1 00:00:20,715 --> 00:00:22,302 What's his real name again? 2 00:00:22,386 --> 00:00:24,156 - Charlie. - Charlie, Charlie right. 3 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:25,734 Hi, Charlie. 4 00:00:27,558 --> 00:00:30,343 Oh, she's putting a hat on him. She's putting a hat. 5 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:34,290 We have to put on a hat, 6 00:00:34,375 --> 00:00:36,285 we have to put on a hat, it's not gonna match. 7 00:00:36,369 --> 00:00:38,121 Do you have a hat? Put him in the hat. 8 00:00:39,289 --> 00:00:41,624 There we go. 9 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,292 Oh, it's just a... 10 00:00:43,376 --> 00:00:44,627 It's just a hat, you're okay. 11 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,213 Okay. Wait till she clears the room. 12 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:52,510 Okay, go, she's clear. Go, go, go, now, now, now. 13 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,517 Now. 14 00:01:33,092 --> 00:01:34,729 And we're out. 15 00:01:48,358 --> 00:01:53,071 - Hi. Yeah. - Okay. Oh, you are a sweetheart. 16 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:56,985 All right, thank you everyone. Great work. 17 00:02:10,380 --> 00:02:12,923 Most people say that nothing can prepare you 18 00:02:13,007 --> 00:02:14,592 for becoming a parent. 19 00:02:14,676 --> 00:02:17,053 But most people don't have the resources 20 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,096 to hire dozens of child actors 21 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:22,797 to create around the clock simulation of parenthood. 22 00:02:23,196 --> 00:02:26,896 To raise a child from zero to 18 over the course of two months 23 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:30,154 before deciding if you want to have one yourself. 24 00:02:31,359 --> 00:02:33,694 That's the rehearsal I'm giving Angela, 25 00:02:33,778 --> 00:02:35,366 a 44-year-old woman 26 00:02:35,451 --> 00:02:37,530 who has chronically put off having children 27 00:02:37,615 --> 00:02:40,534 because the circumstances have never been quite right. 28 00:02:40,676 --> 00:02:43,164 I'd like it' to happen in... Within the right context. 29 00:02:43,288 --> 00:02:44,455 Which is what? 30 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:47,416 In a marriage, with a man. 31 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:48,584 - Okay. - Yeah. 32 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:51,962 - Yeah, that makes sense. - With the love of my life. 33 00:02:52,046 --> 00:02:55,090 And is... Do you have that person in your life 34 00:02:55,174 --> 00:02:56,217 right now or... 35 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:58,427 - No, I don't. - Okay. 36 00:02:58,511 --> 00:02:59,637 Yeah. 37 00:02:59,721 --> 00:03:01,347 My challenge 38 00:03:01,431 --> 00:03:03,474 was simulating the future life circumstances 39 00:03:03,558 --> 00:03:06,769 she envisioned for herself if she were to become a mother. 40 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:08,604 Are you seeing anyone you like? 41 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:11,524 - No. - What about him? 42 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:13,734 Just a little out of shape, maybe. 43 00:03:13,818 --> 00:03:16,403 Mm-hmm. What about him? 44 00:03:16,487 --> 00:03:20,074 - His outfit, it's too serious. - Uh-huh. 45 00:03:20,158 --> 00:03:22,436 And Angela was very particular. 46 00:03:22,521 --> 00:03:24,745 I think I'll bring this air purifier too. 47 00:03:24,829 --> 00:03:28,100 So we had to relocate her from her studio apartment 48 00:03:28,185 --> 00:03:30,396 to a rented house in rural Oregon 49 00:03:30,513 --> 00:03:33,069 because she didn't want to raise a kid in the city. 50 00:03:33,162 --> 00:03:36,215 We'd probably have a house with a couple of acres, 51 00:03:36,299 --> 00:03:40,970 with food and animals. We'd probably be online, 52 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:43,556 but we'd also have access to go off the grid 53 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,600 because infant skulls have not fully formed, 54 00:03:46,691 --> 00:03:49,861 so they absorb wireless radiation 55 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:54,275 a lot more than we do into their brains. 56 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:55,818 - Oh, okay. - Yeah. 57 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:58,028 But her fears made sense to me. 58 00:03:58,112 --> 00:04:01,782 It's scary to imagine raising a child when you always know 59 00:04:01,866 --> 00:04:04,118 that a single misstep on your part 60 00:04:04,202 --> 00:04:06,120 could ruin their entire life. 61 00:04:08,164 --> 00:04:11,542 Angela's rehearsal began with a simulated adoption 62 00:04:11,626 --> 00:04:13,002 just like she envisioned. 63 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,960 Where I had the baby's real mother give him away. 64 00:04:16,045 --> 00:04:17,756 - Hi. - Yeah. This is for the best. 65 00:04:17,840 --> 00:04:20,760 He's better off with you than with me, so... 66 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:22,469 Thank you. 67 00:04:22,553 --> 00:04:23,888 Maybe you can elaborate a bit 68 00:04:23,972 --> 00:04:26,057 on why you're not suited to be a mom. 69 00:04:28,226 --> 00:04:31,687 Yeah, I'm in school full time and... 70 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:33,202 - Yeah. - ...he just needs 71 00:04:33,287 --> 00:04:36,734 - a complete home, so... - I can give him that. 72 00:04:36,818 --> 00:04:39,612 I tried to make every detail of the experience 73 00:04:39,826 --> 00:04:41,553 as realistic as possible. 74 00:04:41,638 --> 00:04:42,698 Is this, um... 75 00:04:42,782 --> 00:04:44,658 something you would normally, like, hand off or anything, 76 00:04:44,742 --> 00:04:47,286 - this situation? - No... I've never done that, 77 00:04:47,370 --> 00:04:49,041 - I don't think. - Oh, okay. 78 00:04:49,126 --> 00:04:51,790 Angela already had a name in mind for her baby. 79 00:04:51,874 --> 00:04:54,540 I think I've decided on Adam. 80 00:04:54,642 --> 00:04:59,923 - He likes it. - Why Adam, what... 81 00:05:00,008 --> 00:05:03,970 I knew a guy named Adam and he was, you know... 82 00:05:04,055 --> 00:05:06,853 It's just... It's... Adam is a strong name. 83 00:05:07,015 --> 00:05:09,683 - Like, Adam. - Adam? 84 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:11,060 - Yeah. - Okay, yeah. 85 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:14,980 Each week Adam will grow three years, and for each age 86 00:05:15,064 --> 00:05:17,149 multiple child actors will be needed 87 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:19,902 in order to comply with Oregon state labor laws 88 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:23,697 that limit the number of hours a child can work. 89 00:05:23,781 --> 00:05:25,741 With babies capped at four hours 90 00:05:25,825 --> 00:05:28,369 it requires multiple switches each day, 91 00:05:28,453 --> 00:05:30,871 which I tried to make as seamless as possible 92 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:32,456 to keep the illusion of raising 93 00:05:32,540 --> 00:05:34,876 a single child intact for Angela. 94 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,170 But just as important as her experience 95 00:05:38,254 --> 00:05:40,130 was the well-being of the babies. 96 00:05:40,214 --> 00:05:42,883 Ask them about aromatherapy. Like, if they're okay with... 97 00:05:42,967 --> 00:05:44,301 ...lavender... 98 00:05:44,385 --> 00:05:46,845 Okay. ...on the soles of the feet. 99 00:05:46,929 --> 00:05:48,847 Lavender on the soles of the feet? 100 00:05:48,931 --> 00:05:50,265 Mm-hmm, the oil. 101 00:05:50,349 --> 00:05:53,102 I had to keep track of everything she wanted to do 102 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:56,480 with these kids and get the real parents' consent. 103 00:05:56,564 --> 00:06:01,006 Lavender oil on soles of feet to calm them. 104 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:05,007 Sure, she can give it a shot if she wants. 105 00:06:05,092 --> 00:06:07,491 Okay. Lavender oil okay. 106 00:06:07,811 --> 00:06:10,655 But the most important element of Angela's future life 107 00:06:10,740 --> 00:06:15,165 as a mother was still missing, a man by her side. 108 00:06:15,365 --> 00:06:17,251 Prior to the start of her rehearsal, 109 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:18,752 I'd encouraged her to meet up 110 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:20,462 with some of her dating app matches 111 00:06:20,546 --> 00:06:22,179 to see if she could find someone 112 00:06:22,264 --> 00:06:23,757 with the qualities she was looking for 113 00:06:23,841 --> 00:06:25,009 in a co-parent. 114 00:06:25,093 --> 00:06:27,386 I mean, I'm not saying that all extra-biblical texts 115 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:31,181 are bad 'cause definitely like the Dead Sea Scrolls or... 116 00:06:31,265 --> 00:06:32,683 - No. - The Apocrypha. 117 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:34,143 But a lot of believers 118 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:36,854 of various denominations don't really read the Bible 119 00:06:36,938 --> 00:06:38,313 and they don't really know what it says. 120 00:06:38,397 --> 00:06:40,607 - Mm-hmm. - So, that can be problematic 121 00:06:40,691 --> 00:06:44,278 because then people start going by their opinions and... 122 00:06:44,362 --> 00:06:46,864 - Yeah. - Yeah, because... 123 00:06:50,868 --> 00:06:52,657 - Yeah, so... - Yeah. 124 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:57,458 Yeah. 125 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:58,834 For a while it seemed like 126 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:00,761 she would never find a connection. 127 00:07:00,846 --> 00:07:04,391 I was just wondering, what scares you the most? 128 00:07:05,526 --> 00:07:07,891 - In life. - Well... 129 00:07:09,554 --> 00:07:11,221 first off, it's eels. 130 00:07:11,305 --> 00:07:12,321 Until, 131 00:07:12,406 --> 00:07:14,223 she met a guy named Robin. 132 00:07:14,307 --> 00:07:16,185 - Angela? Good to meet you, how's your day? - Hmm.. 133 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:18,312 Nice to meet you. It's going crazy. 134 00:07:18,396 --> 00:07:20,647 All right. It's crazy? 135 00:07:20,731 --> 00:07:22,143 No, it's good, it's fabulous. 136 00:07:22,228 --> 00:07:23,437 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. 137 00:07:23,864 --> 00:07:24,948 Yeah, same here. 138 00:07:25,236 --> 00:07:27,279 - Oh, really? - Absolutely blessed. 139 00:07:27,876 --> 00:07:30,616 - It's a very good day. - Very blessed. 140 00:07:30,700 --> 00:07:32,701 - I agree with that. - Yes. 141 00:07:32,884 --> 00:07:35,454 This is the Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:19 through 13 142 00:07:35,538 --> 00:07:36,872 with a heartbeat monitor. 143 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:39,174 - Nice. - You know, ask the Father, 144 00:07:39,259 --> 00:07:41,001 to give me everything I need every day, 145 00:07:41,085 --> 00:07:42,294 - take care of me. - Yeah. 146 00:07:42,378 --> 00:07:43,921 I was like standing on the corner 147 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:45,547 drinking forties... 148 00:07:45,631 --> 00:07:47,466 - Mm. - ...you know, smoking weed. 149 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:50,291 And, um, so God like, pursued me though. 150 00:07:50,376 --> 00:07:53,222 I made a few bad decisions and ended up 151 00:07:53,423 --> 00:07:55,974 totaling my Scion TC at 100 miles an hour. 152 00:07:56,058 --> 00:07:57,976 - Oh, wow! - Yeah. 153 00:07:58,060 --> 00:07:59,853 I found myself upright. 154 00:07:59,937 --> 00:08:03,148 - Whoa. - Uh, as miracle as that is, so... 155 00:08:03,232 --> 00:08:05,734 - That's a testimony. - Yeah. 156 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:07,319 - Amen. - Amen. 157 00:08:08,988 --> 00:08:11,525 I was hopeful Angela would want to invite Robin 158 00:08:11,610 --> 00:08:15,369 to join her rehearsal. But now, we were three days in 159 00:08:15,453 --> 00:08:17,079 and she still wasn't sure. 160 00:08:17,163 --> 00:08:20,135 For me, more than a ten-year difference 161 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:22,533 - feels a little... - And he might be 162 00:08:22,618 --> 00:08:24,235 - younger than that. - Maybe. 163 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,322 You know, my goal is just for 164 00:08:26,589 --> 00:08:29,377 your rehearsal to reflect reality 165 00:08:29,462 --> 00:08:30,551 - and I know... - Yeah. 166 00:08:30,635 --> 00:08:33,387 ...with a partner it would... That would happen for you, so... 167 00:08:33,471 --> 00:08:34,513 - Well... - Yeah. 168 00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:36,838 ...I can say, it can still be realistic 169 00:08:36,923 --> 00:08:39,268 - because my husband could be at work. - Yeah. 170 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:40,811 And I started to wonder 171 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:43,397 if she was less interested in an accurate simulation 172 00:08:43,571 --> 00:08:46,805 of her future life and instead just wanted 173 00:08:46,890 --> 00:08:49,643 a fun vacation in her dream home. 174 00:08:50,404 --> 00:08:53,157 I hadn't intended for this to be easy. 175 00:08:53,438 --> 00:08:56,431 Since baby actors can't work pass 7:30, 176 00:08:56,516 --> 00:08:59,371 the final switch of the night was to a robot baby 177 00:08:59,532 --> 00:09:01,369 that would mimic the sleep patterns 178 00:09:01,454 --> 00:09:02,916 of a human baby. 179 00:09:03,368 --> 00:09:07,129 To do this, I hired a local man who claimed to be a night owl... 180 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:08,630 All right. 181 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:11,800 ...whose job was to watch a live feed of a real baby 182 00:09:11,884 --> 00:09:14,970 and manually make the robot baby cry in sync. 183 00:09:16,597 --> 00:09:18,387 Unfortunately, it turned out 184 00:09:18,472 --> 00:09:19,683 he was not a night owl 185 00:09:19,767 --> 00:09:21,935 and fell asleep within 15 minutes 186 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:23,687 of the start of his shift. 187 00:09:23,771 --> 00:09:26,440 And the next night, it happened again. 188 00:09:26,620 --> 00:09:29,551 Robbing Angela of the experience of being woken up 189 00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:32,051 throughout the night and giving her the impression 190 00:09:32,136 --> 00:09:34,615 that motherhood was a walk in the park. 191 00:09:34,699 --> 00:09:37,144 - Hey, how's it going? - It was all right, brother. 192 00:09:37,229 --> 00:09:39,620 I'd be negligent if I didn't fix this. 193 00:09:39,704 --> 00:09:42,080 Didn't you describe yourself as a night owl. 194 00:09:42,164 --> 00:09:44,141 Oh, absolutely. Yes, indeed, yeah. 195 00:09:45,625 --> 00:09:47,665 And once things were up and running again... 196 00:09:47,774 --> 00:09:49,666 ...Angela seems to be craving 197 00:09:49,750 --> 00:09:51,298 an extra set of hands. 198 00:09:51,499 --> 00:09:53,517 Because within a day, she had set up 199 00:09:53,602 --> 00:09:55,177 a second date with Robin. 200 00:09:55,261 --> 00:09:57,763 Are you dressed for your date? 201 00:09:57,847 --> 00:09:59,814 - I think so, yeah. - You look great. 202 00:09:59,899 --> 00:10:02,517 - Thank you. - Very, very... 203 00:10:02,601 --> 00:10:04,519 Yay! 204 00:10:04,603 --> 00:10:07,454 But when I reminded her it was her responsibility 205 00:10:07,539 --> 00:10:11,109 to organize childcare, things got a little tense. 206 00:10:11,193 --> 00:10:12,611 I need more notice. 207 00:10:12,813 --> 00:10:15,447 So I have time to arrange a babysitter. 208 00:10:15,672 --> 00:10:18,825 I mean, it's tough because I mean, technically, 209 00:10:19,079 --> 00:10:21,369 - crew... The crew of... - Right. 210 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:25,207 Our crew can't help out with any child-raising tasks. 211 00:10:25,291 --> 00:10:27,042 - So, let's reschedule... - Right. 212 00:10:27,126 --> 00:10:30,254 ...for like a week, you know, next week or something. 213 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:31,922 - Right. - I couldn't let 214 00:10:32,006 --> 00:10:34,341 this experience go to waste for her, 215 00:10:34,425 --> 00:10:37,886 so I insisted she go on her date and just this once, 216 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:42,057 I broke my own rule and offered to babysit myself. 217 00:10:43,195 --> 00:10:45,155 How are you doing? 218 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:48,522 Okay, shall we walk a little bit? 219 00:10:56,530 --> 00:11:02,828 Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! 220 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:11,461 Okay. 221 00:11:11,545 --> 00:11:12,671 Gotcha. 222 00:11:12,755 --> 00:11:16,258 Mm-hmm. 223 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:19,428 You're lying. 224 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:21,263 No. 225 00:11:27,947 --> 00:11:30,992 Oh, no, are you okay? Oh, no. 226 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:35,736 It's okay, it's okay. 227 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:37,904 Aw. 228 00:11:37,988 --> 00:11:40,199 What's your dream, like, for your life? 229 00:11:43,786 --> 00:11:44,870 Oh, okay. 230 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:47,748 It's okay, it's okay. 231 00:11:57,716 --> 00:11:59,634 - Hey. - Hello. 232 00:11:59,718 --> 00:12:01,679 - How's it going? - Good. 233 00:12:02,888 --> 00:12:05,891 - Here you go, he's sleeping. - Oh, good, thank you. 234 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:08,518 - I changed his diaper. - Thank you for watching him. 235 00:12:08,602 --> 00:12:10,437 Yeah, I've never changed a diaper before. 236 00:12:10,521 --> 00:12:11,866 How'd it go? 237 00:12:11,951 --> 00:12:14,733 Pretty good, but that doesn't matter. 238 00:12:14,817 --> 00:12:17,110 How did it go with Robin? 239 00:12:17,194 --> 00:12:18,779 - It was really great. - Yeah? 240 00:12:18,863 --> 00:12:20,822 Yeah, I had a good time with him. 241 00:12:20,906 --> 00:12:24,826 And there were a lot of amazing coincidences again 242 00:12:24,910 --> 00:12:27,371 - in our conversations, so... - Like what? 243 00:12:29,081 --> 00:12:30,707 Just things that he was mentioning 244 00:12:30,791 --> 00:12:33,919 about numbers that have come up in his life, 245 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:36,421 you know, like, sometimes you seek signs 246 00:12:36,505 --> 00:12:37,882 and numbers repeating. 247 00:12:38,757 --> 00:12:41,051 So he felt like those were signs 248 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:43,220 that this was supposed to happen. 249 00:12:43,304 --> 00:12:44,596 Okay. 250 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:47,140 So, Angela invited Robin over to the house 251 00:12:47,224 --> 00:12:48,642 for a third date. 252 00:12:48,726 --> 00:12:50,894 Where she would propose that he joined her 253 00:12:51,024 --> 00:12:52,442 in raising her child. 254 00:12:53,689 --> 00:12:57,290 ANGELA rehearsaling herself... 255 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:29,516 - Hi. - Hi. 256 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,309 He's kind of a top candidate 257 00:13:31,393 --> 00:13:33,645 - for... to be a co-parent. - Oh. To be a co-parent? 258 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:34,813 - Okay. - Yeah. 259 00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:36,481 Well, they seem to get along well enough. 260 00:13:36,565 --> 00:13:37,899 - Yeah. - Hmm. 261 00:13:39,902 --> 00:13:43,196 - No, I think you're very clean. - Come on. Don't I look clean? 262 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,203 There's actually a baby in the house. 263 00:13:45,288 --> 00:13:47,033 - There is? - Yes, and I was wondering if... 264 00:13:47,117 --> 00:13:49,369 - Oh, wow. - His name is Adam. 265 00:13:49,453 --> 00:13:52,039 I was wondering if you would like to meet him. 266 00:13:52,612 --> 00:13:54,030 Really? 267 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:58,128 - Hi. - How are you doing? 268 00:13:58,212 --> 00:14:00,964 - This is not my baby. - Okay. 269 00:14:03,217 --> 00:14:05,635 It's to explore the idea of having... 270 00:14:05,719 --> 00:14:07,637 What it's like to raise children. 271 00:14:07,721 --> 00:14:09,681 - Mm-hmm. - Uh, it's for a project 272 00:14:09,765 --> 00:14:11,308 that is going on. 273 00:14:11,392 --> 00:14:14,289 But it'll progress from like babies 274 00:14:14,374 --> 00:14:16,104 then like toddlers, three-year-olds, 275 00:14:16,188 --> 00:14:18,899 then like pre-teens, then teens, 276 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:20,025 - um... - That's awesome. 277 00:14:21,022 --> 00:14:23,361 ...and there is cameras all over. 278 00:14:23,593 --> 00:14:24,962 - All right. - And there is also 279 00:14:25,046 --> 00:14:26,573 cameras in the house. 280 00:14:26,657 --> 00:14:28,658 - There's even a robot baby... - Really. 281 00:14:28,742 --> 00:14:30,118 ...that they leave overnight 282 00:14:30,202 --> 00:14:31,912 and it wakes me up, and I have to get up 283 00:14:31,996 --> 00:14:33,413 and feed it until it stops crying. 284 00:14:35,416 --> 00:14:36,930 So I'm staying here. 285 00:14:37,015 --> 00:14:38,460 It's, you know, obviously not my house. 286 00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:39,586 Okay. 287 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:40,629 - Right. - They... 288 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:42,130 I was like, when do I move in? 289 00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,258 So this is the thing, you know... 290 00:14:45,342 --> 00:14:49,608 Well, I mean, I was exploring the idea 291 00:14:49,749 --> 00:14:52,599 of, I was wondering what... how you would feel 292 00:14:52,683 --> 00:14:55,768 about participating, like co-participating 293 00:14:55,853 --> 00:14:57,569 in something like this. 294 00:14:58,188 --> 00:14:59,940 - Really? - Yeah. 295 00:15:00,186 --> 00:15:02,984 I think that that would definitely 296 00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:05,671 be something that would entice me. 297 00:15:05,946 --> 00:15:07,614 Okay. 298 00:15:07,843 --> 00:15:09,783 Does he seem like the type of guy 299 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:13,828 you'd be comfortable having around your baby? 300 00:15:14,093 --> 00:15:16,914 Yeah, he seems like nice and friendly and stuff, I mean... 301 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:19,709 I was wondering, you know, 'cause we're both believers. 302 00:15:19,793 --> 00:15:21,670 - Yes. - What are your convictions 303 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:25,382 about purity, like, in dating? 304 00:15:25,530 --> 00:15:28,140 - As far as, like, sexual? - Mm-hmm. 305 00:15:29,130 --> 00:15:30,491 I... 306 00:15:32,243 --> 00:15:34,287 I definitely do... 307 00:15:36,597 --> 00:15:39,647 have sexual relations. 308 00:15:40,089 --> 00:15:41,480 - You do. - Yeah. 309 00:15:41,565 --> 00:15:43,316 Okay. You know, 310 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:48,898 I'm not giving this for nobody, except my husband. 311 00:15:48,983 --> 00:15:51,710 So if there's, like, a temptation issue 312 00:15:51,826 --> 00:15:54,952 that would definitely come up if... 313 00:15:55,245 --> 00:15:59,040 you know, you were to participate in this project. 314 00:15:59,155 --> 00:16:00,750 Okay, like, I don't understand 'cause, like, 315 00:16:00,834 --> 00:16:02,794 I know I'm a very attractive person. 316 00:16:02,878 --> 00:16:04,379 - You know. - Maybe. 317 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:05,714 Yeah, I... 318 00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,366 Kinda. And... 319 00:16:08,451 --> 00:16:10,244 - Oh, yeah, you are. - Yeah. 320 00:16:11,532 --> 00:16:12,796 Thank you. 321 00:16:13,889 --> 00:16:16,554 - You're beautiful. - Thank you. 322 00:16:17,632 --> 00:16:18,842 - All right. - Bye. 323 00:16:20,528 --> 00:16:21,741 All right. 324 00:16:24,274 --> 00:16:28,111 Hey, man. Robin? I'm Nathan. 325 00:16:28,195 --> 00:16:29,279 - Hi. - Hey. 326 00:16:29,363 --> 00:16:30,322 Good to meet you. 327 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:32,032 I'm just wondering are you... 328 00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:36,007 Do you think you're interested in joining Angela in this, uh... 329 00:16:36,176 --> 00:16:37,261 project or... 330 00:16:38,022 --> 00:16:39,679 It sounds like something 331 00:16:39,819 --> 00:16:42,375 that I'm definitely interested in without a doubt. 332 00:16:42,624 --> 00:16:44,859 Well, would you want to try it out for tonight 333 00:16:44,944 --> 00:16:47,039 - and then we can... - Sure. 334 00:16:47,124 --> 00:16:50,359 'Cause actually even where I'm living now... 335 00:16:50,444 --> 00:16:53,136 ...my roommate doesn't believe in Jesus... 336 00:16:53,220 --> 00:16:54,540 - Okay. - And she has clearly 337 00:16:54,624 --> 00:16:55,805 - stated that. And... - Is that a problem? 338 00:16:55,889 --> 00:16:57,223 - Yeah, it's a problem for me. - Okay. 339 00:16:57,307 --> 00:16:58,558 Yeah, definitely. 340 00:16:58,642 --> 00:17:00,523 Robin said he needed to drive home 341 00:17:00,608 --> 00:17:01,895 to get some stuff for the night, 342 00:17:01,979 --> 00:17:04,314 so I tagged along to do my due diligence 343 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:05,774 on behalf of the parents. 344 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,233 Wow. 345 00:17:08,485 --> 00:17:10,904 Do you want me to hold your phone, 346 00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:12,572 so you don't have to look down? 347 00:17:12,656 --> 00:17:13,907 You mean, like, hold it up? 348 00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:15,408 - Yeah. - Okay. Yeah. 349 00:17:15,492 --> 00:17:19,124 Or is it little... just dangerous maybe to have it on your lap. 350 00:17:19,910 --> 00:17:21,452 Is that helpful? 351 00:17:21,623 --> 00:17:23,750 - I mean, I do that all the time. - Like this? 352 00:17:23,834 --> 00:17:26,169 - Oh, like have it on your lap? - Yeah. 353 00:17:26,421 --> 00:17:28,129 Just the roads are... Watch out for that. 354 00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:29,381 - Yeah. - Yeah. 355 00:17:29,465 --> 00:17:32,592 Thirty-three miles 'til empty. 356 00:17:32,725 --> 00:17:34,928 Jesus Christ was crucified at 33. 357 00:17:35,012 --> 00:17:38,264 - Fifty-five on the mileage. - Oh, okay. 358 00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:40,397 Big change transformation. 359 00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:42,727 Thank grace. Oh, 22. 360 00:17:42,921 --> 00:17:45,327 Turning all dreams and desires into reality. 361 00:17:45,689 --> 00:17:47,566 All right. Can I fill regular? 362 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:49,976 Oh, wow, it just said 88. 363 00:17:50,288 --> 00:17:52,772 - What's that? - I looked at it when it said 88. 364 00:17:53,197 --> 00:17:54,614 The miles going up, you mean? 365 00:17:54,698 --> 00:17:56,700 They are going up. I looked at it 366 00:17:56,784 --> 00:17:59,494 at 88. Eighty-eight, New Beginnings. 367 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:02,122 And it's approaching 644 368 00:18:02,206 --> 00:18:05,041 and what's a trip is after I totaled my Scion TC 369 00:18:05,125 --> 00:18:07,711 last April 2nd at 100 miles an hour... 370 00:18:09,171 --> 00:18:10,714 I had a focus just like that 371 00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:13,508 that I got blessed with for 200 dollars. 372 00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:20,849 - Nice place. - Thank you. 373 00:18:20,933 --> 00:18:23,643 Do you have kinda, like, three mattresses in here? 374 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:25,811 Yeah, I need to get rid of 'em. 375 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:26,939 But... 376 00:18:34,279 --> 00:18:36,281 Remaining celibate... 377 00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:38,491 I don't know, I just... 378 00:18:38,637 --> 00:18:40,764 You know? I feel like... 379 00:18:41,570 --> 00:18:44,030 it might... that might change. 380 00:18:44,241 --> 00:18:46,532 - You think you're gonna have sex with her tonight? - Who knows? 381 00:18:46,616 --> 00:18:48,710 The door is open, I guess. I don't know. 382 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,218 Do you use condoms? 383 00:18:50,303 --> 00:18:52,179 - Not really. - Oh. 384 00:18:57,344 --> 00:19:01,358 - In there... - Is that a... What is this? 385 00:19:02,395 --> 00:19:03,646 This? 386 00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,393 - Oh. - The bong. 387 00:19:05,477 --> 00:19:07,335 You know how to hit a bong, right? 388 00:19:16,113 --> 00:19:17,822 I noticed as I was gonna make a sandwich, 389 00:19:17,906 --> 00:19:20,086 we don't have mayonnaise. 390 00:19:20,171 --> 00:19:21,964 - No? - I was like, "What?" 391 00:19:23,245 --> 00:19:25,205 - Yeah, buy some. - Yeah. 392 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:27,999 'Cause I don't use mayo too much. 393 00:19:28,083 --> 00:19:32,253 I saw 44 on a plate, and there was a car 394 00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:34,506 with the Baby on Board, Carlo sticker 395 00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:36,883 just like the one that was on my Scion TC 396 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:38,259 that I crashed at 100 miles an hour... 397 00:19:38,343 --> 00:19:39,677 All right, man, I gotta... Hey, 398 00:19:39,761 --> 00:19:41,262 I have a hard time seeing the coincidences 399 00:19:41,346 --> 00:19:42,680 in just, like, two numbers though. 400 00:19:42,764 --> 00:19:44,849 It's just so crazy, I've seen 88, like, 401 00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:48,770 the water that she offered me, 88 on it. 402 00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:52,100 - Like again... - The kid's name is Adam. 403 00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:54,633 Why you think so much more about numbers than you do, like, 404 00:19:54,718 --> 00:19:56,649 the real-life experiences of, like, you know, this is... 405 00:19:56,733 --> 00:19:58,087 I met this person, and she might be 406 00:19:58,171 --> 00:19:59,000 the person for me. 407 00:19:59,085 --> 00:20:01,413 - You know what I mean? - Hmm. 408 00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:04,374 Like I would focus on that. 409 00:20:05,888 --> 00:20:07,157 Thank you for your input. 410 00:20:07,242 --> 00:20:08,826 - What are you stepping to? - Squash it. 411 00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:10,453 - What are you stepping to? - Squash it. 412 00:20:10,537 --> 00:20:11,625 What are you stepping to, bruh? 413 00:20:11,709 --> 00:20:13,156 - Squash it! - What are you stepping to? 414 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:14,297 What the fuck does that mean? 415 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:15,241 - What's up? - What's up? 416 00:20:15,326 --> 00:20:16,870 - You're stepping to me, bro. - Hey, what's up? 417 00:20:16,954 --> 00:20:18,246 - What's up? - I'm right here. 418 00:20:18,555 --> 00:20:21,015 Cross the fucking line then, why you keep tripping on me? 419 00:20:21,427 --> 00:20:22,483 Quit fucking tripping 420 00:20:22,567 --> 00:20:23,875 - on me, bro. - God bless you, bruh. 421 00:20:23,959 --> 00:20:26,044 - Good then. - What was that about? 422 00:20:26,129 --> 00:20:28,470 Oh, I was just telling him the truth 423 00:20:28,555 --> 00:20:30,390 and his demon doesn't like the truth. 424 00:20:31,034 --> 00:20:34,397 Do you want me to drive? 425 00:20:34,612 --> 00:20:37,490 Because you kinda, like, took a little bit of weed or... 426 00:20:37,988 --> 00:20:39,447 Oh, no, I can drive. 427 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:40,989 - Are you sure? - Oh, yeah. 428 00:20:41,136 --> 00:20:42,386 - Okay. - Yeah. 429 00:20:42,471 --> 00:20:43,889 Just in case. 430 00:20:43,974 --> 00:20:46,476 - I smoke and drive all the time. - Oh. 431 00:20:47,897 --> 00:20:52,067 - You don't have a license plate? - No, it's okay. 432 00:20:52,331 --> 00:20:54,833 But don't you need a license plate to drive? 433 00:20:55,151 --> 00:20:56,527 No. 434 00:20:56,771 --> 00:20:58,936 You don't need a license plate to drive? 435 00:20:59,021 --> 00:21:00,022 No. 436 00:21:01,935 --> 00:21:03,769 Seventy-seven, this one's always here. 437 00:21:03,854 --> 00:21:04,855 Oh, yeah. 438 00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:06,399 Seventy-seven and there's a cross 439 00:21:06,484 --> 00:21:08,110 - right behind 33. - Uh-huh. 440 00:21:08,195 --> 00:21:11,663 Carne A sad a tater tots, no sour cream, no cheese. 441 00:21:13,254 --> 00:21:14,389 Eighty-eight. 442 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,123 Hi. 443 00:21:17,208 --> 00:21:19,168 - Hello. - Welcome back. 444 00:21:19,509 --> 00:21:22,187 - If you hear the baby crying... - No, no, no. 445 00:21:22,272 --> 00:21:27,122 ...it is your turn to go in and feed the baby the bottle. 446 00:21:27,207 --> 00:21:28,250 Okay. 447 00:21:29,707 --> 00:21:31,387 My Christian friends gonna be like, 448 00:21:31,529 --> 00:21:33,447 "Oh, my gosh, you spent the night alone 449 00:21:33,532 --> 00:21:34,616 in the house with a man 450 00:21:34,701 --> 00:21:36,869 who's not your husband?" 451 00:21:52,415 --> 00:21:54,876 I know that the government has 452 00:21:55,445 --> 00:21:57,161 sasquatch liaisons. 453 00:21:57,459 --> 00:21:58,876 People that actually can communicate 454 00:21:58,961 --> 00:22:01,338 with these creatures, and, you know? 455 00:22:01,423 --> 00:22:04,342 I've heard a lot of different whistleblowers come up online 456 00:22:04,427 --> 00:22:06,220 and, you know, through different 457 00:22:06,305 --> 00:22:07,806 - radio shows and... - Crying. 458 00:22:08,255 --> 00:22:10,991 That's a loud one. 459 00:22:21,828 --> 00:22:23,913 It can be scary to let a new person 460 00:22:24,089 --> 00:22:25,173 into your life. 461 00:22:25,577 --> 00:22:27,474 Press it again. 462 00:22:32,044 --> 00:22:34,489 You have to open up your heart to them. 463 00:22:34,574 --> 00:22:37,919 But you can never be fully sure what their motives are. 464 00:22:38,216 --> 00:22:39,717 Heavy cry. 465 00:22:39,802 --> 00:22:41,512 - Heavy cry. - Heavy cry. 466 00:22:45,254 --> 00:22:47,923 - Keep him crying don't let up. - Okay. 467 00:22:48,413 --> 00:22:50,665 And even if you wish for the best, 468 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:52,877 they often end up disappointing you. 469 00:23:05,083 --> 00:23:07,182 - He's bailing. - What? 470 00:23:07,267 --> 00:23:09,227 He's bailing, he's leaving. 471 00:23:09,312 --> 00:23:12,982 Wasn't cut out for it, I guess. Not everybody is. 472 00:23:14,965 --> 00:23:18,856 Sometimes I'm not sure why I make the choices I do. 473 00:23:19,792 --> 00:23:22,536 I transported a fake bar across the country 474 00:23:22,621 --> 00:23:24,164 from New York to Oregon 475 00:23:24,249 --> 00:23:27,252 just because I didn't want to throw it away. 476 00:23:27,337 --> 00:23:30,631 But I had no use for it here and it didn't even fit 477 00:23:30,825 --> 00:23:32,410 in the building they put it in. 478 00:23:33,503 --> 00:23:36,505 I guess it's nice to have something familiar around. 479 00:23:36,590 --> 00:23:40,177 And especially because I was gonna be out here for a while. 480 00:23:42,374 --> 00:23:43,875 I was put up in a corporate suite 481 00:23:43,959 --> 00:23:46,377 which was apparently their model unit, 482 00:23:46,461 --> 00:23:48,546 so it had some nice amenities. 483 00:23:48,630 --> 00:23:50,757 And I was allowed to bring my cats with me 484 00:23:50,841 --> 00:23:52,759 which made it a little less lonely. 485 00:23:58,807 --> 00:24:01,350 Maybe when everything around you is so temporary, 486 00:24:01,434 --> 00:24:04,146 you start longing for something more permanent. 487 00:24:15,448 --> 00:24:17,589 - Hey, hi. - Hello. 488 00:24:17,674 --> 00:24:20,302 Sorry about everything that happened with Robin. 489 00:24:20,727 --> 00:24:22,312 Oh, it's okay. 490 00:24:22,552 --> 00:24:24,511 Sometimes things have to unfold 491 00:24:24,596 --> 00:24:27,515 and you have to learn things as you go, so... 492 00:24:27,629 --> 00:24:29,964 Yeah, I've been thinking a little bit 493 00:24:30,049 --> 00:24:33,134 - about just like life and... - Hmm. 494 00:24:33,219 --> 00:24:34,929 I mean, I don't have kids myself. 495 00:24:35,014 --> 00:24:36,599 - Mm-hmm. - I'm 38 and... 496 00:24:38,489 --> 00:24:42,325 You know, I think I could be a good dad maybe, but... 497 00:24:42,870 --> 00:24:44,997 ...I'm not sure. 498 00:24:45,922 --> 00:24:47,840 - Yeah, it's hard to know. - Yeah. 499 00:24:49,310 --> 00:24:51,895 And I was thinking, I don't know, maybe... 500 00:24:52,245 --> 00:24:53,663 maybe it would be good for you to... 501 00:24:53,748 --> 00:24:56,583 To go through this experience with someone who could benefit 502 00:24:56,668 --> 00:24:58,629 - from it as well. - Mm-hmm. 503 00:25:00,238 --> 00:25:01,941 Someone like me. 504 00:25:04,104 --> 00:25:07,106 Obviously, it would just be about co-parenting 505 00:25:07,314 --> 00:25:09,024 the child, not... It wouldn't be romantic 506 00:25:09,109 --> 00:25:10,121 in any way. 507 00:25:10,206 --> 00:25:12,875 Yeah, I think during this process 508 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,170 I wanted to have more communication 509 00:25:15,255 --> 00:25:16,298 - ahead of... - With me? 510 00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:17,862 - Yeah, ahead of time. - Okay. 511 00:25:18,871 --> 00:25:21,666 Is that a big yawn? I know. 512 00:25:23,050 --> 00:25:26,345 There you go. Good girl. It's all right. 513 00:25:27,565 --> 00:25:28,565 Yeah. 514 00:25:30,046 --> 00:25:31,756 Yeah, so I think just making sure 515 00:25:31,841 --> 00:25:33,717 - that we communicate. - Yeah. 516 00:25:33,802 --> 00:25:35,970 Making sure everyone's on the same page. 517 00:25:36,055 --> 00:25:40,184 I think that's gonna be a good thing to focus on. 518 00:25:40,269 --> 00:25:41,353 It's definitely something 519 00:25:41,438 --> 00:25:42,981 that I'm always trying to work on. 520 00:25:43,620 --> 00:25:45,371 Cool, thank you. 521 00:25:46,206 --> 00:25:48,753 I like to pray about things. 522 00:25:48,838 --> 00:25:49,785 Oh, okay. 523 00:25:49,870 --> 00:25:53,206 And kind of see if I have a peace about something. 524 00:25:53,395 --> 00:25:57,190 Yeah, so I haven't really had time to do that, so... 525 00:25:57,275 --> 00:25:59,110 Obviously though, I don't want... 526 00:25:59,912 --> 00:26:01,455 I know I'm in a position of power 527 00:26:01,540 --> 00:26:02,540 when I say this to you, 528 00:26:02,625 --> 00:26:04,794 - so I don't want that to influence... - Mm-hmm. 529 00:26:04,922 --> 00:26:07,566 - ...your willingness to decide. - Oh. 530 00:26:07,651 --> 00:26:08,818 - I want you to... - Sure. 531 00:26:09,259 --> 00:26:11,344 ...be honest with me and tell me if you... 532 00:26:11,756 --> 00:26:13,676 If it's something you don't want to do, definitely, 533 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,387 I don't want there to be the, you know, the bias or... 534 00:26:16,472 --> 00:26:17,557 - Right. - Yeah. 535 00:26:19,377 --> 00:26:21,589 You know, just off the top of my head, I would say, 536 00:26:21,696 --> 00:26:23,198 "Sure, let's go with it." 537 00:26:24,071 --> 00:26:25,989 - Why not? - Okay. Yeah, okay. 538 00:26:26,074 --> 00:26:27,492 Why not? 539 00:26:27,708 --> 00:26:29,667 Cool. This is gonna be fun. 540 00:26:29,884 --> 00:26:32,387 It will be, it's gonna be great. 541 00:26:34,347 --> 00:26:35,973 Hi, Craig, this is Nathan Fielder 542 00:26:36,058 --> 00:26:38,227 - from The Rehearsal. - How are you, sir? 543 00:26:38,312 --> 00:26:40,949 - Good, how are you? - I'm fantastic. 544 00:26:41,041 --> 00:26:42,691 I just wanted to let you know 545 00:26:42,776 --> 00:26:45,324 that I'm going to be joining the rehearsal, 546 00:26:45,461 --> 00:26:47,380 which means I'll be moving into the house to perform 547 00:26:47,464 --> 00:26:48,589 co-parenting duties 548 00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:51,052 along with the current participant, Angela. 549 00:26:51,686 --> 00:26:52,728 Okay. 550 00:26:52,813 --> 00:26:54,607 As promised, we would get your approval 551 00:26:54,691 --> 00:26:55,776 for any changes to the plan, 552 00:26:55,860 --> 00:26:57,819 so I'm just calling to get your verbal consent 553 00:26:58,149 --> 00:27:01,277 that allows me to participate and interact with Perry 554 00:27:01,362 --> 00:27:03,071 in the capacity of father. 555 00:27:03,156 --> 00:27:05,408 Is that something I can get you to agree to today? 556 00:27:05,493 --> 00:27:08,621 Yeah, I believe that would be amicable. 557 00:27:08,866 --> 00:27:11,076 It's actually great news for you 'cause now, there'll be 558 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,370 two people looking after Charlie instead of one. 559 00:27:13,455 --> 00:27:14,433 Isn't that exciting? 560 00:27:14,518 --> 00:27:15,728 Yeah, that's great. 561 00:27:15,812 --> 00:27:17,938 I'm not sure if I sense any hesitancy in your voice, 562 00:27:18,023 --> 00:27:20,457 but if so, it's completely understandable. 563 00:27:20,542 --> 00:27:22,377 It's a strange experience and I know this 564 00:27:22,462 --> 00:27:24,463 once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is not for everyone. 565 00:27:24,548 --> 00:27:26,634 So if you're feeling even a slightest bit uncomfortable, 566 00:27:26,718 --> 00:27:27,719 I would like to opt out, 567 00:27:27,804 --> 00:27:29,347 that's a no problem at all. 568 00:27:29,431 --> 00:27:31,016 Oh, I appreciate that. 569 00:27:31,101 --> 00:27:33,185 But no, I don't feel funny. 570 00:27:33,270 --> 00:27:35,029 Well, excellent we're thrilled to have 571 00:27:35,113 --> 00:27:38,628 your continued commitment to this groundbreaking project. 572 00:27:38,729 --> 00:27:40,520 Awesome, thank you for letting us be part of it. 573 00:27:40,604 --> 00:27:42,814 And I'm excited to see you very soon. 574 00:27:42,899 --> 00:27:44,151 All right, I'll see you soon. 575 00:27:44,235 --> 00:27:45,736 And I'm excited to see Charlie. 576 00:27:45,820 --> 00:27:47,864 Excited to see Tracy. 577 00:27:47,949 --> 00:27:49,658 I'm excited to see Sawyer. 578 00:27:49,743 --> 00:27:50,743 ...to see Nicholas soon. 579 00:27:50,828 --> 00:27:52,068 I'm excited to see Austin soon. 580 00:27:52,183 --> 00:27:53,784 Okay, thank you, Nathan. 581 00:27:53,869 --> 00:27:56,371 - Okay, bye. - Bye. Bye-bye.