Original subtitles

Previously on "smothered"...

Man: There you go.

You think you're ready for regular driving?

I feel pushed.

How is the nursing going?

It's really hard. Maybe we should get someone

to come in and talk to you about that.

That's why you got me.

She's not the only one whose opinion matters.

I can't believe I'm touching her -- your ex's stuff.

Ridiculous.

Sunhe: Today was the proof

that jason is not putting angelica's feelings first.

I am officially divorced.

Don't pat yourself on the shoulder just yet, jason.

♪

naked men don't turn me on like naked women turn you on.

Okay? Or you wouldn't have been home on the internet.

I watched a porn.

And you masturbated.

I'm gonna go. Really?

Brittani needs me.

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captions paid for by discovery communications

♪

dawn: I'm not sure she has a good latch.

I think she does. See, I don't know.

It hurts still.

It's going to hurt. You're just starting.

I mean, she's still just a few days old.

No one ever talks about, like --

about it hurting like this.

It does hurt. I remember

I had to use this cream on my nipple to try to help it.

And, oh, I would get chills in my body.

I have like four different kinds of creams I'm using right now.

It would really hurt.

It's been two weeks since I've given birth,

and I've been breastfeeding exclusively,

and it is extremely hard. Like, my nipples hurt so much.

Everyone talks about breastfeeding

as being a wonderful thing, but it is so painful.

Yes, it was very painful at the beginning,

but I believe in always being very focused mentally.

That's why I gave birth naturally.

So anyway, I think that you just keep at it,

and eventually, it will work.

There's just got to be a quicker solution.

I went ahead and scheduled a lactation consultant to come.

I feel like it will be helpful for me to learn from an expert.

I'm surprised you didn't want to ask me.

[ baby fusses ] okay, my love.

You know, you used to always ask me.

I'm surprised you didn't.

Well, I just -- you haven't breastfed in 29 years almost,

so I didn't think that you would necessarily remember.

I mean, it's been so long. 29 years is a long time.

It is a long time, but, you know,

you should ask. I did raise all three of you.

In the past, I think you would ask.

When were you going to tell me?

I'm telling you now. This wasn't, like, a secret.

Okay. Just made the appointment.

It's not like I've been hiding this for very long.

It's not like I've been hiding it period.

"very long." I haven't been hiding it.

It just, you know --

right. I'm telling you now.

Okay. It wasn't a big deal.

Don't look into it so much. Okay.

I do feel a little hurt that cher didn't come to me

and ask me my advice on breastfeeding

and just set up a lactation consultant.

If you really want to breastfeed,

eventually, the baby will take to it.

Your nipples get harder and better, and the baby adjusts.

You'll get through it. Mind over matter.

I'm surprised you didn't even tell me

that you made an appointment with one.

Like, you just made it, and you didn't even tell me.

I'm happy, but, you know,

you could always still feel comfortable enough to ask me

like you used to. No, I feel comfortable.

I feel comfortable to ask you. Don't be silly.

I think you're reading way too much into this.

I know things are going to change,

but I just didn't expect it to start so quickly.

This isn't a bad change.

This isn't -- don't look into this so much.

Right. It's just, you know, tell me you made the appointment.

I'm happy for you to make the appointment, but...

Yeah, but -- ...In the past,

you would say, "oh, I'm going to call a lactation consultant

and make the appointment."

my mind isn't on calling you

or running to your room right now to tell you.

My mind is on her.

And so I don't think I need

to just ask you to make an appointment, you know?

No, no, no. I just -- yeah, okay. I just, I hope --

I know I can come to you. I already asked you for advice.

It's not working, that advice.

Now it's time that I seek out professional help.

You didn't really ask me for so much advice.

You just said to me that you're going

to the lactation consultant. Alright, give me your advice.

You didn't ask me! What's your advice?

You just said, "ma, I made an appointment."

well, what's your advice?

My advice is it will --

the pain will go away. That the pain will go away.

What else you got?

Exactly. [ chuckles ]

don't look into it so much. You're still my best friend.

Okay.

♪

mary: I got to sit down. My feet hurt.

Brittani: Alright.

[ sighing ]

better? Oh, much, much better.

So, how are you feeling about what happened tonight?

I could be better.

I do understand fully why you left.

And I understand you're hurt.

Just hearing the truth for the first time

kind of devastated me.

Brittani knows everything now.

I told brittani some of the details

of the bachelor party.

But brittani still wasn't clear about certain events.

And I think that's where she was totally surprised

when other details came out of frank's mouth.

When it was made clear, she was really upset.

She was really upset that he even showed up.

You know, when someone does something so despicable

and you're like, "ohh," that feeling?

That's how I feel. It's just a gross feeling

I get deep down. Like, it's, like, spiritual.

I understand, 'cause I'm still kind of going through it myself.

I just wish none of this happened.

And it's just -- it's heartbreaking.

It's just heartbreaking.

Where do you think frank is?

He was supposed to be here by now.

I thought you talked to him.

When you left, I told him that I was leaving.

He asked me not to, and I said "I'm leaving,"

I'm going to get brittani."

so maybe he's upset.

I also feel like between you two,

you guys don't really have that communication.

I mean, like, in every relationship,

there should be trust, communication, and loyalty.

♪

I don't know what to say to that.

Ultimately,

the one person that I can really trust

would be brittani.

I can depend on her.

I feel that brittani loves me unconditionally.

And I don't know if I can ever have that kind of love

with someone else.

I want to see you happy

and have someone who truly loves you,

not cheats on you and lies to you.

I have a toxic relationship.

What more do you want me to tell you?

I feel like my mom is more into, like, she wants that love.

She wants that, like, feeling of comfort.

She just wants more than my love because I'm just her daughter.

I can't love her that way.

She's craving that love that we all want.

We all have that little bit of a void in our hearts

where we want to be loved.

And that's probably what she wants.

She would probably say I'm wrong, but I know I'm right.

I'll know soon enough. If he's gonna be faithful,

if he's going to continue to lie to me

about little things,

I know what to do, my next step.

And I would just hope that if you say you love me

as much as you do,

you'll at least give me a little slack.

Let me just say this out of love and respect.

If he hurts you one more time, I want him to leave.

Definitely, I would want him to move out.

I just feel like, you know, she's just putting her heart out

for someone who doesn't really truly love her.

He doesn't see what he did was really wrong.

And that's the thing that really makes me angry.

♪

I think we need to have a little talk.

If she were to terminate this relationship,

I would have to carry on and move on.

Let the fun begin.

You want one hand like she's giving a big hug to the breast.

But you're always afraid that the baby won't breathe.

Flip that lip out. There you go. Perfect.

But then she's going to stop. No, not necessarily.

I think my mom forgot that I'm the one breastfeeding

and not her.

♪

my fiancé, brett, is visiting from omaha.

Brett and I have been together for almost five years.

We got engaged two years ago.

I love my relationship with brett

because it allows me to have the freedom

to have the type of relationship that I have with angelica.

But the distance is really starting to hurt us.

He's been pressuring me a lot to move back to omaha with him.

It's been two weeks since I've spoken to him.

And that is not the usual in our relationship.

Hey!

Hey. How are you? Hi, baby. How are you?

Hey.

Love the hair.

And you look nice.

Thank you.

I think we need to...

Have a little talk.

I would say that's appropriate.

This is the longest we've gone without contact

for four years.

I mean, we used to facetime each other every day

or at least a text, "I'm home."

I don't want to leave for omaha

because of the situation with angelica and jason.

I feel like she's settling with jason.

Angelica is my baby.

Yes, she's grown,

but she's always my child first.

So I will always put her first before anyone,

and that includes brett.

I'm glad you were able to come down now.

Well, you know, the ticket had been purchased a long time ago.

I wasn't real sure that it was going to happen or not.

But... You know, we kind of...

Both agreed that it might be okay.

♪

♪

we got any plans for tonight with either angelica

or jason or anybody?

Probably dinner somewhere?

Possibly.

Brett: With angelica and sunhe's relationship,

it probably does play a major decision

of her not wanting to come to omaha.

The two weeks I had to think about things,

I did realize that she's...

A necessity in my life.

But yet it also gave me time to realize

that if she were to terminate this relationship,

I would have to carry on and move on.

You know, not that that's what I wanted.

But it did come...To my mind

that this may be the direction it's heading.

Alright. Let the fun begin.

I don't know if it's fun, but...

Let's see where this goes.

Yeah, it is what we want it to be.

♪

♪

okay, my love.

♪

[ speaks indistinctly ]

okay.

[ knock on door ]

wait, she's here.

Oh, wow.

-Hi! How are you? -Hello. How are you?

-I'm cher. -I'm stephanie.

-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.

-Congratulations. -This is my mom.

-I'm dawn. -Hi, dawn.

Congratulations to your family.

Because of all my concerns with breastfeeding,

I really want to seek out help from a lactation consultant.

My mom thinks she always knows the answers.

But when it comes to breastfeeding,

she hasn't breastfed in 29 years. I need someone

who actually knows what they're talking about.

So, have you been able to be up here with her

since she had the baby?

Oh, yeah, I love it, you know? Oh, that's so lovely.

It's great to be mimi. You could just love them

and don't have all the stress.

And you can lay her down however way you're comfortable.

Yeah. So, if you want to take the dress,

I would just leave on her diaper.

So, I see you guys are all matching.

Do you do that all the time?

We try. We do try.

We love it, you know?

So you now have matching clothes for all three of you?

Oh, yes, we try.

I thought it was very unique that dawn, cher, and baby belle

were all dressed alike in their jean dresses.

That is not something I often see at a home visit.

But I find that to be a really sweet and precious thing.

I think it's just another way for them to connect

as mother, daughter, and now granddaughter.

I want you to show me originally

what you would do if I'm not here.

Okay, this is how I would do it.

And then I'll try to tweak from here.

Well, first of all, I have to move her here.

Correct. You want one hand

like she's giving a big hug to the breast.

And then she starts like that. Okay.

I feel a little bad that she doesn't want

to ask me questions on how to breastfeed.

I understand to have a lactation consultant.

But why can't she ask me also?

I mean, I did breastfeed three children.

Do you see how you're kind of leaning into belle?

So we always say it's baby to breast, not breast to baby.

But you're always afraid that the baby won't breathe

'cause of the nose, you know, stuck like that.

If babies are drinking and swallowing,

they're breathing just fine.

You don't need fancy pillows if you don't want them,

because you can really use your torso to support her, and --

we didn't even have those pillows when we breastfed.

And we did fine. So, I think if we could

take this out so nothing's in your back...

Sometimes they're more hindrance than help.

Also, I never had to hold the breast the whole time

while feeding.

She's -- well, you -- she tries to text me,

and I can't answer the phone. I'm like, "I'm breastfeeding."

is there a way that she doesn't have to hold

so she has a free hand? Correct.

Good. Then you can call me.

Once she's latched and you feel a comfortable pull,

you can take that support hand off.

You want nice rounded cheeks up to nice rounded breast.

But she's still holding her breast with the other hand.

Right. Now, once she's on and you feel a comfortable pull,

you should be able to take that other support hand off.

Looks like she's falling asleep.

♪

usually they pop off when they're done,

so if she's still holding on, she may not quite be done.

And then how do you know that she's not just, like --

using the nipple as a pacifier?

All breastfeeding moms are mother nature's pacifier.

Cher: My mom is asking a lot of questions.

I think my mom forgot that I'm the one breastfeeding

and not her, so she just needs

to, like, calm down a little bit.

I mean, I haven't gotten a question in at all yet.

Stephanie: Next thing I want you to do

is make sure her lips are out like fish lips.

So just take a finger, and you're just gonna

flip that lip out. There you go. Perfect.

But then she's gonna stop. No, not necessarily.

I think from experience, I know a lot about breastfeeding.

It would be nice if she would ask me, too, and include me.

If you give advice to your daughter,

she sometimes doesn't want to take it or believe it.

But if she hears it from somebody else,

all of a sudden, she believes it, and it's the way to go.

Okay. So, this is the best way to do it.

If you're comfortable. Are you comfortable?

The best way is the way that you feel the most comfortable.

So, how many different positions are there?

Lots. Really?

It's absolutely possible for support people

and family members to be too involved.

If family members are not allowing a new parent

to learn to be a new parent, they're probably too involved.

I want to learn how to make sure

that I know how to do all the positions

so if she has any questions, I can help her.

Absolutely. This is why I bring my doll

and our demo breast so you can practice

and still be modest. So let's do this position first.

Sure. That one was called the cross cradle.

Alright. Do you remember? So that's when you do

opposite arm, opposite breast, down the baby's back.

Make sure you feel a comfortable pull.

And then you can lean back with your baby.

Perfect. Exactly right. We call that cross cradle.

Now let's do the football one.

Great. So, football is the one where they're at their side,

like you would kind of hold a football.

Make sure your arm is down their back

and they're pulled into your body.

When they go wide like a baby bird, you bring them in swift.

I have never had a grandmother

sit next to the breastfeeding parent and act it out.

But I think for a grandma that really wants to be involved

and needs that closeness,

it's a great way for her to be involved.

But I'm so glad that we did this.

It's my honor and my pleasure.

And you are doing an amazing job.

Remember, you know your baby better than anybody.

Trust your baby. Trust your body.

Have a lovely day, you guys. Thanks!

You, too. Bye-bye.

Dawn: Being a new mom, you're exhausted.

So I wanted to go over the positions

of how to breastfeed

so later on, if cher has any questions,

I'll know how to help her with it.

So I think she's going to see how much she needs me.

You need that extra person to help.

That was really helpful. That was really good.

Cher: My mom is so happy to be a mimi.

I'm so thankful to have a mother who wants to help so much.

But she's wanting to be so involved.

And right now, I need this opportunity

to really be a family with just me, jared, and belle,

without her in the picture.

There's something that jared and I have talked about

that I need to tell my mom,

but I haven't had the courage to tell her yet.

You asked so many questions!

I know. I really got into it.

I kind of, like, perked up. I remembered everything

all of a sudden. I was glad.

You had energy for both of us.

♪

stop. Stop!

I got it. I got it. No, you don't! Stop!

Okay.

Know what, alena? Sometimes the only way to do it is just do it.

♪

marcia: Good morning!

Quick. Come on!

Time to get me. Oh.

Ohh!

I'm gonna get you.

Oh.

[ both laugh ]

marcia: Aah!

Aah! [ laughs ]

♪

guess what we're doing today.

What? I'll give you a clue.

[ hums ]

no.

Yeah. Driving.

Yay.

What do you think?

Marcia: The whole time alena's been in college,

I've gone to get her, then bring her back,

then take her back, then gone to get her.

So now it's just really time for her to drive by herself.

It's a whole new chapter in our life.

That's the way I look at it.

But you have to drive.

Oh, yeah, drive you crazy.

You ready?

No.

Alena: I think my fear of driving

is that once I start driving on my own,

it's that detachment from my mom.

And so I think that's where my emotions come from.

You ready? Yes.

Alrighty. We got to set up the car.

Yeah, I'll get your stuff.

Alena loves that, you know, she can depend on me

and that I want to do things for her.

And in some ways,

she knows that whatever she needs or wants,

I'm going to end up doing it.

Even though I don't want her to stop needing me,

she needs to take the next step and drive

to become more independent.

Oops.

Okay.

Think that'll work.

Alright, let me just -- yay.

You're in the driver's seat.

Okay, ready? Mm-hmm.

[ alena's "highway" playing ]

oh, let's -- wait, wait, wait, we got to bop.

We got to do -- ♪ makin' me feel so special ♪

♪ where do I put these nerves? ♪

take our hats off?

♪ 'cause I'm drivin' on the highway ♪

♪ and I'm finally goin' my way ♪

♪ I'm drivin' on the highway ♪

♪ and I'm drivin' here with you ♪

♪ so don't look back 'cause I don't wanna turn back ♪

got to do the bop.

Bop, bop. ♪ 'cause I don't wanna go back ♪

♪ don't look back 'cause I don't wanna turn back ♪

off we go.

♪ don't look back 'cause I'm not goin' back ♪

you're too close to --

[ car horn beeps ]

no, go out -- go out --

no, you're going to hit the --

you're going to hit the side of the --

no, ma. Alright. Just go.

Okay.

Just make-believe you can drive.

[ both laugh ]

make-believe. That's real nice.

Just go straight.

♪ we're never goin' back ♪

alena: I love the time my mom and I spend together

driving the hour and a half back and forth to school.

It's something we share. We talk in the car.

We play around. We sing. We write songs.

And so once I'm alone in my car,

it's kind of like a step to adulthood

and that I'm letting go of a big part of my life.

And so that's the scary part when it comes to driving.

You're going too fast. See that? Slow down.

I am slow--

that's why they have that mirror there,

so you can see if somebody's coming out on this side,

or they can see.

They can see you coming. They should run.

I'm gonna go. No, stop, stop, stop, stop.

Okay.

This is exactly what I mean.

Alright. Now you can go.

Okay, here's what you got to do. Put your blinker on.

What's a blink-- oh.

What do you mean, go left? You're going to make a u-turn

right here. Just go near where it says "no outlet."

I can't make a u-turn yet.

Just -- where it says

you're going to make a four-pointer u-turn

and turn -- go --

alena, look to your left.

Look -- you have to stop.

Stop!

Yeah, it's fine.

No, it's not! There's a car coming.

Yeah, but it's letting me go. You -- that's not the point.

[ chuckles ]

alright. Now, this is tricky.

Now, she has the right of way, so stop.

Just don't hit her. She has the right of -- no.

[ sighs ]

[ chuckles ] you get so scared.

Just... Go in the parking lot.

So, let's just parallel park.

I want you to back up,

and then I want you to back into the spot.

[ shifter clicking ]

♪

turn your wheel. Look. This way. Yoo-hoo.

Yo. No, that's the wrong way.

That's the wrong way. That's the wrong way.

Look. Look out -- you see these two?

I want you to look in the mirror,

and I want you to look here.

I am. And it's off.

So then go that way and straighten out first.

That's what I'm trying to -- do not look at this.

She's yelling at me.

Like, and I'm like, "but I'm doing everything."

so I guess, like, I think my mom loves to take care of me.

But then on the other hand, she's like,

"oh, you got to do this on your own."

♪

see? See the line?

♪

no, you're not in the line.

There's no -- you're not in the line.

I can't park.

Because you don't want to listen.

Alright. You're still doing it.

You're not waiting for any direction.

Just stop. Stop. Stop!

I got it. I got it. Stop.

I got it. Stop!

I got it. No, you don't! Stop!

Okay.

Are you going to cry?

Why?

Why am I getting you anxious?

I'm what?

I'm being mean?

I'm not being mean. I want -- I want you to --

[ sighs ] what are you gonna --

you can't --

then you have to listen to somebody.

Because you can't drive like that.

You can't do that. You're going to get hurt.

Marcia: I hate losing my temper with alena,

but I just need to push her

so that she'll get over the hump and just drive.

I'm somewhat conflicted, because if she starts to drive,

there's always a chance she might not need me so much.

I'm literally in a parking lot.

It doesn't matter.

I can't let you be and you don't know what you're doing.

Oh, really?

Because you're driving. I'm not.

We're going to go back to the house.

You have to practice. That's what driving's about.

Know what, alena? Sometimes the only way to do it is just do it.

♪

next time, you have to listen.

I mean, you're getting --

I can't drive with her.

You can't know how to do everything all the time.

I'm not always screaming at you. Nobody was screaming at you

till I told you to turn the wheel, and then you --

you did well, but this is not --

this is not something you're supposed to know

how to do all the time.

So every time you learn something,

you can't start crying and getting upset that --

you just -- you have to --

but you are.

It's not just parallel parking.

Marcia: I think the emotions about driving

aren't just about the driving.

It's really about letting go. It would be easy for me

to just let things stay the way they are.

But I have to just let go,

even though it kind of breaks my heart.

♪

next time, I will yell at you.

♪

I've been hearing for a while that you're going to change.

Once a cheater, always a cheater.

God made me a certain way.

I'm not going to fight it no more.

[ crying ]

isn't that a little strange,

you listening in to their private conversation?

No. We do everything together.

I think out of anybody, you'd understand that the most.

♪

♪

hey, honey.

When frank and I have arguments,

sometimes it will get so bad.

That he will spend the night at his store.

And then the next day after he's cooled down,

you know, we'll meet halfway, you know,

and we'll try to discuss the issue.

Are we going to have our discussion now?

-Hi, honey. -Hi, mom.

Come here.

-Honey, I'll be right there. -Okay.

Okay?

Right. I guess I'll give him another chance.

Oh, my god.

You know how long I've been hearing that?

I know. Eight years?

I know, but I think I'll -- almost nine years?

I've worked so hard.

I put so much of myself, my heart into this relationship,

that I just don't want to toss it out the window

and say, "okay, it's done."

so I had the devil on one shoulder telling me,

"once a cheater, always a cheater."

and the other, the angel, going,

"no, you don't really want to do that,

'cause you really do love him."

oh, my god. Okay.

Can I just, like, sit down, please?

[ sighs ]

I'm not ready to give up. Not ready to give up.

And I know frank's not ready to give up.

Now, brittani, on the other hand,

they really need to sit down and talk things out.

And, you know, maybe she can gain trust back with him.

I'm just, like, trying to think about, like, you know,

still about the bachelor party.

Like, I understand that was the past, but still, like,

I don't get the whole point of it.

Right. Why it happened.

Like, I know what happened. I got that answered.

Listen, just put it underneath somewhere,

'cause it's not who I am.

It's not who I am.

♪

I've been hearing for a while that you're going to change.

And, I mean, like, if you wanted to change,

I would think it would happen sooner.

Well, you know, we're not all the same.

What can I say?

You know, god made me a certain way.

I'm not going to fight it no more.

I feel like when you're talking to me like this,

it's like you want --

you want mom to do something about me.

And that's really a conversation

between you and her.

Well, I just want -- am I willing to change?

Every single day, yes.

Every single day.

Is it easy for me? Absolutely not.

I just worry about my mom. That's all.

Of course. Of course.

I'm not together with her just to hurt her.

That was never the plan.

You know, I think in my case with brittani,

I have to take a step at a time.

We've disagreed plenty. And I want to cool off.

I want to just give it a rest.

You still keep giving him chances and chances

and chances and chances.

I love you. I know.

But I love him.

Are you sure? I've seen her really broken.

Like, I've seen her, like, literally cry

because she's so upset.

Like, you know, when you're not around, she's always like,

wanting me to be there for her. I'm there for her.

I think I think, in a way, I was jealous of you.

Honestly. It's the truth.

I'm sorry. I'm just finding that really funny.

Okay. But you know what? He's right.

♪

mary is a wonderful mother to brittani.

I'm jealous of that.

I'm jealous of that particular relationship.

Yep. He used to get so mad

when brittani and I would sleep together

and hang out in her bedroom,

and he would say, "come on." it was weird.

It's not weird. It was what I wasn't used to.

We're mother-daughter, so... Right. Okay.

...We just have that bond.

So, I've been angry. I've been very angry,

and I feel like that's really a huge revelation for me.

You know, my firstborn, okay,

she hasn't spoken to me in,

I think it's a good six, six, seven years.

Today's her birthday.

I took a chance today. I text her.

So today, she finally -- she says, "thank you."

wow. Yeah.

And that was a big thing for me.

You know, something is working.

[ voice breaking ] that's good.

Yeah. Sorry.

I'm just happy for you. Good. Thank you.

I couldn't imagine, you know --

that's why I get sad, and I cry,

is because if I didn't have that relationship with you,

god, I would want to die.

You're my everything, you know?

So I'm a little emotional because...

Yeah.

I know you feel this way about me.

And it's hard, very hard.

You know, I've made a lot of mistakes.

I don't wish it on nobody.

You know, some issues, like, I get --

I tell you, you got to let that go.

I really don't know how to really feel right now,

though, still. You know, it takes time for me

to really trust you again. Yeah. Understood.

♪

♪ nobody can, nobody can ♪

♪ nobody can tell me I can't ♪

♪ tell me I can't, tell me I can't ♪

thank you.

Angelica: We are meeting my mom and brett for dinner,

and I'm just hoping for a nice, drama-free night.

I think my mom is concerned

that jason isn't the right person for me

just because he's had so many things that he's had to do.

I do care about my mom's concerns,

but at this very moment, I really don't,

because jason has taking care of the divorce,

got rid of his ex-girlfriend's stuff in his house.

Yes, it took some time, but it still got done.

[ sighs ]

how's your mom and brett doing?

Uh...

I don't think so good.

She was just talking about just some issues in the relationship.

What happened?

They had a big discussion the other day,

and my mom called me,

and I listened to the whole thing.

So you were basically listening in?

Yeah.

What was it, like, an argument or something?

No, not necessarily an argument,

just them talking about some issues

that they have in their relationship.

Isn't that a little strange,

you listening in to their private conversation

like that?

No.

We do everything together, support each other.

But that's their business.

No?

No.

My mom wants my support, and I'm gonna give it to her.

You might be a little biased in that department, but --

biased how?

That's your mother.

You're always going to take her side.

Not necessarily taking her side, just supporting her.

I think out of anybody, you'd understand that the most.

It's still a little strange that, without brett's knowledge,

your mother called you and had you listen in

on their little discussion together.

It's not strange.

-Hey, guys. -Hey.

-How you been, buddy? -Hey, how you doing?

-Good. -Nice to see you.

-Hey, mama. -Hi.

I knew angelica's relationship to sunhe

was strong from the beginning.

But I feel sunhe can be a little overbearing,

maybe a little tough at times.

It is very clear to me that my relationship with angelica

will not progress as long as sunhe is around.

♪

so, how's your trip so far, brett?

Oh, it's been great.

And you guys?

Well...

Jason signed his divorce papers.

You did?

I guess that's congratulations, buddy.

You got the ball rolling in the right direction.

[ sighs ] finally. Long time coming, but --

yeah, finally.

I appreciate that. And I'm glad you're here.

It's really nice to see you.

Brett's in town. They're supposed to have a nice weekend.

I got the divorce.

Thank you for the support.

♪

cheers, everyone.

Good to see you. Good to talk to you.

Good to see you.

Especially good to see you.

Cheers.

And I would imagine you're ecstatic.

I-I can't believe it.

I thought that would be, like, the last thing that he'd do.

I knew it was going to come,

but it's like the first thing that he did.

Wow. I would think that you would be happy

about the whole situation.

Sunhe: I would like to be happy about it,

but I'm actually not happy about it.

♪

I see through him.

I see right through his actions.

And because of that,

I feel like I have to constantly protect her.

♪

♪

♪

♪

sunhe has a special ability of taking a happy situation

and making it unhappy.

Lot of people have filters on things.

Not with her. She pretty much voices her opinion

on everything she feels

and is not afraid to tell the whole table that.

I know angelica's your daughter,

and you're trying to protect her in your eyes.

But wouldn't you focus on your own relationship, as well,

instead of always being over us?

Sunhe: Do you think we have problems in our relationship?

We have struggles.

The distance thing is one of them, yes.

If angelica wasn't here in las vegas,

you would be with me in omaha.

She is keeping you here and keeping us apart.

Why does she have to move over there?

I'm not leaving my boys.

They're at a very impressionable age.

I'm not going to abandon them.

Well, you wouldn't be abandoning them.

You'd just be moving.

When you're 13 and 16,

no. They're not going to be without daddy.

♪

I think they're old enough.

Teenagers, both of them.

They're not infants.

You're asking me to leave omaha and leave my children.

But yet you're not willing to part with your mother,

and your 32?

♪

I feel like tonight's dinner is focusing on jason

and what he hasn't done,

whereas brett hasn't really done much for my mom.

It makes me feel like I'm secondary

and that I'm not

his number-one priority.

And that's something I'm going to have to deal with.

I knew going in that you two were close,

but I find it a little odd how close you guys actually are...

Well, get over it, jason. ...In every aspect

of all your lives. Get over it, jason.

Some of this is private.

It's not going to change.

I think angelica and sunhe have a...

A bond that can never be broken.

At this point in time, they fill their own void,

it seems.

Didn't you kind of already realize

someday that she would find a potential husband?

Yeah, but not jason.

Ooh.

♪

it was supposed to be angelica and myself.

Forever? Just you two?

It's always been us two. Is that it?

It's not going to change because you're in the picture,

or that you're in the picture, as well.

It's angelica and I.

♪

my mom and I have never been secretive

about how close we are.

We've been very up-front about our bond.

So if it's becoming an issue now, it shouldn't be.

♪

sunhe: We choose to be with them.

It's a choice that we both make.

But if we choose not to,

then that's also our choice, as well.

We've always been together,

and that's the way it's going to remain.

If you have a problem with that and you don't like that,

you know where you can go.

I can make this even more difficult for you.

So don't mess with me.

♪

next time on "smothered"...

This is exactly why I did not want to move in here.

What has that got to do with moving in here?!

Because you're designing my kitchen!

Carlo's taste is kind of meat-head modern.

Aww!

I'm gonna take her.

At the moment, I don't have a plane ticket coming home.

I'm afraid I'm going to miss something by going back.

Did you talk to them about going home?

Woman: Go!

[ all cheering, screaming indistinctly ]

we're so excited for wienerfest.

Sarah, I'm getting dizzy. I can't stand in the sun.

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

My blood pressure. She needs to sit.

[ dogs barking ]

we're finally here.

Brittani: I feel like lewis is different.

Most guys just care about one thing.

You'd be crazy if you didn't, like, jump on this.

This is the guy.

I feel like she doesn't know the whole picture of how I feel,

because I have a big secret I haven't told anyone,

including my mom.

I need to tell you something,

and I don't want you to look at me differently.

Okay?