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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:53,952 [Snoring] 2 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:25,751 [Sighs] 3 00:01:25,852 --> 00:01:31,890 [Police sirens sound in the distance] 4 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:57,883 [Car alarm goes off in the distance] 5 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:04,490 [Dog barking] 6 00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:12,531 [Lucas' light breathing] 7 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:40,259 [Honking] 8 00:04:11,484 --> 00:04:14,319 [Alarm clock rings] 9 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:26,865 ["Skip to my Lou" plays] 10 00:05:18,217 --> 00:05:19,084 [Cat meows] 11 00:05:19,185 --> 00:05:20,585 Huh! Hello, Lady. 12 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:23,288 Edith? You okay in there? 13 00:05:23,389 --> 00:05:25,891 EDITH: Yes, dear, I'm fine. 14 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,626 Do you need anything from the store? 15 00:05:27,727 --> 00:05:28,427 Hurry up, guys. 16 00:05:28,528 --> 00:05:30,262 ELIZA: Clara! You're going to be late for school! 17 00:05:30,363 --> 00:05:31,196 [Lucas giggles] 18 00:05:31,297 --> 00:05:32,764 EDITH: Orange juice, perhaps. 19 00:05:32,865 --> 00:05:34,199 Does Lady need food? 20 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:35,734 EDITH: I don't know. 21 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:37,502 Okay, well, I'm closing the door now, Edith. 22 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:38,737 It's not safe to leave it open. 23 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:40,839 [To herself] 'Cause I live in a firetrap. 24 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:41,540 Come on. 25 00:05:41,641 --> 00:05:44,643 It's not a firetrap. That's a treasure trove. 26 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:47,946 ELIZA: If stacks of stuff dated from the '50s count as a treasure trove. 27 00:05:48,047 --> 00:05:49,581 AVERY: Oh, they do. 28 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:52,084 ELIZA: Avery, you're gonna have to move the car today, remember? 29 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:52,918 AVERY: Right. 30 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:54,786 ELIZA: You sit in it with Lucas and hold our spot... 31 00:05:54,887 --> 00:05:57,022 ...and I'll walk Clara over. - AVERY: Right. 32 00:06:03,529 --> 00:06:04,963 Okay! 33 00:06:05,064 --> 00:06:08,500 Oh... Come on, sweetie. 34 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:11,870 Careful, guys. 35 00:06:12,105 --> 00:06:13,772 CLARA: Careful, guys. 36 00:06:13,873 --> 00:06:16,508 [Traffic noise] 37 00:06:18,244 --> 00:06:21,446 ELIZA: Didn't I just clean this out last week? 38 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:26,118 Hey, check it out. Look at those books! 39 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:28,286 Think we can get them before mom notices? 40 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:29,488 No, Avery, please. 41 00:06:29,589 --> 00:06:32,491 Put your family's best interest first. Think of the common good. 42 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:34,326 That's exactly what I'm doing. 43 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:36,962 LUCAS: That's exactly what I'm doing. 44 00:06:38,364 --> 00:06:40,532 AVERY: Okay, in the car we go. 45 00:06:40,633 --> 00:06:41,466 Can I have some? 46 00:06:44,036 --> 00:06:45,470 [Children giggle] 47 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:48,473 [Sandrine says something in French] 48 00:06:49,976 --> 00:06:52,544 [Sandrine greets them in French] 49 00:06:52,645 --> 00:06:54,846 I wish I was French, too. 50 00:06:55,948 --> 00:06:58,784 It's my birthday tomorrow. I'm gonna be six! 51 00:06:58,885 --> 00:07:01,186 And I'm having my party up there tonight! 52 00:07:01,287 --> 00:07:03,922 Really? In your apartment. 53 00:07:04,023 --> 00:07:08,093 ISABELLA: For my sixth birthday, we had a private marionette show. 54 00:07:08,194 --> 00:07:10,429 I'm gonna have 10 friends! 55 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:11,997 My seventh was at the Swedish Cottage. 56 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:14,866 First, my mom said I could only have six friends 57 00:07:14,967 --> 00:07:16,368 because I'm gonna be six. 58 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:20,405 Then, Serendipity 3 delivered frozen hot chocolate. 59 00:07:20,506 --> 00:07:23,408 But then, my dad talked her into letting me have 10. 60 00:07:23,509 --> 00:07:25,977 Afterwards, my friends and I got carriage rides 61 00:07:26,078 --> 00:07:27,979 in Central Park at sunset. 62 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,416 I'm gonna have a triple layer cake, with purple frosting. 63 00:07:31,517 --> 00:07:34,853 And I'm gonna have really cool goodie bags, 64 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:37,422 right, Mom? 65 00:07:37,523 --> 00:07:38,924 AVERY: Not the goodie bags again. 66 00:07:39,025 --> 00:07:41,126 SANDRINE: Eliza, you are brave. 67 00:07:41,227 --> 00:07:43,361 Really? How so? 68 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,063 Just to live as you do, you know? 69 00:07:45,164 --> 00:07:48,800 The stairs, the children, the car, the dog. 70 00:07:48,901 --> 00:07:51,136 It's a bit exhausting, no? 71 00:07:51,237 --> 00:07:53,705 Is that your definition of "brave"? 72 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:57,476 Eliza, could you give me a hand with this buckle? 73 00:07:57,577 --> 00:07:59,711 Um, Mom, you forgot my backpack, 74 00:07:59,812 --> 00:08:02,681 and I definitely need it before choice time. 75 00:08:02,782 --> 00:08:03,648 Okay. 76 00:08:03,749 --> 00:08:04,916 SANDRINE: Eliza, are you...? 77 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:07,419 Are you wearing your nightgown? 78 00:08:08,654 --> 00:08:11,590 [Music plays] 79 00:08:28,941 --> 00:08:30,342 ELIZA: Has it really come to this? 80 00:08:30,443 --> 00:08:32,110 That I, Eliza K. Welch, 81 00:08:32,211 --> 00:08:34,546 find myself humiliated in my nightgown 82 00:08:34,647 --> 00:08:36,681 in front of my neighbor's townhouse? 83 00:08:36,782 --> 00:08:39,818 My husband has run Clara around the corner to P.S. 3, 84 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:42,387 and I have exactly nine minutes to write. 85 00:08:42,488 --> 00:08:44,289 How can a mother articulate her ideas 86 00:08:44,390 --> 00:08:46,958 with anything approaching wit or conviction 87 00:08:47,059 --> 00:08:49,761 in such ridiculously tiny wedges of time? 88 00:09:01,507 --> 00:09:02,607 [New message alert] 89 00:09:03,409 --> 00:09:06,778 ELIZA: Oh, it's ZachsMommy again. 90 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:08,847 "Quit complaining, SanctaMommy! 91 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:11,216 No one has any time. 92 00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:15,220 Save your quest for self-expression until the kids go off to college." 93 00:09:15,321 --> 00:09:17,088 [Scoffs] 94 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:19,658 Must a woman's soul wither and die 95 00:09:19,759 --> 00:09:22,093 simply because she opted to become a mother? 96 00:09:22,194 --> 00:09:25,030 I want to finish the laundry and a complex sentence, 97 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:26,798 to think tantalizingly deep thoughts 98 00:09:26,899 --> 00:09:29,701 and throw a magical birthday party for my daughter. 99 00:09:29,802 --> 00:09:33,939 Is that truly too much to ask? 100 00:09:45,318 --> 00:09:47,786 ELIZA: Tomorrow, Clara turns six. 101 00:09:47,887 --> 00:09:50,555 She's more than half way to double digits. 102 00:09:50,656 --> 00:09:54,225 She'll be going to college in 12 years. 103 00:09:54,327 --> 00:09:58,196 That used to seem like a long time. 104 00:09:58,297 --> 00:10:01,933 Now I can blink, and it'd be over. 105 00:10:15,214 --> 00:10:18,049 ELIZA: "Speak your mind and become our resident Mom-ologist 106 00:10:18,150 --> 00:10:19,918 with your very own column, 107 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:22,320 worth up to 3,000 dollars a month! 108 00:10:22,421 --> 00:10:24,155 Runners-up receive either 1,000 dollars 109 00:10:24,256 --> 00:10:27,292 or an all-expense paid trip to this year's Mamapalooza, 110 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:30,128 the festival for moms who rock." 111 00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:31,730 You've gotta be kidding me. 112 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:36,067 "Just send us 500 words telling us what motherhood means to you." 113 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:39,671 Oh, my God! 114 00:10:39,772 --> 00:10:40,805 It's perfect! 115 00:10:42,808 --> 00:10:44,876 Oh, no. 116 00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:46,878 [Groans] 117 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:54,753 TOUR GUIDE: Folks, coming up, 118 00:10:54,854 --> 00:11:00,392 we're going to see the historic former home of Edna St. Vincent Millay. 119 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:02,027 But first, get those cameras ready... 120 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:02,994 ELIZA: Excuse me. 121 00:11:03,095 --> 00:11:05,163 This is a neighborhood, people, not a theme park. 122 00:11:05,264 --> 00:11:06,331 "Get her picture! Get her...! 123 00:11:06,432 --> 00:11:09,034 "Here's the corner we all know and love from Friends." 124 00:11:09,135 --> 00:11:11,202 Though, whenever you see an inside shot, 125 00:11:11,303 --> 00:11:14,773 that was actually filmed on a soundstage in Los Angeles. 126 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:17,375 WOMAN: Hurry, kids! Hurry! Come on! 127 00:11:21,013 --> 00:11:23,448 ELIZA: Hey! Sheila! Sheila! 128 00:11:23,549 --> 00:11:26,317 Hi! What's shakin', babe? 129 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:28,219 Do I have Joan Crawford eyebrows? 130 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,189 I applied pencil like it was magic marker, and I didn't check. 131 00:11:31,290 --> 00:11:32,724 Tell me the truth. 132 00:11:32,825 --> 00:11:34,859 No, they look good. They're, 'ya know, zesty. 133 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,628 Zesty? 134 00:11:36,729 --> 00:11:39,064 I have to have this in Clara's classroom by choice time, 135 00:11:39,165 --> 00:11:40,331 or it's sudden death for Bad Mommy. 136 00:11:40,433 --> 00:11:42,100 - Will you walk with me? - Sure. 137 00:11:44,303 --> 00:11:45,336 SHEILA: Hey, do you want me 138 00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:46,838 to pick up Clara and bring her with us? 139 00:11:46,939 --> 00:11:48,306 'Cause I know Trixie would love it. 140 00:11:48,407 --> 00:11:50,442 But I thought Joel had the kids on Fridays. 141 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:51,910 Oh, he's in Santa Fe. 142 00:11:52,011 --> 00:11:54,212 Oh... Chasing another new wild potter? 143 00:11:54,313 --> 00:11:57,182 I don't know. Maybe. Who cares? 144 00:11:57,283 --> 00:11:59,250 ELIZA: I've really gotta go for this, right? 145 00:11:59,351 --> 00:12:03,588 I mean, there's something validating about having a real job, you know? 146 00:12:03,689 --> 00:12:04,856 It's been awhile. 147 00:12:04,957 --> 00:12:08,660 Yeah, there's definitely something validating about having a real job. 148 00:12:08,761 --> 00:12:11,162 I mean, especially one that actually pays you more 149 00:12:11,263 --> 00:12:13,198 than the childcare required to do it. 150 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:15,333 And it has been awhile. 151 00:12:15,434 --> 00:12:16,534 You sure you're ready to move 152 00:12:16,635 --> 00:12:18,203 beyond entourages of organic snacks? 153 00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:19,003 [Eliza laughs] 154 00:12:19,105 --> 00:12:20,305 Completely! 155 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,373 I mean, it gives me a chance to explore what it really means 156 00:12:22,475 --> 00:12:26,111 to become a mother, and nobody talks about this stuff. 157 00:12:26,212 --> 00:12:28,113 The sleep deprivation, 158 00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:32,650 the funks, the non-stop cleaning, the death of lust. 159 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:36,154 I can see Lunchbox magazine flying off the stands. 160 00:12:36,255 --> 00:12:38,289 Here's my first headline: 161 00:12:38,390 --> 00:12:42,460 "To thine own self be true: Don't Breed." 162 00:12:42,561 --> 00:12:43,595 Too late. 163 00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:46,598 [Bongos playing] 164 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:04,315 [Whispers] Hi, Trixie! 165 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:09,420 Shit! 166 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:12,657 - What? - Avery forgot to walk Coupon! 167 00:13:12,758 --> 00:13:13,591 Shit is right. 168 00:13:13,692 --> 00:13:18,496 You better get home, or you're gonna find a deposit on your rug. 169 00:13:18,597 --> 00:13:21,132 [Drilling sounds] 170 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:29,841 ELIZA: Avery? 171 00:13:30,009 --> 00:13:34,746 Avery. 172 00:13:35,047 --> 00:13:37,649 This stuff is incredible, really. 173 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:40,985 Uh, Avery, um, did you forget something this morning? 174 00:13:41,086 --> 00:13:41,953 AVERY: What? 175 00:13:42,054 --> 00:13:44,355 I don't know, it was essentially our firstborn, you know? 176 00:13:44,456 --> 00:13:46,157 The one with the incontinence issues? 177 00:13:46,258 --> 00:13:47,492 Oops, sorry. 178 00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:49,828 Single most abused word in the English language. 179 00:13:49,929 --> 00:13:50,995 AVERY: "Oops" or "sorry"? 180 00:13:51,096 --> 00:13:53,898 All right, so I'll stay with Lucas, and you go get Coupon. 181 00:13:53,999 --> 00:13:55,533 Oh, no, no, no. You can't do that. 182 00:13:55,634 --> 00:13:57,435 I got an editorial meeting at 9:30. 183 00:13:57,536 --> 00:13:58,937 If I don't leave now, I'm never gonna make it. 184 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,438 No, no, no, no! You never told me that! 185 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:03,274 Yes, I did. I told you this morning while you were combing Clara's hair. 186 00:14:03,375 --> 00:14:04,642 Don't worry, I'll be back by 1:00. 187 00:14:04,743 --> 00:14:06,010 No, but 1:00 is too late! 188 00:14:06,111 --> 00:14:07,812 I don't think Coupon can hold it till then, 189 00:14:07,913 --> 00:14:08,913 and he can't walk himself 190 00:14:09,014 --> 00:14:10,615 because he can't make it down the stairs anymore. 191 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:11,416 AVERY: Holy Moly! 192 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:12,917 ELIZA: Did you go to the cash machine at least? 193 00:14:13,085 --> 00:14:16,688 Eliza, I wish you would stop talking to me like I'm impaired. 194 00:14:16,789 --> 00:14:18,556 Yes, I did. 195 00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:20,124 I... No... I'm sorry, okay? 196 00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:22,493 There's just something I want to do today. It's incredible. 197 00:14:22,595 --> 00:14:25,630 It's this writing thing, which could be just perfect for me and... 198 00:14:25,731 --> 00:14:31,069 I guess I'll just figure out how to get it all done by myself. 199 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:33,538 - ELIZA: Bye! - AVERY: Bye! 200 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:36,274 [Music plays] 201 00:14:53,859 --> 00:14:56,261 [Grunts] 202 00:14:56,362 --> 00:14:59,030 Oh, come on. 203 00:14:59,131 --> 00:15:00,398 I got ya! 204 00:15:00,499 --> 00:15:03,301 [Deep breaths] 205 00:15:03,402 --> 00:15:04,669 Orange juice. 206 00:15:04,770 --> 00:15:07,438 Edith? I forgot your orange juice. 207 00:15:07,539 --> 00:15:09,874 I'm sorry, I'll bring you some more later? 208 00:15:09,975 --> 00:15:15,480 EDITH: Orange juice? I don't need any orange juice, dear. 209 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:19,150 I'm closing the door now, Edith. It's not safe to leave it open. 210 00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:24,022 Okay. 211 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:28,960 [Car alarm sounds] 212 00:15:35,901 --> 00:15:37,535 Hurry up, Coupon, let's go. 213 00:15:37,636 --> 00:15:40,772 HESTER: Street sweeper! Street sweeper! 214 00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:44,409 Oh! Oh, God. Coupon! Get busy. 215 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:45,376 LUCAS: Get busy. 216 00:15:45,544 --> 00:15:47,779 HESTER: Get a Prius, New Jersey! 217 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,881 Go home, scumbag! 218 00:15:52,751 --> 00:15:55,320 Good job, Coupon! Good boy! 219 00:16:01,026 --> 00:16:02,360 So, you just gonna leave it there? 220 00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:05,330 No, I just, I gotta get my kid in the car, 221 00:16:05,431 --> 00:16:08,833 so I can move the car, so the street sweeper can clean the street. 222 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:12,203 I'll pick it up later. 223 00:16:12,338 --> 00:16:14,639 What if someone steps in it before then? 224 00:16:14,773 --> 00:16:17,141 I'll call 311 and make a complaint. 225 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:20,712 Well, I haven't found that very effective, but be my guest. 226 00:16:20,879 --> 00:16:22,180 Here, honey. 227 00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:29,253 And you're not even going to strap him in? 228 00:16:29,421 --> 00:16:30,388 Give me a break. 229 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:32,657 ELIZA: Okay... 230 00:16:36,128 --> 00:16:36,995 Oh, no! 231 00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:38,096 [Engine starts] 232 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:51,442 [Honking] 233 00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:54,112 IRATE DRIVER: Come on, lady, move it! 234 00:16:54,913 --> 00:16:56,881 Now where the hell is this guy? 235 00:16:57,916 --> 00:16:59,217 WOMAN: What's going on? 236 00:16:59,385 --> 00:17:02,020 HESTER: Every Tuesday and Friday you gotta move your car 237 00:17:02,121 --> 00:17:03,654 so they can clean the street. 238 00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:07,125 Oh, except this one here. They're from Jersey. 239 00:17:07,226 --> 00:17:08,960 They leave it, and then pay the ticket. 240 00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:10,595 It's cheaper than a garage. 241 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:13,297 And then the street sweeper can't get around! 242 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,700 IRATE DRIVER: Hey, move it, Volvo lady! 243 00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:17,135 Move that freakin' car! 244 00:17:17,236 --> 00:17:20,138 I can't, I'll lose my spot! 245 00:17:20,239 --> 00:17:22,206 Why doesn't everybody just back up? 246 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:24,075 IRATE DRIVER: Come on! Move your car! 247 00:17:24,176 --> 00:17:25,510 Come around! 248 00:17:25,611 --> 00:17:27,745 IRATE DRIVER: We can't move, 'ya cunt! 249 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:32,917 Motherfucker! 250 00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:34,118 WOMAN: What is that woman doing? 251 00:17:34,219 --> 00:17:35,586 She's nuts. 252 00:17:35,687 --> 00:17:37,989 Look, that's her dog shit. She just left it there. 253 00:17:38,090 --> 00:17:39,424 - Oh! - HESTER: Give him hell! 254 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:41,059 Did you just say what I think you said? 255 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:42,093 Yeah, that's right, you heard me. 256 00:17:42,194 --> 00:17:45,463 You just used the C-word in front of a child, in front of a school! 257 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:47,365 Your mother must be very proud of you. 258 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:48,332 Hey, you leave my mother out of this! 259 00:17:48,434 --> 00:17:48,833 No, no, no. 260 00:17:48,934 --> 00:17:51,502 She must be very, very proud that her son grew up to be... 261 00:17:51,603 --> 00:17:52,970 What do you do? Oh, roofing! 262 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:54,705 That her son's a roofer. 263 00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:55,840 - Shut up, lady. - Impressive. 264 00:17:55,941 --> 00:17:58,209 Do they give you a degree in that? Advanced shingling? 265 00:17:58,310 --> 00:18:00,778 Hey, I said, shut up! 266 00:18:00,879 --> 00:18:03,214 [Honking intensifies and people scream] 267 00:18:03,315 --> 00:18:07,385 All right, I'm sorry that I insulted your profession. 268 00:18:07,486 --> 00:18:09,253 Well, somebody's gotta fix roofs. 269 00:18:09,354 --> 00:18:11,422 [Chuckles] Right. Agreed. 270 00:18:11,523 --> 00:18:13,124 I mean, I'm one to talk. 271 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:16,427 I'm just trying to raise two kids in this godforsaken city 272 00:18:16,528 --> 00:18:18,429 that's a shadow of its former self. 273 00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:20,631 Do you ever think about maybe moving out to the suburbs? 274 00:18:20,732 --> 00:18:22,767 Like we could afford the taxes! 275 00:18:22,868 --> 00:18:24,936 Yeah, I hear you on that. I hear you on that. 276 00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:27,939 He's escaping! Somebody call the police! 277 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,240 Hey, you better get up there! 278 00:18:29,341 --> 00:18:30,575 Oh! Oh! 279 00:18:30,676 --> 00:18:31,709 No! 280 00:18:31,810 --> 00:18:32,376 [Lucas giggles] 281 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:34,412 MAN: Move the car! This isn't a parking lot! 282 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:35,546 ELIZA: What are you doing? 283 00:18:35,647 --> 00:18:40,051 Oh! Sweetie! Sweetie! Oh, no, no, no! I'm so sorry. Back you go. 284 00:18:40,152 --> 00:18:41,419 Report her to social services! 285 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,287 Hey, cut the lady some slack. 286 00:18:43,388 --> 00:18:45,857 Can't you see she's having a hard day? 287 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:46,557 Thank you. 288 00:18:46,658 --> 00:18:49,794 [Honking continues] 289 00:18:49,895 --> 00:18:54,432 [Engine starts] 290 00:18:55,734 --> 00:19:00,071 Oh, watch out! Oh! Oh! 291 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:00,805 Look. 292 00:19:02,207 --> 00:19:05,743 [Music plays] 293 00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:10,715 Lucas, sweetie, I am so sorry I left you all alone like that. 294 00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:13,284 And mommy's sorry she was smoking, too. 295 00:19:13,385 --> 00:19:15,386 And yelling. 296 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:18,322 Smoking and yelling are two things that Lunchbox Magazine 297 00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:19,657 would tell you to avoid. 298 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:20,992 [Tires screech] 299 00:19:24,329 --> 00:19:25,496 ELIZA: I'm sorry. 300 00:19:25,664 --> 00:19:29,967 Mommy's just gonna, just race around the block as fast as she can. 301 00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:31,402 As quick as a wink! 302 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:32,236 A wink! 303 00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:36,641 Oh! I'm gonna lose my spot! 304 00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:37,675 Oh, no. 305 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:39,510 Don't! 306 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:45,016 ELIZA: Oh, no-no-no-no-no! Hey! No, no, no! 307 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:55,326 All right, one sec. 308 00:19:55,427 --> 00:19:56,928 Don't, don't, don't. 309 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,468 Excuse me! 310 00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:08,406 Look, I'm sorry to bother you! 311 00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:13,311 I know you're not napping because I saw you just pull into my spot. 312 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:15,046 It's not your spot. 313 00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:16,113 But I live here. 314 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,349 You live in the West Village, so you can afford to park someplace else. 315 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:20,785 No, you can say that, but you'd be wrong, okay? 316 00:20:20,886 --> 00:20:24,422 My apartment is right there, rather I should say, our apartments. 317 00:20:24,523 --> 00:20:26,691 You've got more than one apartment? 318 00:20:26,792 --> 00:20:29,293 They're rent stabilized, and one is a studio. 319 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:32,029 Look, I'm throwing a birthday party for my daughter tonight, 320 00:20:32,130 --> 00:20:35,066 and I need to park here so I can stash stuff in the car. 321 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:36,934 That is, if I can fit anything, 322 00:20:37,035 --> 00:20:40,438 considering my husband has filled the back of the car with old books. 323 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:42,073 You see, he has this fantasy 324 00:20:42,174 --> 00:20:45,943 of starting an online rare book business to enrich our lifestyle. 325 00:20:46,044 --> 00:20:47,545 How about that? 326 00:20:47,646 --> 00:20:50,381 Anyway, we live in a walk-up. 327 00:20:52,217 --> 00:20:53,651 Oh! 328 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:02,560 Come on! 329 00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:14,972 [Bells toll] 330 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:22,179 "My, what a wonderful house this would be. 331 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:26,584 I will live in it until the people who own it come for it. 332 00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:28,853 And then, the little old man..." 333 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:32,156 Oh, that's us. Okay. Come on, sweetie. 334 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:37,428 Ah... Okay, here we go. 335 00:21:37,729 --> 00:21:39,363 Ooh! 336 00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:42,633 Come, sweetie, here we go. 337 00:21:45,003 --> 00:21:47,605 [Deep breaths] Yeah... 338 00:21:47,706 --> 00:21:50,107 [Sighs] 339 00:22:16,935 --> 00:22:18,969 Good sharing, Courtney! 340 00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:23,240 I am very proud of you for your excellent sharing. 341 00:22:24,576 --> 00:22:26,711 No, no, drop it. 342 00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:28,179 That's made in China. 343 00:22:29,514 --> 00:22:31,782 ELIZA: Hey! Watch it. 344 00:22:31,883 --> 00:22:33,818 He's a whole lot smaller than you. 345 00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:35,853 Excuse me, did you just say something? 346 00:22:35,954 --> 00:22:37,188 Did she say something to you, Jordan? 347 00:22:37,289 --> 00:22:40,891 ELIZA: Look, I'm sorry, but your son nearly crushed my kid. 348 00:22:40,992 --> 00:22:42,326 He's a whole lot bigger. 349 00:22:42,427 --> 00:22:43,828 Are you saying my son's overweight? 350 00:22:43,929 --> 00:22:47,231 I said big. Actually, what I said was "bigger." 351 00:22:47,332 --> 00:22:49,834 Don't you dare ever speak to him again. 352 00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:51,268 It's glandular! 353 00:22:53,905 --> 00:22:58,709 No, Trish. Trish, you cook pot roast at 375. 354 00:22:58,810 --> 00:22:59,710 Yeah. 355 00:22:59,811 --> 00:23:04,882 And don't forget to mail the Con-Ed bill, please. 356 00:23:04,983 --> 00:23:07,752 My wife. 357 00:23:07,853 --> 00:23:11,722 Yeah, okay, bye. 358 00:23:11,823 --> 00:23:13,424 Jodie Foster alert. 359 00:23:13,525 --> 00:23:14,558 Excuse me? 360 00:23:14,659 --> 00:23:18,295 I swear to God, it's Jodie! She's coming in right now. 361 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:21,866 PAPARAZZl: Jodie, Jodie! Over here, Jodie! Who's the father? 362 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:24,602 Last week, I had a Sarah Jessica Parker sighting. 363 00:23:24,703 --> 00:23:28,939 I've seen Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, and James Gandolfini. 364 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,075 I swear, it's like a movie star playground. 365 00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:33,944 I come in all the way from Scarsdale because, you know, you never know, 366 00:23:34,045 --> 00:23:37,648 I could sell it to Us, right? 367 00:23:37,749 --> 00:23:39,183 PAPARAZZl: Who's your baby-daddy, Jodie? 368 00:23:39,284 --> 00:23:42,720 JODIE: You should work in a soup kitchen, you fucking parasites. 369 00:23:42,821 --> 00:23:45,623 Here you go, honey. Got your jacket? 370 00:23:45,724 --> 00:23:47,625 ELIZA: Should a mother really have to choose 371 00:23:47,726 --> 00:23:50,327 between simply getting her kid some fresh air 372 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:53,230 and being stalked by the mamarazzi? 373 00:23:53,865 --> 00:23:56,133 LILY: Hey, Eliza. 374 00:23:56,234 --> 00:23:58,436 Hey, Lily! Hey, Bodhi! 375 00:23:58,537 --> 00:23:59,470 - Say hi. - Hi. 376 00:23:59,571 --> 00:24:01,038 What's with the HAZMAT suit? 377 00:24:01,139 --> 00:24:03,841 Oh, this? It's a UV-protection robe. 378 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:07,178 I got it for Bodhi off this website. They make them in Australia. 379 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:08,679 Because of the warming. 380 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:10,181 Ah... 381 00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:14,518 I hate to say this, but he kinda looks like a little baby Klansman. 382 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:19,356 Oh, well, it cuts out 99 percent of harmful rays. 383 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:22,493 I can send you the link if you want. I got Indy a poncho off it. 384 00:24:22,594 --> 00:24:24,829 Maybe Clara would want one. 385 00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:26,664 It's okay. 386 00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:29,867 Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. 387 00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:33,938 No, no, no. I'm just... entering this contest. 388 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:37,675 Really? What's the contest? 389 00:24:37,776 --> 00:24:41,612 Just write 500 words about what motherhood means to me. 390 00:24:41,713 --> 00:24:42,813 What are you gonna say? 391 00:24:42,914 --> 00:24:49,320 Um... Stuff, I guess. I don't know. 392 00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:52,089 How motherhood is all about rainbows and unicorns 393 00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:55,292 and sunny days and... 394 00:24:55,393 --> 00:24:56,961 I've got something up my sleeve. 395 00:24:57,062 --> 00:24:58,429 Okay. 396 00:24:58,530 --> 00:24:59,897 Hey, do you want to borrow some? 397 00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:02,366 It's cruelty and chemical free. They make it in Oregon. 398 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:04,435 No, thanks. 399 00:25:13,545 --> 00:25:16,847 [Bodhi cries] 400 00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:22,453 [Lily sobs] 401 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:41,038 Lily? Lily, what are you doing? 402 00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:43,574 Oh, haven't you read The Crying and the Raging? 403 00:25:46,077 --> 00:25:48,612 It's the most amazing book. 404 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:51,582 This pediatrician in Norway came up with the theory 405 00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:54,818 that if you really connect with your child in his moment of pain, 406 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,921 it calms them down. 407 00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:59,056 It's really made a difference for me and Bodhi. 408 00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:00,891 Lily, will you excuse me for a second? 409 00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:03,294 Oh, sure. 410 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,529 Are you feeling better? 411 00:26:05,630 --> 00:26:08,899 Do you have the hiccups? 412 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,802 Let's look around and see what we see. 413 00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:17,441 I think I see a little chipmunk. Oh, that's not a chipmunk. 414 00:26:20,078 --> 00:26:21,445 SHEILA: I don't have the faintest notion 415 00:26:21,546 --> 00:26:23,213 what motherhood means to me, you know what I mean? 416 00:26:23,315 --> 00:26:26,417 Since when does a stroller have to cost as much as a car? 417 00:26:26,518 --> 00:26:28,586 Okay, a used car. 418 00:26:28,687 --> 00:26:30,621 SHEILA: Since the world has started breeding more. 419 00:26:30,722 --> 00:26:32,489 - Oh! - SHEILA: What? 420 00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:35,059 - ELIZA: I can't believe... - SHEILA: What? 421 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,194 ELIZA: They towed my goddamn car! 422 00:26:37,295 --> 00:26:38,629 - SHEILA: Oh, shit. - Oh! 423 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:40,731 AVERY (VOICEMAIL): Please leave your message at the beep. 424 00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:42,132 ELIZA: Avery, where are you? 425 00:26:43,234 --> 00:26:46,604 I'm freaking out, okay? They're shooting on our block again. 426 00:26:46,705 --> 00:26:49,607 They moved the cars. Call me as soon as you get this. 427 00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:50,441 I gotta go. Bye. 428 00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:51,976 Where is my car? 429 00:26:52,077 --> 00:26:53,277 We have a resident here. 430 00:26:53,378 --> 00:26:54,678 MALE VOICE: She can pick up her car anytime. 431 00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:55,245 Copy that. 432 00:26:55,347 --> 00:26:56,447 Who moved it? 433 00:26:56,548 --> 00:26:59,683 Well, there's signs on all the posts. Check them. No parking today. 434 00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,853 There were no signs when I left it here an hour ago. 435 00:27:02,954 --> 00:27:04,521 - Right there! - Ma'am, look... 436 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:05,489 Don't "ma'am" me! 437 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:07,558 I may technically be old enough to be your mother, 438 00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:09,226 but I am not a "ma'am." 439 00:27:09,361 --> 00:27:10,160 The car's been moved 440 00:27:10,261 --> 00:27:11,629 to a secure location on Barrow Street, 441 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:13,063 all the way west. 442 00:27:13,164 --> 00:27:16,166 Film crews are supposed to give 24-hour notice. 443 00:27:16,267 --> 00:27:17,968 I can give you the number to the mayor's office 444 00:27:18,069 --> 00:27:19,637 if you'd like to call and file a complaint. 445 00:27:19,738 --> 00:27:21,071 Very helpful. Great. 446 00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:25,409 You're telling me that you towed my car, and I have to bite it, right? 447 00:27:25,510 --> 00:27:27,311 Ma'am, I'm gonna have to ask you to cross the street. 448 00:27:27,412 --> 00:27:28,646 We're setting up here. 449 00:27:28,747 --> 00:27:30,381 Hester, can you believe this? 450 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:33,484 I'm gonna piss in a pot and dump it on 'em later. 451 00:27:33,585 --> 00:27:35,419 Out the window, splat. 452 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,354 Right on! 453 00:27:41,159 --> 00:27:43,460 Danny, go to two. 454 00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:48,165 ELIZA: Why is it that once you pass 35 and have a kid in tow, 455 00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:51,035 you automatically become a "ma'am"? 456 00:27:51,136 --> 00:27:55,105 "Ma'am" means support hose, a girdle, a bad perm. 457 00:27:55,206 --> 00:27:58,175 I'll wear hot pants and platforms when I'm on a walker 458 00:27:58,276 --> 00:28:03,414 if only to avoid being called "ma'am." 459 00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:12,890 [Phone rings] 460 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:18,662 Avery, Avery, Avery! Answer your phone for once, Avery! 461 00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:21,231 AVERY (VOICEMAIL): You've reached Avery. Please leave your message... 462 00:28:21,332 --> 00:28:22,199 [Sighs] 463 00:28:30,341 --> 00:28:34,578 ELIZA: I used to be fluid, I used to be, I don't know, graceful. 464 00:28:34,679 --> 00:28:38,549 Now my words come out, and they just sound like bad ad copy. 465 00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:42,352 Well, maybe your brain's worn out from over-sharing. 466 00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:45,956 Sheila, just blog-slam me when I'm down! 467 00:28:46,057 --> 00:28:47,791 [Sheila laughs] 468 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:50,360 Avery lost his cell phone, by the way, 469 00:28:50,462 --> 00:28:52,129 the ultimate passive-aggressive act. 470 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:54,698 Avery would lose his scrotum if it wasn't attached. 471 00:28:54,799 --> 00:28:56,667 Well, it's either that, or he silenced it, 472 00:28:56,768 --> 00:29:00,404 which is the most effective way of silencing me. 473 00:29:00,505 --> 00:29:06,043 Ah... No longer my problem, being silenced. 474 00:29:06,144 --> 00:29:08,145 I mean, God forbid I ever raised a topic 475 00:29:08,246 --> 00:29:12,216 from Joel's top 10 list of "musts to avoid." 476 00:29:12,317 --> 00:29:14,985 Like, why you can't balance his checkbook. 477 00:29:15,086 --> 00:29:18,689 Or vacuum. Or remember the substitute teacher's name. 478 00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:21,525 Or tolerate a single comment about September 11 479 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:23,026 at the dinner table. 480 00:29:23,128 --> 00:29:25,596 God, maybe that's gonna show up in the divorce papers. 481 00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:28,265 "Refused to stop referencing traumatic event 482 00:29:28,366 --> 00:29:30,367 more than six years after the fact." 483 00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:31,235 Mm-hmm. 484 00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:35,339 "By the way, 'Why can't you just get over it?"' 485 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,241 I'll tell you why. 486 00:29:37,342 --> 00:29:41,712 'Cause you're always thinking, you're always wondering, "What if?" 487 00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:44,515 I mean, have I done everything I could possibly do 488 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:47,918 to stave off disaster? 489 00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:51,155 Did I tell Clara how much I loved her this morning before school, 490 00:29:51,256 --> 00:29:52,790 just in case she never makes it home again. 491 00:29:52,891 --> 00:29:55,459 Oh, Liz, you gotta stop. 492 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,128 I can't stop. 493 00:29:58,229 --> 00:30:00,697 Well, as a fearless leader once said, 494 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:05,235 "When you can't stop, you must shop." 495 00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:08,639 [Music plays in store] 496 00:30:18,917 --> 00:30:21,451 You know, the grand irony of the whole thing 497 00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:26,256 is that the first time around, all I wanted... 498 00:30:26,357 --> 00:30:27,658 Thank you. 499 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:30,394 ...was for Joel to leave me alone and not touch me. 500 00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:32,329 Well, that was because your joints ached. 501 00:30:32,430 --> 00:30:34,364 And I had to pee every five seconds. 502 00:30:34,465 --> 00:30:36,667 Which is better than peeing all over yourself, 503 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:39,369 which is what you do after you give birth. 504 00:30:39,470 --> 00:30:41,738 Yeah, the cruel twist of fate is that at this time, 505 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:43,907 all the women do is shag. 506 00:30:44,008 --> 00:30:45,909 And there is nobody to shag me. 507 00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:48,178 She got pregnant through sympathy sex. 508 00:30:48,279 --> 00:30:50,514 Her husband felt guilty after he ran off, 509 00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:53,083 so he sent the kids out with a sitter, got a bottle of wine, 510 00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:54,518 and jumped on her. 511 00:30:54,619 --> 00:30:55,886 Shagged me madly. 512 00:30:55,987 --> 00:30:57,354 Got her pregnant... 513 00:30:57,455 --> 00:30:58,488 And then he left her. 514 00:30:58,590 --> 00:30:59,857 Pig! 515 00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:02,125 Oh, yeah. 516 00:31:04,162 --> 00:31:05,262 SHEILA: Hey, you guys... 517 00:31:05,363 --> 00:31:07,464 - ELIZA: That's nice. - SHEILA: It's pretty, yeah. 518 00:31:07,565 --> 00:31:09,299 For a 6-year-old. 519 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,868 I gotta tell you something. 520 00:31:10,969 --> 00:31:13,203 It does not leave this room. 521 00:31:13,304 --> 00:31:17,474 Okay, so last night, I got the kids to bed about 9:00, 522 00:31:17,575 --> 00:31:18,408 and I ran a bath, 523 00:31:18,509 --> 00:31:19,910 which would have been really lovely 524 00:31:20,011 --> 00:31:22,279 except I only had that Strawberry Shortcake bubble bath. 525 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:27,317 - So I'm lying there, in the bath... - Yeah... 526 00:31:27,418 --> 00:31:29,152 naked... 527 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:30,654 What? What? 528 00:31:30,755 --> 00:31:31,588 Good! 529 00:31:31,689 --> 00:31:32,656 [Laughing] 530 00:31:32,757 --> 00:31:36,793 You know the little, um, motorized submarine bath toys... 531 00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:39,730 - The little, "Chiggachiggachigga..." - Yeah. 532 00:31:39,831 --> 00:31:41,331 Oh! 533 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:42,799 What? 534 00:31:42,967 --> 00:31:45,102 You know, they look a bit like dildos. 535 00:31:47,872 --> 00:31:48,772 You're dirty! 536 00:31:48,873 --> 00:31:50,073 [Laughing] 537 00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:52,910 It was lovely. And it was amazing. 538 00:31:53,011 --> 00:31:57,114 It was lovely and amazing. I got very lucky with the submarine. 539 00:31:57,215 --> 00:31:58,382 Oh... 540 00:31:58,483 --> 00:32:01,785 Okay, all right, look, the moment of reckoning. 541 00:32:01,886 --> 00:32:05,622 Lay it on me. Where would I wear this? 542 00:32:05,723 --> 00:32:07,824 Parent-teacher conference. 543 00:32:08,459 --> 00:32:10,294 Okay. 544 00:32:10,461 --> 00:32:11,461 What about... 545 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:14,464 ...this one? 546 00:32:14,565 --> 00:32:17,801 Well, that's for the date that's never gonna happen, isn't it? 547 00:32:17,902 --> 00:32:22,940 Or in case you ever feel like enticing the spousal unit to do 'ya. 548 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:25,242 Hey, how about this one? 549 00:32:25,343 --> 00:32:28,712 Well, that's nice. That's for keeping cozy at your desk. 550 00:32:28,813 --> 00:32:30,747 Cozy at my desk doing what? 551 00:32:30,848 --> 00:32:32,816 I don't know. I'm just here for the fashion advice. 552 00:32:32,917 --> 00:32:36,486 I can't solve your life crisis. 553 00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:40,657 I'm gonna go check out the size 29. 554 00:32:41,926 --> 00:32:43,560 ELIZA: What does it say about the world 555 00:32:43,661 --> 00:32:46,663 when a perfectly attractive woman like my best friend Sheila 556 00:32:46,764 --> 00:32:52,402 has to resort to wanking off with her son's bath toy? 557 00:32:52,503 --> 00:32:53,870 Oh... 558 00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:57,074 Even if she is seriously pregnant at this point, 559 00:32:57,175 --> 00:33:01,078 it somehow seems unjust. 560 00:33:03,381 --> 00:33:05,015 [Keyboard clicking] 561 00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:13,156 Motherhood is not knowing what's going to hit you next. 562 00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:17,794 Motherhood is a day in May, a hot air balloon... 563 00:33:23,534 --> 00:33:27,104 ...God's gift to womankind. 564 00:33:37,815 --> 00:33:41,018 [Lucas hums] 565 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:52,062 [Lucas mumbles something to himself] 566 00:33:57,935 --> 00:34:00,837 ELIZA: What about when your child's hand is still so small 567 00:34:00,938 --> 00:34:05,242 that he or she puts that hand in yours with absolute trust? 568 00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:08,045 Their incredibly soft cheeks when you kiss them. 569 00:34:08,146 --> 00:34:10,380 The way their foreheads sweat when they're sleeping, 570 00:34:10,481 --> 00:34:11,915 and the hair sticks to it. 571 00:34:12,016 --> 00:34:16,653 The hilariously weird things they say when they're learning to talk. 572 00:34:16,754 --> 00:34:19,523 The way you save their lost teeth after they fall out, 573 00:34:19,624 --> 00:34:21,625 and you've done your tooth fairy routine, 574 00:34:21,726 --> 00:34:23,527 like some demented Nazi, 575 00:34:23,628 --> 00:34:26,830 because you can't stand to give up any part of them, 576 00:34:26,931 --> 00:34:28,498 no matter how tiny. 577 00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:30,133 [Door shuts slams shut] 578 00:34:30,234 --> 00:34:32,069 Oh... Sorry I'm late. 579 00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:36,239 Morris needed the final edit on the Albanian manuscript. 580 00:34:36,340 --> 00:34:39,142 Jesus, you know, I had to pile through a bunch of extras 581 00:34:39,243 --> 00:34:42,779 with really bad moustaches just to get to the front door. 582 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:44,648 Did you notice that our car got towed? 583 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,950 Yes, I did. I've been trying to call you. 584 00:34:47,051 --> 00:34:48,685 - AVERY: Hi! - LUCAS: Hi. 585 00:34:48,786 --> 00:34:51,054 - AVERY: Really? - Mm-hmm. 586 00:34:51,155 --> 00:34:53,290 Oh, yeah. Look at that. Eight missed calls. 587 00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:54,958 Ringer must have been off. 588 00:34:55,059 --> 00:34:57,794 So, uh, did you have something you needed to tell me? 589 00:34:57,895 --> 00:34:59,729 ELIZA: Nothing that I couldn't figure out on my own. 590 00:34:59,831 --> 00:35:01,131 You have no idea how lucky you are 591 00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:03,266 to be married to a consummate multitasker. 592 00:35:03,367 --> 00:35:04,801 Ah, but I do know. 593 00:35:09,407 --> 00:35:12,042 ELIZA: Hey, can you please take him across the hall? 594 00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:13,944 I need to put in another half an hour. I just... 595 00:35:14,045 --> 00:35:15,545 I'm just beginning to get somewhere. 596 00:35:15,646 --> 00:35:16,780 - Oh, really? - ELIZA: Yep. 597 00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:17,747 Good. 598 00:35:21,652 --> 00:35:24,921 [Bell tolls] 599 00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:36,066 AVERY: Is that Paul? I think that's Paul. 600 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:38,835 Do you see him? 601 00:35:39,904 --> 00:35:41,571 - Did I miss her? - AVERY: No, no. 602 00:35:41,772 --> 00:35:45,108 Hi, sweetie! Hi! 603 00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:48,211 See your sister, yeah? 604 00:35:48,312 --> 00:35:49,379 Where is she? 605 00:35:50,915 --> 00:35:53,250 - AVERY: Oh, there she is. - Hi! 606 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:55,685 Hi, Mom! Hi! 607 00:35:55,786 --> 00:35:58,054 Hi, Clara! 608 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,257 - Oh... - Oh, God! 609 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:01,758 Clara! 610 00:36:01,859 --> 00:36:03,627 TEACHER: Line up, please! 611 00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:05,495 ELIZA: Clara? 612 00:36:05,596 --> 00:36:07,230 Clara? 613 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:11,268 [Children playing] 614 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:18,708 It's her last day of being 5. 615 00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:25,916 Oh, Avery, Avery, Avery, Lucas is here. 616 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:27,050 Didn't you notice? 617 00:36:27,151 --> 00:36:30,153 I put him in front of the Teletubbies. He'll be paralyzed for an hour. 618 00:36:30,254 --> 00:36:32,522 No, no, no... I'd love to, but I can't. No! 619 00:36:32,623 --> 00:36:34,791 I have a deadline and a party to throw, remember? 620 00:36:34,892 --> 00:36:36,393 Yeah. 621 00:36:36,494 --> 00:36:37,827 [Music plays] 622 00:36:41,632 --> 00:36:44,000 Av? Can I borrow your bike? 623 00:36:44,101 --> 00:36:44,768 Sure. 624 00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:47,737 Oh, can you read my draft? 625 00:36:47,838 --> 00:36:49,706 Can you explain to me what it is again? 626 00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:51,374 Yes. 627 00:36:51,475 --> 00:36:54,277 I'm submitting a piece to a parenting magazine. 628 00:36:54,378 --> 00:36:57,047 It's a contest. I mean, it's kind of a real gig. 629 00:36:57,148 --> 00:36:58,682 But I can't get into that right now. 630 00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:01,751 It's only 500 words. It's a first draft. 631 00:37:01,852 --> 00:37:04,621 But, no, I feel like it's solid, you know? 632 00:37:04,722 --> 00:37:07,657 Something I could put my name to and feel good about it. 633 00:37:07,758 --> 00:37:09,159 I left a copy on my desk. 634 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:10,460 Sure. 635 00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:11,528 And, Avery? 636 00:37:11,629 --> 00:37:13,196 Hmm? 637 00:37:13,297 --> 00:37:16,066 Mm... Nothing. It's just... 638 00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:17,968 Be honest. 639 00:37:18,069 --> 00:37:19,402 Bye. 640 00:37:23,107 --> 00:37:23,640 Bye! 641 00:37:23,741 --> 00:37:26,743 - LUCAS: Bye. - Bye. 642 00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:51,234 [The Go-Between's "Streets of Your Town" plays] 643 00:38:22,199 --> 00:38:23,767 ELIZA: Shit! 644 00:38:29,874 --> 00:38:32,075 [Honking] 645 00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:36,946 [Elevator-type music plays] 646 00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:56,700 BOY: Mama, I want the big Spider-Man, 647 00:38:56,801 --> 00:38:59,169 not the little Spider-Man. 648 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:01,871 No, I told you... It's 39 dollars. 649 00:39:01,972 --> 00:39:04,240 BOY: I want the big one! 650 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:07,143 It's too much money. Now, come on! 651 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,914 I told you, you can't have this, Jorge! 652 00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,315 Stop it, that's enough. 653 00:39:12,416 --> 00:39:13,917 Come on. Laura? 654 00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:15,752 Laura, get back over here! 655 00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:18,955 Jorge, come on. 656 00:39:24,695 --> 00:39:28,531 Laura? Laura, get back over here. 657 00:39:43,347 --> 00:39:44,781 [Music plays] 658 00:40:11,075 --> 00:40:12,909 ELIZA: Yeah, Sheila, got the backpack. 659 00:40:13,010 --> 00:40:14,811 I'm doing my Sherpa routine. 660 00:40:14,912 --> 00:40:16,446 SHEILA: Do you think our children have any idea 661 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:17,480 how we suffer on their behalf? 662 00:40:17,581 --> 00:40:18,548 ELIZA: Absolutely not. 663 00:40:18,649 --> 00:40:20,150 WOMAN: Hey, you can't cut the line. 664 00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:20,984 Wait your turn! 665 00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:22,218 Look, I gotta get out of here. 666 00:40:22,319 --> 00:40:24,654 I just waited 20 minutes for some moron to blow up balloons. 667 00:40:24,755 --> 00:40:25,955 Well, you can't cut the line. 668 00:40:26,056 --> 00:40:28,758 I've gotta go pick up my twins from preschool in 10 minutes. 669 00:40:28,859 --> 00:40:30,660 They fine you if you're late. 670 00:40:30,761 --> 00:40:32,128 SHEILA: What the hell is going on? 671 00:40:32,229 --> 00:40:34,497 Crazy, crazy, now showing everywhere. 672 00:40:34,598 --> 00:40:36,232 SHEILA: Hang on, I'm just going to get my tea. 673 00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:39,436 Hi, yes. This is Allison Hopper. 674 00:40:39,537 --> 00:40:42,305 Sorry, I'm just gonna be a weensy bit late 675 00:40:42,406 --> 00:40:45,375 picking up Sky and Banjo this afternoon. 676 00:40:45,476 --> 00:40:46,976 Sorry about that. 677 00:40:47,077 --> 00:40:52,849 So, Sheila, I'm feeling, why do I even care if I win this contest? 678 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:56,019 I mean, I'm addressing such a narrow sector of the population. 679 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,387 WOMAN: Move up, the line moved. 680 00:40:57,488 --> 00:40:59,489 SHEILA: Not as narrow as the one you're addressing there. 681 00:40:59,590 --> 00:41:00,657 Where are you? 682 00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:02,258 ELIZA: Getting goody bag stuff. 683 00:41:02,359 --> 00:41:04,561 So much for sticking to your principles. 684 00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:07,197 "So much for sticking to your principles." 685 00:41:09,733 --> 00:41:12,135 [Whispering] Some freakazoid is bothering me. 686 00:41:12,236 --> 00:41:14,604 "Freakazoid!" 687 00:41:14,705 --> 00:41:17,574 What the hell is your problem? 688 00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:20,743 ELIZA: Sheila, I'm gonna call you back, okay? 689 00:41:20,845 --> 00:41:22,212 SHEILA: No, no, no! 690 00:41:22,313 --> 00:41:26,449 ELIZA: Listen, I wasn't speaking very loudly in the first place, okay? 691 00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:27,984 I believe in cell phone etiquette. 692 00:41:28,085 --> 00:41:30,954 You introduced your conversation into my personal space, 693 00:41:31,055 --> 00:41:33,756 thus violating any commonly held definition of "etiquette." 694 00:41:33,858 --> 00:41:34,724 Is that so? 695 00:41:34,825 --> 00:41:35,825 Move it! Move up! 696 00:41:36,594 --> 00:41:38,361 Did you know that 90 percent of cell phone users 697 00:41:38,462 --> 00:41:39,662 believe they're courteous 698 00:41:39,763 --> 00:41:41,331 while 85 percent of those same users 699 00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:43,933 complain about being annoyed by others' conversations? 700 00:41:44,034 --> 00:41:46,436 Now, those numbers really don't add up, do they? 701 00:41:46,537 --> 00:41:48,171 ELIZA: Why don't we have this conversation in 20 years, 702 00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:50,273 when you've learned a thing or two about the real world? 703 00:41:50,374 --> 00:41:51,341 Oh, you mean when I'm old? 704 00:41:51,442 --> 00:41:53,009 [Sighs] 705 00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:55,645 Even you, my friend, will turn 40. 706 00:41:55,746 --> 00:41:58,481 [Screams] 707 00:41:58,582 --> 00:41:59,549 [Mumbles something] 708 00:41:59,650 --> 00:42:00,917 COLLEGE STUDENT: You know what? 709 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:03,319 You urban moms are like a case study in liberal hypocrisy. 710 00:42:03,420 --> 00:42:06,022 You think the rules apply to other people, but never to you. 711 00:42:06,123 --> 00:42:07,991 You blab your precious banalities into cell phones, 712 00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:09,192 you buy gluten-free snacks, 713 00:42:09,293 --> 00:42:11,194 yet have no comprehension of your carbon footprint! 714 00:42:11,295 --> 00:42:14,364 I'd like to shove my carbon footprint right up your ass. 715 00:42:14,465 --> 00:42:16,799 Come on, you're up, you're up! 716 00:42:16,901 --> 00:42:19,502 Can you believe this dickhead? 717 00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:23,373 I'm sorry. 718 00:42:23,474 --> 00:42:25,675 GIRL: Mommy! She said "dickhead"! 719 00:42:25,776 --> 00:42:29,546 [Shakespear's Sister's "Goodbye Cruel World" plays] 720 00:43:18,195 --> 00:43:19,596 But that's not her name. 721 00:43:19,697 --> 00:43:20,563 Yes, it is. 722 00:43:20,664 --> 00:43:22,932 Says it right here on the order form: "Clarra." 723 00:43:23,033 --> 00:43:25,468 Her name is "Clara." 724 00:43:25,569 --> 00:43:26,669 Look, see? 725 00:43:26,770 --> 00:43:29,772 "Clara." Not, "Clar-ra." 726 00:43:29,873 --> 00:43:32,909 Well, our froster is on a cigarette break, so... 727 00:43:33,010 --> 00:43:34,777 Well, can't someone else fix it? 728 00:43:34,878 --> 00:43:37,780 All you have to do is just scrape off the "ra", right? 729 00:43:37,881 --> 00:43:40,450 And rewrite it in matching icing so it doesn't look like an accident. 730 00:43:40,551 --> 00:43:42,151 Only the froster can do that. 731 00:43:42,252 --> 00:43:44,921 ELIZA: Look, I have to go home. I mean, I have to set up. 732 00:43:45,022 --> 00:43:47,090 So come back. We're open till midnight. 733 00:43:47,191 --> 00:43:49,892 ELIZA: I can't come back. The party is at 5:00. 734 00:43:49,994 --> 00:43:51,694 Agh... 735 00:43:51,795 --> 00:43:53,896 You have to admit it's your own fault. 736 00:43:53,998 --> 00:43:55,531 If you had named her "Sophie" or "Ella," 737 00:43:55,633 --> 00:43:58,935 you wouldn't be having this problem, but you gave her an "Edna" name. 738 00:43:59,036 --> 00:44:01,404 - A what? - You know, an "Edna" name? 739 00:44:01,505 --> 00:44:04,240 Like "Mabel" or "Agnes" or "Velma." 740 00:44:04,341 --> 00:44:06,242 Yeah, like lesbian librarian names. 741 00:44:06,343 --> 00:44:08,177 WOMAN: Don't you read the "Crankypants Post"? 742 00:44:08,278 --> 00:44:11,514 She did a whole thing last week about names, it was genius. 743 00:44:11,615 --> 00:44:13,816 Well, yes, I mean I do read her, 744 00:44:13,917 --> 00:44:16,986 but I like other parenting blogs better. 745 00:44:17,087 --> 00:44:18,888 What about "The Bjorn Identity"? 746 00:44:18,989 --> 00:44:21,391 That woman is so... I don't know. 747 00:44:21,492 --> 00:44:24,093 I think she's a feminist. 748 00:44:24,194 --> 00:44:25,795 Well, what could be worse than that? 749 00:44:25,896 --> 00:44:30,133 ELIZA: Anyway, "Clara" is not an "Edna" name, right? 750 00:44:30,234 --> 00:44:33,469 WOMAN: Let me guess, you named her after your favorite grandmother? 751 00:44:33,570 --> 00:44:34,837 Stop. 752 00:44:34,938 --> 00:44:38,675 [The Dear Janes' "Ship" plays] 753 00:45:23,954 --> 00:45:25,321 Oh, excuse me. 754 00:45:25,422 --> 00:45:27,156 Excuse me, I live here. 755 00:45:27,257 --> 00:45:31,194 Oh, do you know if there's a McKendrick in 6-C? 756 00:45:31,295 --> 00:45:34,363 Yes, I do. 6-C and 6-B. 757 00:45:34,465 --> 00:45:35,131 Try the buzzers? 758 00:45:35,232 --> 00:45:35,798 Yeah. 759 00:45:35,899 --> 00:45:36,699 What? 760 00:45:38,469 --> 00:45:40,336 Oh, no! No! 761 00:45:40,437 --> 00:45:43,272 Avery! 762 00:45:43,373 --> 00:45:44,540 I just... 763 00:45:44,641 --> 00:45:45,775 Classic! 764 00:45:45,876 --> 00:45:48,711 How am I gonna get this shit upstairs? 765 00:45:48,812 --> 00:45:50,146 I was gonna stash it in my car, 766 00:45:50,247 --> 00:45:52,315 which I like to call my roving metal purse, 767 00:45:52,416 --> 00:45:54,951 which was parked right over there, but then... 768 00:45:55,052 --> 00:45:55,918 [Groans] 769 00:45:56,019 --> 00:46:02,358 Then... this came! This invasion of the block snatchers! 770 00:46:02,459 --> 00:46:05,561 I've gotta throw a party for my daughter... 771 00:46:05,662 --> 00:46:07,296 ...at 5:00! 772 00:46:07,397 --> 00:46:09,298 I don't know where my husband has gone. 773 00:46:09,399 --> 00:46:15,905 He has this habit of disappearing right when I need him the most. 774 00:46:16,140 --> 00:46:18,407 Just, I'll sign for it, okay? 775 00:46:22,479 --> 00:46:23,913 You've got a lot to carry. 776 00:46:45,569 --> 00:46:49,939 So, Mikesh, you a messenger full-time? 777 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:51,974 Of course not. No. I write. 778 00:46:52,075 --> 00:46:52,775 [Laughs] 779 00:46:52,876 --> 00:46:54,043 Don't we all? 780 00:46:54,144 --> 00:46:56,679 - Write what? - Plays. Well, sort of. 781 00:46:56,780 --> 00:47:00,149 I guess you'd call them quietly domestic plays set in India. 782 00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:01,417 Oh, cool. 783 00:47:01,518 --> 00:47:02,485 Yeah, I tried to find a job 784 00:47:02,586 --> 00:47:04,453 that would occupy the least amount of mental space 785 00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:06,556 and be so opposite my true aesthetic intentions 786 00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:08,758 that it wouldn't get in the way, you know? 787 00:47:08,859 --> 00:47:10,193 ELIZA: Does that work for you? 788 00:47:10,294 --> 00:47:12,061 M IKESH: Most of the time. 789 00:47:12,162 --> 00:47:16,098 How do you do this every day? I'm winded, man. 790 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:17,567 Lightweight. 791 00:47:19,403 --> 00:47:22,171 ELIZA: My daughter is a nicotine Nazi. 792 00:47:22,272 --> 00:47:26,275 They do all this anti-smoking propaganda in school, 793 00:47:26,376 --> 00:47:27,643 which is good, I guess, 794 00:47:27,744 --> 00:47:32,148 but my position is everything in moderation, 795 00:47:32,249 --> 00:47:37,086 which is hard to explain to a kid, you know? 796 00:47:38,589 --> 00:47:40,256 Excuse me one sec. 797 00:47:40,357 --> 00:47:40,890 Edith? 798 00:47:40,991 --> 00:47:41,991 [Knocks on Edith's door] 799 00:47:42,092 --> 00:47:43,626 You okay in there? 800 00:47:43,727 --> 00:47:44,961 EDITH: Who is it? 801 00:47:47,764 --> 00:47:49,632 It's me, Eliza. 802 00:47:50,434 --> 00:47:54,837 Got your juice. Some food for Lady. 803 00:47:55,873 --> 00:47:59,041 Edith, do you need something to eat? 804 00:47:59,142 --> 00:48:01,811 No, dear. 805 00:48:01,912 --> 00:48:03,846 What day is today? 806 00:48:04,615 --> 00:48:06,782 It's Friday. 807 00:48:06,884 --> 00:48:08,551 It's May 25. 808 00:48:09,152 --> 00:48:10,720 May 25, Edith. 809 00:48:10,821 --> 00:48:13,222 May 25. 810 00:48:13,323 --> 00:48:15,358 Okay, Edith. Gotta go. 811 00:48:15,459 --> 00:48:17,727 Just right next door if you need me. 812 00:48:17,828 --> 00:48:20,363 I'm right there. Bye. 813 00:48:22,266 --> 00:48:23,399 Wow. 814 00:48:23,500 --> 00:48:25,801 Wow, indeed. 815 00:48:25,903 --> 00:48:27,403 Well... 816 00:48:28,405 --> 00:48:33,109 Mikesh, thank you for carrying all this stuff up for me. 817 00:48:33,210 --> 00:48:35,745 You really saved me. 818 00:48:40,217 --> 00:48:40,983 Oh... 819 00:48:41,084 --> 00:48:43,219 Whew! 820 00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:45,821 I'll take that letter for Avery. 821 00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:49,525 Thank you. 822 00:48:49,626 --> 00:48:50,493 Um... 823 00:48:52,129 --> 00:48:55,431 This was really nice of you. 824 00:48:57,567 --> 00:49:00,903 Um... Do you...? 825 00:49:01,004 --> 00:49:04,807 Well, you must be thirsty. 826 00:49:04,908 --> 00:49:06,409 Do you want a glass of water? 827 00:49:07,678 --> 00:49:08,611 Yeah. 828 00:49:08,712 --> 00:49:10,012 Okay. 829 00:49:10,113 --> 00:49:13,015 - M IKESH: Here, let me get that. - ELIZA: Oh... 830 00:49:13,116 --> 00:49:14,016 You're so kind. 831 00:49:16,586 --> 00:49:17,386 All right. 832 00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:21,557 ELIZA: Sorry for this heinous mess. 833 00:49:21,658 --> 00:49:23,025 M IKESH: Oh, no. I was... 834 00:49:23,126 --> 00:49:25,828 The view across your rooftop is so poetical. 835 00:49:25,929 --> 00:49:27,496 You should see where I live. 836 00:49:27,597 --> 00:49:30,599 Bushwick, man. It's a little grim. 837 00:49:30,701 --> 00:49:34,904 Well, you're, you're, what, you're, um... how old? 838 00:49:35,005 --> 00:49:36,539 M IKESH: 22. 839 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:40,309 Oh, you can deal with Bushwick, then. 840 00:49:40,410 --> 00:49:43,212 When you get to be my age... 841 00:49:44,414 --> 00:49:45,348 44. 842 00:49:45,449 --> 00:49:47,283 Wow, well, you look fantastic. 843 00:49:48,785 --> 00:49:51,988 Actually, I'm not quite 44. I'm, um... 844 00:49:52,089 --> 00:49:52,888 I just lied. 845 00:49:52,990 --> 00:49:55,624 I think I was hoping that you just might say that. 846 00:49:57,761 --> 00:50:00,029 The point is, when you get to be my age, 847 00:50:00,130 --> 00:50:01,931 the view becomes less poetical 848 00:50:02,032 --> 00:50:07,003 in relationship to other aspects of living here. 849 00:50:07,104 --> 00:50:08,237 One door on, one door off. 850 00:50:08,338 --> 00:50:10,506 Is this some kind of artistic statement? 851 00:50:10,607 --> 00:50:11,340 Uh... 852 00:50:11,441 --> 00:50:14,543 This is one of Avery's renovation projects. 853 00:50:14,644 --> 00:50:17,980 Look closely, and you'll find similar statements elsewhere. 854 00:50:18,081 --> 00:50:21,917 Like his perennially disorganized personal library. 855 00:50:22,019 --> 00:50:23,953 M IKESH: He seems interesting, your husband. 856 00:50:24,054 --> 00:50:27,223 Oh, he is. 857 00:50:27,324 --> 00:50:28,524 He's... 858 00:50:28,625 --> 00:50:32,228 He's eccentric, and I, um... 859 00:50:32,329 --> 00:50:36,432 I fell in love with those eccentricities, you know? 860 00:50:37,968 --> 00:50:39,602 ELIZA: But then you have kids 861 00:50:39,703 --> 00:50:42,872 and try to lead what's called a grown-up life, 862 00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:47,343 and those sort of things become obstacles to a sane existence. 863 00:50:47,444 --> 00:50:49,211 So you used to be a writer, too? 864 00:50:51,882 --> 00:50:53,549 Well, this is you, no? 865 00:50:55,685 --> 00:50:58,220 ELIZA: Yes, um... 866 00:50:58,321 --> 00:51:00,956 Or a version of me. I'd really appreciate it if you... 867 00:51:01,058 --> 00:51:02,992 M IKESH: "She woke up with the taste of blood in her mouth. 868 00:51:03,093 --> 00:51:05,928 The memory of the night before hit her full force. 869 00:51:06,029 --> 00:51:07,229 Inexorable. 870 00:51:07,330 --> 00:51:08,731 Swift. 871 00:51:08,832 --> 00:51:10,800 Like fast water moving over rocks... 872 00:51:10,901 --> 00:51:13,069 ...she was concerned that... - ELIZA: Please stop. 873 00:51:16,073 --> 00:51:21,243 Yeah, that was my thing. That kind of fiercely lyrical fiction. 874 00:51:21,344 --> 00:51:23,412 I got scholarships for it. 875 00:51:23,513 --> 00:51:27,049 I was considered to be kind of an up-and-comer. 876 00:51:27,150 --> 00:51:29,385 I loved writing. 877 00:51:29,486 --> 00:51:31,153 I still do. 878 00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:34,790 It's just, you know, when you have kids... 879 00:51:39,463 --> 00:51:42,631 I still write. Sort of. 880 00:51:42,732 --> 00:51:46,102 On more, um... everyday topics. 881 00:51:46,203 --> 00:51:48,204 It's just... 882 00:51:51,741 --> 00:51:54,743 How come you're being so nice to me? 883 00:51:54,845 --> 00:51:57,146 I saw you go to that woman next door. 884 00:51:57,247 --> 00:51:59,582 I saw you give her that juice, very easily. 885 00:51:59,683 --> 00:52:01,684 Very selflessly. 886 00:52:01,785 --> 00:52:04,353 Why can't I be nice, too? 887 00:52:04,454 --> 00:52:07,123 Besides, you're very pretty. 888 00:52:07,224 --> 00:52:08,657 [Air escapes loudly] 889 00:52:08,758 --> 00:52:09,258 Um... 890 00:52:09,359 --> 00:52:12,328 - Tell me something else. - About what? 891 00:52:12,429 --> 00:52:14,029 About being a writer. 892 00:52:14,131 --> 00:52:15,498 Oh, well... 893 00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:16,966 Um... 894 00:52:17,067 --> 00:52:21,036 I used to write record reviews when I was first in college 895 00:52:21,138 --> 00:52:26,142 and after I graduated, for these little downtown newspapers, 896 00:52:26,243 --> 00:52:31,514 none of which really exist anymore, to get free albums. 897 00:52:31,615 --> 00:52:33,048 [Giggles] 898 00:52:33,150 --> 00:52:35,518 Vinyl! 899 00:52:35,619 --> 00:52:38,587 Yeah. 900 00:52:38,688 --> 00:52:43,092 Now I'm really dating myself. 901 00:52:43,193 --> 00:52:45,628 I mean, Avie was really into music. 902 00:52:45,729 --> 00:52:46,996 He turned me on to lots of bands. 903 00:52:47,097 --> 00:52:50,866 I mean, some you've heard of and probably some you never have. 904 00:52:50,967 --> 00:52:51,634 Like what? 905 00:52:51,735 --> 00:52:55,037 ELIZA: Oh, I don't know. 906 00:52:55,138 --> 00:52:57,039 Play me something. 907 00:52:57,140 --> 00:52:58,707 ELIZA: Oh. 908 00:52:58,808 --> 00:53:00,376 Really? 909 00:53:00,477 --> 00:53:02,278 Yeah. 910 00:53:02,379 --> 00:53:06,815 Um... Okay. 911 00:53:09,486 --> 00:53:11,320 Um... 912 00:53:15,492 --> 00:53:18,394 - You wanna hear something great? - Yeah. 913 00:53:28,638 --> 00:53:32,308 [Pylon's "Stop lt" starts playing] 914 00:53:42,152 --> 00:53:45,454 So spare and basic. It's Pylon. 915 00:53:47,591 --> 00:53:48,757 Turn it up! 916 00:53:48,858 --> 00:53:49,391 No, no, no. 917 00:53:49,492 --> 00:53:51,927 My downstairs neighbors have this hideous tool, 918 00:53:52,028 --> 00:53:53,529 and they'll just start banging on the pipes. 919 00:53:53,630 --> 00:53:55,297 Who cares? 920 00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:05,808 [Eliza raises the volume] 921 00:54:06,509 --> 00:54:09,778 [Eliza raises the volume even more] 922 00:55:22,218 --> 00:55:23,686 [Eliza turns music off] 923 00:55:23,787 --> 00:55:25,688 [Eliza breathes heavily] 924 00:55:25,789 --> 00:55:26,622 Fantastic! 925 00:55:26,723 --> 00:55:28,891 Yeah. 926 00:55:28,992 --> 00:55:30,893 It's great. 927 00:55:34,097 --> 00:55:35,964 Well... 928 00:55:36,966 --> 00:55:41,503 Oh, look, I gotta get things finished up around here 929 00:55:41,604 --> 00:55:43,238 before my husband gets back. 930 00:55:45,408 --> 00:55:49,011 But you've been a real life-saver. 931 00:55:49,112 --> 00:55:50,079 Yeah? 932 00:55:50,180 --> 00:55:52,314 Absolutely. 933 00:55:53,616 --> 00:55:56,185 Well, I'd love to read your fiction sometime. 934 00:55:57,053 --> 00:55:58,821 Do you have anything more recent? 935 00:55:58,922 --> 00:56:02,491 No, not at the present moment. 936 00:56:02,592 --> 00:56:09,965 No, at the present moment, my life is... extremely reality-based. 937 00:56:11,601 --> 00:56:15,404 But I do plan to get back to it at some point. 938 00:56:15,505 --> 00:56:17,539 No, I mean, I will. 939 00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:21,243 As my favorite grad school professor used to say, 940 00:56:21,344 --> 00:56:30,085 "There is no 'try,' there is only 'do' and 'do not."' 941 00:56:33,790 --> 00:56:42,498 Well, Mikesh, it's been incredibly nice to meet you. 942 00:56:57,447 --> 00:56:59,281 Thank you. 943 00:57:03,586 --> 00:57:07,956 [Music plays] 944 00:57:33,349 --> 00:57:35,784 [Phone rings] 945 00:57:35,885 --> 00:57:38,120 SHEILA: I cannot believe you! 946 00:57:38,221 --> 00:57:41,523 What, Sheila? What is it? What did I do? 947 00:57:41,624 --> 00:57:43,959 SHEILA: Do you have absolutely no sense of boundaries whatsoever? 948 00:57:44,060 --> 00:57:45,294 What are you talking about? 949 00:57:45,395 --> 00:57:48,764 SHEILA: You used my name! You used my real name! 950 00:57:48,865 --> 00:57:51,667 Everyone who knows us is now gonna know! 951 00:57:51,768 --> 00:57:52,768 Know what? 952 00:57:52,869 --> 00:57:54,536 SHEILA: Do you have any idea how embarrassing that is? 953 00:57:54,637 --> 00:57:55,270 Where are you? 954 00:57:55,371 --> 00:57:56,305 I'm here! 955 00:57:56,406 --> 00:57:59,007 ELIZA: Sheila, Sheila! Hold on, I'm coming down! 956 00:57:59,108 --> 00:58:01,176 SHEILA: No, don't come down! Don't fucking bother! 957 00:58:01,277 --> 00:58:03,545 Are you so hard up for something to say 958 00:58:03,646 --> 00:58:04,413 that you have to use 959 00:58:04,514 --> 00:58:06,215 one of your closest friend's most personal 960 00:58:06,316 --> 00:58:08,517 and private experiences 961 00:58:08,618 --> 00:58:11,220 just to make yourself seem more clever and insightful? 962 00:58:11,321 --> 00:58:14,122 Oh, Christ! Sheila, I didn't mean to! 963 00:58:14,224 --> 00:58:16,758 Yeah, but you did! It doesn't matter, Eliza! 964 00:58:16,860 --> 00:58:19,328 Oh, God, I thought other single moms would relate! 965 00:58:19,429 --> 00:58:22,898 Oh, so wait... Now I'm your token single mom? 966 00:58:22,999 --> 00:58:25,133 No, no, no. Other moms, too, okay? 967 00:58:25,235 --> 00:58:27,436 Married moms. I mean, they can be sympathetic! 968 00:58:27,537 --> 00:58:29,605 Oh, they can feel sorry for me, too. Well, that's great. 969 00:58:29,706 --> 00:58:31,473 So everybody can feel sorry for me! 970 00:58:31,574 --> 00:58:33,242 I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me! 971 00:58:33,343 --> 00:58:34,109 I'm a grown-up! 972 00:58:34,210 --> 00:58:35,844 I made a grown-up choice! 973 00:58:35,945 --> 00:58:39,248 And by the way, married women don't have a whole lot of sex either... 974 00:58:39,349 --> 00:58:40,682 ...and you should bloody know! 975 00:58:40,783 --> 00:58:44,386 I just... I'm coming down! Just hold on! 976 00:58:44,487 --> 00:58:46,588 Don't come down, I'm lea... I've gotta go and get the kids. 977 00:58:46,689 --> 00:58:47,723 No, Sheila! 978 00:58:49,926 --> 00:58:52,828 Sheila, are you still bringing Clara? 979 00:58:52,929 --> 00:58:56,431 Because if you don't, then I've gotta arrange with Avery and... 980 00:58:56,533 --> 00:58:59,468 Of course I'm still bringing Clara. What do you think? 981 00:58:59,569 --> 00:59:01,203 Oh, God. 982 00:59:01,304 --> 00:59:05,207 You think I'm gonna punish a child on her almost birthday 983 00:59:05,308 --> 00:59:06,942 just 'cause her mother's got a big fucking mouth 984 00:59:07,043 --> 00:59:08,577 and no sense of discretion? 985 00:59:08,678 --> 00:59:12,814 Sheila, just please, just don't judge me, okay? 986 00:59:12,916 --> 00:59:15,717 I mean, it's not your job. I'm sorry, okay? 987 00:59:15,818 --> 00:59:17,920 I mean, I'm... I made a mistake! 988 00:59:18,021 --> 00:59:20,789 Yeah, you sure bloody did, babe! 989 00:59:26,863 --> 00:59:30,032 [Sad music plays] 990 01:00:31,361 --> 01:00:34,296 [Sighs] 991 01:00:42,205 --> 01:00:44,172 Seriously? 992 01:00:48,811 --> 01:00:50,679 MAN: Hey! 993 01:01:23,279 --> 01:01:25,213 [Cell phone rings] 994 01:01:27,283 --> 01:01:28,617 AVERY: Eliza... 995 01:01:43,166 --> 01:01:44,299 [Raises volume] 996 01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:48,904 [Madder Rose's "Goodbye June Fool" plays] 997 01:02:20,837 --> 01:02:22,604 [Cell phone rings] 998 01:02:24,941 --> 01:02:25,941 AVERY: Eliza? 999 01:02:28,478 --> 01:02:29,411 [Cell phone rings] 1000 01:02:29,512 --> 01:02:30,979 AVERY: Eliza! 1001 01:02:36,652 --> 01:02:38,286 [Cell phone rings] 1002 01:02:44,327 --> 01:02:44,926 What? 1003 01:02:45,027 --> 01:02:45,694 What the hell? 1004 01:02:45,795 --> 01:02:47,763 Why do you keep hanging up on me, Eliza? 1005 01:02:47,864 --> 01:02:49,197 [Turns music off] 1006 01:02:49,298 --> 01:02:50,065 I'm not Eliza. 1007 01:02:50,166 --> 01:02:53,602 No, no, this is that woman who only knows how to be banal, right? 1008 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:54,936 What are you talking about? 1009 01:02:55,037 --> 01:02:57,339 If you don't even remember writing that, Avery, 1010 01:02:57,440 --> 01:03:00,709 I'm not only leaving town, I'm filing for divorce right now. 1011 01:03:00,810 --> 01:03:01,743 AVERY: Leaving town? 1012 01:03:01,844 --> 01:03:02,310 Where are you? 1013 01:03:02,411 --> 01:03:03,145 ELIZA: I just turned... 1014 01:03:03,246 --> 01:03:05,580 I'm on... I'm on... 1015 01:03:05,681 --> 01:03:07,282 You're breaking... You're breaking up. 1016 01:03:07,383 --> 01:03:08,784 [Police sirens] 1017 01:03:08,885 --> 01:03:11,219 Oh, God! Shit! 1018 01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:12,954 I can't hear you. You're breaking... 1019 01:03:13,055 --> 01:03:15,357 There's a cop, Avery! I don't want a ticket! 1020 01:03:15,458 --> 01:03:16,892 We can't afford another ticket! 1021 01:03:16,993 --> 01:03:17,926 AVERY: Okay, I know, I know. 1022 01:03:18,027 --> 01:03:20,028 Look, Eliza, you can't leave town. 1023 01:03:21,597 --> 01:03:23,165 Too late. 1024 01:03:23,266 --> 01:03:24,766 AVERY: Why are you so upset? 1025 01:03:24,867 --> 01:03:27,169 You told me to be honest about that thing. 1026 01:03:27,270 --> 01:03:29,538 Well, there's honest, and then there's debilitating, Avery. 1027 01:03:29,639 --> 01:03:31,473 And apparently you don't know the difference. 1028 01:03:31,574 --> 01:03:33,108 Maybe I don't know the difference. 1029 01:03:33,209 --> 01:03:34,442 I mean, just ask Sheila. 1030 01:03:34,544 --> 01:03:37,379 Her opinion of me is not much better than yours at this point. 1031 01:03:37,513 --> 01:03:39,147 What does Sheila have to do with this? 1032 01:03:39,248 --> 01:03:41,016 Don't even ask. I have to steer. 1033 01:03:41,117 --> 01:03:43,451 AVERY: You know, you used to like it when I was tough on you. 1034 01:03:43,553 --> 01:03:45,220 You wanted me to do that. 1035 01:03:45,321 --> 01:03:47,823 ELIZA: Well, somehow "tough" got a whole lot less appealing today... 1036 01:03:47,924 --> 01:03:49,991 ...when I had to run around absorbing an entire's city worth 1037 01:03:50,092 --> 01:03:51,126 of random hostility. 1038 01:03:51,227 --> 01:03:53,128 Well, it's not like you don't radiate your own. 1039 01:03:53,229 --> 01:03:55,330 The point is, I had something to write. 1040 01:03:55,431 --> 01:03:57,499 Something important to me, if not to you. 1041 01:03:57,600 --> 01:03:58,366 AVERY: Yeah? 1042 01:03:58,467 --> 01:04:00,368 So why did you go shopping with your friends? 1043 01:04:00,469 --> 01:04:03,104 Because it was the last day of the sample sale! 1044 01:04:03,206 --> 01:04:05,674 And I got a 380-dollar dress for 40 dollars! 1045 01:04:05,775 --> 01:04:07,342 That's why, Avery! 1046 01:04:07,443 --> 01:04:09,811 Maybe I should just give it all up and wear mom jeans. 1047 01:04:09,912 --> 01:04:11,780 What the hell are mom jeans? 1048 01:04:11,881 --> 01:04:14,149 It's not like you'd notice, anyway. 1049 01:04:14,684 --> 01:04:17,252 You wanna know one of the few benefits of 9/11? 1050 01:04:17,353 --> 01:04:19,521 Excellent cell phone reception in the tunnels. 1051 01:04:19,622 --> 01:04:21,056 AVERY: Okay, Eliza? 1052 01:04:21,157 --> 01:04:23,491 Just stop, okay? And listen to me. 1053 01:04:23,593 --> 01:04:24,793 This isn't funny, really. 1054 01:04:24,894 --> 01:04:28,396 What is Clara gonna say when she gets home and you're not there? 1055 01:04:28,497 --> 01:04:29,564 ELIZA: What does she care? 1056 01:04:29,665 --> 01:04:32,133 She's got her goody bags full of plastic crap 1057 01:04:32,235 --> 01:04:34,035 I bought against my better judgment. 1058 01:04:34,136 --> 01:04:36,004 She's got her cake with the misspelled name... 1059 01:04:36,105 --> 01:04:37,839 ...which I corrected myself. 1060 01:04:37,940 --> 01:04:41,009 She's got her purple cups and plastic forks. 1061 01:04:41,110 --> 01:04:42,644 What does she need me for? 1062 01:04:42,745 --> 01:04:44,045 Are you serious? 1063 01:04:44,146 --> 01:04:47,816 I'm not only serious, I'm in Jersey. 1064 01:04:47,917 --> 01:04:49,017 You're in wh...? 1065 01:04:49,118 --> 01:04:50,986 Hold on, wait. 1066 01:04:51,087 --> 01:04:52,254 - AVERY: Whoa, whoa, whoa! - What? 1067 01:04:52,355 --> 01:04:53,255 - AVERY: Oh, my God! - What? 1068 01:04:53,356 --> 01:04:54,623 I think he swallowed something. 1069 01:04:54,724 --> 01:04:56,191 - Hey, hey! - ELIZA: Swallowed what? 1070 01:04:56,292 --> 01:04:58,426 Avery! Avery, what did he swallow? 1071 01:04:58,527 --> 01:04:59,828 I think he's choking! 1072 01:04:59,929 --> 01:05:01,630 Avery, don't push your finger in his throat! 1073 01:05:01,731 --> 01:05:02,864 You can stick it down further! 1074 01:05:02,965 --> 01:05:04,332 Yeah, right! Well, what do I do? 1075 01:05:04,433 --> 01:05:06,534 Yeah, well, we took that class together, don't you remember? 1076 01:05:06,636 --> 01:05:08,303 No, no, I don't remember. What do l...? 1077 01:05:08,404 --> 01:05:10,839 You have to stay calm. Avery, please, please, just... 1078 01:05:10,940 --> 01:05:12,140 Put him over your knee. 1079 01:05:12,241 --> 01:05:13,742 AVERY: I can't get him out of the stroller. 1080 01:05:13,876 --> 01:05:15,844 ELIZA: Put him over your knee and hit him three times on his back! 1081 01:05:15,945 --> 01:05:17,178 What do I do now? I got him on my knee. 1082 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:20,382 Hit him firmly on the back three times! 1083 01:05:20,483 --> 01:05:21,049 Okay, hold on. 1084 01:05:21,150 --> 01:05:23,685 Oh, God! Come on! Just spit it out, all right? 1085 01:05:23,786 --> 01:05:25,020 Avery! I can't hear you! 1086 01:05:25,121 --> 01:05:27,689 Come on! Come on, Lucas! Spit it out, spit it out! 1087 01:05:27,857 --> 01:05:28,823 ELIZA: Avery? What are you doing? 1088 01:05:28,991 --> 01:05:30,492 Avery? 1089 01:05:30,593 --> 01:05:33,495 Shit! Shit, shit, shit! 1090 01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:37,432 [Tires screech] 1091 01:05:37,533 --> 01:05:39,701 Oh, Lucas! Lucas, I'm coming! 1092 01:05:39,802 --> 01:05:42,904 Oh, my God! Lucas! Oh, my God! 1093 01:05:43,005 --> 01:05:43,738 ELIZA: I'm coming! 1094 01:05:43,839 --> 01:05:45,540 Yeah, it's fine. It came out. 1095 01:05:45,641 --> 01:05:47,943 AVERY: It's fine, it was just a lollipop in... 1096 01:05:48,044 --> 01:05:48,977 It's all right. 1097 01:05:49,078 --> 01:05:52,280 [Music plays] 1098 01:06:00,690 --> 01:06:03,091 What could possibly possess you 1099 01:06:03,192 --> 01:06:06,394 to give a toddler a known choking hazard? 1100 01:06:06,495 --> 01:06:10,498 Don't lecture me, Eliza. I could just as easily lecture you. 1101 01:06:10,599 --> 01:06:13,935 Really? For what? For doing all the idiotic errands? 1102 01:06:14,036 --> 01:06:16,871 For listening to mothers in the park who need to be medicated? 1103 01:06:16,973 --> 01:06:19,741 While you get to go to work with real adults 1104 01:06:19,842 --> 01:06:21,876 and have normal adult conversation. 1105 01:06:22,511 --> 01:06:24,279 Oh, yeah, like having Morris ream me out 1106 01:06:24,380 --> 01:06:26,448 because I had to leave work to take care of Lucas? 1107 01:06:26,549 --> 01:06:29,317 You mean those kind of normal, adult conversations? 1108 01:06:30,720 --> 01:06:34,289 You got an envelope at home today, by the way. 1109 01:06:34,390 --> 01:06:36,224 Some messenger guy delivered it. 1110 01:06:37,360 --> 01:06:40,028 Oh, yeah, right. 1111 01:06:40,930 --> 01:06:44,499 He... 1112 01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:47,335 He helped me carry my bags upstairs, 1113 01:06:47,436 --> 01:06:49,738 and so I let him come in for a while. 1114 01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:50,638 You what? 1115 01:06:50,740 --> 01:06:53,608 I let him come in, and he blew up balloons. 1116 01:06:56,212 --> 01:06:58,847 You let a messenger come into our apartment 1117 01:06:58,948 --> 01:07:01,416 and decorate for our daughter's birthday? 1118 01:07:02,318 --> 01:07:06,187 His name was Mikesh, and he was just being nice. 1119 01:07:09,392 --> 01:07:12,027 He looked at me like I was a person 1120 01:07:12,128 --> 01:07:15,997 who might still have something worthwhile to say. 1121 01:07:17,333 --> 01:07:20,201 I always tell you that you have something worthwhile to say. 1122 01:07:20,302 --> 01:07:21,403 You... 1123 01:07:21,504 --> 01:07:24,439 You need a stranger to tell you that? 1124 01:07:24,540 --> 01:07:27,609 Was he good-looking or...? 1125 01:07:31,147 --> 01:07:36,384 He looked at me like I might still be somebody worth looking at. 1126 01:07:38,921 --> 01:07:43,792 How could you not know that you're worth looking at? 1127 01:07:50,666 --> 01:07:53,568 Were you attracted to him? 1128 01:07:54,570 --> 01:07:58,139 Were you? 1129 01:07:58,240 --> 01:08:03,812 It's just that you never look at me that way anymore, Avery. 1130 01:08:07,249 --> 01:08:08,817 Do you look at me that way? 1131 01:08:10,619 --> 01:08:13,354 No, not really. Not enough. 1132 01:08:19,795 --> 01:08:24,766 But I still love you, Avery. I really love you, but... 1133 01:08:24,867 --> 01:08:25,633 But what? 1134 01:08:28,771 --> 01:08:31,139 It's just that 1135 01:08:32,274 --> 01:08:38,713 every day from the second I wake up till the second I pass out cold, 1136 01:08:38,814 --> 01:08:41,649 my day, like the day of almost every other mother I know, 1137 01:08:41,750 --> 01:08:47,789 is made up of a series of concrete, specific actions. 1138 01:08:48,591 --> 01:08:51,226 And they're actions that kind of 1139 01:08:51,327 --> 01:08:54,028 wear away at passion, if you know what I mean. 1140 01:08:56,298 --> 01:08:58,600 The actions are petty and small like... 1141 01:08:58,701 --> 01:09:04,172 Like refilling coffee cups or folding underwear. 1142 01:09:04,273 --> 01:09:09,677 But they accumulate in this really debilitating way 1143 01:09:09,778 --> 01:09:13,848 that diminishes my ability to focus on almost anything else. 1144 01:09:15,117 --> 01:09:19,721 Bigger things like, you know, ideas or... 1145 01:09:19,822 --> 01:09:26,895 ...politics or dreams of a better life. 1146 01:09:26,996 --> 01:09:28,730 Well, what would be a better life? 1147 01:09:34,170 --> 01:09:35,703 It wasn't always my ambition 1148 01:09:35,804 --> 01:09:41,776 to supervise a team of fatuous liberal arts graduates 1149 01:09:41,877 --> 01:09:44,479 and edit their copy about traveling 1150 01:09:44,580 --> 01:09:47,715 to places that we can't afford to visit. 1151 01:09:49,185 --> 01:09:50,652 When we had Clara, 1152 01:09:50,753 --> 01:09:57,192 I got a job with healthcare and a little bit of flexibility. 1153 01:09:57,293 --> 01:10:01,863 It was a decision that we made. We made the decision together. 1154 01:10:02,031 --> 01:10:05,333 So I got a job that I can tolerate. 1155 01:10:05,434 --> 01:10:09,470 No more, no less. 1156 01:10:12,074 --> 01:10:16,878 You're not the only one who's made sacrifices, Eliza. 1157 01:10:16,979 --> 01:10:20,215 Well, that still doesn't explain why you can't pick up your socks. 1158 01:10:20,316 --> 01:10:22,250 What do my socks have to do with it? 1159 01:10:22,351 --> 01:10:24,852 Your socks have everything to do with it! 1160 01:10:24,954 --> 01:10:27,021 [Eliza cries] 1161 01:10:28,991 --> 01:10:35,330 Eliza, all I wanted you to do in that piece 1162 01:10:35,431 --> 01:10:43,037 was to stop hiding behind irony because it comes so easily to you. 1163 01:10:45,574 --> 01:10:50,278 I want to know what you really think. 1164 01:10:50,379 --> 01:10:52,447 I want to know what you really feel. 1165 01:10:54,416 --> 01:11:01,155 What makes you want to live a life with passion, 1166 01:11:01,257 --> 01:11:05,426 no matter how many socks you have to pick up. 1167 01:11:09,665 --> 01:11:10,798 What about that? 1168 01:11:13,702 --> 01:11:15,536 [Children laughing and playing] 1169 01:11:15,638 --> 01:11:18,406 [Elizabeth Mitchell's "Jubilee" plays] 1170 01:11:39,194 --> 01:11:40,461 AVERY: Come on, Coupon. 1171 01:11:40,629 --> 01:11:42,130 Come on, get out. 1172 01:11:42,965 --> 01:11:44,399 Oh... 1173 01:11:44,500 --> 01:11:46,234 Does Coupon have to be out here? 1174 01:11:46,368 --> 01:11:50,638 Ah, no, but Bodhi just tripped over him. 1175 01:11:50,739 --> 01:11:53,074 Oh, is that Bodhi crying? 1176 01:11:53,175 --> 01:11:54,575 Yeah, it is. 1177 01:11:54,677 --> 01:11:56,611 Is Lily crying back in his face? 1178 01:11:56,712 --> 01:11:59,113 Unfortunately, yes. 1179 01:12:00,182 --> 01:12:01,849 Oh... 1180 01:12:01,950 --> 01:12:03,951 Did Sheila come back? 1181 01:12:04,053 --> 01:12:05,219 Not yet. 1182 01:12:06,722 --> 01:12:08,723 Don't worry. 1183 01:12:11,026 --> 01:12:12,160 You were right, you know? 1184 01:12:12,261 --> 01:12:13,728 Unbelievable. 1185 01:12:13,829 --> 01:12:14,929 About what? 1186 01:12:15,898 --> 01:12:17,598 About this. 1187 01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:20,034 But I think I figured it out. 1188 01:12:20,202 --> 01:12:21,402 I just need a little more time to... 1189 01:12:21,503 --> 01:12:23,371 A couple more minutes, and I'll be done. 1190 01:12:26,008 --> 01:12:28,609 Everything's under control in here. 1191 01:12:35,384 --> 01:12:39,754 Okay, and... 1192 01:12:40,956 --> 01:12:43,224 Mom, everybody wants cake now. 1193 01:12:43,325 --> 01:12:44,726 And there has to be six purple candles 1194 01:12:44,893 --> 01:12:46,627 and one number six candle. 1195 01:12:46,795 --> 01:12:48,196 Okay. 1196 01:12:49,665 --> 01:12:50,298 Come here. 1197 01:12:52,034 --> 01:12:53,101 What are you writing? 1198 01:12:53,202 --> 01:12:54,102 Ooh! 1199 01:12:54,203 --> 01:12:56,104 Oh... 1200 01:12:56,205 --> 01:12:58,039 Just this thing. 1201 01:12:58,140 --> 01:13:01,309 It has to be done by midnight. It's kind of important. 1202 01:13:01,410 --> 01:13:04,178 It means mommy might get a real job. 1203 01:13:04,279 --> 01:13:06,781 But I don't want you to get a real job. 1204 01:13:06,882 --> 01:13:10,218 Why not? It's good when mommies work. 1205 01:13:10,319 --> 01:13:11,819 It keeps mommies happy. 1206 01:13:11,920 --> 01:13:15,757 It keeps them from being mean, nasty, yelling mommies. 1207 01:13:15,858 --> 01:13:19,227 What about daddies? Should daddies not work, too? 1208 01:13:19,328 --> 01:13:21,929 Why moms and not dads, hmm? 1209 01:13:22,030 --> 01:13:23,598 Enlighten me. 1210 01:13:23,699 --> 01:13:28,069 'Cause moms do everything. Dads only do some things. 1211 01:13:28,170 --> 01:13:29,237 It's different. 1212 01:13:29,338 --> 01:13:30,104 [Cat meows] 1213 01:13:30,205 --> 01:13:31,906 Oh, hi, Lady. 1214 01:13:34,476 --> 01:13:36,077 [Cat continues meowing] 1215 01:13:36,178 --> 01:13:38,946 Mom, for my seventh birthday, can I get a cat? 1216 01:13:39,047 --> 01:13:40,448 Mm... 1217 01:13:40,549 --> 01:13:41,849 Mom, can I? 1218 01:13:41,950 --> 01:13:45,987 EDITH: Lady? Lady, where are you? 1219 01:13:46,155 --> 01:13:47,021 Mom? 1220 01:13:47,122 --> 01:13:51,692 "Maybe" is the best I can do, okay? 1221 01:13:51,860 --> 01:13:55,563 ELIZA: No peeking! 1222 01:13:57,332 --> 01:13:59,600 Here it comes! 1223 01:13:59,701 --> 01:14:02,703 [Children giggle] 1224 01:14:06,508 --> 01:14:10,878 [All sing "Happy Birthday," cha-cha-cha version, to Clara] 1225 01:14:30,499 --> 01:14:32,233 ALL, CHANTING: Are ya 1? 1226 01:14:32,334 --> 01:14:33,501 Are ya 2? 1227 01:14:33,602 --> 01:14:35,036 Are ya 3? 1228 01:14:35,137 --> 01:14:36,971 Are ya 4? 1229 01:14:37,072 --> 01:14:38,406 Are ya 5? 1230 01:14:38,507 --> 01:14:40,608 Noooooooo! 1231 01:14:40,709 --> 01:14:44,245 You're 6! 1232 01:14:44,346 --> 01:14:47,448 ["Georgie Porgie" plays] 1233 01:14:53,889 --> 01:14:57,792 [Kids chant "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"] 1234 01:14:57,893 --> 01:15:00,561 [Song and chant continue simultaneously] 1235 01:15:03,532 --> 01:15:05,867 AVERY: Squeeze her again! 1236 01:15:06,034 --> 01:15:09,537 [Pipes clang] 1237 01:15:09,638 --> 01:15:14,041 Oh, come on, you moron! It's not even 7:00! 1238 01:15:14,142 --> 01:15:17,178 It's a little girl's birthday party! 1239 01:15:17,279 --> 01:15:21,883 Clara, Clara, can you turn it down just a little? 1240 01:15:23,452 --> 01:15:26,487 The parties we used to have in this building, dear. 1241 01:15:26,588 --> 01:15:28,456 I can't tell you. 1242 01:15:28,557 --> 01:15:34,161 Everyone would drink gin and smoke reefer 1243 01:15:34,263 --> 01:15:39,901 and dance and talk until dawn. 1244 01:15:40,002 --> 01:15:41,969 We used to argue a lot, too. 1245 01:15:42,070 --> 01:15:44,438 This was a very political crowd, 1246 01:15:44,540 --> 01:15:49,377 very serious about their positions, don't you know. 1247 01:15:49,478 --> 01:15:53,281 No one would have dreamed of complaining then. 1248 01:15:57,686 --> 01:15:59,487 Clara, crank it up! 1249 01:15:59,588 --> 01:16:00,555 [Volume rises] 1250 01:16:00,656 --> 01:16:02,189 Come on, everybody, let's jump! 1251 01:16:02,291 --> 01:16:05,059 Jump as hard as you can! Jump up and down! 1252 01:16:05,160 --> 01:16:06,794 Jump, jump, jump! 1253 01:16:06,895 --> 01:16:09,030 [The children scream] 1254 01:16:09,131 --> 01:16:10,731 Come on, everybody, let's go! 1255 01:16:16,471 --> 01:16:19,707 [Water pours] 1256 01:16:21,276 --> 01:16:22,944 So your party's a big success. 1257 01:16:26,148 --> 01:16:29,884 Well, until someone starts bleeding, I'd have to agree. 1258 01:16:32,621 --> 01:16:35,022 Sheila, I just... 1259 01:16:37,926 --> 01:16:40,494 I am so incredibly sorry I hurt you. 1260 01:16:42,397 --> 01:16:45,566 Look, I do remember uttering the distinct phrase, 1261 01:16:45,667 --> 01:16:47,168 "This does not leave this room." 1262 01:16:48,870 --> 01:16:52,506 And by that I meant, "Do not use this episode for your own ends." 1263 01:16:57,045 --> 01:16:58,279 Be that as it may, 1264 01:16:58,380 --> 01:17:00,247 we always promised that we'd tell each other 1265 01:17:00,349 --> 01:17:03,951 the minute we got pissed off, and that's just what I did. 1266 01:17:06,121 --> 01:17:08,823 All right, steady on, steady on. Hair on the lip gloss. 1267 01:17:08,924 --> 01:17:10,891 I was just telling you when I was pissed off 1268 01:17:10,993 --> 01:17:13,094 when it actually happened. 1269 01:17:13,195 --> 01:17:15,162 I know. 1270 01:17:15,263 --> 01:17:19,166 You were just so funny about it, you know? 1271 01:17:19,267 --> 01:17:21,435 I just... 1272 01:17:21,536 --> 01:17:23,004 I didn't think. 1273 01:17:23,105 --> 01:17:27,508 Oh, but you always have to think, Eliza. 1274 01:17:27,609 --> 01:17:30,344 Oh, bloody hell. 1275 01:17:30,445 --> 01:17:32,346 My midwife told me if I carry on eating sugar 1276 01:17:32,447 --> 01:17:33,914 all through my third trimester, 1277 01:17:34,016 --> 01:17:37,385 I'm gonna give birth to a 10-pound behemoth, maybe 12. 1278 01:17:37,486 --> 01:17:40,655 That would be extremely uncomfortable to push out vaginally. 1279 01:17:40,756 --> 01:17:42,289 Don't say "vaginally." 1280 01:17:42,391 --> 01:17:45,126 [They laugh] 1281 01:17:54,836 --> 01:18:00,541 You did a stupendous job pulling everything together today. 1282 01:18:00,642 --> 01:18:03,244 I did, didn't I? 1283 01:18:04,846 --> 01:18:06,247 I hope you don't mind, 1284 01:18:06,348 --> 01:18:09,950 'cause I know how you feel about these things, but... 1285 01:18:10,052 --> 01:18:15,056 I did get Clara the purple iPod shuffle that she wanted. 1286 01:18:15,157 --> 01:18:17,324 You did? 1287 01:18:17,426 --> 01:18:20,561 That's kind of an expensive present for a 6-year-old. 1288 01:18:20,662 --> 01:18:24,598 I mean, it's not really in our economy, is it? 1289 01:18:24,700 --> 01:18:26,367 It's in our economy today. 1290 01:18:28,503 --> 01:18:31,205 The envelope, came with the messenger. 1291 01:18:31,306 --> 01:18:34,241 Your friend, Mikesh? 1292 01:18:35,844 --> 01:18:37,378 You didn't open it, did you? 1293 01:18:38,447 --> 01:18:40,748 It was addressed to you. 1294 01:18:56,798 --> 01:19:00,134 This is a check for 24,000 dollars, Avery. 1295 01:19:04,740 --> 01:19:06,107 What did you do? 1296 01:19:08,877 --> 01:19:11,011 You know those books that were being thrown out today? 1297 01:19:13,048 --> 01:19:17,651 One of them happened to be a copy of Emerson's essays. 1298 01:19:17,753 --> 01:19:23,023 A first edition, which as you know, is incredibly rare. 1299 01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:27,561 And this first edition also happened to be inscribed, 1300 01:19:27,662 --> 01:19:29,897 which significantly upped the value, 1301 01:19:29,998 --> 01:19:35,002 so I took it to Odyssey, and I sold it. 1302 01:19:37,038 --> 01:19:39,373 But you love Emerson. 1303 01:19:39,474 --> 01:19:41,509 You love that book! 1304 01:19:42,711 --> 01:19:44,411 You didn't want to keep it? 1305 01:19:44,513 --> 01:19:47,481 Yeah, of course I wanted to keep it. 1306 01:19:49,184 --> 01:19:51,585 I even had a messenger over the check. 1307 01:19:51,686 --> 01:19:54,789 Seemed kinda classy. 1308 01:19:57,425 --> 01:20:02,863 I figured it's probably enough to pay for Lucas' preschool 1309 01:20:02,964 --> 01:20:04,165 for a couple of years. 1310 01:20:06,101 --> 01:20:08,903 And maybe even a dishwasher. 1311 01:20:09,838 --> 01:20:14,775 Because I want you to take some time and write. 1312 01:20:15,477 --> 01:20:22,216 Your "mom-oir," whatever the hell you call it, or something else. 1313 01:20:22,384 --> 01:20:31,592 This is... This is for you, because you... 1314 01:20:37,833 --> 01:20:39,099 Oh, Avery! 1315 01:20:39,201 --> 01:20:42,803 [Soft music plays] 1316 01:21:07,629 --> 01:21:11,365 Wait, put this somewhere safe. 1317 01:21:11,466 --> 01:21:14,201 I'll do it. 1318 01:21:26,047 --> 01:21:30,384 ELIZA: Motherhood is about accepting the limitations of time and energy, 1319 01:21:30,485 --> 01:21:32,086 which stretch beyond you, 1320 01:21:32,187 --> 01:21:35,556 even if sometimes it feels they could consume you. 1321 01:21:35,657 --> 01:21:39,760 Search for and hold on to your own true self. 1322 01:21:39,861 --> 01:21:42,930 If you lose that, what kind of mother can you be? 1323 01:21:43,932 --> 01:21:45,366 Things are always changing, 1324 01:21:45,467 --> 01:21:50,070 no matter how much we might want things to stay the same. 1325 01:21:50,171 --> 01:21:52,439 You could take a picture of your kids every single day, 1326 01:21:52,540 --> 01:21:57,411 and every single day, they'd just be getting older. 1327 01:21:58,213 --> 01:21:59,780 That's a fact. 1328 01:21:59,881 --> 01:22:02,449 A heartbreaking fact. 1329 01:22:02,550 --> 01:22:04,451 But still a fact. 1330 01:22:04,552 --> 01:22:08,322 So seize your days and dwell in them fully. 1331 01:22:08,423 --> 01:22:09,523 Look to your children 1332 01:22:09,624 --> 01:22:12,259 because they know how to inhabit brief periods of time 1333 01:22:12,360 --> 01:22:14,795 with extreme passion. 1334 01:22:14,896 --> 01:22:19,199 And for nothing more, really, than the sake of those moments. 1335 01:22:19,301 --> 01:22:25,005 They can help you remember that, if you only slow down and let them. 1336 01:22:30,145 --> 01:22:36,517 Feel fortunate because chances are good you actually might be. 1337 01:22:44,926 --> 01:22:47,962 Mommy, mommy, mommy, it's raining outside! Come quick! 1338 01:22:49,030 --> 01:22:50,798 All right. 1339 01:22:53,435 --> 01:22:55,302 Come on! 1340 01:22:56,204 --> 01:22:59,940 - LUCAS: It's raining outside! - ELIZA: It is? 1341 01:23:00,041 --> 01:23:01,709 - CLARA: It's raining! - ELIZA: Wow! 1342 01:23:01,810 --> 01:23:04,545 Lucas, go get daddy! Go get daddy! 1343 01:23:04,646 --> 01:23:08,349 Here, sweetie, come on. 1344 01:23:08,450 --> 01:23:11,919 It's special movie rain... for your birthday. 1345 01:23:12,020 --> 01:23:13,921 [Rainfall] 1346 01:23:14,022 --> 01:23:15,522 [Eliza laughs] 1347 01:23:15,623 --> 01:23:16,623 Wow! 1348 01:23:16,725 --> 01:23:17,458 [Loud splash] 1349 01:23:17,559 --> 01:23:22,463 MAN: Whoa! Oh, my God, it's piss! 1350 01:23:22,564 --> 01:23:23,497 [They laugh] 1351 01:23:23,598 --> 01:23:24,565 Come out of here! 1352 01:23:24,666 --> 01:23:27,267 HESTER: Don't say I didn't warn ya! 1353 01:23:27,369 --> 01:23:28,502 ELIZA: Go, Hester! 1354 01:23:28,603 --> 01:23:30,137 WOMAN: Sound speed! 1355 01:23:30,238 --> 01:23:31,171 MAN #2: Speeding. 1356 01:23:31,272 --> 01:23:32,906 MAN #3: And, action! 1357 01:23:35,377 --> 01:23:36,710 Come here! 1358 01:23:36,811 --> 01:23:39,847 AVERY: Whoa! 1359 01:23:39,948 --> 01:23:41,482 Look at the movie down there! 1360 01:23:41,583 --> 01:23:43,283 Can you see it? 1361 01:23:43,385 --> 01:23:46,053 CLARA: I'm soaked! 1362 01:23:46,154 --> 01:23:50,024 [Syd Straw's "CBGB's" plays] 99657