

- I want a family hug. - Come on-- family hug.

- Stockpile. - I missed you.

I would do it again. I mean, maybe not soon.

Check back with me next year. I feel like I would do it again.

I love you so much.

- You must be tired. - You have no idea.

- Mommy! - Hi, baby.

Mommy missed us.

All right, here we go.

What time do you want me to pick you up?

Can you come when it's, like, 1:50?

Oh, you mean he's waiting for you

when you get out of school?

That's what dad does.

Oh, thank you. I'm so hungry.

I love you. - I love you, too.

Now, let me go do the dishes

and show you how much I love you.

You know, Florida has crocodiles.

It's the swamp people!

I'm new mom!

We do low-demand parenting.

So you allow them to do whatever they wanna do.

We don't have structured bed times.

Oh, they don't have a schedule.

We're done with rules!

- Oh, my gosh! - Dad.

What hap-- Oh!

Trouble's comin'.

Ahh! Sh--!

What in the Dr. Doolittle is this place?

Somebody call Delta, get my flight! Get my--