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We still going to that preschool thing tomorrow?

Mm-hmm.

What preschool thing?

Oh, my friend's kid has one she loves.

I figured we'd check it out.

Well, CeeCee doesn't need to go to preschool.

I watch her.

She needs to be around other kids.

Otherwise, she's gonna end up weird.

I never went to preschool.

Tour wouldn't hurt.

You know, if you really want her to be around other kids, we...

We're not having another baby.

Well, excuse me for looking for solutions.

Just seems silly to pay strangers to watch her

when I'd do it for free.

Yes, the childcare is free, but the emotional damage is forever.

? ?

It's a great playground.

Smart you got plastic slides.

Those metal ones used to toast my buns.

Well, safety is a priority for us.

You know what you're missing? A tire swing.

- Maybe I can hook you up. - Georgie.

I'm just saying, the little ones love an all-weather radial.

Well, this is where we do circle time,

and over there is imagination station

where the kids play dress-up.

We'd be paying for her to play dress-up?

She does that for free at home.

Well, it's not just play, right?

I mean, what's this area over here?

Study corner?

That's for nap time.

No offense, but I'm not really sure what she gets out of this.

Studies do show that children who go

to preschool are better prepared for kindergarten.

CeeCee'll be fine. She's pretty advanced.

Great, we also have a library for our early readers.

Well, she ain't a reader yet,

but she don't eat the pages no more.

- We have all different levels. - And she can count to ten.

Not in order, but it's really cute, so we don't correct her.

We'll get her caught up in no time.

- Caught up? - So she's behind?

All kids learn at their own pace.

That means yes.

Ooh, she knows all the words to "Welcome to the Jungle."

That's got to count for something.

How soon can she start?

Bye, sweetheart.

Have a great first day at school.

- You gonna miss me? - No.

I asked for that.

- Bye. - MANDY: Bye.

I can't believe you're doing this.

What, sending her to school? Yeah, I'm a monster.

Just remember, if you're scared or lonely or feel abandoned,

this was your mother's idea.

Don't listen to Grandma.

You're gonna have fun,

and you're gonna make new friends.

Maybe one or two or...?

Eight.

And that's why she's going to school.

I hope you realize you're sending her into a germ factory.

Might as well just let her drink out of the toilet.

We got the child lock so she can't do that anymore.

Tell the truth, are you doing this just to spite me?

Believe it or not, this is not about you.

I'm thinking about what CeeCee needs.

You just want to keep her for yourself.

Are you saying I'm being selfish?

No.

What does she know? She can't even count to three.

Wow.

Doesn't this look great?

You're gonna learn so much and have so much fun.

Okay, bye.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Look.

I know this is a big step, okay?

So, it's perfectly normal to be scared

or maybe even a little sad

because, you know, it's never gonna go back

to the way that it was.

- Okay, bye. - Oh. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, just...

just one more hug, okay?

Mommy loves you so much.

CEECEE: Let go.

This must be CeeCee.

Hi. I'm Ms. Diane. You ready for your first day?

Nope.

Doing okay?

CeeCee's never gonna be this small again.

How much you think they're gonna feed her at this school?

I'm serious.

Mandy doesn't know how fast it all goes.

Yeah, well, it is a blur.

So what's wrong with wanting to slow it down a little?

Nothing.

Does that make me selfish?

No one thinks you're being selfish.

Mandy does.

Except for Mandy.

I just loved having someone here to take care of.

Hey, you always got me.

I meant someone little and cute.

I'm cute.

You should've seen her with her little backpack,

mermaid lunch box-- adorable.

I had a Charlie's Angels lunch box.

They were so hot.

You're lucky.

My mom got me one with Bible angels on it.

That sucks.

They were still hot.

Fellas.

Hey, didn't know you were working today.

Yeah, well, Audrey's depressed, and I hate seeing her like that,

so I left.

- This about the preschool? - Yeah.

She always criticized me

for quitting school early, now she's mad that CeeCee's

starting too soon.

It's like you can't win.

I had not noticed that.

It's hard watching our little ones grow up.

Y-You don't have kids.

He's always comparing CeeCee to his dog.

His name is Bandit and you know it.

The point is, Audrey's upset,

and your wife didn't help much calling her selfish.

No offense to Mrs. McAllister, but Mandy's right.

School is where CeeCee needs to be right now.

Do you want a lick of mine?

Yes.

Can Mommy have a lick of yours?

No.

She sacked out right in the middle of story time.

Aw.

First day of school really took it out of her.

That must be it.

She loves to learn.

That's funny,

'cause she said you got ice cream and went to the zoo.

She is a damn liar.

I can't believe you didn't take her to school.

Shh!

What? Of course I took her.

I just didn't leave her.

What happened? Was she crying?

There were tears.

You spent all dinner talking about

how much fun she had at preschool.

Because I told my mom that she was being selfish

for wanting to keep CeeCee with her.

Which is what you did.

I know. That's why I had to lie.

Sounds like CeeCee really liked preschool.

Apparently more than she likes me.

Yeah, you really can't win.

Now she's gonna make friends

and her weekends are gonna be spent

at playdates and birthday parties.

So you were hoping she'd have a bad day and make no friends?

Only because I love her!

Come on, there's still so much good stuff to look forward to.

- Like what? - You know, like teaching her to ride a bike.

So she can pedal away from me?

Okay, well, I was gonna say drive a car,

but I'll skip that one.

- Ooh. -

At some point, she'll blame Mandy

for everything wrong with her life.

Thank you. That helps.

I tried. I just couldn't let her go.

This was your idea.

You love things that are your idea.

Yeah, but seeing her at school,

it just made me realize she's not a baby anymore.

I mean, soon, she's gonna be in kindergarten,

and then she's gonna be in high school,

and then she'll be in college dating boys we're gonna hate.

I already hate 'em.

But let's take this one step at a time.

She's only three.

- I know. - And you can't

keep pretending to take her to preschool

just to stick it to your mom.

Are you sure? I really feel like I can.

Mandy.

Okay.

You're right.

Tomorrow, I will take her to school,

I will drop her off, and I will walk away.

Want me to come with you?

Yeah, because there's no way I'm gonna be able to do that.

All right, CeeCee, Mama and Daddy love you.

Bye-bye.

Ain't she being brave?

Mm-hmm.

You're also being brave.

I know. Let's go.

What did we do?

We just left her with strangers.

Well, you seemed fine at drop-off.

I was being strong.

What about now?

I was being strong for her, not you.

Well, do you think we made a mistake?

Maybe.

What do we know about those other kids?

- Nothing. - Exactly.

Did they seem bigger to you?

Like maybe they flunked preschool

a couple times already?

Did seem like a bunch of biters.

And I bet Ms. Diane wouldn't do nothing about it.

Too busy teaching kids how to nap.

- Should we go back? - Do it.

All right, CeeCee, this is called playing hooky.

Which I didn't do till sixth grade,

so you're pretty advanced.

So, what are you two gonna do today?

Us? Thought you were gonna take her.

I have to work.

Well, so do I.

Wow, we really didn't think this through.

You know what? I'll take her to the shop.

It'll be like Bring Your Daughter to Work Day.

Maybe one day, she'll want to take over.

Please. She's going to college and getting out of this town.

Aw, that's what you thought, too.

Hey. Brought in some extra help.

Aw. Hey there, CeeCee.

I thought she was going to preschool.

She was, but then I realized

you learn more in the real world than you do in a classroom.

You chickened out, didn't you?

Big-time.

- Why don't you take her home? - I was gonna,

but this is a chance for her to see her daddy in action.

Don't want Audrey to know.

If you know all the answers, why do you keep asking questions?

Hey, I get it.

I tell you who it's hard for me

to leave every day, but you don't want to hear it.

Come with Dada?

JIM: Audrey, come here.

I got you a surprise.

- What is it? - JIM: Just come see.

Go see what your father's on about.

The things I do.

Is that the surprise?

Yeah, don't blow it.

She's not gonna like it.

Get out of here.

AUDREY: Connor, what's going on?

- Dad got you a dog. - Seriously?

Jim, why?

Well, you said you wanted something cute to take care of.

"I'm cute. Take care of me."

You think you can replace my granddaughter with a dog?

She'll never grow up and leave you.

She will die, though.

Seriously?

She's very cute, Jim. Take her back.

Oh, come on, look at this face.

Look at this face.

Eh, I'll take her back.

You want a pet that lasts, think turtle.

Just need your John Hancock on this.

- Stop! - Oh.

No, no, not you, sir, my daughter.

CeeCee, stop.

Okay.

One second.

- -

McAllister Auto.

CeeCee, take that out of your mouth!

Hold, please.

- All right, where were we? - I was trying to pay.

Oh, right. CeeCee, stay.

Stay!

I taught Bandit how to stay on day one.

- My daughter is not a dog. - Woof.

- Kind of in a hurry here. -

Shut the door! Shut the door!

CeeCee, stay! Stay!

Your car's ready whenever you want to pick it up.

See you soon.

Here, I got you some water.

Good girl.

So, to recap, it's summer, it's Texas, it's hot.

I'm Mandy McAllister.

Stick around after the break

for a special report on Spice Girls fever.

Can you catch it from your teenage daughter?

And if you do, is there a cure?

STAGE MANAGER: We're clear.

Thank you.

Mandy, your husband's on the phone.

Oh, thank you.

Hey. Is CeeCee okay?

Don't worry, she's fine, but she had a little accident.

- What happened? - She fell climbing over some tires

and cut her chin.

Just needed a few stitches.

Oh, my God, stitches? Wh-- Are you at the hospital?

Not anymore. We're at the toy store.

Why?

I'm trying to buy her love back.

Speaking of which, anything I can get you?

Hey. Is she okay? Are you okay?

She's fine.

Oh.

Are we terrible parents?

She got hurt on my watch.

Although, you did let me take her to the tire store, so...

Well, we could've left her at home where she was safe

or at school where she was happy.

Instead, we scarred her for life.

On the bright side, how many stitches did you get?

Four.

- Take that, preschool. -

What are we gonna tell my mom?

Nothing. Kids fall down at school.

What, you want us to lie? That feels wrong.

All right, well, we can...

: No, no, no, no, we're gonna do it.

I just didn't want CeeCee to hear.

Okay, she's down.

I can't believe she needed stitches.

I know. That preschool.

I mean, were they even watching her?

Oh, you can't really blame them.

Let me guess, it's my fault for not leaving her with you?

No, it's not your fault.

Kids get hurt.

Connor almost drowned in a ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese.

Well, actually, that was my fault.

I held him down.

Yeah, I just feel like every decision I make

is the wrong one.

Welcome to being a mom.

Well, that sucks.

That is our motto.

I'm sorry if I made it harder on you.

That's not your first glass, is it?

My third.

I loved watching CeeCee,

but you were right.

That's about me, not her.

Dropping her off at preschool was really hard.

But you did it, 'cause you're a good mother.

Well, I don't feel like it.

: That's what the wine is for.

You okay?

No, I'm not okay.

Do you know how hard it was taking that puppy back?

She was staring at me with those eyes.

I had to walk away, leave her there all by herself.

She didn't know why I was abandoning her.

What is going on?

Oh, you wouldn't understand.

How was preschool today? Did you learn anything?

Oh. Bless you.

Oh, no.

How you doing? You feeling any better?

Wow.

Right in the mouth.

Whoa, you look terrible.

It's fine.

A little OJ and I'll be right as rain.

You want some?

I think you need it all.

How do you still have this thing?

How do you not?

Just have one of those immune systems.

So, we hit record highs this week.

And it looks like that heat wave is gonna continue

into the weekend.

Which is why I'm sweating.

Is it safe?

It's okay. We're all healthy.

Finally.

Yeah, I haven't been sick like that in a while.

Hello?

Yes, it is.

I see.

Well, thanks for letting us know.

- What was that about? - That was CeeCee's preschool.

They've got an outbreak of head lice.

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