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- PREVIOUSLY ON THICKER THAN WATER...
- HELLO, LADIES. - HI.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE 46TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY COMING UP.
- JUNICE IS JUST FAILING AT PLANNING THIS PARTY.
- WE COULD FIND A BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOME AND RENT IT OUT.
- I'M NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER LOCATION.
- BABY. - [crying] I FELL ASLEEP.
I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT.
- OH, LORD, BROOKLYN!
- BROOKLYN IS A HABITUAL LIAR.
- HOW'D YOU PAY FOR THE ESCALADE?
- MY PAST IS BEHIND ME.
IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE, YOU STAY THERE!
- SIBLING TENSION STEMS FROM KNOWING EACH OTHER'S SINS.
SOMETIME THEY USE THOSE PAST MISTAKES AS A DAGGER.
- JUNICE AND ROCK JUST MOVED INTO A NEW PLACE.
- WHOO! - THEY'RE THE MOST CRITICAL,
JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE THAT I HAVE MET.
GIRL, PLEASE.
THERE WERE THINGS THAT
YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT JUNETTA,
AND SHE DESERVES TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE 'CAUSE IF NOT,
I'M JUST GONNA TELL HER.
- WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BENEFIT US
TO HAVE COUNSELING SESSIONS AS SISTERS.
- THIS IS SO SAD.
- I'VE SEEN JEWEL CRY
THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE 13 YEARS WE'VE BEEN MARRIED.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ALL RIGHT, MUCH BETTER.
- YES.
- THIS IS CUTE. I LIKE IT.
- I THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING A TABLE HERE,
MAYBE A GUEST TABLE, MAYBE MOVING THIS
OUT OF THE WAY.
OKAY, THIS IS THE SITTING ROOM I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
- OH, CUTE. - THEY HAVE IT SET UP TO EAT,
BUT I WANTED TO USE IT AS A SITTING ROOM,
MAYBE HAVE EVERYBODY COME IN.
- AND JUST KIND OF HANG OUT IN HERE.
- YES. - SIT AND TALK,
LIKE A LITTLE MINGLE.
- YES. - OKAY.
- AND THEN THIS IS THE BEST ROOM.
- AND THIS IS NICE. - THIS IS WHERE
WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE EVENT.
- OKAY, PRETTY. THIS?
THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE
A 46TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
TAKE THIS TABLE, MOVE IT BACK,
AND THEN THIS'LL BE OUR BALLROOM SPACE RIGHT HERE.
- YEAH. - I'M SEEING HIGH CEILINGS,
HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND A VINTAGE CHANDELIER.
THE VENUE THAT JUNICE PICKED OUT,
IT WOULD'VE BEEN A MESS.
- NOW, WE THROW A HUGE PARTY
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT HERE AT OUR STUDIO.
AND THESE TABLES OVER HERE,
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE USING THEM,
AND THEN I WAS GOING TO MAKE YOU GUYS
YOUR OWN LITTLE SECTION.
- ARE YOU THINKING?
- WE WON'T BE ABLE TO INTERRUPT ANY OF THE--
THE FESTIVITIES THAT WE WILL HAVE GOING ON.
- SO LET'S TALK REAL QUICK.
LET'S SIT DOWN AND TALK REAL QUICK.
THANK GOD I STEPPED IN
TO MAKE THIS PARTY HAPPEN TO THE LEVEL
AND THE STANDARD OF OUR MOM AND DAD.
- IS EVERYBODY COMING IN THE FAMILY?
- YES.
I NEED TO SEE IF THEY HAVE SOUND.
- THEY DO HAVE A SOUND SYSTEM.
WE HAVE TO BRING OUR OWN MICS. - OKAY.
VIDEOGRAPHER AND PHOTOGRAPHER.
WE'RE GONNA NEED VALET.
GREETERS TO WELCOME PEOPLE,
HAVE THEM SIGN IN, AND THEN WALK THEM BACK.
- LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET JUNETTA.
[cell phone rings]
HEY, BABE, HOW YOU DOING? - WHAT'S UP?
WONDERFUL. WHAT'S GOING ON?
- LET ME BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A NO-CHILDREN POLICY.
- NO CHILDREN ALLOWED.
- YEAH, THAT'S MAJOR.
- KIDS ARE GONNA BE KIDS.
I MEAN, THEY'RE GONNA RUN AROUND.
THEY'RE GONNA BE, "MOMMY, AUNTIE!"
- ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY.
BUT WE'RE GONNA PULL IT TOGETHER
WITH ALL THESE THINGS WE WENT OVER WITH VALET, HOSTESS--
I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW.
SO I'M KIND OF PICKING UP
WHERE JUNICE LEFT OFF A LITTLE BIT
AND PULLING THIS THING TOGETHER.
SO I'M GONNA GET ALL THIS STRAIGHT.
- I THINK HONESTLY, JEWEL,
SHE JUST WANTS TO KEEP THE PEACE KIND OF FEELING.
SHE'S LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GONNA RUFFLE ANY FEATHERS."
- WE'RE GONNA PULL IT ALL TOGETHER
REAL, REAL, REAL QUICK-LIKE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON NOW.
- BUT ME ON THE OTHER HAND?
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.
LIKE, SOMEBODY HAS TO BE LIKE,
POP THE BUBBLE, HELLO, LET'S BE REAL.
ALL RIGHT. - LOVE YOU.
LORD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, JESUS!
- WE AGREE. - THIS WILL ALL COME TOGETHER.
- IT'S GONNA COME TOGETHER. - IN JESUS' NAME.
- WE AGREE, IN JESUS' NAME.
- I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ALL WITH US THIS MORNING.
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE.
IN IT, WE SHALL REJOICE. - YES.
- GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
TELL THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU,
SAY, "GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE IT ALL."
all: GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE IT ALL.
- JESUS CHRIST CAME THAT WE MAY HAVE LIFE MORE ABUNDANT.
- HALLELUJAH!
- THAT'S IN EVERY SINGLE AREA OF OUR LIVES.
FAMILY, OUR HEALTH, AND OUR WEALTH.
[applause]
IT IS A FULL-TIME JOB MANAGING MY FAMILY.
[laughter, applause]
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME CHALLENGES WITH FAMILY MEMBERS.
SOMETIME, IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S NO WAY
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THIS OBSTACLE
THAT'S IN THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS FAMILY MEMBER.
- I KNOW MY DAD HATES TO SEE BENJI AND I ARGUE,
BUT IT TAKES TWO.
IT TAKES TWO FOR PEOPLE GET ALONG.
IF I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS LOVE,
YOU'RE GONNA SHOW ME WHY YOU DESERVE IT.
- GOD SAYS, "DON'T EVEN COME TO ME IN PRAYER
"UNLESS YOU HAVE FORGIVEN EVERYBODY,
ESPECIALLY YOUR FAMILY."
- AMEN.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE
TO BRING ME AND BROOKLYN BACK TOGETHER.
IF YOU WANT TO MEET ME HALFWAY, WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING SHAKE.
BUT IF NOT, I'LL LOVE YOU FROM A DISTANCE.
- THERE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING STUFF
AND THAT IS KEEPING YOUR PRAYERS FROM BEING ANSWERED.
- ALL RIGHT.
- ONE CAN FORGIVE OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
BUT WHEN THE ISSUE BECOMES A PATTERN, LIKE WITH JEWEL,
IT'S SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. WE ALL SMILE--
SOME OF US ANYWAY-- AND MOVE FORWARD.
- BUT IF WE WALK IN TOTAL LOVE,
THINGS WILL STOP HAPPENING AGAINST YOU
AND START HAPPENING FOR YOU.
GIVE GOD PRAISE FOR FAMILY. LET'S WORK AS A GROUP.
- HALLELUJAH! [all cheering]
HALLELUJAH.
- MY FISH GONNA BE BIG AS YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S A BIG FISH. - [laughs]
- WHY YOU GONNA TALK ABOUT MY HEAD?
- [laughs]
FISHY, FISHY, FISHY.
I'M EXCITED. - AW, BRITNEY.
THIS IS GONNA BE TIGHT.
- MAYBE WE CAN FISH AND FIND ME A HUSBAND.
- WHAT MAKE YOU THINK YOU READY FOR A HUSBAND,
YOUR LITTLE ITTY-BITTY YOUNG SELF?
- DAD, I'M ABOUT TO BE 23.
YOU KNOW, THIS THE TIME WHEN WOMEN FIND THEIR HUSBAND.
IT'S TIME.
- OKAY, FIRST THING WE GONNA DO IS
WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE WORM
ON THE HOOK PROPERLY.
- IS THIS WORM GONNA DIE?
- YEAH, THIS WORM IS GOING HOME TO BE WITH JESUS.
- WELL, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.
- I'MA HOLD THE WORM FOR YOU.
OKAY? - OKAY.
- THERE YOU GO. OKAY. - [squeals]
- THAT'S HOW YOU BAIT A WORM.
- UGH. NOW THAT'S A WORM.
- BRITNEY'S MY SECOND CHILD.
SHE AND I--I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.
- HUSBAND COMING TO ME!
- WE FISHING FOR CATFISH.
WE AIN'T FISHING FOR NO HUSBAND TODAY.
SHE DIDN'T SUFFER AN ABSENTEE FATHER TO THE DEGREE
THAT BROOKLYN DID.
OKAY, NOW YOU GOTTA HOLD YOUR FINGER
ON THE LINE RIGHT THERE.
THEN WE'RE GONNA DRAW BACK.
- DAD, MY WIG, MY WIG.
NOT MY WIG. - [laughs]
- AND SO SHE'S MORE PLAYFUL
AND VERY, VERY NURTURING TO HER PAPA.
- OKAY, I'M ABOUT TO CATCH YOUR DINNER, DAD.
- OKAY, CATCH MY DINNER.
NOPE.
- THAT'S NOT THE WAY I SAW IT IN MY BRAIN.
- DON'T SWING SO HARD.
GOOD JOB! - I KNEW IT!
I THINK I GOT A FISH.
- NO, YOU AIN'T GOT NO FISH YET. - OKAY.
- SO BRITNEY, YOU DON'T COME TO CHURCH LIKE TO USED TO.
I JUST KIND OF FEEL LIKE
YOU JUST KIND OF DISCONNECTED FROM THE FAMILY.
- EVERYBODY ELSE, THEY GET TO STAY AT HOME AND BE SPOILED.
AND THEN I HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO WORK
AND THEN EVERYBODY ALWAYS LIKE, "BRITNEY, WHERE YOU BEEN?"
I'M LIKE, "I'M THE ONE WHO'S NOT AT HOME BEING SPOILED."
- THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
- BRITNEY IS A FREE SPIRIT, VERY DIFFERENT
FROM THE REST OF THE KIDS.
SHE'S OUT THERE BY HERSELF,
NOT SUCKING ON DADDY'S ATM.
SHE IS INDEPENDENT, AND I'M PROUD OF THAT.
I WANT YOU TO BE AROUND, SO YOU CAN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
'CAUSE A LOT OF STUFF GOIN' ON THAT YOU DON'T EVEN SEE,
LIKE BROOKLYN CRASHING THE ESCALADE.
- YEAH.
- SO SHE WORKED OUT A DEAL
AND GOT ANOTHER ONE, AND SHE GAVE ME THE KEYS.
CYRENE, BENJI, AND SHANIRA--
THEY WENT OFF ON BROOKLYN.
- DAD, WHERE DO YOU THINK SHE GOT THE MONEY FROM?
- WRONG IS WRONG. WRONG IS WRONG.
- NOW HOW ABOUT YOU GROW UP AND BE A MAN
AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR WIFE AND GET UP OUT YOUR DADDY HOUSE?
- YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF JUST HOW OUR FAMILY IS, DAD.
EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAPPEN, EVERYBODY ALWAYS SUSPECT.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
EVERYBODY JUST CAN'T LET EVERYBODY
DO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.
BEING OUTSIDE OF THE TANKARD HOUSE,
I CAN SEE THINGS A LOT MORE CLEARLY.
EVERYBODY JUST JUDGING HER BECAUSE
OF THE STUFF THAT SHE'D DONE,
SO THEY JUST WANT TO LEAN ON THAT.
DADDY FEELS A LOT OF GUILT TOWARDS BROOKLYN,
AND BROOKLYN WANTS DADDY'S LOVE.
SO NO WONDER SHE BOUGHT HIM AN ESCALADE.
BUT SEE, THIS IS THE THING.
SOMETIMES, I THINK THAT THE FAMILY
CHOOSE WHO THEY WANT TO PUT IN THE HOT SEAT
'CAUSE THEY AIN'T GONNA JUST PUT ME
IN THE HOT SEAT LIKE THAT.
- IS THAT WHY YOU STAY AWAY SO MUCH
'CAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET PUT IN THE HOT SEAT?
- I KNOW I CAN COME BACK, AND I AIN'T GONNA BE
IN THE HOT SEAT LIKE HOW Y'ALL PUT HER
IN THE HOT SEAT.
I GOT A GOOD CAST.
- THE BEST THING ABOUT TODAY WAS ME AND YOU.
- THAT'S TRUE, DADDY.
- MY FAVORITE QUESTION TO ASK:
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
- I TOTALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY.
- BUT BABY-- - I FEEL LIKE IT'S
A BOLDFACED LIE.
PLEASE DON'T CALL ME BABY.
- THIS PLACE IS FANTASTIC.
I'M SO EXCITED. - YES.
- HELLO. - HI, LADIES.
HOW ARE YOU? - HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD. - I'M MARY CLAIRE.
- HEY, I'M JEWEL. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- WE'RE HERE 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING
OUR PARENTS' 46TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
MY SISTER NEEDS SOMETHING REALLY FABULOUS.
THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY IS ALMOST HERE.
I ALREADY HAVE MY DRESS,
BUT AS LONG AS MY SISTER IS HERE SHOPPING,
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
- THIS IS PRETTY DARLING.
- OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. - THAT'S DARLING.
- THAT IS DARLING, ISN'T IT? - THAT'S SUPER DARLING.
- THAT'S GOOD. OH.
WOW. - MM.
- THAT'S REALLY PRETTY ON.
- OH MY GOSH, LOOK AT THAT! - [gasps]
- WHOO, HON.
[laughter] - FLIP A COIN.
WE HAVE TO FLIP A COIN. - THAT IS BAD.
- THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TENSION WITH MY SISTER,
SO IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO GET SOME ONE-ON-ONE WITH JUNETTA.
AND SHE'S LIKE ME.
SHE REALLY WANTS OUR SISTERHOOD TO WORK.
THANK YOU, JESUS.
both: ONE, TWO, THREE.
- WHOO! - DARLING!
- HONEY! - [laughs]
- YOU LOOK AMAZING. - YES, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I'M SO GLAD TO MEET YOUR ACQUAINTANCE HERE, DARLING.
- SOME FURS.
- OH, HONEY.
- WHOO.
- IT DOES GET MIGHTY CHILLY, YOU SEE.
GROWING UP A SOUTHERN GIRL WAS QUITE DIFFERENT.
- DADDY GAVE EVERYTHING WE WANTED.
- DADDY GAVE US EVERYTHING WE WANTED.
- ALL THIS GOSSIP THAT JEWEL SUPPOSEDLY SAID ABOUT ME,
IT HURT, BUT I'VE FORGIVEN HER.
THAT'S WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US TO DO,
AND I'M DOING IT.
- OH, MY GOD!
- WHOO, GIRL.
I LOVE IT. - THAT'S CUTE.
IS THAT CHINCHILLA, BABY? - YES, FEEL IT.
RUB IT. - CHINCHILLA.
- HE DON'T BITE. HE DON'T BITE.
[laughter]
- HERE'S THE DRESS. HERE'S MY CARD.
- OKAY. LET'S DO IT. - I'M DONE.
- ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET YOU ALL TAKEN CARE OF.
- MOM AND DAD NEVER HAD A WEDDING.
- I KNOW. - DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
- THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR MOMENT...
- I KNOW. - IN OUR FAMILY HISTORY.
- AND SO I'M EXCITED FOR US TO DO THIS.
- AND WHAT IS YOUR SISTER DOING? - I LET HER TAKE THE LEAD,
BECAUSE THE GIRL'S REALLY A GREAT EVENT PLANNER.
- RIGHT.
- I'M NOT REAL SURE WHAT HAPPENED THIS TIME,
BUT THE INITIAL VENUE DID NOT WORK OUT.
AND THEN THE FLOWERS HAD NOT BEEN ORDERED,
AND SO I JUST KIND OF STEPPED IN
AND STARTED, LIKE, PULLING STUFF TOGETHER.
- YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE REALLY HAD TO.
- YEAH. - AND, LIKE, HONESTLY,
IF IT'S TOO MUCH,
WE KNOW WE HAVE CHILDREN. - RIGHT.
- YOU HAVE TO SAY, "HEY, THIS IS A BIT MUCH."
YOU CAN'T JUST DROP THE BALL, BECAUSE IT'S SO NOT FAIR.
SHE'S NOT UPHOLDING THE STANDARD FOR OUR FAMILY.
- SO DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT CLOSURE
FROM JUNICE LAST TIME? - ABSOLUTELY NOT.
SHE IS KIND OF, LIKE, PUTTING ON THIS FACADE.
- YEAH. - AND IT'S SO NOT NECESSARY.
- YEAH. ALL I COULD DO IS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
I THINK A LOT OF IT IS MY PERSONALITY.
I HAVE A VERY STRONG PERSONALITY.
- BUT I DON'T-- YOU USED TO BE.
[laughs] - YEAH.
- YOU USED TO BE VERY-- - MORE CHALLENGING, YOU THINK?
- WELL, NO. YOU JUST USED TO BE BOSSY
AND CONTROLLING.
- I DO WANT ANOTHER CHILD.
- I JUST WANT JOSH TO AT LEAST BE WALKING, YOU KNOW?
- SEE, THIS IS WHY I DON'T TELL YOU STUFF.
CAN A--CAN A GIRL DREAM?
- BUT I THINK YOU--YOU MATURED.
- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT-- THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
SO NOW, SHE WANTS US TO GO SEE A THERAPIST.
GIRL, I AM NOT REALLY ALL ABOUT THAT THERAPIST STUFF.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST GONNA GO ALONG WITH THE PROGRAM.
- WE JUST HAVE TO PRAY THAT SHE, UM...
YOU KNOW, JUST GET REAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- SO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU AND SHANIRA?
AREN'T YOU MAKING LOVE ALL DAY?
- I CAN BARELY GET IT THREE TIMES A WEEK.
- WHEN YOU GET MY AGE, YOU BE LIKE,
"BABY, CAN YOU JUST HOLD ME?" [laughs]
- HEY, BIRDIE. - HEY, BEN.
- HOW ARE YOU? - I'M DOING GOOD TODAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU? - GOOD, GOOD. HOW'S THE FAMILY?
- OH, THEY'RE KICKIN' ALONG GOOD, KICKIN' ALONG GOOD.
HOW ABOUT WITH YOU? - GIRL, I'M TELLING YOU,
I'M KEEPIN' Y'ALL IN BUSINESS. - THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
JUNIOR HERE IS SHOPPING FOR A POST-WEDDING RING
FOR HIS LOVELY WIFE. HE'S GONNA PROPOSE AGAIN.
- WELL, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. - HE'S ACTUALLY DOING IT
AT HIS GRANDPARENTS' 46TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
- OH, HOW NICE. - YES.
- LET ME GO SHOW YOU
WHAT YOU MIGHT REALLY WANT TO BLING HER WITH.
- ALL RIGHT. - [laughs]
- I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS ABOUT FORCING BENJI AND SHANIRA
INTO A SHOTGUN WEDDING OVER A YEAR AGO.
THEY WERE PREGNANT, THEY LOST THE BABY.
BUT THEY REMAINED MARRIED BECAUSE THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU, MAN. - I'M REALLY EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, I WANT HER TO HAVE THE WEDDING SHE PLANNED.
HER BROTHER IS THE ONE THAT'S GIVING HER AWAY.
- GENERALLY, IT IS THE DAD THAT TAKES CARE OF THE WEDDING.
SO MAN, I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF YOU
FOR PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF.
HOW YOU GONNA DO IT, MAN?
- MAN-- - BUILD UP TO IT?
YOU GONNA BE SHAKING LIKE A LEAF.
- I'M NERVOUS NOW JUST EVEN GETTING A RING.
I'M JUST LIKE--I MIGHT PASS OUT.
- I GOT SOME DIAMONDS HERE FOR YOU TO SEE.
- MA'AM! TALK TO ME.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. - OH, YES.
SEE, I KNOW THAT'S WHY YOU MY JEWELER.
COME ON, GIRL. - [laughs]
- I ALSO WANT TO GIVE PROMISE RINGS
TO BRITNEY AND BROOKLYN,
MY OTHER TWO OLDER DAUGHTERS.
- OKAY.
- CYRENE RECEIVED A PURITY RING
FROM ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
IT'S JUST A TOKEN THAT SAYS,
"DADDY, I WILL KEEP MYSELF A ***
UNTIL I MARRY MY HUSBAND."
LET'S DO MARQUISE FOR BROOKLYN.
- OKAY.
- AND A PEAR FOR BRITNEY. - OKAY.
- THE PURITY RING FOR BROOKLYN AND BRITNEY LETS THEM KNOW
THAT I WANT THEM TO BE TREATED
WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY BY THE MEN
IN THEIR LIVES.
- WHY WOULD YOU EVEN GET THE GIRLS A PURITY RING?
- A RING IS A SYMBOL.
THIS RING TELLS ME NO MATTER HOW FINE THE WOMAN
THAT WALKS IN FRONT OF ME,
THE WOMAN I'M MARRIED TO IS WORTH FAR MORE
THAN THAT PIECE OF BUTT THAT JUST WALKED BY.
- AND YOU NEVER LOOK AT A PIECE OF BUTT
OR TOUCH A PIECE OF BUTT EVER AGAIN.
- NO, BUT WHAT I DO IS WHEN THE PIECE OF BUTT WALKS BY,
I JUST PUT THIS IN THE WAY WHERE I CAN'T SEE.
- GO LIKE THAT? - YEAH.
- EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME, I PULL OUT ANOTHER STOP.
- BABY, OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS SO CUTE.
- SEE, I BUILT THAT LAKE FOR YOU.
- [laughs]
YOU'RE SO SWEET. - YES, MA'AM.
- OH.
DATE NIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BEN AND I
BECAUSE, BABY, YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE THAT TIME
TO DECOMPRESS WITH YOUR MAN AND JUST ENJOY YOUR BOO.
- COME ON, MADEMOISELLE.
- OH, YOU GOT MY FAVORITE.
CHEESE FONDUE, WHICH IS A LITTLE TREAT.
- MM-HMM.
- FONDUE IS LIKE A WARMED-UP CHEESE.
I MEAN, HONEY, WE ARE THE TANKARDS.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT CLASSY, AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT SEXY.
[mosquitoes buzzing]
I HAVE AN IDEA.
[laughs]
- AROUND MY NECK. YEAH.
- LET'S KEEP IT UNDER OUR--WHOA.
KEEP IT UNDER OUR SEATS JUST IN CASE.
I REALLY NEEDED THIS.
WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING, LIKE, MAJOR REFEREE WITH THE CHILDREN.
- THAT'S WHY WE NEED THIS TIME
TO JUST RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES
AND GET AWAY FROM THOSE RASCALS.
- MM-HMM. - [laughs]
- I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE THAT I'VE GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN WITH
IS THIS ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
- IS JUNICE SPEARHEADING IT?
- SHE USUALLY DOES AN AMAZING JOB,
BUT SHE'S JUST BEEN SO DIFFERENT AND SECRETIVE,
AND THEY MOVED AND--AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
- I TOLD ROCK.
I TOLD HIM, I SAID,
"MAN, IF Y'ALL NEED ANYTHING, JUST LET US KNOW."
THERE'S NO NEED TO STRUGGLE
WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY OF MEANS
THAT LOVES YOU IN THE FAMILY.
- I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY SISTER RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, IF SHE'S HAVING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS,
JUST COME AND TALK TO ME.
THIS IS MOM AND DAD'S 46TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
THIS IS NOT ANY TIME TO TURN HER BACK.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET ALONG WITH MY SISTER.
- THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS THICKER
THAN THE WATER OF JUNICE'S FOOLISHNESS.
- [laughs]
- I WENT AND PICKED OUT PROMISE RINGS
FOR BROOKLYN AND BRITNEY,
AND BENJAMIN PICKED OUT
A WEDDING RING FOR SHANIRA. - AWW.
- SO IT'S GONNA BE A BIG NIGHT OF RINGS.
- AW. - WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
IS THIS 6'9" JUVENILE IN CYRENE'S LIFE.
- I LIKE JOSH, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS-- LOOK.
WE WERE NOT VIRGINS.
WE LOST OUR VIRGINITY IN HIGH SCHOOL.
- MM-HMM.
- HAD WE WAITED, ACCORDING TO GOD'S PLAN,
THAT WE WOULD'VE MAYBE BEEN EVEN FURTHER THAN WE ARE NOW.
- ARE WE ASKING MORE THAN WE CAN EXPECT?
'CAUSE AFTER ALL, WE CAME OUT OKAY.
WE CAME OUT ALL RIGHT.
- SO YOU SAID YOU THINK IT'S OKAY?
- NO, NO.
BUT I'M SAYING IN THE WAY YOU TALK TO HER
AND COMMUNICATE WITH HER FROM A PEER PERSPECTIVE,
LIKE, "GIRL, I KNOW YOU WANT TO.
"GIRL, YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE GOOD,
BUT IT'S WRONG." YOU GOT TO GET DOWN THERE
ON HER LEVEL... - RIGHT.
- AND ADMIT THAT SOMEBODY IS FINE.
- RIGHT. I TOLD HER JOSH WAS FINE.
- ADMIT THAT IF YOU GET DOWN THERE WITH HER,
I THINK SHE HAS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF HOLDING OUT.
- RIGHT. - I KIND OF WISH JEWEL
WOULD ALLOW CYRENE TO JUST GROW UP.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF THE HANDLEBARS.
LET THE GIRL RIDE.
LET THE GIRL TAKE CARE OF HER OWN SELF.
HEY, MS. JEWEL. JUST RELAX.
MAYBE EVEN PUT ON A NURSING OUTFIT AND COME TAKE CARE OF ME.
I KNOW I MADE SOME MISTAKES,
BUT ONE THING I DID DO RIGHT-- I MARRIED YOU.
- YAY! - [laughs]
[mosquitoes buzz] - MWAH.
- LOOKING GOOD, BABY. - I KNOW.
- WHY ARE YOU BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN?
WE WERE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
- I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART,
BUT THIS IS AN ADULT EVENT.
- OOH, LORD.
LET'S DO THIS THING.
OH, I GUESS WE GOTTA FILL THAT OUT.
- YEAH.
- OKAY, THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.
- THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.
- HELLO, LADIES.
HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING? - NICE TO SEE YOU.
- I'M JEWEL TANKARD.
- NICE TO MEET YOU, JEWEL. - JUNETTA BARNES.
- NICE TO MEET YOU, JUNETTA. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- YOUR SISTER'S ON HER WAY,
RIGHT? - YES.
- AND WHEN YOU'RE ALL HERE FINISHED,
JUST COME ON IN THE ROOM WITH MY NAME ON IT.
OKAY? - OKAY, GREAT.
- SOUNDS GREAT. - ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
- I'M DOING THIS THERAPY SESSION
BECAUSE JUNICE IS HURTING.
SO MY THING IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO HELP YOU HEAL?
TEAM PLAYER HERE.
I THINK, FOR ME, THE BIG THING
THAT I'M WORKING ON WHERE JUNICE IS CONCERNED
IS MAKING SURE THAT SHE KNOWS I RESPECT HER
AND THAT I LISTEN TO HER. - OKAY.
A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WAS SAID, IT WAS HURTFUL.
- THERE WERE THINGS THAT YOU WERE SAYING FOR A LONG TIME.
"HOW DID SHE MEET GEORGE? MAYBE HE'S GAY."
- IT WAS-- IT WAS TOUGH TO HEAR.
- SURE.
I LOVE MY SISTERS,
AND TO SEE THIS GOING ON IS REALLY TOUGH.
I THINK THAT THE SAME FORGIVENESS
THAT I'VE EXERCISED WITH JEWEL AND JUNICE,
THAT THEY NEED TO EXERCISE WITH EACH OTHER.
- HEY. - HEY.
- HELLO. LET'S GIVE HUGS.
- HAPPY TUESDAY.
- [laughs] - HEY. LOOK AT YOU!
- ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
IN OUR SISTERS' THERAPY IS THAT I WANT JEWEL TO HEAR
HOW HER ACTIONS HAVE AFFECTED ME
AND CREATED SOME DEEP WOUNDS THAT REALLY HURT.
- HAVE A SEAT. - ALL RIGHT.
- SO ARE YOU A LITTLE BIT,
LIKE, NERVOUS ABOUT FAMILY THERAPY?
- I'M NOT. - IT'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S DIFFERENT FOR ME, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.
- I'VE BEEN WANTING OUR FAMILY TO GET THERAPY
SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD,
JUST A OPEN DIALOGUE WITH A OBJECTIVE PERSON.
- MY FAVORITE QUESTION TO ASK: HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
- ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,
JEWEL, LIKE, CALLED ME BECAUSE SHE SUPPOSED THAT I WAS, LIKE,
SAYING SOME NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT HER,
WHICH I TOLD HER AND I CONTINUE TO SAY IS NOT TRUE.
I DON'T TALK ABOUT HER TO OTHER PEOPLE.
I HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME TO ME AND SAY,
"WELL, YOU KNOW, YOUR SISTER SAID
YOU'RE JUST HAVING SOME PROBLEMS.
YOU'RE A LITTLE OFF. YOU'RE CRAZY."
AND I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THE HIGH ROAD AND JUST BEEN QUIET.
BUT I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT IT BECAME DETRIMENTAL
TO OTHER RELATIONSHIPS.
I FELT LIKE YOU WERE, LIKE, TRYING TO MAKE ME OUT
TO BE SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO JUNETTA,
WHICH WAS DRIVING A WEDGE.
AND THEN THAT'S WHEN I WAS JUST LIKE,
YOU KNOW, "WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL HER
"ALL THE STUFF YOU'VE BEEN SAYING ABOUT HER
ALL THESE YEARS?"
- I DON'T FEEL LIKE JUNICE IS COMING FROM
A PLACE OF LOVE IN THIS THERAPY SESSION.
SHE'S LIKE, "NOW YOU HAVE TO SHUT UP,
"AND YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME,
AND I AM ANGRY, AND IT IS MY TIME TO SHINE."
- YOU WERE SAYING THINGS ABOUT JUNETTA,
SAYING THINGS ABOUT HER HUSBAND GEORGE FOR YEARS.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE.
YOU'RE VERY CONVINCING.
AS A RESULT, IT REALLY CHANGED PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF THEM.
ARE YOU EVER GONNA TELL HER ALL THIS STUFF?
- JUNICE IS SUCH AN INSTIGATOR RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?
I KNOW THAT JEWEL TALKED ABOUT ME.
I FORGAVE HER. WE ARE MOVING ON.
BUT SHE JUST KEEPS HOLDING ON TO THIS.
- I JUST REFUSE TO KEEP HAVING SITUATIONS
WHERE YOU'RE COMING AT ME
OR YOU'RE SAYING THINGS ABOUT ME TO HER
THAT ARE, LIKE, UNTRUE,
AND THEN NOW IT'S LIKE THIS THING
WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU ALL AGAINST ME OR SOMETHING.
THAT'S REALLY UNHEALTHY TO ME.
- HOW BRAVE OF YOU TO SAY THAT.
NOW, LET ME SAY HOW BRAVE OF YOU TO SIT HERE AND HEAR THAT.
- WELL, I'VE TOTALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY
FOR TALKING ABOUT HER HUSBAND WHEN THEY FIRST GOT MARRIED
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY GOT MARRIED, AND IT WAS SO QUICK.
BUT I THINK WE ARE ALL AT A POINT
WHERE WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR THE FAMILY,
FIGHT FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS, AND I THINK WE ALL, LIKE,
ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT.
- HOW DO WE--HOW DO WE DIALOGUE WITHOUT INTERRUPTING?
- BUT BABY-- - I FEEL LIKE
- IT'S A BOLDFACED LIE.
PLEASE DON'T CALL ME BABY.
AND WHEN JEWEL SAY,
"OKAY, BABY," I DO GET REALLY ANGRY.
I'M FEELING LIKE SHE'S DOING IT
TO BE CONDESCENDING, TO BE LIKE, "OKAY, THERE, THERE."
AND I'M LIKE, "NO."
- AND HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- TO ME, I'VE--I'M FORG-- IT'S FORGIVEN.
IT'S OVER. IT'S DONE.
BUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION--
I THINK THEY WERE BOTH EQUALLY IN IT PERSONALLY.
I MEAN, I HONESTLY DO.
WHETHER IT DIDN'T COME OUT YOUR MOUTH,
YOU COSIGNED IT.
JUST TAKE IT. JUST TAKE IT, JUNICE.
I THINK YOUR POINTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN VALID,
BUT I JUST--I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU, LIKE,
RESPECT THE SISTERHOOD.
- THIS IS SO TYPICAL.
IT'S ALWAYS TWO AGAINST ONE,
AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE THING OF HAVING,
LIKE, THREE SISTERS AS OPPOSED TO FOUR.
IT'S AN UNEVEN BALANCE OF POWER AND RESPECT.
- I JUST FEEL LIKE JUNICE GOT A LOT OF ANGER...
- [laughs] - TOWARDS ME IN PARTICULAR.
- ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, YOU GUYS.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE WAY THAT YOU'VE BEEN LIVING
FOR A LONG TIME. - MM-HMM.
- SO THE WAY THAT I WOULD SEE THIS WORKING IS YOU COME AGAIN,
BECAUSE IF THIS IS OPENING A DOOR,
IT CAN BE WIDE OPEN... - YES.
- THE MORE THAT YOU WORK ON IT.
- I GOT IT. all: OHH!
- BABY. - MM-HMM.
- WHEN YOU GONNA START GETTING READY?
- IT DON'T TAKE THAT LONG FOR ME TO GET READY.
YOU THE ONE THAT TAKE FOREVER AND EVER.
- CYRENE! - I'M NOT AVAILABLE.
- OKAY, WELL, I'M GLAD I REACHED YOUR VOICE MAIL.
I'M GONNA LEAVE A MESSAGE. BEEP.
CAN YOU PLEASE BRING ME MY FOOD OUT OF THE MICROWAVE?
DID YOU HEAR ME, CYRENE?
- WHAT SHOES YOU GOT WITH THIS?
- THEY'RE RIGHT HERE ON THE BED.
I MEAN, I DON'T NEVER USUALLY WEAR BLUE,
BUT I MEAN, HEY, WHATEVER.
- MM.
- DON'T FROWN YOUR NOSE UP.
- I DIDN'T FROWN MY NOSE UP.
- YES, YOU DID. DON'T DO THAT.
- I'M GOING TO THE VENUE EARLY JUST TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS SET UP.
- ARE YOU NERVOUS? - I JUST DO NOT WANT A REPEAT
OF THE PHOTO SHOOT AT THE STABLES.
- JUNICE AND ROCK JUST MOVED INTO A NEW PLACE.
- THEY'RE THE MOST CRITICAL, JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE
THAT I HAVE MET.
- I--THE WAY THAT YOU DISPLAY IT IS SO INTERESTING SOMETIMES.
- SINCE IT'S COMING RIGHT AFTER THE THERAPY SESSION,
I JUST WANT IT TO BE SMOOTH, EXCITING, AND HAPPY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MOM AND DAD.
- NO MELTDOWNS,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - RIGHT.
- YOU READY FOR TONIGHT?
I'M GONNA DO MY BLACK SUIT WITH THE VEST.
- ARE YOU? - OH, YEAH.
- YOU DECIDED FOR THE BLACK? - YEAH, I WENT FOR THE BLACK.
BABY, I LOVE THAT DRESS YOU GOT.
- [laughs] OH, THANK YOU. YOU DO?
- THAT'S HOT, BABY. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A LITTLE NIGHT OUT
WITH YOU AND THE CHILDREN.
- IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE NO KIDS, RIGHT?
- WELL, NO, NOT--
I MEAN, IT WAS NEVER LIKE A HARD AND FAST RULE.
HOPEFULLY, THERE'S NOT SOME ISSUE.
I WENT TO THERAPY,
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD OVERALL.
I CAN'T BE LIMITED BY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS ARE,
YOU KNOW, OF ME OR OF US OR WHATEVER.
- RIGHT. YEAH.
- AFTER THAPY, I'M JUST FEELING
KIND OF DISAPPOINTED, LIKE, HAS ANYTHING REALLY CHANGED?
HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING?
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO
TO GET OUR RELATIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK.
WE'RE GONNA GO DANCE, I'M GONNA BE THERE WITH YOU,
BE THERE WITH OUR BABIES, AND IT'S GONNA BE ALL GOOD.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME.
- THERE YOU ARE, JUVENILES.
ARE Y'ALL GETTING READY? - YEAH.
- YEAH, I'MA START IN A MINUTE.
- BENJI, CAN YOU AND BROOKLYN
PUT Y'ALL'S LITTLE TUG OF WAR SIBLING STUFF--
JUST PUT IT ON HOLD AT LEAST TONIGHT,
'CAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS NIGHT IS PERFECT.
- I AGREE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE ONE
THAT PICKS AND START-- - BABY, BABY, BABY, BABE.
NO MATTER WHAT BROOKLYN SAYS,
YOU KEEP CALM, BECAUSE SHE HAS A TENDENCY TO GET LOUD.
SO IF YOU STAY CALM,
SHE AT LEAST WILL STAY ON 10 INSTEAD OF 20.
[laughs] CAN WE DO THAT? - I'M COOL.
BROOKLYN KNOW. WE ROCKIN' WITH IT.
- Y'ALL HURRY UP. WE DON'T WANT TO BE LATE.
- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT?
- ALL RIGHT. - YEAH.
- YOU SEE HOW MY DAD CAME IN HERE
AND TRIED TO CORRECT ME LIKE--
- THEY DIDN'T TRY TO CORRECT YOU.
THEY TRYING TO TALK SENSE TO YOU
BECAUSE THEY-- YOU'RE THE SENSIBLE ONE.
- WHY CORRECT ONE SIBLING AND DON'T CORRECT ALL?
CYRENE'S THE ANGEL. SHE NEVER GETS YELLED AT.
BROOKLYN, SHE'S THE DEVIL. SHE NEVER GETS YELLED AT.
AND I'M ALWAYS GETTING YELLED AT.
I'M SICK OF IT.
I'M JUST GONNA LET IT GO AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT
'CAUSE I HAVE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS
ON MY MIND.
- CAN YOU GET MY DRESS NOW, BABE?
NO. WE GETTING DRESSED, COME ON.
- I'M TRYING TO GET YOU UNDRESSED.
YOU ALWAYS TRYING TO GET DRESSED.
- I'M ABOUT TO GET UNDRESSED TO GET IN THIS DRESS.
- I'LL HELP YOU PUT THE DRESS ON.
OKAY? LET ME HELP YOU PUT THIS DRESS ON, BABY.
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL. - THANK YOU.
- LIKE, WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?
OOH, YOU LIKE THE BETTER VERSION OF BEYONCE.
COME ON, I GOT YOU, BOO. LET'S GO.
BABY. - BYE.
- YOU'RE SO PRETTY.
THINK YOU GOIN' IN THE DARK?
- YEAH. NO.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- GET OUT, BEN.
- IT'S BEEN LIKE THREATENING TO RAIN ALL WEEK.
[car door closes] - GIRL, CAN YOU HELP US
WITH SOME OF THE GIFTS?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT NASHVILLE.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA RAIN.
BUT IT'S STILL PRETTY.
I JUST HOPE NO ONE'S GOING TO RUIN THE NIGHT.
- HEY, COME ON, SWEETIE. - ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
LET'S DO IT, BABY. - I LIKE YOUR LITTLE TOY.
GOOD MANNERS.
- LIKE, SERIOUSLY?
- ALL RIGHT, LOOKING GOOD, LADIES.
- I LOVE GRACIE AND JOSH,
BUT WE DECIDED THAT TONIGHT
THERE JUST WEREN'T GOING TO BE ANY CHILDREN.
IT'S AN ADULT EVENING.
JUNICE, CAN YOU NOT BE SELFISH
JUST THIS ONE TIME?
JUST ONE TIME?
- GONNA SHOW THEM YOUR TWIRL?
- OKAY, SO THERE'S A-- I'M DONE.
I'M GONNA GO CHANGE. - YES.
- ALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD GO CHANGE.
- YES, GO GET INTO YOUR FABULOUS DOWN.
GRACE MIGHT WANT TO HANG OUT WITH YOU.
- THIS IS SO INCONSIDERATE,
NOT JUST TO MY MOM AND DAD, BUT TO US.
LIKE, WHY ARE YOU BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN?
WE WERE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
- HEY, GOOD, YOU'RE READY,
'CAUSE I NEED YOU. - REALLY.
- JUNICE? - YES.
- WE NEED YOU TO COME OUT. IT'S STARTING.
- THAT IS GREAT. I'M COMING.
- OKAY, HURRY BEFORE I COME IN.
- I LIKE YOUR DRESS. - THANK YOU.
I LIKE YOUR DRESS TOO.
- I NEED HER TO COME OUT NOW.
JUNICE, PEOPLE ARE COMING NOW.
COME OUT SO WE CAN GREET THEM.
- I'M COMING.
- GRACIELLA, SHE'S COMING OUT IN A MINUTE, BABY.
[overlapping chatter]
- YOU NEED TO PUT JOSH DOWN.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A LITTLE PARTY
TO HAVE RIGHT QUICK. - I KNOW.
IS HE HUNGRY? - WE NEED A BOTTLE.
- A BOTTLE? I NEED TO NURSE HIM.
- WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
- I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING BULLIED BY MY SISTERS RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T FEED MY OWN CHILD?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WE'LL BE BACK.
- YOU NEED TO TALK TO HER THOUGH.
- NO, SERIOUSLY.
- LITERALLY, FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END,
IT'S BEEN DRAMA. - YEAH, YEAH--
- AND YOU HAD TO TAKE ON ALL THIS ADDITIONAL BURDEN.
- YEAH, AND PULL IT TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - YEAH, YEAH, BECAUSE
OTHERWISE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
- HI.
I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART, BUT THIS IS AN ADULT EVENT.
- [laughs] I KNOW, RIGHT?
- NOT TIME TO CHANGE DIAPERS AND FEED BABIES,
NOT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRYIN' TO BE GLAM. - [laughs] I KNOW.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS.
LIKE, HEY, JUNICE.
- HI. - HEY. OKAY.
SO, LIKE, ARE YOU GOOD ON BABY DUTIES RIGHT NOW?
- IT'S GOOD. LIKE, DO YOU EVEN SEE HIM
ON MY LAP RIGHT NOW?
- NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE TOTALLY TALKED ABOUT
NOT HAVING CHILDREN HERE.
THE REST OF THE NIGHT, YOU NEED TO BE READY.
SO YOU'RE GOOD? - IT'S GOOD. I'M GREAT.
- OKAY, SO LET'S GO. - EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.
IT MAY NOT BE LIKE PERFECTLY THE WAY THAT YOU WANT IT,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE FINE. - IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
IT'S ABOUT MOM AND DAD TONIGHT. - I KNOW.
IT'S GONNA BE FINE, BUT HE'S A BABY, AND HE HAS TO EAT.
BUT THAT'S WHY BABIES SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
BUT IT'S OKAY. LET'S GO. - NO.
WHEN YOU'RE NURSING, THEY SHOULD, SO GET OVER IT.
- THAT'S WHAT BOTTLES ARE FOR. IT'S AMAZING.
BOTTLES ARE AMAZING, I PROMISE YOU.
- DON'T JUDGE ME. JUST LOVE ME, OKAY?
- I'M TRYING.
- SO IT'S GONNA BE LOVELY.
IT'S GONNA BE LOVELY. - YEAH.
- IT'S GOING TO BE LOVELY. - WE'LL CHOKE HER LATER.
- [laughs] I KNOW. - IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SON, AND HE HAS A PRESENTATION.
- SOMEHOW, IT IS QUICKLY EVOLVING INTO THE TANKARD SHOW.
- SO ARE YOU GONNA MARRY ME AGAIN, BABY?
- WHOO.
- OH, YOU WANT TO HELP ME. OKAY.
all: HEY! - HI, HONEY.
- HI, HONEY.
- HEY.
- EVEN THOUGH THE VIBE BETWEEN US SISTERS
IS A LITTLE OFF RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE GONNA PUT EVERYTHING ASIDE
AND MAKE SURE THIS IS THE BEST NIGHT FOR MOM AND DAD
AS GOOD SISTERS SHOULD.
[overlapping chatter]
[all cheering]
- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MOM.
- MY PARENTS ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION
TO BEN AND I BECAUSE WE BOTH
HAVE EXPERIENCED NEGATIVE MARRIAGES.
BUT THAT'S BEHIND US.
IS IT ON? - IT'S NOT ON.
- SHEILA. SHEILA, IT'S NOT ON.
- I MEAN, I AM MARRIED TO THIS MAN.
I'M GOING TO BE MARRIED TO HIM
TILL JESUS RETURNS BACK ON THIS EARTH.
I GOT YOU, BOO. YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME EVERYONE
TO EARTHEL AND JUNE LAGREEN'S 46TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH OUR FIRST DANCE.
THIS IS FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
SLOW, QUICK, QUICK, SLOW.
- I LOVE TO DANCE. IT'S GOOD CLEAN FUN.
- ALL RIGHT. SO NOW, I WANT EVERYBODY TO GO AHEAD
AND COUPLE UP WITH THAT PERSON.
[dinner music playing]
♪ ♪
- THIS SO HYPOCRITICAL OF JEWEL.
MY CHILDREN AREN'T ALLOWED TO COME,
BUT DIAMOND'S WELCOME?
- [laughs] - THAT AIN'T EVEN COOL.
- THE RIGHT FOOT AND THE LEFT FOOT.
- NO, I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THE DRAMA.
LET'S ACT LIKE WE LIKE EACH OTHER FOR THE FAMILY,
HAVE A GOOD FAMILY EVENT, AND GO BACK TO BEING STUBBORN.
- FIVE, SIX.
- THERE WE GO. [applause]
- OOH, YES, CARBS. CARBS.
- THIS IS SO NICE.
- IT LOOKS DELICIOUS. IT IS.
- VERY NICE.
- WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? - WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
- PRINCESS, THE--HER WHITE DOG. - YEAH.
- HER ONLY FRIEND. I'M JUST JOKING.
- I THINK EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER REALLY WELL,
BUT DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE A LITTLE OVERWHELMED?
- IN WHAT WAY DO YOU MEAN?
- THE WHOLE PLANNING PROCESS.
I JUST STILL FEEL LIKE JEWEL PUT--
TOOK ON THE MAJORITY OF IT.
- THAT'S FINE THAT YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
- MY PERCEPTION WAS THAT YOU WERE TAKING ON.
THIS IS YOUR PROJECT, THIS IS MY PARTY,
SO THAT'S ALL I KNEW.
SHE DID NOT KNOW THAT SHE WAS GONNA HAVE TO DO,
LIKE, EVERYTHING.
- WELL, THEN MAYBE I'LL TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT.
- YOU'RE SUCH A LITTLE INSTIGATOR.
- THAT'S NAME CALLING. I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD--
I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND SAY "YOU'RE SUCH A SLACKER."
LIKE, SAY IF I WAS LIKE, "OH, YOU'RE SUCH A SLACKER."
NOW, YOU WOULDN'T--THAT'S-- [stammers]
IT'S A WAY TO SAY STUFF, BUT I'M NOT INSTIGATING.
THAT'S LIKE NAME CALLING.
IT'S AMAZING WHEN PEOPLE
DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THINGS.
- OKAY, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE?
SOME ITALIAN DRESSING OR SOME RANCH?
SO I'M GONNA PUSH YOU CLOSER SO YOU WON'T
SPILL FOOD ON YOUR DRESS, OKAY?
- AND NOW, WORDS FROM THE COUPLE.
[audience awws]
- DAD AND MOM, PLEASE COME TO THE FLOOR.
- AH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.
IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT THING FOR ME TO BE MARRIED
BECAUSE GROWING UP, I USED TO WATCH MY FATHER CHEAT ON MY MOM.
AND THEN HE DECIDED JUST TO LEAVE HER TO RAISE US.
AND HOW CAN YOU JUST GET UP AND LEAVE
AND DECIDE OKAY, YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE NOW?
- DADDY, I LOVE YOU, BUT WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- WHEN WE HAD THE DIFFICULT TIMES IN OUR MARRIAGE,
I DIDN'T HAVE NO PROBLEM COMING AND APOLOGIZE FOR HER.
[laughter]
I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE DIFFICULT TIMES.
AND I WOULD SAY TO ALL THE MEN IN THE HOUSE,
STICK WITH YOUR FAMILY.
[applause]
- I GOT A LITTLE SMALL PRESENTATION.
I'M GONNA HAVE CYRENE COME SIT RIGHT HERE.
CYRENE IS THE RECIPIENT OF A PROMISE RING.
AND THIS PROMISE RING SAYS, "DAD, I PROMISE TO REMAIN
A *** UNTIL I AM MARRIED."
AND SO FAR, SHE'S KEPT HER PROMISE,
EVEN PAST PROM NIGHT, Y'ALL.
I'M GONNA ASK BRITNEY TO COME SIT RIGHT HERE,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE BROOKLYN COME SIT RIGHT NEXT TO HER.
THIS IS JUST A TOKEN OF MY LOVE, A PROMISE RING,
AND I'M GOING TO JUST DECLARE FROM THIS POINT ON
THAT YOU WILL BE A *** UNTIL
YOUR HUSBAND COMES INTO YOUR LIFE.
[cheers and applause]
[laughing] - LET ME HELP YOU DOWN, DADDY.
LET ME HELP YOU DOWN. [all laughing]
- WITH THIS RING, I PLEDGE MY LOVE TO YOU, BRITNEY.
- IT FIT! - BROOKLYN, WITH THIS RING,
I ALSO PLEDGE MY LOVE TO YOU.
AND JUST KNOW THAT I LOVE THE THREE OF YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU ALL.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M SHOCKED.
IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE MY DAD
THINKS EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG
AND HE'S NEVER PROUD OF ME.
SO FOR HIM TO GIVE ME THIS RING,
IT REALLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
- BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SON, AND HE HAS A PRESENTATION.
- THIS ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT AS THE LAGREENS'
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
- SO BENJI, WOULD YOU COME UP AND--THERE'S A EMPTY SEAT,
AND I THINK I KNOW WHO THAT'S SUPPOSED BE FOR.
- SOMEHOW, IT IS QUICKLY EVOLVING
INTO THE TANKARD SHOW.
- SO Y'ALL GIVE IT UP FOR BENJI.
- MADAME. COME ON, MADAME.
COME ON, MADAME. COME ON. COME ON.
I'M NERVOUS. I'M EXCITED.
I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT BECAUSE SHANIRA'S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
AND I FEEL LIKE SHE DESERVES THE BEST.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL KNOW, BUT ME AND SHANIRA,
WE GOT MARRIED A YEAR AGO, SHOTGUN STYLE.
WE COULDN'T DO IT RIGHT, SO I GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
THIS A NEW SUIT, SO I CAN'T GET IT DIRTY. SO--
[laughter and applause]
- SO-- - OH!
- DAD, WHAT'S UP?
[laughter]
- YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING, SHANIRA.
I REALLY LOVE YOU.
SO ARE YOU GONNA MARRY ME AGAIN, BABY?
SAY IT LOUD.
- YES. - SAY IT AGAIN.
- I'LL MARRY YOU AGAIN. - SAY IT AGAIN.
[laughter] - SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT!
- I'LL MARRY YOU AGAIN, BABY.
[applause]
I DON'T REGRET MARRYING BENJI THE WAY THAT I DID
BECAUSE I LOVED HIM,
BUT THIS FINALLY FEELS OFFICIAL NOW,
AND I LOVE THAT FEELING.
- I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE GIFT
AS A TOKEN OF SISTERHOOD.
- IT'S JUST SO FAKE TO ME.
- HEY, BABY. ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.
- SPEAKING OF 46 YEARS, I GOT TO ASK A QUESTION.
all: OHH! - WILL YOU--
WILL YOU MARRY ME AGAIN?
- WELL, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
all: OHH!
- I PROMISE THE NEXT 46 IS GONNA BE BETTER.
- COME ON, NOW! [cheers and applause]
- I WAS JUST KIDDING. YES.
- SHE SAID YES! - SHE SAID YES!
[cheers and applause] - THIS WAS AWESOME.
EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER THANKS TO YOU.
- AMEN, GIRL.
- AT DINNER, I WAS TRYING TO TALK TO JUNICE,
AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
"DID YOU KIND OF FEEL LIKE YOU DROPPED THE BALL?"
AND SHE'S LIKE, "YOU'RE SUCH A INSTIGATOR."
I'M LIKE, "WHY ARE YOU GONNA NAME CALL?"
WHEN I ASKED HER DID SHE FEEL LIKE SHE WAS OVERWHELMED?
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "I WOULDN'T ASK YOU
SOMETHING LIKE THAT." I'M LIKE, "I JUST ASKED--"
- BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING.
- YOU I CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH HER.
- BUT THAT'S--SO WE TALKED ABOUT, LIKE,
THE WHOLE BABY THING,
HOW SHE SAID, "I DON'T WANT TO BE A BABY.
I'M A WOMAN," AND YOU ARE--
- BUT BABY-- - I FEEL LIKE
IT'S A BOLDFACED LIE.
PLEASE DON'T CALL ME BABY.
- BUT PEOPLE GOT TO BE ABLE TO JUST ASK YOU A BASIC QUESTION.
- RIGHT, SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO ASK HER ANYTHING.
- SHE DON'T WANT YOU TO ASK HER NO QUESTIONS.
RIGHT NOW, JUNICE IS SUPER-DUPER SENSITIVE.
IT'S LIKE SHE'S JUST LOOKING FOR AN ARGUMENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY, IT'S LIKE, "WHAT?"
- IF IT'S NOT LIKE ALL, LIKE,
LILIES AND FLOWERS AND HAPPY,
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. - RIGHT.
- LITERALLY, LIKE, IF IT'S ANYTHING REMOTELY CLOSE TO--
- ANY KIND OF CHALLENGE AT ALL.
- RIGHT. - WELL, PRAISE GOD, GIRL.
- YEAH, IT'S GOOD. - YAY, WE DID IT.
- HEY. - IT CAME OUT NICE.
- GIRLS, LET'S GET READY TO DISMISS OUR GUESTS.
I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GO NOW.
- YES. - DID EVERYBODY GET CAKE?
- MOST PEOPLE HAVE CAKE. - OKAY, GREAT.
[bell rings]
- I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AGAIN
FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT,
AND I WANT TO REALLY GIVE A SPECIAL APPRECIATION
TO MY--BOTH OF MY SISTERS, JUNETTA AND JUNICE
'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES
WE GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES,
WE STILL LOVE EACH OTHER.
SO THANKS, MOM AND DAD,
FOR ALWAYS RAISING US TO BE A FAMILY AND TO BE UNIFIED.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE GIFT AS A TOKEN
OF SISTERHOOD TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I LOVE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH.
- OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THE WRAPPING.
IT'S GORGEOUS. I LOVE IT!
- OHH! - LOOK AT THAT.
all: AWW! - THAT'S SO CUTE.
- I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A LONG TIME.
- ONE MINUTE, JEWEL'S TELLING JUNETTA THAT I COMPLETELY
DROPPED THE BALL WITH THE PARTY.
THE NEXT MINUTE, SHE'S SAYING HOW MUCH
SHE APPRECIATES ME AS A SISTER.
THAT'S JUST SO FAKE TO ME.
- HEY, BABY. ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.
- IF YOU DON'T CONFORM AND DO EXACTLY
AS THE SISTERHOOD WANTS,
YOU GET KICKED OUT.
AND TO ME, THAT'S NOT A SISTERHOOD.
- WELL, YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
- STILL COMING UP THIS SEASON ON THICKER THAN WATER...
- I'M ABOUT TO MOLD YOU TONIGHT. - [laughs]
- NOW I KNOW HOW GOD FELT WHEN HE WAS MAKING MAN.
- MS. KANDI BURRUSS.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU HAVE TWO PLANES?
CLEARLY, THE TANKARDS LIKE EXPENSIVE THINGS.
- WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME WINE.
THE HORSE CARRIAGE.
SOME DOVES. BLACK BUTTERFLIES.
- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY COST YOU?
- AROUND $200,000. - EASILY.
- I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO JUST BE LIKE,
"HE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY.
AND I'M GONNA WRITE THE CHECK."
- YES, MA'AM. - I'M TAKING IT OVER.
SO YOU JUST NEED TO GET AN AGREEMENT WITH MY FLOW.
- IS THIS THEIR WEDDING OR THEIRS?
- WE ONLY HAVE A FEW WEEKS UNTIL MY NEXT HAIR SHOW.
WE HAVE TO FIND THE PERFECT MODELS.
[cheers and applause]
- IT FEELS LIKE NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
- I URGE YOU TO FINALLY SHARE THE TRUTH
ABOUT SOME OF THE LIES THAT YOU SPREAD.
- JEWEL IS WITH HER BOYFRIEND HAVING SEX.
- I'M LIKE, 13, 14 YEARS OLD. REALLY?
- WHAT'S SHE WANT YOU TO DO? - WHO ARE YOU?
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE. - I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
- [crying] I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.
I DON'T KNOW. I DO NOT KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T.
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