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- I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU TO PUT THE ALCOHOL DOWN.
- WHAT?
LIKE, RIGHT THIS SECOND?
- YOU WENT TO JAIL. - THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR REHASHING THAT.
- ARE YOU KIDDING?
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
AH!
- TAMAR INVITES US TO COME TO MARYLAND
TO KINDA FACE OUR DEMONS WITH OUR DAD.
- TONI, YOU HAVE TO GO-- WE HAVE TO GO.
- I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.
- TOWANDA! - TOWANDA!
- HUH?
GET THE [deleted] OFF MY PROPERTY!
- "PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.
"SHE'S TRESPASSING."
- THEY DON'T HAVE A BIG DOG, DO THEY?
WHERE ARE YOU, DADDY?
[song] WE ARE THE BRAXTONS
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY
TONI, TRACI, TOWANDA, TRINA, TAMAR AS YOU SEE WILL
TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO
THE BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES
- TONIGHT, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR THERAPIST, DR. SHERRY.
- HI! - HI, DR. SHERRY.
- COME ON BACK.
- THERE IS PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT, HONEY.
MY MARRIAGE IS A MESS.
I GOT A DUI A FEW MONTHS AGO.
MY FAMILY DID AN INTERVENTION ON ME.
IT'S JUST A MESS.
A BIG MESS!
- YEAH, SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
- MY HUSBAND CHEATED ON ME,
AND AS A RESULT, I STARTED DRINKIN' MORE.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- NO.
- YOU KNOW, YOUR FAMILY REMAINS A LITTLE CONCERNED,
IN TERMS OF THE DRINKING. - OKAY.
- I WANTED TO SORTA TOUCH BASE WITH YOU
AND GET IT FROM YOU. - OKAY.
- SO, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
- FOR A WHILE, IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
LET'S JUST HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.
- TRINA SAID THAT HER FAVORITE MEAL
WAS RED WINE AND A BEER FOR DESSERT.
- IT WAS OUT OF HAND. - MMM-HMM.
- ABSOLUTELY.
I WAS SO SUPER DEPRESSED. - YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, WITH GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH GABE.
- MMM-HMM.
THE DRINKING BECAME A PART OF THAT DEPRESSION.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- HOW MUCH HAS THE DEPRESSION LIFTED?
BUT HOW MUCH HAS THE DRINKING CONTINUED, YOU KNOW?
- I STILL ENJOY A COCKTAIL,
EVERY NOW AND THEN. - OKAY.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DRANK?
- LAST NIGHT.
MY SISTERS, THEY'LL SIT THERE,
AND THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THE DRINKING,
BUT THEY ARE ENABLERS ALMOST
BECAUSE WHEN I USUALLY DRINK, THEY'RE-- I'M WITH THEM.
IF MY SISTERS FEELS LIKE IT'S A REALLY BIG PROBLEM,
WHY ARE YOU DRINKING WITH ME?
AND IN MOST CASES, YOU'RE DRINKING MORE THAN ME.
WHY ARE WE FOCUSING ON ME SO MUCH?
- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BECAME INTOXICATED?
- I HAVEN'T BEEN INTOXICATED IN A WHILE,
DR. SHERRY. - OKAY.
HOW DID RUSSIA GO-- WERE YOU--
- I WAS HORRIBLE IN RUSSIA, HONEY!
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME RUSSIAN ***?
- YES! - YOU NEED HELP.
- 'CAUSE I KNEW-- - I WAS INTOXICATED IN RUSSIA.
- DID YOU HAVE A HANGOVER OR SOMETHIN'?
- NO!
- THAT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG, THOUGH.
- HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, DOCTOR.
- TELL ME ABOUT IT. - I CAN'T,
'CAUSE I WAS INTOXICATED. - YOU DON'T REMEMBER.
- I-I ATE AND I DRANK, AND I WAS MERRY, HONEY.
ONCE YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD,
IT REALLY DOESN'T SOUND SO GOOD, DOES IT?
- SO, I'M LISTENING TO THE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE.
- MMM-HMM. - AND I WANNA CHALLENGE YOU.
- MMM-HMM.
- I WANNA YOU TO PUT THE ALCOHOL DOWN FOR A WHILE.
- OKAY.
AND WHEN IS SAY, "PUT IT DOWN,"
NOT EVEN A GLASS OF WINE. - MMM-HMM.
- NINETY DAYS, A LONG TIME WITHOUT A GLASS OF WINE.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU-- - NINETY DAYS STARTING N-NOW.
- WHAT-- LIKE, RIGHT THIS SECOND.
- TODAY.
- WELL, WHAT DO I GET, AFTER MY 90 DAYS?
- WHO KNOWS?
- HONESTLY, I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WENT 90 DAYS
WITHOUT HAVING A DRINK.
- BIG OL' BOWL OF CHICKEN!
- I DECIDED TO GET MY SISTERS TOGETHER,
SO I CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT TAKING THE TRIP TO MARYLAND,
WHERE WE GREW UP.
I MEAN, TRACI AND MY BROTHER AND MY DAD STILL LIVES THERE,
BUT NOBODY STILL WANTS TO GO.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE MY PARENTS GOT A DIVORCE,
AND EVERYBODY JUST WANTS TO STAY AWAY.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALL GO.
- WE DO WHAT?
- GO TO MARYLAND. - OH.
- I THINK IT'LL HELP HEAL US,
IF WE ALL GOT TOGETHER, IN OUR HOMETOWN,
AND CLEAR THE AIR.
- WE WENT ALREADY.
- NO, WE HAVEN'T, TONI.
- WE'VE BEEN BEFORE.
- BUT WE HAVEN'T ALL GONE JUST TO GO BACK.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE-- ALL HAVE NEVER BEEN TO TRACI'S HOUSE.
THAT IS SO SHADY.
- I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.
- TONI, YOU HAVE TO GO-- WE HAVE TO GO.
- IT MAKES ME FEEL DEPRESSED.
IT MAKES ME FEEL L-LITERALLY ILL.
- WHY-- TELL ME WHY? - I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I HATE GOING TO MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, DC.
IT JUST MAKES ME COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS,
AND I DON'T WANNA FEEL THOSE FEELINGS,
AND I'M ALSO SAD ABOUT MY PARENTS NOT BEING TOGETHER.
THOSE MEMORIES FOR ME GROWING UP,
WITH ALL OF US BEING A FAMILY, THOSE ARE DIFFERENT, NOW.
- I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO MARYLAND.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA SEE MY DAD,
AND I'M STILL VERY UPSET WITH HIM
FOR NOT COMING TO MY WEDDING.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- THINKING ABOUT IT, RIGHT NOW,
JUST-- I NEED-I NEED A DRINK.
WHEN MY PARENTS GOT A DIVORCE,
EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ADULTS,
I THINK IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR EVERYONE,
AND IT ALMOST SEEMED LIKE THAT'S WHEN KINDA
EVERYTHING JUST STARTED TO FALL APART,
BECAUSE THEY KIND OF-- THEY WERE OUR GLUE.
- WE WERE A REALLY CLOSE FAMILY.
I'M A PREACHER'S KID-- MY DAD'S A MINISTER.
AND MY PARENTS MET WHEN THEY WERE VERY YOUNG.
MY MOM WAS 14, AND MY DAD WAS 15.
GOT MARRIED RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
WENT TO COLLEGE WHILE THEY WERE MARRIED.
MY EX-HUSBAND WAS MY FIRST LOVE.
HE WAS MY FIRST EVERYTHING.
WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS OTHER WOMAN,
I WAS DEVASTATED.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE HE WAS MY LIFE.
- YEAH, HE CHEATED... HE HAD ANOTHER WOMAN
FOR NINE YEARS OF-OF MY PARENTS' MARRIAGE.
- NO-- BEFORE INFIDELITY HAPPENED TO YOU,
YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WAS CAPABLE.
YOU DIDN'T THINK ALL MEN CHEATED.
- I THOUGHT-I THOUGHT MEN CHEATED, EXCEPT BRAXTON.
- ALL MEN, EXCEPT FOR DAD?
- WE NEVER THOUGHT MY DAD CAPABLE
OF THE PAIN THAT HE CAUSED ON THE FAMILY.
I THINK WE ALWAYS PUT HIM ON A REALLY, REALLY HIGH PEDESTAL,
NOT JUST BECAUSE HE WAS OUR DAD,
BUT BECAUSE OF THE ROLE HE PLAYED AS A MINISTER.
- IT WAS LIKE A SHOCKER, LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"
AND THEN, MY FATHER BEING A MINISTER,
WE WERE LIKE, UH, "CAN YOU MINISTER YOURSELF?
"CAN YOU JUST READ?"
WHAT, WHAT?
"CAN'T YOU READ A SCRIPTURE?"
- THEIR DAD WAS PREACHING ONE THING,
AND HE WAS LIVING ANOTHER.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE WAS LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE.
SO, YOU'RE TEACHING YOUR FAMILY ABOUT MORALS AND VALUES,
AND FOR YOUR DAUGHTERS, ESPECIALLY,
TO WAKE UP ONE MORNIN' AND FIND OUT
THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LIE.
I MEAN, THIS IS DEVASTATING.
- WE DO HAVE SOME GOOD MEMORIES OF HIM.
- MAYBE AT SCHOOL, IT WAS DIFFERENT,
BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS GREAT.
- YEAH.
- OUR GREAT AUNT LIVED THERE.
IT WAS LIKE A WHOLE FAMILY OF
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.
- WELL, SINCE IT'S SO GREAT, YOU'RE GOIN'-- GREAT!
- NO, I WON'T BE GOING.
- TONI HATES MARYLAND.
SHE HATES THE THOUGHT OF IT.
SHE HATES THE SOUND OF IT.
SHE DOESN'T WANNA GO TO OUR OLD FAMILY HOUSE.
SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR HER
TO GO FACE HER DEMONS AND FACE THE REASON
WHY SHE HATES GOING BACK TO HER HOMETOWN.
- BUT MIKEY INVITED ALL OF US.
HE SAID WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO TO HIS HOUSE,
JUST AS LONG AS WE COME.
- I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS.
I WANNA GO TO MARYLAND AND SEE MY BROTHER, MIKEY.
HE'S INVITED US MONTHS AGO.
AND EVERYBODY'S REALLY NERVOUS
ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THIS DADDY THING.
TAMAR'S RIGHT-- THIS'D BE GREAT FOR THE FAMILY.
- SO, CALL HIM AND TELL HIM WE'LL ALL BE THERE.
- SUPPOSE MIKEY INVITE DADDY? - MMM-HMM.
- SEE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'-- THAT'S SO I THOUGHT.
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.
- I LOVE MY DAD-- I'M THE OLDEST.
UM, I'M DEFINITELY A DADDY'S GIRL.
BUT I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY DAD,
WHEN MY PARENTS DIVORCED,
BECAUSE THEY WERE TOGETHER 35 YEARS
AND JUST GOT A DIVORCE.
IT WAS WORSE FOR MY MOM
BECAUSE MY DAD GOT MARRIED, LIKE, LESS THAN 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DIVORCE WAS FINAL-- NOT SO GOOD.
- BEFORE DADDY'S LIFESTYLE WAS EXPOSED AND STUFF
AND WHAT HAPPENED, HAPPENED,
I THINK WE ALL FELT LIKE A MAN DON'T CHEAT AT ALL.
I KNOW I DID. - THAT THERE WAS GOOD IN HIM.
I-I WAS VERY YOUNG, AND I DIDN'T GROW UP THINKING THAT,
YOU KNOW-- - EVERY MAN CHEATS.
- OR EVEN AT LEAST ANYBODY I KNEW.
- I'M NOT SURE IF MY MOTHER
IS GOING TO WANT TO GO BACK TO MARYLAND.
I MEAN, I'VE HAD BOYFRIENDS WHO CHEATED ON ME
AND, YOU KNOW, DID ME DIRTY.
I DAMN SURE DON'T WANNA SIT AT THE TABLE WITH THEM FOOLS.
BUT I THINK IT COULD HELP HEAL THE WHOLE FAMILY,
IF WE ALL SAT AROUND A TABLE AND JUST HAD A MEAL TOGETHER.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY ANIMOSITY AGAINST YOUR DADDY.
I JUST DON'T LIKE HIM,
BUT I DON'T HAVE-- - I AM MAD AT DADDY.
- MOMMY SAID THAT SHE-SHE HAS HEALED FROM MARYLAND.
- I'M-I'M OKAY, I'M OKAY-- AND I AM.
I GOT THE VICTORY OVER THAT.
- WELL, THAT MEANS I'M GONNA TELL MIKEY
THAT MOMMY HAS A VICTORY. - THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED
THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT-- IT'S NOT MARYLAND.
IT'S--IT WAS ME.
AM I EXCITED ABOUT THIS TRIP?
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT IF IT'S TO HELP MY DAUGHTERS TO BE
WITH THEIR FAMILY, THEN I'LL DO IT.
I'M ALL RIGHT WITH YOUR DADDY, NOW.
I DON'T LIKE HIM.
YOU KNOW, OKAY-- SO, I'M OKAY WITH MARYLAND.
- MY MOM SAYS SHE'S PAST IT.
DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT-- IT'S NOT TRUE.
SHE'S NOT PAST IT-- SHE'S--
SHE'S BEEN SAYING THAT FOR TEN YEARS.
YOU KNOW, YOU SAY THAT EVERY TIME, BEFORE YOU GO.
AND EVERY TIME, WHEN YOU GET BACK, YOU GET ILL.
- THAT'S A LITTLE TRUE, EV.
- MY MOM HAS DIABETES, SO, WHENEVER SHE GETS UPSET,
SHE EATS MORE AND MORE CARBS,
WHICH SENDS HER DIABETES WAY-WAY UP.
THIS TRIP COULD BE A VERY BAD THING FOR MY MOM
BECAUSE IT COULD BE A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.
THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING.
- 'CAUSE I CAN'T HAVE YOU COMING BACK, GETTIN' SICK.
LIKE, THAT'S NOT WORTH IT.
- TRUST ME... I WILL NOT GET SICK.
I'M FINE.
- YOU'RE IN GREAT SPIRITS.
I KNOW-- I AM IN GREAT SPIRITS.
- WHAT IS IT, LITHIUM?
- WHAT?
- IT'S CALLED "FORGIVENESS."
- WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE?
- I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT MOMMY WANTED TO GO TO MARYLAND.
I DON'T WANNA GO-- I HATE GOING THERE.
IT MAKES ME PROBABLY MORE DEPRESSED THAN IT MAKES HER,
BUT MAYBE THIS TRIP COULD ASSIST IN SOME HEALING.
MAYBE TAMAR WAS RIGHT.
ONE FOR TAMAR.
MAKES ME FEEL SAD, EVERY TIME I GO,
BUT I'M GONNA WORK ON IT,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
- IF THEY CATCH YOU, WITHOUT YOUR LICENSE,
YOU CAN GO BACK TO JAIL.
- SERIOUSLY?
- TOWANDA! - TOWANDA!
- HUH?
- "PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.
"SHE'S TRESPASSING."
- I'M CALLING THE COPS.
- THE NIGHT BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR MARYLAND,
GABE DECIDES HE WANTS TO TAKE ME TO DINNER.
THANK YOU.
I'M LIKE, "WHAT?
"HAVEN'T WE BEEN FIGHTING LIKE CATS AND DOGS?"
"AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU WANNA TAKE ME OUT FOR DINNER?"
I'M A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA TURN DOWN A GOOD MEAL.
IT'S A NICE, LITTLE PLACE. - YEAH, IT IS.
- CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING TO DRINK TO START?
- I'M GONNA HAVE A GLASS OF MERLOT.
- OKAY.
- WITH THIS TRIP HOME TO MARYLAND HANGING OVER MY HEAD,
I'M GONNA NEED SOME LIQUID SUSTENANCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF CAN DO THIS
WHOLE 90 DAY THING, WITHOUT DRINKING.
IT'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT.
OKAY, WHAT WERE WE SAYING?
WHAT?
- YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKIN' ABOUT THIS.
YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR LICENSE YET FROM THE DUI.
- GABE AND I ARE HAVING DINNER,
AND HE DECIDES TO BE A KILLJOY AND BRING UP THE DUI.
GABE...
I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THE DUI.
I WANNA HAVE DINNER AND HAVE A GLASS OF WINE
AND NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT IT.
- YOU WENT TO JAIL. - THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR REHASHING THAT-- THANKS.
'CAUSE, I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE,
AND THEY CATCH YOU, WITHOUT YOUR LICENSE,
YOU COULD GO BACK TO JAIL.
- SERIOUSLY? - YEAH, SERIOUSLY.
I DON'T KNOW-- I MEAN, BASED UPON YOU,
I WOULD NEVER, IN MY LIFE, EVER DRINK AND DRIVE.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, NOW?
- I'M GONNA WALK.
- I THINK GABE JUST NEEDS TO BACK OFF!
I FEEL LIKE GETTING THAT DUI SAVED MY LIFE,
BECAUSE I WAS GOING IN SUCH A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
I WAS IN HANDCUFFS LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL.
- IN THE BACK OF THE CAR?
- AND THEY TOOK MY WIG OFF, EVERYTHING,
AND I TOOK A PICTURE. - WHAT?
- IT WAS, LIKE, THEY TOOK OFF MY STOCKING CAP.
- BUT THANK GOD I COULD TURN IT AROUND.
- MMM-HMM.
- BECAUSE I COULD'VE BEEN SO FAR GONE,
THAT I COULD'VE BEEN TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
BECAUSE OF MY DUI, I'M ON PROBATION.
I HAVE TO SEE A PROBATION OFFICER.
THAT'S EMBARRASSING.
I HAVE TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE.
I HAD MY LICENSE TAKEN AWAY.
I HAD TO GET A TEMPORARY LICENSE.
IT'S HORRIBLE.
- SO, YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE.
- I HAVEN'T.
- HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE? - NOT LONG.
I THINK I HAVE TO FINISH THAT BEFORE 60 DAYS OUT,
SO I HAVE TO DO THAT REALLY, REALLY SOON.
I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO DO MY COMMUNITY SERVICE.
I HAVE TO DO IT, AS SOON AS I GET BACK FROM MARYLAND,
OR ELSE I'LL BE IN EVEN BIGGER TROUBLE.
AS SOON AS I GET HOME, I'M GONNA GET MY LICENSE.
- FIRST THING, WHENEVER YOU GET OFF THE PLANE IN ATLANTA,
THE FIRST PLACE YOU SHOULD GO, IS TO THE DMV.
IF THERE'S AN AIRPORT CLOSER TO THE DMV,
YOU SHOULD FLY THERE.
[giggling]
- SO, WE ALL ARE GOING TO GO TO MARYLAND
AND SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND HAVE A FAMILY DINNER,
WHICH I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE.
WE ALL HAVEN'T SAT DOWN TOGETHER WITH MY DAD
IN OVER TEN YEARS, SO THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
AND, OF COURSE, TONI'S LATE.
HOW LONG IS SHE GONNA BE?
- SHE'S PUTTING HER CLOTHES ON, NOW.
SHE'S ALMOST READY.
- MOMMY, MOMMY?
- SHE'S JUST PUTTING HER CLOTHES ON?
YA'LL COME GET ME WHEN SHE'S READY.
SHE'S REAL LATE, THOUGH.
SHE'S ABOUT AN HOUR LATE, AGAIN.
[playing piano]
- TONI, YOU HEAR YOUR THEME SONG?
[singing] TONI'S ALWAYS LATE
TRINA, WHAT'S THE REST OF IT?
- THE REST OF IT IS, TAMAR, GET OFF THE PIANO!
- [singing] BUT SHE'S LATE ONCE AGAIN
TONI'S LATE
TONI...
COULD YOU PLEASE HURRY UP
AND LET'S GO
- GIVE MOMMY KISSES-- GOING TO MARYLAND.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP.
I DON'T WANNA LEAVE MY KIDS.
AND EVERY TIME I COME TO MARYLAND, SOMETHIN' HAPPENS.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST-- I AM A BIT CONCERNED
ABOUT MY MOM AND DAD RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER,
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE "FAMILY FEUD,"
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA CROSS PATHS,
AND I KNOW SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I'M JUST GONNA NUMB MYSELF.
I'M GONNA BRING SOME XANAX.
I'M GONNA BRING SOME ***.
AND I'M GONNA BRING SOME COUGH SYRUP, SOME B-BENADRYL,
SO I CAN BE SUPPRESSED AND NUMB, FOR THE MOMENT.
- WE JUST WANNA SAY, CAN YOU JUST MAKE THIS A POSITIVE TRIP
AND NOT A NEGATIVE TRIP?
AND LET US COME BACK FEELING REJUVENATED AND NOT DEFEATED.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY-- AMEN.
- AMEN. - AMEN.
- AMEN-- HALLELUJAH.
- OKAY.
- HI!
- HI, EVERYBODY!
- OUR FIRST STOP BACK HOME
IS TO GO AND FINALLY SEE TRACI'S NEW HOME.
- OH, MY GOD!
- LOOK HOW TALL HE'S GOTTEN.
- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN KEVIN.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR-- AND NOW, HE'S 15.
WHO DID TRACI LOOK LIKE IN THAT PICTURE?
- SHE LOOKS LIKE AUNT BEVERLY.
THAT'S WHEN I HAD THE HAIR. - RIGHT.
- HOW OLD WAS I, 15?
- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT-- LOOK AT YOU, RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT TRINA.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TO TRACI'S HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME?
WHICH IS REALLY SAD-- WE'RE TERRIBLE SISTERS.
- WELL, I'M JUST GLAD YA'LL ARE HERE, POINT BLANK, PERIOD.
THANK YA'LL FOR COMING AND SEE US.
I WANNA BE BY MY FAMILY.
I MISS THEM-- I NEED TO BE BY THEM.
AND I DO THINK, TOO, IF I WAS BY THEM,
I COULD DO SOME OTHER THINGS.
I COULD BECOME ONE OF TONI'S DANCERS AND SINGERS.
I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE BACK TO ATLANTA.
MY HUSBAND, HE DON'T WANNA MOVE TO ATLANTA.
HE FEELS AS THOUGH ALL OF HIS RELATIONSHIPS
AND HIS JOBS IS IN MARYLAND.
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE TRACI'S HUSBAND, KEVIN,
IS A NEGATIVE PERSON... DOT ORG.
HE'S NOT REALLY RECEPTIVE OF US
BEING REALLY CLOSE WITH TRACI.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN TO HER HOUSE BEFORE.
- AND, YES, I'M STILL UNPACKING.
I DON'T HAVE MY GARAGE YET.
- KEVIN SENIOR IS IN A MOTORCYCLE GANG.
KEVIN SENIOR DRIVES A 745 BMW.
WHERE'S TRACI'S CAR?
WHERE'S TRACI'S BIGGER HOUSE?
I'M SORRY-- I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
- TRAY, WE'RE HUNGRY. - ME, TOO!
- WE'RE HUNGRY. - OH, RIGHT IN THERE.
- YOU DIDN'T COOK ANYTHING?
- NO, I DIDN'T COOK ANYTHING.
- TRAY. - WHAT YA'LL WANT ME TO DO?
- TRACI HAD NO REFRESHMENTS AT HER HOUSE.
SHE HAD NO CHIPS, SHE HAD NO DIP.
SHE HAD HAM, NO BURGER, PEANUT BUTTER, NO JELLY.
- UH-HUH, UH-HUH-- DON'T TRY TO PICK UP FOR HER.
WHERE ARE THE MACARONI AND CHEESE,
CANDIED YAM, COLLARED GREENS?
- THAT'S ON SUNDAYS.
- WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO TRACI'S HOUSE IN, LIKE, NEVER.
AND THEN, WE GET THERE, AND SHE DON'T HAVE NO FOOD.
NOW, THAT'S HOOD RAT BEHAVIOR, RIGHT THERE.
- CAN I GET A CORN CHIP? - HAVE A SET.
- OR A CRAB CAKE OR SOMETHING?
- WELL, I DO HAVE SOME FRIED FISH
AND FRIED CHICKEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR.
- YOU STILL COOKING A LOT? - YOU COOKED THE FISH?
- YES. - REALLY?
- WHEN, YESTERDAY? - DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.
- OH, I CAN EAT TWO-DAY OLD FRIED FISH.
- REALLY?
- I DON'T EAT NO OLD FRIED NOTHIN'.
- NO FOOD, WHEN WE CAME ALL THIS WAY?
TRACI, DIDN'T WE SEND YOU TO CHARM SCHOOL?
- I THOUGHT AT LEAST SHE'D HAVE
A COUPLE OF NECK BONES IN THE OVEN OR SOMETHIN'.
- I'M HUNGRY, SEE.
- LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT FOOD FOR A MINUTE.
LET'S JUST HAVE A DRINK.
I HATE GOING TO MARYLAND.
WHEN I SAY, "HATE," I'M GONNA PUT A CAPITAL "H" ON THAT.
I HATE THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO FAMILY HOME TO GO BACK TO.
YOU KNOW WHAT-- I HAVE TO REALLY BE HONEST.
MY TUMMY IS IN A REALLY BAD WAY, RIGHT NOW-- IT IS.
- AND, OF COURSE, YOU'RE SITTING BY HER.
- IT'S CONVERSATING. - IT'S HORRIBLE.
MY STOMACH JUST START POP LOCKIN'.
- SHOULD I MOVE? - YES.
- DO LIKE THIS. - OH, LORD.
- MOVE. - SAVE YOURSELF.
- IT STARTED SPINNING. - SOS.
- JUST STARTED SPINNING ON ITS HEAD, BREAK DANCING.
- TRINA, I'M TELLING YOU, RIGHT NOW-- GO OUTSIDE,
IF YOU HAVE TO BUST IT.
- IN FACT, I-I BURST IT IN THE RESTROOM ALREADY.
- WAS THAT YOU? - IT WAS, IT WAS.
- AND I WENT IN THE BATHROOM, RIGHT AFTER TRINA,
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY-- WHAT THAT WAS.
I WAS JUST LIKE, "WHAT THE--
WHAT-WHAT IS THIS THAT I WALKED INTO?"
- I'M SORRY, BUT THE BATHROOM SMELLED HORRIBLE.
IT'S-- I PROM-- WHEN I WALKED IN THERE,
I ALMOST PASSED OUT-- I NEEDED OXYGEN.
- TOO MUCH INFORMATION.
- AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO KEEP TALKING
ABOUT TRINA'S STOMACH PROBLEMS,
IT'S TIME TO GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO RECONNECT WITH OUR PAST.
- UH, HOW ABOUT WE GET A SNACK, SO WE CAN GO?
I HAVE A SURPRISE. - WHAT SURPRISE?
- I THINK WE SHOULD GO TO 569, NOW?
- WHO SAYS? - ME.
- FIVE-SIX-NINE?
FIVE-SIX-NINE IS OUR OLD HOUSE NUMBER.
I'M NOT READY FOR THIS.
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF THE TRIP, TOWANDA.
LET'S GO TOMORROW. - NO.
- THEN, WE WON'T GO AT ALL, IF YOU'RE THE BOSS.
- EXACTLY-- AS A PERSONAL ASSISTANT,
I SET UP FOR US TO GO TO 569.
- CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.
- TONI, COME ON-- IT'LL BE FUN, I PROMISE.
IT'LL BE FUN.
- I DON'T LIKE GOING TO MARYLAND.
ALTHOUGH, I LOVE MARYLAND-- IT'S WHERE I WAS RAISED,
AND I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THERE AND ELEMENTARY.
MY-MY WHOLE LIFE WAS THERE.
I DON'T LIKE IT BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SAD
WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY PARENTS.
- COME ON, COME ON-- LET'S GO.
I'M GONNA MAKE ME IT FUN-- IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING.
WHOO-HOO-- LET'S GO.
OH, WAIT-- I BETTER GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. - FOR WHAT?
- THE BATHROOM. - OH, GIRL, PLEASE.
- OKAY.
- I USED TO CHANGE YOUR DIAPER-- PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK.
- IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GET GROWN, THOUGH, BOO.
- YOU DIDN'T CHANGE HER DIAPER AT 30.
- BRING YOUR OXYGEN MASK!
- WHAT DID YOU EAT, BABY?
AFTER WE LEAVE TRACI'S HOUSE,
WE ALL DECIDE THAT WE'RE GONNA GO AND VISIT THE OLD HOUSE
THAT WE ALL GREW UP IN.
YOU GUYS, THESE CARS GO BY REAL FAST, SO BE CAREFUL.
I THINK IT'LL BE IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GO SEE THE OLD HOUSE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE DEMONS
BECAUSE MY MOM AND DAD GOT A DIVORCE,
AND IT WAS NOT A HAPPY PLACE WHEN THEY LEFT.
- THEY CHOPPED DOWN THE TREE!
- WHERE'S THE TREE?
- WE HAD THIS BIG, OLD TREE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
I GUESS THEY DECIDED TO TEAR THE TREE DOWN.
IT'S A LITTLE DEVASTATING.
- CAN WE GO IN THE DRIVEWAY? - LET'S TRY IT.
- THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY NOW THERE, GUYS.
- COME ON, TRACI-- HAVE A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.
[knocking]
- TOWANDA! - TOWANDA!
- HUH?
DO YOU GUYS THINK WE CAN GET
MOMMY AND DADDY TO HAVE A FAMILY DINNER?
- WHAT'S STOPPING US? - A DIVORCE.
- TAMAR THINKIN' IT'S GONNA HELP REPAIR
MOMMY AND DADDY'S RELATIONSHIP?
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
- I'M CALLING THE COPS.
"PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.
"SHE'S TRESPASSING."
- TAMAR INVITES US TO COME TO MARYLAND
TO KINDA FACE OUR DEMONS WITH OUR DAD.
- WE DECIDED TO GO TO OUR OLD HOUSE,
WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN OVER 15 YEARS.
AND WE WALK UP TO THE DOOR, WE KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
- TOWANDA! - HUH?
- IS IT EMPTY? - YEAH!
- AND NOBODY'S IN THERE-- SO, I'M SO NOSY,
I WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WAS.
YOU KNOW, AND I'M PEEKING IN THE WINDOW.
YEAH, PEOPLE MOVED OUT, AND IT'S WEIRD!
AND THEY CHANGED SOME THINGS IN THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE.
KNOCKED WALLS DOWN-- IT'S JUST A BIG ROOM!
I'M GONNA LOOK IN THE BACK.
- THEY DON'T HAVE A BIG DOG, DO THEY?
I HAVE A LOT OF MIXED FEELINGS, BEING HERE.
THIS IS AN OLD LIFE FOR MY PARENTS.
THEY'RE DIVORCED, AND SO I FEEL LIKE I DON'T BELONG.
- OH, MOM, YOU REMEMBER--
THIS USED TO BE THE ENTRANCE TO YOUR HAIR SALON?
- I REMEMBER.
- THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE GROWING UP,
MY MOM HAD A BEAUTY SALON DOWNSTAIRS AT OUR HOUSE.
AND THEN, MY FATHER, BEING A MINISTER,
WE ALWAYS HAD PEOPLE IN OUR HOUSE.
SO, WE WERE A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS HOUSE SEEMS SO BIG-- I MEAN, I WAS SO SMALL.
- LOOK IN THERE-- THEY STILL GOT--
- IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN I REMEMBER.
IT HAD BAY WINDOWS, AND IT HAD A POOL IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND NOW, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A TRAILER IN THE SNOW.
- NOBODY LISTENS TO ME WHEN I SAY, "YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK."
TAKE THE MEMORIES THAT YOU HAVE AND KEEP GOING.
NO, YOU NEVER CAN GO BACK-- 'CAUSE YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK.
THINGS CHANGES.
- WELL, THANK GOD FOR MEMORIES.
- MMM-HMM.
- LET'S SING ON THE STEPS.
- OKAY, GO SING ON THE STEPS.
- OUR HOUSE AT 569 WAS WHERE WE FIRST STARTED HARMONIZING.
THAT'S WHERE WE FIRST BECAME "THE BRAXTONS."
WE ALL USED TO GET TOGETHER
AND SING ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,
AND IT WOULD RESONATE THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[all singing] GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE SKY
GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE SKY
WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUN WILL NOT SHINE ANYMORE
GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE SKY
- SINGIN' ON THE FRONT STEPS, WITH MY SISTERS,
WAS PRETTY SURREAL-- I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN, AGAIN.
[singing] AWAY OVER YONDER WAY OVER YONDER
- I MISS SINGING WITH MY SISTERS.
WE SOUND GREAT ON THOSE STEPS.
[singing] WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUN WILL NOT SHINE ANYMORE,
GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE SKY
- IT WAS JUST A WHOLE LOT TO TAKE IN,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER GET A CHANCE
TO SING ON THE FRONT STEPS, AGAIN.
[singing] GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE SKY
IN THE... SKY
RAINBOW...
RAINBOW...
RAINBOW...
- GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB!
THAT REALLY BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES FOR ME.
I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER...
AND DURING THAT TIME, THEY HAD EVERYTHING IN COMMON.
AND IT WAS A FAMILY UNIT, YOU KNOW?
- I LOVED SINGING ON THE STEPS WITH MY SISTERS.
IT ALSO LET ME KNOW, YOU KNOW,
I HAVE GOOD MEMORIES HERE, TOO.
- THAT WAS A BIG MEMORY, RIGHT THERE.
THAT WAS A BIG ONE, THAT WAS A BIG ON-- I KNOW.
- THAT ONE HIT ME.
- WE JUST GOT FINISHED SINGING ON THE STOOP
AND, OF COURSE, I GET EMOTIONAL,
AND HERE COMES THIS CAR.
- DO YOU GUYS HAVE PERMISSION TO BE HERE?
- SO, THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE SHOWS UP.
DOESN'T ASK US ANY QUESTIONS.
SHE DOESN'T GIVE US ANY TIME TO EXPLAIN.
SHE IMMEDIATELY JUST STARTS SWINGING.
- GET THE (deleted) OFF MY PROPERTY!
YOU'RE TRESPASSING.
- AND SHE TELLS US TO GET OFF THE LAND.
I-I MEAN, I FELT LIKE I WAS IN A MOVIE.
"GET OFF MY LAND!"-- I MEAN, COME ON.
WE JUST WANTED TO SEE OUR OLD HOUSE, YOU KNOW.
- I'M CALLING THE COPS. - WHO'S THAT?
- I WANT TONI BRAXTON ARRESTED!
- SHE CALLS THE COPS,
AND SHE DIDN'T CALL THE COPS ON ALL OF US.
SHE CALLS THE COPS ON TONI.
WHO JUST SINGLES TONI OUT?
"UH, PLEASE, UH, PLEASE SEND A SQUAD CAR
"TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP-- SHE'S TRESPASSING."
I MEAN, WHO-- COME ON.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY NEVER SHOWED UP.
- I NEED A POLICE OFFICER, PLEASE.
GETTING RUN OFF THE PROPERTY OF OUR OLD HOME
WAS COMPLETELY HUMILIATING.
I TOLD TAMAR-- I HATE COMING TO MARYLAND.
SOMETHIN' ALWAYS HAPPENS-- I HATE IT HERE.
- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT. - HMM?
I WANNA KEEP MY MEMORY THE WAY IT WAS.
- RIGHT. - OH, GREAT.
- TONI, THEY BETTER HAVE SOME GOOD FOOD,
'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN TALKIN--
- "HOME OF THE CRAB BOMB." - IT'S THE BOMB.
THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS-- IT'S THE BOMB!
SO, AFTER ALL THE MESS AT THE HOUSE,
WE REALLY NEEDED SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN.
SO, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE MY BROTHER, MIKEY, AT DINNER.
PLUS, I NEEDED TO FILL HIM IN
ON US WANTING TO MEET DADDY FOR DINNER.
SO, I DROPPED MY MAMA OFF AT THE HOTEL.
- I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE, BUT I HEAR THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS.
- OF COURSE, ONCE WE GET THE FAMILY ALL TOGETHER,
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT FAMILY ISSUES.
AND MY SISTER, TAMAR, BEING THE YOUNGEST,
SHE STILL HAS THIS DREAM
THAT MY MOM AND DAD ARE GONNA WORK IT OUT AND BE FRIENDS.
ACTUALLY, I THINK SHE'S THINKING
THAT MY MOM AND DAD WILL GET BACK TOGETHER.
THAT AIN'T NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU THINK MOMMY'S STILL UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING, MIKEY?
- MIKEY, WE'RE THE OLDEST CHILDREN.
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT KNEW MOMMY AND DADDY THE LONGEST.
- HUH? - TELL TAMAR.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW WHY TONI WAS JUST SO NEGATIVE
ABOUT GOING TO MARYLAND-- I MEAN, IT'S OUR ROOTS.
I MEAN, SHE'S JUST SO DOWN ON THAT PLACE.
WHY DO YOU HATE IT SO MUCH HERE?
- BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF-OF HOW IT WAS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
AND I DIDN'T HAVE A HAPPY-- I HAD FUN WITH MY FAMILY,
BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A HAPPY CHILDHOOD,
MEANING PEOPLE WERE MEAN AND CRUEL.
- THEY WERE MEAN TO ME, TOO-- THEY WERE JUST MEAN.
THEY WERE-- - THEY DID NOT LIKE ME.
- BUT TODAY WAS A REMINDER OF WHY YOU HATE IT.
- IT REMINDED ME OF THAT TODAY.
- LIKE, FOR NO REASON. - I GET IT.
- HATRED FOR NO REASON. - I-I UNDERSTAND.
- GROWING UP, FOR ME, WAS A BIT CHALLENGING.
KIDS WEREN'T NICE, NOT BECAUSE I WAS THIS RAVING BEAUTY,
'CAUSE I WAS NOT, BUT WE WERE REALLY RELIGIOUS.
I WAS NEVER THE KID THAT WAS PICKED ON THE PLAYGROUND.
SO, I WAS ALWAYS AN OUTCAST.
"THAT'S THE ODD, WEIRD, RELIGIOUS GIRL, RIGHT THERE."
THAT'S HOW IT WAS FOR ME.
I WORE HATS TO SCHOOL, DRESSES PAST MY KNEES.
I DIDN'T WEAR PANTS UNTIL I WAS 14 1/2 YEARS OLD.
I COULDN'T LISTEN TO SECULAR MUSIC,
SO I WASN'T A CUTE, FLY GIRL.
I WAS IN THE GLEE CLUB. - YEAH, YEAH.
- I WAS THAT CHICK IN THE '80s, IN THE GLEE CLUB.
- IT WAS NOT COOL.
I'M SORRY-- IT WAS NOT HOT LIKE IT IS NOW.
- MIKEY, SPEAKING OF BUSINESS AND FAMILY,
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING A BRAXTONS ALBUM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
- I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. - YOU DO?
TONI SAYS SHE'S GONNA SING ON TWO OR THREE SONGS.
- NO, SHE ISN'T. - WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
- NO, SHE'S NOT.
- SEE-- I THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM, TOO.
LIKE, THAT AIN'T THE BRAXTONS, THOUGH.
THAT'S THE BRAXTONS FEATURING TONI.
IT IS CLEAR THAT MY FAMILY
NEEDS A LITTLE LESSON IN FAMILY UNITY,
AND I KNOW JUST HOW TO GET IT GOING.
WELL, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
DO YOU GUYS THINK WE CAN GET MOMMY AND DADDY
TO HAVE A FAMILY DINNER WITH US BEFORE WE GO IN OUR HOMETOWN?
- NO. - YOU DON'T THINK SO?
- I WOULDN'T-- NO, JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
- WE ARE ALL HERE-- AND WHY NOT?
WHY WE CAN'T SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEAL TOGETHER,
ALL OF US?
- THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT DO IT.
THERE'S NO REASON-- WHAT'S STOPPING US?
- A DIVORCE. - THANK YOU, MIKEY.
- MY FAMILY CAN BE SO NEGATIVE SOMETIMES,
BUT I'M POSITIVE THAT ONCE WE SIT AROUND THE TABLE FOR A MEAL,
WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY
AND FORGET ALL THIS FOOLISHNESS.
NO, I JUST WANNA ALL OF US AND MOMMY AND DADDY
TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A MEAL.
WHY DO YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE IT'S SO IMPOSSIBLE?
- DADDY WOULD DO IT, BUT MOMMY WON'T.
- RIGHT.
- MY MOM AND DAD WERE MARRIED FOR 35 YEARS,
BEFORE THEY GOT A DIVORCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED,
HE COMPLETELY CHANGED, JUST LIKE THE MIDLIFE CRISIS.
I MEAN, HE GOT AN EARRING IN HIS YEAR.
HE GOT A GOLD TOOTH-- TRUE STORY.
I'M LIKE, "DADDY, WHAT ELSE?
WHAT'S-WHAT'S MISSING-- A BANDANA?
WHERE'S YOUR PARROT?"
MOMMY WILL BE UPSET.
- REALLY?
- AND IT'S LIKE IT'S AN OPEN WOUND.
- WHEN WE HAVE COME TOGETHER, IT'S NOT BEEN GOOD.
TAMAR THINKIN' IT'S GONNA HELP REPAIR
MOMMY AND DADDY'S RELATIONSHIP?
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
- THE THING THAT I WORRY ABOUT IS
WHAT IF DADDY IS POLITE, AND HE IS CORDIAL,
AND THEN MOMMY FEELS LIKE THIS OTHER WOMAN
GOT THE BETTER PART OF HIM?
I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS QUOTE-UNQUOTE "FAMILY MEAL."
I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO STAY ON THE WAGON, I REALLY AM.
AND DR. SHERRY WANTS ME TO STOP DRINKING,
BUT THIS IS REALLY NOT THE TIME TO DO IT.
SO, NOBODY WANTS TO PUT A PLAN OF OPERATION TOGETHER
TO HAVE THE FAMILY-- - I WOULD LIKE FOR US ALL--
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BOTH OF MY PARENTS.
MY KIDS ARE MISSING OUT ON BOTH OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS.
THAT BOTHERS ME. - WE'LL TRY IT.
LET'S HAVE BRUNCH AND INVITE BOTH OF OUR PARENTS.
- AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.
- IF WE CAN-- WE-- OUR FAMILY DEFINITELY NEEDS THERAPY.
I NEVER KNEW WE WERE--
I DON'T LIKE TO SAY THE WORD "DYSFUNCTIONAL."
I NEVER KNEW THAT WE HAD THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING.
BECAUSE I WANT BOTH OF THEM TO BE TOGETHER TOMORROW.
- MMM-HMM-- I DO, TOO. - THAT'S JUST--
BUT WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED THAT IT MAY NOT BE GOOD.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BRING-- OH, MY GOD--
SOME TAPE AND BAND-AIDS AFTERWARDS
BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE FIGHTING AND KILLING EACH OTHER.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SISTER DOING "PLAYBOY?"
- I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- WHAT ABOUT BEING HEALTHY, AGAIN,
AND BEING ABLE TO WALK AROUND
AND STILL BE-- FEEL SEXY AND VIBRANT?
- WELL, YOU CAN FEEL THAT WAY WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON,
CAN'T YOU?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, DADDY?
- WE'RE IN MARYLAND,
ON OUR WAY TO MEET MY DAD FOR BRUNCH,
AND MY MOM SAYS, "OH, I HAVE A SPECIAL STOP
"I WANNA MAKE."
- THAT'S THE CHURCH YOUR DAD AND I
GOT MARRIED AT, RIGHT THERE.
- WOW!
- I GOT MARRIED OCTOBER THE 23rd.
- WAS IT A SATURDAY? - IT WAS ON A SATURDAY.
- WERE YOU LATE? - I WAS LATE.
- SAME AS YOU'RE LATE.
- THAT'S WHERE I GOT IT FROM.
- MOMMY WAS LATE FOR HER OWN WEDDING.
I BELIEVE TONI INHERITED THAT GENE.
- IT WAS THE PERFECT LITTLE WEDDING.
THE RECEPTION WAS PERFECT.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST-- IT WAS WONDERFUL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
- MY MOTHER TALKING ABOUT HER WEDDING SEEMED TO ME
LIKE SHE WAS REALLY REMINISCING ON THE GREAT TIMES
THAT SHE RECALL HER AND MY DAD HAVING.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE CHURCH IS STILL THERE,
AFTER ALL THAT TIME.
- THAT CHURCH PROBABLY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
- BUT WHO GETS MARRIED IN A PERFECT, WHITE, LITTLE CHURCH?
- ME AND YOUR DADDY!
- MOMMY DESCRIBED HER WEDDING AT THE BEAUTIFUL,
WHITE CHURCH ON THE CORNER AS A FAIRYTALE.
- THAT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A MADE UP STORY.
- YEAH. - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- YEAH, IT WAS-- IT WAS GREAT.
- IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENED
SO PERFECTLY AND ENDED UP SO HORRIBLY.
- SO, EVERY TIME I PASSED, I SAID, "THAT'S THE CHURCH
"I GOT MARRIED IN."
- OKAY, SO, FINALLY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BRUNCH
WITH MY MOM AND MY DAD, AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED!
THIS IS JUST WHAT MY FAMILY NEEDS.
[ collective chattering ]
- HEY, MIKEY.
- HERE COMES MAMA. - HEY, MIKEY.
- WE PLANNED ON IT BEING ALL THE KIDS, ALL SIX KIDS,
AND MOMMY AND DADDY.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE MOMMY AND DADDY
AND ALL OF US TOGETHER.
WELL, LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
I ASKED MOMMY, IF-IF WE CAME TO BRUNCH,
IF SHE WOULD BE OKAY WITH DADDY BEING HERE,
AND SHE SAID, "YES."
- THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID LAST NIGHT WHEN I CALLED HER.
- BUT OF COURSE.
- WHEN I CALLED HER LAST NIGHT, SHE SAID THAT.
- WE'RE-WE'RE NOT GONNA BE HERE WITH HIS WIFE.
- I FEEL YA. - I AIN'T, NEITHER.
- I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD
FOR ME TO HAVE BRUNCH WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.
HOWEVER, I WILL DO IT FOR MY FAMILY.
- SO, HOW DID EVERYBODY FEEL, SEEING THE OLD HOUSE?
- I WAS FINE UNTIL WE STARTED SINGING.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
- YOU'RE REALLY EMOTIONAL LATELY.
- WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT'S AN EMOTIONAL TIME.
- I'M STILL UPSET ABOUT THE GIRL
WANTIN' TO HAVE ME ARRESTED.
THAT HURT MY FEELINGS.
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE UPSET.
- SO, I WON'T BE COMING BACK FOR A LONG TIME.
SO, WE'RE ALL GETTING A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
AND WORKED UP, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR MY DAD
TO SHOW UP, AND TAMAR STIRS IT ALL UP,
AS ONLY TAMAR COULD DO.
- I WANNA SOMETHIN', MIKE. - MMM-HMM.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SISTER DOING "PLAYBOY?"
- WHAT DO SAY, SON?
- I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
DO YOU?
- WHY DO YOU NOT THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA?
- ONCE YOU TAKE PICTURES LIKE THAT,
YOU CAN'T UNDO IT.
- WHAT ABOUT BEING HEALTHY, AGAIN, AND BEING ABLE
TO WALK AROUND AND STILL BE-- FEEL SEXY AND VIBRANT?
I WISH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WOULD UNDERSTAND
WHY THIS IS SOMETHING I'M CONSIDERING.
I HAVE LUPUS.
I HAVE HEART DISEASE.
I HAVE A LOT OF UNSEXY DAYS.
THIS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.
I'M EXCITED AND DELIGHTED THEY THINK THAT I'M SEXY
AND NEWSWORTHY.
- WELL, YOU CAN FEEL THAT WAY, WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON,
CAN'T YOU?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK, DADDY?
SORRY-- HE'S NOT HERE.
OKAY, MY DAD IS, LIKE, 40 MINUTES LATE, RIGHT NOW,
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HE'S HERE.
LIKE, WHERE CAN HE BE?
MIKEY, WHERE'S DADDY?
- I-I'VE BEEN CALLING HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE--
- JUST DOUBLE-CHECK, MIKEY, PLEASE.
- HE'S GONNA COME.
- BEFORE I HAVE AN ANXIETY ATTACK?
- I DON'T THINK HE WOULD TURN DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE ALL OF HIS CHILDREN TOGETHER.
- I DON'T THINK THAT, EITHER.
- HE'S LATE... THAT'S ALL.
IT'S NOT COOL THAT HE'S LATE,
BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS.
HE KNOWS HOW HURTFUL IT WOULD BE,
IF HE DIDN'T COME.
SO, HE'S GONNA COME.
- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE WOULDN'T COME,
IF HE COULDN'T COME.
I'M NOT GONNA THINK THAT WAY.
- THAT'S WHY I'M WORRIED.
- MY DAD IS NEVER LATE TO ANYTHING.
SO, NOW, I'M STARTING TO WORRY.
IT'S A LITTLE NERVE-WRACKING.
- I'M EATIN' OUT OF WORRY-ATION.
THERE'S JUST NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.
WHAT-- IS HE STUCK IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE?
I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY EXCUSE I'M WILLING TO HEAR,
AT THIS POINT.
- IT'S STILL GOING STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL.
STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL.
THAT'S WHEN STUFF IS INTENTIONALLY DONE,
RIGHT THERE.
- INTENTIONAL?
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
SO, IF NOTHING HAPPENED TO HIM, THIS WAS DELIBERATE.
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS?
YA'LL THINK LIKE DADDY'S INTENTIONALLY REFUSING
TO SEE US, RIGHT NOW?
- I CAN'T SAY THAT, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.
- I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
I AM ACTUALLY REALIZING THAT DADDY
JUST MIGHT NOT SHOW UP.
OUR FAMILY IS TOO FRAGILE, RIGHT NOW.
THIS WILL BE A SLAP IN THE FACE.
DADDY SAID THAT HE AGREED THAT HE WOULD SEE US TODAY.
NOW, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE
YOUR CHILDREN TODAY, WHY WOULD YOU TURN YOUR PHONE OFF,
AND WHY WOULD YOU NOT ANSWER YOUR PHONE?
THAT'S MY ISSUE.
- IT'S NOT OKAY FOR HIM TO DO WHAT HE'S DOING.
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.
AND SO, I THINK THESE GIRLS ARE REACHING OUT
FOR VALIDATION, YOU KNOW, FROM-FROM THEIR DAD,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY KEEP HIM IN THEIR LIVES,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HE'S SAYING,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HE'S DOING,
BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT, "OH, THAT'S MY DAD."
WHAT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
- DID YOU TELL HIM WHERE WE WERE?
DID YOU LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE WHERE WE WERE, TOWANDA?
- I LEFT HIM MESSAGES.
- THIS RESTAURANT-- SUNSET?
I'M HOPIN' MY DAD'S LOST.
I'M-I'M PRAYIN' HE'S LOST.
IF MY DAD DOESN'T SHOW UP TODAY,
I THINK OUR WHOLE FAMILY, COLLECTIVELY,
WILL HAVE A COMPLETE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
- I KNOW I AIN'T COME ALL THIS WAY NOT TO SEE MY DADDY.
- WE CHARTERED A PLANE AND FLEW HERE.
MOMMY AND DADDY GOT A DIVORCE.
THE FAMILY DIDN'T GET DIVORCED.
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
AH!
- WE'RE IN MARYLAND, OUR HOME STATE,
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED 'CAUSE THE WHOLE FAMILY
IS GONNA GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A MEAL.
AND MY DAD'S NOT HERE YET.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
IT'S BEEN AN HOUR AND A HALF.
- I TRIED CALLING, AGAIN.
HE'S NOT ANSWERING.
- THIS IS GOING TO GET UGLY.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I KNOW HOW I'M GONNA COPE.
- HE MIGHT COME, HE MIGHT COME.
TOWANDA LEFT HIM A MESSAGE.
HE WOULD COME.
I THINK HE WOULD COME, MIKEY.
- HE KNOW HOW TO PLAY WITH MY ANXIETY LIKE THAT.
I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.
- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
- WHO DOES TONI THINK SHE'S KIDDIN'?
DADDY IS NOT GONNA SHOW.
HE'S AN HOUR AND A HALF LATE.
GIVE IT UP.
- FOR DADDY NOT TO SHOW UP
AND FOR DADDY NOT TO ANSWER HIS PHONE, BAD DADDY...
BAD DADDY.
SINCE DADDY DIDN'T COME, UM, HOW ABOUT, UM,
I'M JUST GONNA INVITE HIM TO ATLANTA?
- WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HIS REASON IS
FOR NOT COMING.
- DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT THE REASON IS?
- A LITTLE BIT. - A LITTLE BIT.
WE CHARTERED A PLANE AND FLEW HERE.
MOMMY AND DADDY GOT A DIVORCE.
THE FAMILY DIDN'T GET DIVORCED.
- NO.
- I THINK WE'RE ALL HURT, BUT SINCE IT WAS TAMAR'S IDEA,
AND SHE'S INVESTED THE MOST WORK AND TIME IN THIS,
THAT IT'S BOTHERING HERE THE MOST.
NO, I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED, GUYS.
NO, FOR REAL-- I'M NOT OVERDOING IT.
I'M SERIOUS.
- THAT BRUNCH WAS A DISASTER.
WHEN HE GOT HIS NEW WIFE, HE FORGOT ABOUT US.
HE LOVES US, BUT HE FORGOT ABOUT US.
HE FORGOT THAT WE WERE STILL PART OF HIS FAMILY.
SO, HE'S MY DAD, AND I LOVE HIM,
BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY HOME, BACK TO ATLANTA.
WE CAME TO MARYLAND TO SEE MY DAD,
HOPING WE WOULD HEAL,
SOME FAMILY TIME TO TALK ABOUT THINGS,
AND HE DIDN'T SHOW UP.
WE WAITED THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS, AND HE DIDN'T SHOW.
- TOWANDA, HE SAID HE WAS SHOWING UP TODAY?
- HE SAID THAT HE WAS COMING.
HE SAID HE WAS EXCITED.
HE WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.
- HE TOLD TAMAR THAT, TOO.
HE WAS LIKE, "WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW."
- I DRAGGED ALL OF US HERE TO MARYLAND,
WITH A PLAN FOR ALL OF US TO GET TOGETHER AND HEAL,
AND MY DAD JUST DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP.
- NOW, YOU KNOW, I'M-I'M BEING HONEST.
HE'S NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.
WE KNOW THAT.
BUT FIND OUT FIRST WHAT HAPPENED.
- I AGREE WITH THAT PART. - BEFORE YOU JUDGE THE MAN.
- I AM NOT TALKING NEGATIVELY ABOUT DADDY
AT ALL.
I AM WORRIED.
I AM UPSET.
I AM CONCERNED.
I AM DEVASTATED.
I'M SORRY-- I'M GETTING EVERYBODY FLUSTERED.
IT'S-- - NO, WE'RE NOT.
- IT'S OKAY.
- 'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
DOES IT MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR WHO'S RIGHT?
YOU JUST WANT IT FOR A MINUTE.
IT-IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REAL ALL THE TIME.
- TAMAR REALLY JUST WANTED THE FAIRYTALE
TO BE THE FAIRYTALE.
EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REAL, SHE STILL WANTED ALL OF US
TO BE ABLE TO SIT TOGETHER,
IN THE STATE THAT WE GREW UP IN.
- BUT ALL I WANTED-- AND YOU-
AND YOU FEEL LIKE THAT FOR A LIFETIME.
I JUST WANTED THAT FOR AN HOUR.
BUT YOU-- MY FATHER, YOU CAN'T EVEN BE PERFECT
FOR AN HOUR.
I DON'T EVEN WANT YOUR LIFE.
I JUST WANT THAT.
I JUST WANT A MINUTE.
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU, DADDY?
- WHEN DADDY DIDN'T SHOW UP TO BRUNCH,
IT ALMOST MADE ME RELIVE MY WEDDING ALL OVER, AGAIN.
MY DAD DID NOT COME TO MY WEDDING
BECAUSE HIS WIFE WASN'T INVITED.
I JUST KNOW THE DISAPPOINT-- I'M SORRY.
- IT'S NOT THAT.
- EVERY GIRL WANTS HER FATHER TO WALK HER DOWN
THE AISLE AND DO THE FIRST DANCE,
AND-AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN,
NOT BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS NOT ALIVE.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE HE CHOSE NOT TO.
- IT'S A FAIRYTALE, AND THAT'S ALL THAT IT IS.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP REMINDING YOURSELF.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A FAIRYTALE.
- TAMAR IS CRYING, AND TRINA'S CRYING.
AND THEN, TONI STARTS CRYING.
- I'M SORRY YOU GUYS ARE SO DISAPPOINTED.
- AND THEN, TOWANDA, SHE'S THE FRICKIN'
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR.
INTERNALLY, I THINK, ONE DAY, SHE'S GONNA BURST,
BUT WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THAT ALONE.
BUT SHE HAD TO DEFINITELY BE THE COMFORTER.
DEFINITELY.
- SO SELFISH!
- I AM SO FURIOUS AT MY DAD
FOR MAKING US ALL FEEL SO BAD.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.
IS THIS WHAT A FATHER DOES?
THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM,
I AM GOING TO GIVE HIM AN EARFUL.
- SO, WE'VE JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM MARYLAND,
AND RIGHT AWAY, I HAVE TO DO MY COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AS A PART OF MY DUI, I HAVE TO DO 40 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AND IT HAS TO BE DOCUMENTED, BY THE WAY.
I CAN'T JUST SAY, "OH, HERE YOU GO.
"THERE, I DID IT."
HOW ARE YOU?
AND I THINK I'M GONNA BE SPEAKING TO YOUNG GIRLS
ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUNK DRIVING...
I THINK.
AH!
UM, AM I DOING FOOD SERVICE?
NOW, PUT THESE ON, NOW?
I'D BETTER BE PUTTING ON SOME GLOVES,
'CAUSE I JUST GOT MY NAILS DONE.
- THIS IS BEEF STEW, AND THIS IS MIXED VEGETABLES,
AND THIS IS THE RICE.
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
IS THIS FOOD SERVICE IN PRISON?
OH, IF I CAN BE, YOU KNOW, HONEST, I GOT, UM,
I'D GOTTEN A DUI, AND I HAD TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE.
- YES, MA'AM.
I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
I'M NOT THE BEST SLICER IN THE WORLD.
I'M-I'M REALIZING THAT.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A FAST FOOD JOINT.
I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT AFTER A DAY SPENT HERE,
I NEED A DRINK.
- THIS IS MY LAST STAND.
- WHERE YOU GOING?
WHY WON'T YOU TALK STUFF THROUGH?
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS RUNNING AWAY, TRACI?
- HE'S NOT A BABYSITTER-- HE'S A FATHER!
IT'S A FREAKIN' DIFFERENCE, TAMAR!
- A FATHER'S A PROVIDER!
- IT'S A [deleted] DIFFERENCE!
- YOU THINK HIS WIFE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HE'S BEEN WITH?
- WHOO! - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- DADDY!
- THERE'S NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS
THAT YOU LAY IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE.
- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
- YOU'RE A LIAR. - AND YOU'RE A DIRTY LIAR.
- WHOO!