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>> ON THIS EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> I WANT TO GO TO THIS
"S" FACTOR STRIP CLASS.
>> CORY KNOW THAT YOU WANT
TO DO THIS CLASS?
>> I WANT IT TO BE A SURPRISE.
>> I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FUN
BEFORE WE HAVE THE BABY.
>> WE SHOULD HAVE THAT STRIPPER
COME BACK.
>> SO BRING THIS LEG UP HERE?
>> EXACTLY.
>> OKAY. READY?
[bleep].
>> I HAD MY ULTRASOUND DONE.
>> HE LOOKS LIKE ADAM.
>> YOU DON'T SEE ME IN THERE AT
ALL?
>> HECK, NO.
>> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS, "HOW COME YOU
DON'T REALLY LOOK LIKE YOUR
MOM?"
>> I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS--
THEY DON'T HAVE GOOD ***
DRIVE.
LIKE, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO
DO--I BECOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE
FOR MY HUSBAND.
>> MAYBE I SHOULD DO SOMETHING
BIG LIKE THAT.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> [groaning]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[phone rings]
>> HI, BOO. WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> HOW'S MY BOO-BOO?
>> YOU'RE SO PREGNANT.
YOU LOOK CUTE, THOUGH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'VE SEEN SOME PREGNANT
PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE, "OOH,
THAT LOOKS PAINFUL."
>> [laughing]
WELL, THANK YOU, JEROME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK I LOOK LIKE A CHIPMUNK.
[both laugh]
>> WHAT?
WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE A CHIPMUNK,
TAMERA?
>> 'CAUSE THEY HAVE FAT CHEEKS.
>> BUT YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JEROME.
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
>> UH-OH.
>> I HAD MY ULTRASOUND DONE.
>> OKAY.
>> YEP.
>> OH.
>> WHAT?
>> HE LOOKS LIKE ADAM.
>> JEROME, YOU DON'T SEE ME IN
THERE AT ALL?
>> HOLD THE PICTURE BACK UP.
HECK, NO.
>> NO?
>> DO YOU SEE YOU IN THERE AT
ALL?
THAT'S A NEGATIVE.
>> I'M TRYING.
[both laugh]
I THINK HE HAS MY NOSE.
>> HE DOES NOT HAVE YOUR NOSE!
>> [groans]
OKAY.
I KNOW HE LOOKS LIKE ADAM, BUT
I JUST WANT HIM TO LOOK LIKE ME
TOO.
>> YOUR HUSBAND IS WHITE.
>> [laughs]
>> YOUR DADDY IS WHITE.
>> [laughs]
I'M AWARE OF THIS, JEROME, BUT
I AM HOLDING ON TO SOME HOPE
THAT HE WILL COME OUT LOOKING A
LITTLE BIT LIKE ME.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST FORCES ME TO
THINK--GOING THROUGH
HIGH SCHOOL, I DID HAVE SOME
ISSUES, BEING BIRACIAL.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S GOING TO
EXPERIENCE?
>> WHETHER HE LOOKS LIKE ME,
WHETHER HE LOOKS LIKE YOU, HE'S
GOING TO EXPERIENCE A LOT OF
THINGS, BECAUSE IT JUST COMES
WITH THE TIMES.
>> YEAH, I HAVE TO PREPARE
MYSELF FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE SAID AND TO LET HIM
KNOW THAT SHOULDN'T AFFECT HIM.
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF HOW
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PERCEIVE
HIM RACIALLY, BUT THERE WILL BE
TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ASK.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MY SON IS
GOING TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M
GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH,
WHEREAS TIA WON'T.
>> WHY, BECAUSE CREE'S A LITTLE
DARKER, YOU MEAN?
>> MM-HMM.
>> DON'T EVEN GO ON THINKING
ABOUT THAT IF HE'S YOUR
COMPLEXION, IF HE'S MY
COMPLEXION, IF HE'S ADAM'S
COMPLEXION.
DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT.
THERE'LL BE SOME THINGS THAT
CREE DEALS WITH THAT YOUR SON
WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
I MEAN, THERE'LL ALWAYS BE
SOMETHING.
>> OKAY.
I MISS YOU, JEROME.
>> I MISS YOU TOO, SWEET-UMS.
ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU, BOO.
>> I LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU.
BYE!
>> SO HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD, GIRL.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO JUST GET
TOGETHER, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
KID-FREE.
>> WHERE'S CORY AND CREE?
>> THEY'RE JUST HAVING...
>> THEY'RE HANGING OUT?
>> A SON-AND-FATHER, YEAH, DAY,
WHICH IS NICE, YOU KNOW?
>> KAM'S DAUGHTER LEXI IS ABOUT
TO HAVE HER FIRST BIRTHDAY.
WHAT A GREAT EXCUSE TO JUST GET
OUT AND MAYBE BUY SOME TUTUS
OR SOMETHING.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO LOOK FOR
GIRL STUFF.
WHERE'S THEIR GIRL STUFF?
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
>> WHAT?
>> LOOK FOR GIRL STUFF FOR--
>> NO, FOR HER! YEAH.
>> I WAS LIKE, "WAIT A MINUTE.
O.M.G."
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO. NOT ANYTIME SOON.
>> YOU KNOW, THE BUG JUST--
>> I KNOW.
>> IT JUST COMES A POINT IN YOUR
LIFE--
>> I KNOW.
>> GIRL STUFF IS SO CUTE.
>> I KNOW.
I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S JUST SO ADORABLE.
FOR OUR NEXT BABY, I DEFINITELY
WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HAVE A
GIRL, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO
PLAN TO KIND OF GET IT IN.
>> UM, YEAH.
[laughter]
THAT IS--THAT'S THE HARD PART,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE
A BABY, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'RE,
LIKE, TRYING TO MAKE TIME.
IT'S ROUGH.
>> I KNOW.
FOR ME AND CORY, YOU KNOW,
WE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, HAVING A
LITTLE FUN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
CREE WILL JUST START CRYING.
YOU'RE LIKE...
>> YEAH, IT CAN BE REALLY HARD,
BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS
THAT ARE, LIKE, GOING THROUGH
SOMETHING NOW.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> THEY HAVE TWO, THREE KIDS,
AND THEY DON'T HAVE GOOD ***
DRIVE.
LIKE, THEY DON'T EVEN WANNA DO--
'CAUSE THEY'RE EXHAUSTED.
THEY DON'T WANNA DO ANYTHING.
>> OH, NO.
>> SERIOUSLY, IT'S BEEN, LIKE,
CLOSE TO A DAMN YEAR.
>> REALLY?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
LIKE, NO...?
>> THAT'S LIKE THE ROAD TO
DIVORCE.
>> NO UH-UH-UH?
>> NOTHING. NOTHING.
>> A WHOLE YEAR?
>> YEAH.
A GUY CAN'T GO THAT LONG.
NOT EVEN SAYING "I LOVE YOU."
FOR NINE MONTHS, HOW DO YOU GO
WITHOUT SAYING "I LOVE YOU"
TO YOUR HUSBAND?
>> WOW. THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> THAT'S BAD.
>> I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO
FIND MYSELF IN A POSITION LIKE
KAM'S FRIEND.
ONCE YOU HAVE KIDS, THAT BECOMES
YOUR NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY.
EVERYTHING ELSE KIND OF GOES...
BYE-BYE.
KAM IS THE PERFECT PERSON TO BE
DISCUSSING THIS STUFF WITH.
I MEAN, SHE HAS THREE KIDS.
YEAH, THAT'S--
[laughs]
>> [laughing]
>> WHOOP, WHOOP!
BUT DO YOU GUYS HAVE SPECIAL
DATE NIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT?
>> YES.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TIME
AWAY FROM THE KIDS.
YOU'RE GONNA LAUGH, TIA.
>> WHAT?
OH, LORD.
>> I BECOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR
MY HUSBAND.
>> [laughs]
>> GIRL, I PLAY SOME BEYONCE.
I THREW ON MY BLONDE WIG.
>> WELL, SEE, I DON'T HAVE A WIG
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT MAYBE
I SHOULD DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING
BIG LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR
CORY.
MIXING THINGS UP CAN DEFINITELY
HELP KEEP THINGS EXCITING.
EVEN SOMETIMES WITH YOUR HAIR,
YOU'RE JUST KIND OF THROWING IT
UP AND NOT REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
SO TO KIND OF SWITCH THINGS UP
A LITTLE BIT IS NICE.
>> GET THAT SEXY BACK.
>> YOU KNOW, DON'T UNDERESTIMATE
THE POWER OF THE VAJAYJAY.
>> YOU--
[both laugh]
>> HI, SISSY!
>> HI!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> THIS IS GOING ON.
I'M TIRED.
IT'S INTERESTING.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE A BLOWFISH?
>> NO.
>> A WHALE?
>> I FEEL LIKE...
>> A PENGUIN?
>> A HUGE WATER BALLOON.
>> A WATER BALLOON?
>> THINK OF A BALLOON FILLED
WITH WATER.
>> THAT'S WHY I FELT LIKE A
BLOWFISH.
>> YOU GET REALLY EXHAUSTED, BUT
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY,
I HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY, AND
THAT'S WHEN I DO EVERYTHING.
I'M IN PREPARATION MODE.
>> AW.
>> BUT ANYWAYS, HOW'S KAM, WITH
HER BEAUTIFUL SELF?
>> IT WAS INTERESTING.
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT
ONE OF HER FRIENDS WHO, AFTER
HAVING THE BABY FOR, LIKE, A
WHOLE YEAR, NEVER SAID "I LOVE
YOU" TO HER HUSBAND.
>> FOR A WHOLE YEAR?
>> FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
I DON'T EVER WANT IT TO GET
TO THAT LEVEL, YOU KNOW?
>> SO WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
IT FRESH.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT DOING
SOMETHING FUN.
>> LIKE WHAT?
>> DID I TELL YOU MY STORY ABOUT
WHEN I FIRST TRIED ON LINGERIE?
I JUST REMEMBER, YOU KNOW,
GETTING ALL EXCITED, AND THEN
I REMEMBER HE SAW ME COME OUT
OF THE BATHROOM AND JUST BUSTED
OUT LAUGHING.
>> 'CAUSE HE WAS PROBABLY
LIKE...
>> both: "TIA, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?"
>> I KNOW...
>> "THIS ISN'T YOU."
>> SO I WANNA--I DON'T KNOW.
I WANNA TRY SOMETHING ELSE.
>> PLAY STRIP POKER.
>> NO.
OH, I KNOW.
GET TAUGHT A LAP DANCE.
>> MAYBE GO TO, LIKE, STRIP...
>> CLASS?
>> THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO PUT A
POLE IN YOUR HOUSE.
>> NO, THAT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.
CREE PLAYING WITH THE POLE
PROBABLY WOULDN'T...
>> NO.
[giggling]
>> AND THEN CORY--"WHAT THE
HELL?"
[both laughing]
SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON,
MISS CHER BEAR?
>> WELL, I LANCED AN ABSCESS IN
THE OFFICE.
>> EW! CHERI!
WE'RE GOING TO EAT!
>> WELL, YOU ASKED, OKAY?
I CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.
>> THAT IS GROSS.
>> OKAY, ANYWAYS, SO YOU'RE
FEELING OKAY, THOUGH?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HAVE MY DAYS.
SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE I CAN
WALK A MILE.
SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T
EVEN GET OUT OF BED.
I THINK I'M MORE READY TO HAVE
HIM OUT THAN ME BEING READY TO
BE, LIKE...
A MOM, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS
ANXIETY OF JUST THE
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU CAN'T PUT HIM BACK IN
THERE.
>> YOU CAN'T BE SELFISH.
>> YOU CAN'T BE SELFISH.
>> BUT SPEAKING OF SELFISHNESS,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LOSING
YOUR FREEDOM?
>> I'D BE LYING IF I SAID
I WOULDN'T LOSE SOME OF MY
FREEDOM.
I MEAN, ADAM AND I DO HAVE A
PLAN TO ALWAYS HAVE MY SON BY MY
SIDE.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU'RE LOOKING
GOOD.
A FEW MORE WEEKS.
>> I WANT TO DO SOMETHING FUN
BEFORE WE HAVE THE BABY.
THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
SOME MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS AFTER
YOU HAVE A BABY.
I REALLY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF GOING OUT AND BEING WITH MY
FRIENDS.
>> WELL, DO YOU WANT A TRIP, OR
DO YOU WANT, LIKE, AN L.A.
THING?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I FEEL LIKE
DOING?
GETTING ALL DRESSED UP.
>> OKAY.
>> MAYBE A REALLY NICE
RESTAURANT IN HOLLYWOOD.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT A LIMO?
>> [gasps]
THAT WOULD BE SO MUCH FUN.
>> HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE?
>> KIND OF LIKE THE LAST HOORAH
OF BEING A SINGLE--
>> BABY--BABY-ORETTE?
>> BABY-ORETTE.
>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE SHOULD GO
BACK TO SANTA BARBARA AND HAVE
THAT STRIPPER COME BACK.
>> NO, THANK YOU.
[both laugh]
>> I WANTED TO GO TO THIS
"S" FACTOR STRIP CLASS, BECAUSE
I THOUGHT TAKING THIS CLASS
WOULD BE A FUN CLASS, AND I KNOW
YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
>> I HAVE, AND I LOVE WATCHING
WOMEN STRIP.
NOT STRIP...
WAIT. LET ME CLARIFY--DANCE.
[giggles]
>> ALEENA IS MY GO-TO CHICK WHEN
I WANT TO EXPERIENCE THINGS ON
THE WILD SIDE.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
>> DOES CORY KNOW THAT YOU WANT
TO DO THIS CLASS, YOU KNOW?
>> HE DOESN'T KNOW, 'CAUSE
I WANT IT TO BE A SURPRISE.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
CUTTING MY HAIR OFF.
>> THAT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD
SURPRISE.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M ALI.
WELCOME TO
SHEILA KELLEY "S" FACTOR.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO SHOW
YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
TODAY, OKAY?
I'M GOING TO DO A LITTLE
ROUTINE FOR YOU, AND THEN WE'LL
JUMP INTO MOVEMENT.
SOUND GOOD?
>> OKAY! I'M EXCITED!
I AM SO READY TO DO THIS...
TO SHAKE MY GROOVE THING AND
HAVE SOME FUN.
♪ BOW CH-CH BOW-WOW ♪
[laughs]
>> ♪ I WANT THAT CHICK ♪
♪ I-I WANT THAT CHICK ♪
>> IT'S RICK JAMES.
>> ♪ I-I WANT THAT CHICK ♪
>> ♪ I WANT THAT GIRL ♪
♪ I-I WANT THAT GIRL ♪
♪ I'M LOVING HOW IT FEELS ♪
♪ WHEN I WALK UP IN THIS PLACE ♪
♪ ALL THE LADIES LOOKING AT ME ♪
♪ COUPLE PIERCINGS IN MY FACE ♪
>> OH!
>> ♪ NO BIG CHAIN ♪
♪ NO BIG CHARM ♪
♪ I DON'T WASTE PAPER ♪
♪ ON THAT DANK ♪
♪ I LET MY GREEN GROW ♪
♪ IN THE BANK ♪
♪ SEAR--SEAR--SEARCHING ♪
♪ FOR A MATE TONIGHT ♪
♪ SOMEONE SPECIAL ♪
♪ WE CAN REALLY MAKE... ♪
>> [laughs]
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> THAT WAS AMAZING!
>> OKAY, WHO'S FIRST?
>> ME, ALEENA?
>> YEAH, COME ON UP.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO TAKING THIS CLASS FOR CORY,
BUT AFTER SEEING THIS CHICK
SLIDE DOWN THIS POLE LIKE THAT,
I DON'T WANT TO BUST MY HEAD
OPEN TRYING TO BE SEXY.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO USE YOUR ARM
MUSCLES.
>> SEE, I'M NOT GOOD WITH MY ARM
STRENGTH.
>> YOU GOT IT.
>> OKAY, SO BRING THIS LEG UP
HERE?
>> EXACTLY.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
>> READY? OKAY, READY.
[bleep].
[grunts]
OH, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO
THIS ONE.
>> YOU CAN DO IT.
>> [grunts]
>> GOOD!
>> [laughs]
AAH! [bleep]!
>> THERE IT IS.
>> YEAH.
>> [shouting, laughing]
>> COME ON, ALEENA, COME ON UP.
>> GET IT, GIRL!
REACH OUT!
>> WHOO!
>> NOW WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
LET ME DO IT AGAIN.
LET ME DO IT AGAIN.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP
BRINGING ALEENA WITH ME
EVERYWHERE I GO, BECAUSE SHE
JUST EMBARRASSES ME.
I THINK I'M BETTER OFF JUST
BECOMING ONE WITH THE FLOOR.
[laughs]
>> TAKE IT SLOW, BECAUSE THE
SLOWER YOU GO, YOU'RE DEMANDING
ATTENTION.
>> OH!
>> EXHALE IT UP.
YOU'RE GOING TO REACH YOUR HIPS
OVER TOWARDS ME, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO PRESS YOUR PELVIS
FORWARD.
>> OH, THIS IS SO CUTE!
I LIKE THAT!
>> AND FROM RIGHT HERE, WE'RE
GONNA TAKE IT INTO--IT'S VERY
OBVIOUS.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT
"THE HUMP."
SO YOU'RE GOING TO BRING YOUR
HANDS ONTO YOUR THIGHS, INHALE
IT UP JUST A LITTLE WAYS, KEEP
YOUR BELLY BUTTON STRONG, AND
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HOVER BACK
DOWN OVER YOUR HEELS.
INHALE IT UP, EXHALE DOWN, AND
WE'RE GOING TO START TO SPEED IT
UP.
>> I SEE.
>> OH, MY GOD!
[laughs]
>> COME ON, I'M GONNA DO IT
UNTIL YOU DO IT.
LET'S GO!
>> GET IT, GIRL! GET IT! GET IT!
[laughing]
>> I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO
SHOW WHAT I'VE LEARNED TO CORY,
AND I JUST PRAY TO GOD THAT
I DON'T MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF.
>> ANYTIME YOU'RE MOVING, IF
YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR BODY,
YOU'RE SHOWING THAT YOU OWN IT.
PULL YOUR SHIRT A LITTLE BIT,
GIVE IT A LITTLE SEXY TEASE,
SLIDE DOWN THE WALL.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> WHOO!
>> THE SLOWER YOU GO...
GOOD! HANDS COME DOWN TO CATCH
YOU, AND HERE COMES THE CAT
POUNCE, ALL THE WAY UP.
GOOD. CAN YOU POP IT UP?
>> YEAH!
[laughter]
>> YEAH!
>> OH, GOOD.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> YOU GOT TO GO BUY LINGERIE
NOW.
>> I KNOW.
[cheers and applause]
WHAT'S UP?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> YOU LOOK GREAT, TAMERA.
YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD.
>> THANKS. I DON'T FEEL IT.
I HAVE GRADUATED.
INSTEAD OF A WATER BALLOON,
I LOOK LIKE A BIG BOWLING BALL.
>> BOWLING BALLS AREN'T BIG.
>> BUT THEY'RE HEAVY.
>> YEAH.
>> ANYWAYS, WHAT DID YOU DO
TODAY?
>> YOU REMEMBER I WAS TELLING
YOU ABOUT TAKING A CLASS?
>> WHAT CLASS?
>> LEARNING HOW TO DO A LITTLE
SPECIAL DANCE FOR CORY?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> SO I DID IT.
>> OH, WOW.
>> I LAUGHED THROUGHOUT THE
WHOLE, ENTIRE CLASS.
>> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH
SHOWING ME A LITTLE SOMETHING?
JUST DON'T DO IT ON ME.
>> [laughs]
OH, YEAH, WE DID LEARN A
LAP DANCE.
>> NO, TIA, DON'T DO IT ON ME!
>> I JUST WANT TO JUST SHOW YOU.
>> I DON'T WANT MY SON TO BE
VIOLATED!
>> OKAY.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOME COOL MOVES,
>> OKAY.
>> ONE THING THAT SHE DID TEACH
ME WAS MOVE SLOW.
>> OH, YOU GET TO DANCE WITH THE
WALL.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> ♪ COME ON NOW ♪
>> OH. OH.
>> ♪ ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ♪
♪ I LIKE THE WAY ♪
♪ YOU GET DOWN, BABY ♪
♪ I LIKE THE WAY ♪
♪ YOU GET DOWN, BABY ♪
>> IT'S KIND OF ODD WATCHING
YOUR SISTER STRIPTEASE, BUT,
HEY, GET IT, GIRL.
[chuckles]
>> ♪ HERE WE GO ♪
>> OKAY!
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HEARD--YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN'T
GET THEIR ATTENTION WHEN
THEY'RE WATCHING SPORTS?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU JUST CRAWL, AND IT WORKS.
>> REALLY?
>> MM-HMM.
BUT BE NAKED.
[laughing]
YAY!
>> THAT WAS GOOD?
>> UH-HUH.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
LATELY, I FEEL LIKE MIXING IT
UP, YOU KNOW?
MAYBE I'LL CUT ALL MY HAIR OFF
OR SOMETHING.
>> [gasps]
>> BUT ANYWAY, SO WHAT DO YOU
HAVE GOING ON?
>> I CAME UP WITH THIS REALLY
COOL IDEA TO HAVE A GIRLS'
NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT LIFE,
TALK ABOUT CHANGES, YOU KNOW,
AND JUST BE WITH EACH OTHER.
I HAVEN'T BEEN REALLY DRESSED
UP PREGNANT.
>> OH, YEAH, LIKE IN A DRESSY
GOWN, IN A DRESS, LIKE YOU'RE
GOING OUT.
>> LIKE, GOING OUT.
>> FEELING SEXY.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
>> OH, I JUST GOT TIRED.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH.
OH! I FORGOT TO SHAVE MY LEGS!
OKAY, I'M HUNGRY.
OH, MY GOSH.
I HAVE COTTAGE CHEESE IN MY
KNEES NOW.
[laughs]
LOOK AT THE BABY'S FACE.
[laughs]
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
THIS LOOKS LIKE ADAM.
>> YEP.
EVERYONE SAYS IT.
I WAS TALKING TO JEROME, AND HE
SAID THE EXACT SAME THING.
HE WAS LIKE, "WELL, YOU KNOW
HE'S NOT GOING TO COME OUT
LOOKING LIKE ME."
BUT I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT.
YOU KNOW ME--I'M BIRACIAL,
WHEREAS HE'S GOING TO BE A
QUARTER BLACK, AND THEN
I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, "OH, MY
GOSH, ISN'T TALITHA A QUARTER
BLACK?"
I HAVE KNOWN TALITHA EVER SINCE
COLLEGE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO PICK HER BRAIN
AND JUST TALK TO HER ABOUT HOW
SHE PERCEIVES HERSELF RACIALLY.
>> IT'S FUNNY.
MY PARENTS ALWAYS RAISED US
WHERE IT WAS NEVER AN ISSUE.
LIKE, WE NEVER REALLY TALKED
ABOUT IT, BUT I SEE MYSELF AS
MIXED.
>> WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER,
THOUGH, THAT YOU WERE DIFFERENT?
>> I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND
THIS FRIEND OF MINE COULDN'T GO
TO PROM WITH A GUY BECAUSE HE
WAS BLACK, AND IT HIT ME THAT
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT STILL FEEL
THAT WAY, AND SO I THINK THAT'S
WHAT REALLY--AND THEN
I REMEMBER SOMEBODY SAYING TO
ME, LIKE, "EVEN IF YOU JUST HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF BLACK, YOU STILL
WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST."
>> BACK IN THE DAY, THAT'S HOW
IT WAS.
YOU HAD THIS "ONE DROP OF BLACK
BLOOD" RULE.
SO, IF YOU HAVE ONE DROP OF
BLACK BLOOD, YOU'RE BLACK.
I FOUND OUT--IN SCHOOL,
THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT THEY
WOULD SAY--"IF THERE WAS A BLACK
LINE AND A WHITE LINE, WHICH
LINE WOULD YOU STAND IN?"
SO WE WENT HOME, AND WE ASKED
OUR MOM, AND OUR MOM WAS LIKE,
"WELL, IN AMERICA, YOU ARE
BLACK."
>> HE PROBABLY WON'T EVER
IDENTIFY HIMSELF AS BEING
BLACK.
>> OH, GIRL, NO.
[both laugh]
IT IS GOING TO BE CONFUSING.
PEOPLE--YOU KNOW, HE'S GOING TO
SAY, "YEAH, I HAVE BLACK IN ME,"
BUT HE MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT,
BUT HE HAS THAT CULTURE.
I JUST HAVE TO PREPARE MY SON
ON HOW TO HANDLE THAT, AND I
KNOW I CAN TALK TO ADAM ABOUT
THAT TOO.
>> YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO BE
UNITED, AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
YOUR SON IF HE SAYS, "AM
I BLACK, OR AM I WHITE?"
>> YEAH.
>> MY GOAL IS, IS TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE
TO SUPPORT, AND A LACTATION
CONSULTANT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT...
>> OKAY.
>> ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING, YOU
KNOW, WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE
AROUND BREAST-FEEDING SUCCESS.
>> AM I GONNA HAVE TO PULL MY...
>> *** OUT?
>> YEAH.
>> NO.
>> BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD SUCH A
DIFFICULT TIME BREAST-FEEDING,
I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO
PREPARE FOR THAT WOULD BE TO
TAKE A BREAST-FEEDING CLASS.
SO WHAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN
BREAST-FEEDING SUCCESSFULLY?
>> IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO
GET THE CORRECT LATCH-ON THE
FIRST TIME, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
CORRECT THE MISTAKES LATER...
>> GOT IT.
>> ...AND SORENESS LATER.
>> MANY WOMEN SAY, "WELL, IT
HURTS.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO
GET BLISTERS.
WELL, IT'S REALLY SORE."
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO OVER WHAT A
GOOD LATCH IS.
>> OKAY.
>> THIS IS THE AREOLA.
THE AREOLA IS THE AREA AROUND
THE ***.
A BABY DOES NOT SUCK THE ***.
>> THEY DON'T?
>> IF YOUR BABY SUCKED THE
***, THAT WOULD BE ONE
PAINFUL ***.
>> MM-HMM.
>> OH.
>> SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE THE
BABY'S MOUTH SHOULD BE.
>> OKAY, BUT MY MAIN THING IS,
I AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THIS FEAR
OF HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE
BABY WHEN I'M BREAST-FEEDING.
>> LET'S GO OVER POSITIONS.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING
HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING.
>> HOLDING.
>> YES.
>> I GET TO TOUCH MYSELF.
[laughter]
>> OOH, ARE YOU OKAY?
[laughter]
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> OKAY.
THIS HAND GOES UNDER THERE, AND
THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR
BREAST.
AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY GET THAT LATCH-ON
TOGETHER.
SO, NOW, ANOTHER POSITION IS
CALLED "THE FOOTBALL," AND YOU
HOLD THE BABY JUST LIKE A
FOOTBALL, AND YOU ALSO, AGAIN,
SUPPORT THE BREAST WITH THAT
HAND, AND YOU'RE IN CHARGE--
>> AND SUPPORT THE BABY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> PENELOPE LOOKS VERY HAPPY.
>> [laughs]
>> SHE'S SMILING.
>> WELL-FED.
>> I HEARD TO HAVE YOUR HUSBAND
KIND OF JUST, LIKE...
>> HANG OUT.
>> HANG OUT THERE, KIND OF
PRACTICE, SO HE CAN SEE WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE.
ADAM'S BEEN DOING IT ALL WRONG.
[laughter]
I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS
HOME AND SHOW HIM HOW TO DO IT.
[laughs]
>> GET HIS MOUTH ON IT.
>> WE WILL PRACTICE TONIGHT.
>> ♪ GONNA GET MY PRACTICE ON ♪
♪ GONNA GET MY PRACTICE ON ♪
[humming]
>> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU IN HERE
DOING?
>> I WAS JUST BEING ME.
>> WAS YOU WORKING ON SOME, UH--
YOU WAS DOIN'...
>> SHAKE IT.
>> YOU WAS DROPPING SOMETHING ON
THE GROUND.
>> I WAS THINKING THAT I WANTED
TO TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING A LOT ON
CREE, YOU KNOW.
I JUST WANT TO SPEND SOME ALONE
TIME, JUST ME AND YOU.
>> GET THE ROMANCE BACK, HUH?
>> I DIDN'T SAY IT LEFT.
[sniffing]
>> I KNOW--IT'S KIND OF AWKWARD
TRYING TO DO THE HOOCHIE-COOCHIE
WITH OUR SON IN THE BED.
>> I KNOW.
CORY.
MY GOD!
WHA--DID YOU PUT DEODORANT ON?
>> OH.
>> OH, GOD!
[laughing] CORY, STOP!
EW!
MY GOD, CORY.
THAT STINKS!
>> THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO.
THEY GET MUSTY WHEN THEY GO
HIKING.
>> WELL, WHEN WE GO OUT FOR OUR
DINNER, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A
SHOWER, PLEASE?
>> OH, MY GOSH. HOLY--
MAH!
>> LOOK OUT, MUFFIN!
TAMERA!
WHAT TIME IS OUR GIRLS' NIGHT?
>> WE CAN HAVE A 5:00 DINNER.
THAT'LL BE GREAT.
[both laughing]
>> YOU KNOW I DON'T GET OUT OF
WORK TILL 6:00, RIGHT?
>> OH, YOU DON'T?
I DO KNOW THAT I GET REALLY
TIRED AROUND 4:00, BUT I REALLY
WANT TO DO THIS.
>> WELL, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
HAVE A GIRLS' NIGHT.
HOW LONG DO YOU HONESTLY THINK
YOU'RE GOING TO LAST OUT?
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD
QUESTION.
>> WHEN I TRY TO EVEN COME
AND WALK WITH YOU AROUND THE
BLOCK AFTER 4:00, I HAVE TO
LITERALLY PUSH YOU OUT OF THE
BED.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO
THIS, AND WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO DO
IT FOR YOU.
>> ALTHOUGH I'M TIRED, I STILL
JUST WANT TO, LIKE, FORCE MYSELF
TO DO IT, BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE
BEGINNING, ONCE YOU HAVE A BABY,
YOU KIND OF DISAPPEAR FOR A
WHILE.
SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE TIME
TO SPEND WITH, YOU KNOW, YOUR
GIRLFRIENDS.
>> TAMERA, I REALLY, REALLY AM
EXCITED TO HAVE A LAST GIRLS'
NIGHT, BECAUSE...
I'M KIND OF WORRIED.
LIKE--
>> WHY ARE YOU WO--
>> WELL, WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, ARE
FOCUSED ON SOMETHING, THERE'S A
LOT OF TIMES THAT I, LIKE--YOU
DISAPPEAR INTO YOUR OWN WORLD--
WHICH IS NORMAL FOR A NEW MOM
TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S LIKE, IT
MAKES ME WORRIED THAT I'M NOT,
YOU KNOW, GOING TO BE ABLE TO
SEE YOU OR GET TIME TO HAVE
GIRL TIME.
IT'S JUST AN ADJUSTMENT AS FAR
AS OUR FRIENDSHIP GOES, BECAUSE
THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHANGE,
YOU KNOW?
>> AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO DO
IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE
SPONTANEITY THAT I DID BEFORE,
AND THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT'S
GOING TO MISS THAT TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, I WAS JEALOUS WHEN YOU
GUYS WENT TO THE ALMA AWARDS.
I WAS LIKE, "OH, THEY HAVE
CHAMPAGNE IN THEIR HAND."
>> OH. [laughs]
>> "THEY GET TO DRESS UP.
THEY GET TO DO THIS," AND THAT
IS AN ADJUSTMENT FOR ME.
I'M REALLY, REALLY GLAD
I DECIDED TO HAVE THIS GIRLS'
NIGHT, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT
ANDREA TO FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA
FORGET HER OR WE'RE NOT GOING
TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO
LET MY GIRLFRIENDS KNOW HOW MUCH
I LOVE THEM.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, AN,
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
>> I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST, LIKE...
[sniffles]
I KNOW, AND IT'S AWESOME, AND
IT'S SPECIAL, AND YOU AND ADAM
ARE GONNA HAVE THIS NEW LIFE,
BUT...
>> YEAH. IT'S OKAY.
>> IT'S JUST, LIKE, EVERYTHING'S
GONNA CHANGE, YOU KNOW?
>> BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
>> HERE, ONE MORE FOR DADDY, FOR
THE ROAD.
[both cheering]
>> SO I'M REALLY THRILLED THAT
CORY AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
HAVE RIVTA, THE BABY-SITTER,
WATCH CREE.
>> OKAY, CREE, CAN MOMMY AND
DADDY HAVE A KISS?
>> GIVE ME A KISS.
>> TONIGHT WE ARE FEELING LIKE
YOUNG BUCKS, AND WE ARE READY TO
PAINT THE TOWN!
>> I NEED TO TAKE MY HAT OFF
GOING TO THIS PLACE.
THEY GONNA THINK I'M A ***
WHEN I WALK IN.
YOU LOOK AMAZING, HONEY.
>> THANK YOU, BABY.
IT'S NICE THAT YOU AND I ARE OUT
TONIGHT.
>> YOU SAID YOU HAD A SURPRISE.
I DIDN'T KNOW...
>> WHAT?
>> THIS AIN'T JERRY SPRINGER.
YOU FITTIN' TO PULL SOMEBODY OUT
THE BACK ON ME OR SOMETHING.
>> CORY, REALLY? NO.
>> MAURY POVICH.
>> REALLY, CORY?
YOU'RE--STOP.
[sighs]
>> CORY ALWAYS WANTS TO CRACK
JOKES.
I'M TRYING TO BE ROMANTIC HERE,
MAN.
IT'S ALL ABOUT ROMANCE.
>> I'M PLAYING WITH YOU.
YOU LOOK VERY BEAUTIFUL.
GIVE ME A KISS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> both: MWAH.
>> DO YOU WANNA ORDER SOME
OYSTERS?
>> YEAH, I NEED SOME *** FOOD
TONIGHT, GOD DANG IT.
>> [laughs]
CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN
TOGETHER, CORY, FOR 12 YEARS?
>> THAT'S A LONG TIME, TIA.
>> YEAH, IT'S A VERY LONG TIME.
>> AND ONE OF US STILL ALIVE.
>> [laughs]
ALL JOKES ASIDE, HE MAKES ME
LAUGH, AND LAUGHTER IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
NICK AT NITE SHOW?
>> THEY ARE WORKING ON CASTING
RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO START HOLDING
AUDITIONS, AND I HEARD THAT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR--YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE THERE'S THREE KIDS IN THE
PILOT, AND THAT'S ONE THING
THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT,
IS JUST ACTING WITH KIDS, 'CAUSE
I HAVEN'T DONE THAT, YOU KNOW?
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY
BABIES ON THE SHOW, LIKE
NEWBORNS?
>> NO.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY WE GOT
ONE AT HOME.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT HIM
IN ACTING, CORY, SO YOUNG.
>> HEY, IF HE'S ON THE SET,
I GET TO GET SOME MORE SLEEP.
>> [laughs]
>> THAT'D BE REAL NICE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THAT'S THE APHRODISIAC?
>> THAT'S THAT OYSTER.
I DON'T KNOW, CORY.
THIS OYSTER DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
>> LET ME SEE.
>> CORY!
[laughs]
>> MMM, THAT WAS SOME GOOD
STUFF.
>> OH, MY GOD, CORY.
[laughs]
>> I HAD A GREAT DATE NIGHT,
I TELL YOU THAT.
>> I'M GLAD YOU DID.
>> I MIGHT HAVE A BETTER
EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME OUT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, BABY.
>> OW, CORY.
SO THE DINNER WAS GREAT.
IT WENT EXACTLY AS PLANNED,
SO...
I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE PLANNED
FOR CORY.
HMM.
I HAVE A LITTLE CONFESSION TO
MAKE.
I ACTUALLY TOOK A CLASS...
ON THE POLE.
>> STRIPPER POLE?
>> YEAH, ON THE STRIPPER POLE.
>> THAT ONE WHERE YOU SLIDE AND
SPIN AROUND LIKE THAT?
>> YES.
>> YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
>> BUT I LEARNED SOME THINGS
THAT I THINK YOU WOULD
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE.
WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO SHOW
YOU?
>> WHEN?
>> NOW.
>> RIGHT HERE?
WHAT YOU GOT--HANDCUFFS AND
WHIPS AND CHAINS IN THE ROOM?
>> YOU'LL SEE.
THE ONLY THING THAT I ASK FROM
YOU, CORY...
>> WHAT?
>> DON'T LAUGH.
NOW THAT I'M A MOM, IT DOESN'T
MEAN THAT I ALWAYS HAVE TO WEAR
PONYTAILS AND MOMMY PANTS
AND, YOU KNOW, NOT BE SEXY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CONTINUE TO BE WHO YOU WERE
BEFORE YOU HAD A CHILD, NOT ONLY
FOR MY HUSBAND, BUT, SHOOT, FOR
MYSELF.
>> I GOT TO BRACE MYSELF NOW.
>> [whispering] SHH. CORY, YOU
DON'T WANNA WAKE UP CREE.
>> [whispering] OKAY.
>> OKAY, COME ON.
>> I GUESS WE ABOUT TO MAKE
ANOTHER BABY, HUH?
>> YEP.
>> [sighs]
ONE, TWO...
[grunts]
>> HI!
>> HI.
>> YOU'RE IN THE BED AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON, HONEY?
>> OH, LORD.
>> ARE YOU OKAY?
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
[laughs]
HONEY!
>> THOSE ARE JUST MY OPTIONS FOR
GOING OUT.
I WANT TO LOOK NICE, AND, YOU
KNOW, I ALWAYS WANT TO SHARE MY
BUMP, BUT I REALLY THINK
I PASSED THAT.
>> WHAT?
>> STUFF THAT'S TOO TIGHT, SO
MAYBE I'LL GO WITH BLACK.
>> ARE YOU UP FOR GOING OUT?
>> I WANT TO HAVE A PARTY,
BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THIS PARTY
FOR ME...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT'S FOR MY GIRLFRIENDS
AS WELL, 'CAUSE I HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH ANDREA.
SHE JUST STARTED BAWLING...
>> OH, WOW.
>> BECAUSE USUALLY, WHENEVER WE
WOULD GO OUT, IT WAS US, BUT NOW
THAT ADAM AND I ARE NOT JUST
MARRIED, BUT WE'RE HAVING A
BABY, SHE KNOWS THAT DYNAMIC IS
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
>> YEAH, BUT, TAMERA, SOMETIMES
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS--
WHEN YOU ARE A MOM, THERE ARE
GONNA BE TIMES WHERE YOU'RE
GONNA BE LIKE, "I WANT TO HANG
OUT WITH MY GIRLS, BUT I AM
TIRED.
I'M EXHAUSTED"--
>> THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING THIS
DINNER, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT.
>> I KNOW.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD DO IT,
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO PRACTICE
A LITTLE BIT WITHIN YOUR MIND,
'CAUSE SOMETIMES YOU ALWAYS
THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, AND
YOU DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT
YOURSELF.
TAMERA IS IN THE BUSINESS OF
PLEASING PEOPLE.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HURT
ANYBODY'S FEELINGS.
THE IDEA WAS GREAT AT THE TIME,
YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THIS GREAT
PARTY AND TO GO OUT, BUT SHE'S
PREGNANT.
AND GUESS WHAT.
YOUR FRIENDS WILL UNDERSTAND,
AND IF THEY DON'T, THEY WEREN'T
YOUR FRIENDS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> WITH ANDREA TELLING ME TO
REST, LATHAM TELLING ME TO REST,
AND YOU'RE TELLING ME TO REST,
I THINK I WILL BE DOING MY BODY
HARM IF I DON'T REST.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT YOU BRING EVERYONE
HERE, AND WE CAN HAVE, LIKE, A
DINNER OR SOMETHING?
>> I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A
GREAT IDEA.
"TAMERA, YOU'RE NINE MONTHS
PREGNANT.
IT'S--YOU HAVE TO SIT DOWN,
AND YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR
GIRLFRIENDS AT HOME."
I TALKED TO TALITHA.
> WE HAD THIS REALLY
INTERESTING CONVERSATION, AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I NEVER...
REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT, AND IT'S
ABOUT OUR SON, AND IT'S
BASICALLY ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SEE
US...
BEING MIXED AND BIRACIAL,
YOU KNOW?
I REALLY WANTED TO PICK TIA'S
BRAIN ABOUT ALL OF THIS,
BECAUSE TIA AND I DEFINITELY
HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS
TOGETHER.
I SEE MYSELF...
>> both: AS BLACK.
>> SO DO I, BUT I THINK THAT
EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT
PERCEPTIONS OF...
WHAT THEY THINK YOU ARE.
>> YEAH.
TO ME, I NEVER SAW THAT AS, "OH,
MY GOSH, IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.
WE'RE DIFFERENT," OR WHATEVER,
BECAUSE MOM AND DAD BOTH
INCORPORATED BOTH OF THEIR
CULTURES IN OUR LIVES.
WE NEVER GREW UP GOING, "OH, OUR
MOM IS BLACK, AND OUR DAD IS
WHITE," UNTIL WE WENT TO SCHOOL.
>> UNTIL I WAS CALLED THE
"N" WORD ONE TIME, AND THEN
I REMEMBER I WENT HOME GOING TO
MOM, AND I SAID, "MOM, SOMEONE
CALLED ME THE 'N' WORD."
THAT'S WHEN SHE OPENED UP THE
WHOLE RACE CONVERSATION, AND
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN JUST WEIRD.
>> I HATE TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> ME TOO.
>> AND SO DID TALITHA, SO THEIR
FAMILY NEVER FOCUSED ON THAT.
THEIR FAMILY FOCUSED MORE ON WHO
THEY WERE AS PEOPLE.
>> I DON'T EVEN WALK AROUND
THINKING LIKE THAT.
>> NEITHER DO I.
>> I SEE CULTURE.
>> BUT, LIKE, THINKING AND
TALKING TO TALITHA MADE ME THINK
OF, "WHAT IS MY SON GOING TO GO
THROUGH?"
'CAUSE HE'S OBVIOUSLY GONNA
HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
THAN YOUR SON.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S GONNA
HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE?
>> PERFECT EXAMPLE--DO YOU AND
CORY EVER DEAL WITH, "OH, YOU'RE
THE WHITE MAN'S ***"?
>> OH, JEEZ.
>> OH, THAT'S WHAT WE GET.
THAT'S WHAT I GET CALLED, OR
ADAM GETS, "OH, I PREFER MY MILK
WHITE."
>> [laughing] I'M SORRY.
THAT'S SO DUMB TO ME.
>> IT'S DUMB, AND IT'S FUNNY
UNTIL IT HITS YOU...
>> JESUS.
>> AND THEN IT HITS YOUR CHILD,
[voice breaking] SO I'M AFRAID.
>> DON'T BE AFRAID, TAMERA.
I KNOW, BUT WHY?
>> BECAUSE WE DEAL WITH IT.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND.
>> WE'LL BE FINE UNTIL OUR KID
GOES TO SCHOOL.
>> SOMEBODY'S GOING TO CALL HIM,
YOU KNOW, THE "N" WORD ONE DAY,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO KILL
THEM.
>> AND I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS
WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
>> MY SON HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF
PEOPLE CALLING HIM MEAN NAMES,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU
HAVE TO BE THE BIGGER PERSON,
AND THEN WE HAVE TO INSTILL
WITHIN OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE.
>> THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO
TEACH MY CHILD.
I'M GOING TO SAY, "YOU'RE
ALL OF THOSE THINGS."
AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS
I'M GOING TO INSTILL ALL
THOSE CULTURES, MAKE SURE THAT
HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS, ON EVERY
ASPECT...
>> AND THAT'S AMAZING.
>> AND THEN TEACH HIM, "IT'S NOT
WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE."
>> both: "IT'S WHO YOU ARE."
>> KNOCK, KNOCK.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING?
>> SIX.
>> both: CANDACE!
>> HOW ARE YOU, PRETTY ONE?
>> I HAVE TO SAY, ALL THREE OF
YOU GUYS ARE HOT.
LIKE, YOU'RE HOT MOMS.
>> AW!
>> SO ARE YOU, MAMA!
>> UH, YEAH, RIGHT?
>> OH, MY GOD, TAMERA.
>> [giggles]
>> OKAY, LADIES!
IT'S TIME FOR DINNER!
>> I LIKE THE FACT THAT I'M
HAVING GIRLS' NIGHT IN, BECAUSE
I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE RELAXED,
AND WE CAN JUST BE OURSELVES.
>> I HAVE THE ***.
[women cheering]
>> TIME TO PAR-TAY!
>> RIGHT?
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.
>> PUMPING AND DUMPING.
>> TO PUMPING AND DUMPING!
[laughter]
>> YAY.
THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR COMING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE
SOME FUN ADVICE AND FUN
QUESTIONS.
>> OH, COOL.
>> WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT
BEING A MOM?
>> THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS FOR ME
NOW AT THEIR AGE IS WHEN
THEY'LL SAY SOMETHING TO ME THAT
I'M LIKE, "YOU WERE LISTENING.
YOU WERE LISTENING TO ME."
LIKE, IT SUNK IN, WHAT I'VE
BEEN SAYING.
IT'S LIKE, "YEAH, MOM,
I LISTEN TO YOU."
>> AW.
>> I WANT ALL THE MOMS TO SHARE
YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMMY
MOMENT.
>> MADELINE WAS, I THINK, THREE
WEEKS OLD, AND SHE'S LAYING ON
MY LAP.
WHEN I LIFTED HER LEGS UP, SHE
PROJECTILE POOPED ALL OVER ME,
I MEAN, HEAD TO--
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> AND RILEY'S STRAPPED IN HER
CAR SEAT.
I'M LIKE, "RILEY, HELP!"
SHE'S LIKE, "AAH!"
[laughter]
>> I'M JUST ANXIOUS TO
EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE THINGS
MYSELF.
I WANT TO SEE HOW I HANDLE POOP
RUNNING DOWN MY SON'S LEG OR
SQUIRTING...
ON ME.
I HEARD THERE'S A WOMAN WHO HAD
AN EPISIOTOMY.
>> YES.
>> CUT, CUT, CUT, AND SHE WAS,
LIKE, OUT OF IT, AND THE DOCTOR
SAID, "SO SHOULD I DO THE, LIKE,
THE FOUR-INCH STITCH OR, LIKE,
JUST THE TWO-INCH STITCH?"
AND THEN HER HUSBAND WAS LIKE,
"I DON'T KNOW.
DO THE FOUR-INCH STITCH."
SO, WHEN THEY HAD SEX FOR THE
FIRST TIME, SHE WAS LIKE, "OW!
OW! OW!" BECAUSE HE DID IT TOO
TIGHT.
>> I THINK I GOT AN EXTRA
STITCH.
[laughter]
>> SO, TAMERA, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING?
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED NOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO EXPERIENCE WHAT
YOU LADIES HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT--YOU KNOW, JUST BEING A
MOM, AND I KNOW I'M READY FOR
THE CHALLENGE.
TO ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES, JUST
THANKS FOR COMING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
[all cheering]
>> WELCOME TO THE MOMMY CLUB.
[all cheering]
>> TO AWESOME MOTHERS AND
SOON-TO-BE MOM.
>> AND HOPEFULLY, I'M A MILF
LIKE THE THREE OF YOU.
[laughter]
>> ARE YOU GETTING EXCITED?
>> YEAH, I'M JUST READY FOR HIM
TO BE HERE.
>> I'LL LET YOU TELL IT.
>> HURRY UP.
>> I THINK, MORE THAN ANYTHING,
THE CLASSES THAT I'VE TAKEN,
IT'S REALLY JUST MAKING ME AWARE
OF THE REALITY THAT OUR SON IS
COMING, AND HE'S COMING SOON.
SO I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
TALITHA...
>> MM-HMM.
>> ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SEE US
RACIALLY.
I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE
WHITE.
>> I AM?
>> [chuckles]
ADAM IS WHITE, WHEREAS FOR ME,
GROWING UP, PEOPLE WOULD ASK ME,
"ARE YOU PUERTO RICAN?
ARE YOU ETHIOPIAN?"
[laughs] PEOPLE ALWAYS FEEL LIKE
THEY HAVE TO PUT A LABEL ON YOU.
TALITHA SAID SOMETHING THAT WAS
VERY INTERESTING.
HER FATHER IS ACTUALLY MIXED
LIKE TIA AND I ARE.
HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF AS BLACK,
AND YOU KNOW I CONSIDER MYSELF
AS BLACK, AND SAME WITH OUR
FAMILY.
SHE NEVER REALLY SAW COLOR IN
HER FAMILY, SO SHE NEVER SAW
HER DAD AS BEING DIFFERENT THAN
HER.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT WAS ONLY WHEN A CHILD AT
SCHOOL SAID, "OH, YOUR DAD IS
DARKER.
HOW COME YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE
YOUR DAD?"
SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE
THAT?
LIKE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS OUR SON, "HOW
COME YOU DON'T REALLY LOOK LIKE
YOUR MOM?"
>> I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN
ISSUE.
I MEAN, THE ONE THING WE HAVE
GOING FOR US THAT YOU AND
TALITHA DIDN'T WAS THAT IT'S,
YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS LATER IN THE
WORLD, ONE.
AND, TWO, IF THAT HAPPENS,
YOU KNOW, TELL HIM THE TRUTH.
"YOU'RE MIXED.
EMBRACE IT."
>> OUR SON IS GOING TO ASK ME
AND ADAM, AND WE HAVE TO COME TO
HIM AS A UNIT.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A TIME,
MAYBE WHEN I PICK HIM UP FROM
SCHOOL, THAT HE WILL EXPERIENCE
EXACTLY WHAT TALITHA AND
I EXPERIENCED.
"THAT'S YOUR MOM?"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> RIGHT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ACTUALLY
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM,
WHEN HE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, AND
SAY, "LISTEN, YOU KNOW, YOU DO
LOOK LIKE BOTH OF US.
YOU'VE GOT THE BEST OF BOTH OF
US."
>> THAT'S HOW I THOUGHT.
I MEAN, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR
MY MOM AND MY DAD, AND I THINK
I HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
>> YOU DO.
YOU DON'T SEPARATE THEM OUT.
YOU DON'T GO, "THIS IS MY BLACK
LIFE--THIS IS MY WHITE LIFE."
YOU DON'T DO THAT.
YOU JUST LIVE LIFE...
>> YEAH.
>> AND THAT'S THE WAY I WANT OUR
SON TO BE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO LOVE OUR SON,
NO MATTER WHAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH HIM TO
LOVE EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> YEAH, SO CHEERS TO A HAPPY
DELIVERY AND TO BEING AMAZING
PARENTS.
>> AND TO YOU EVENTUALLY HAVING
A REAL MOJITO.
>> YES.
>> OH, MY GOD, I CANNOT BELIEVE
I'M DOING THIS.
I'M TRUSTING YOU TO JUST GIVE ME
JUST A CUT.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF A
MIRROR.
>> OKAY, SO YOU'RE REALLY GOING
FOR THE GUSTO.
JUST GIVE ME THE GREEN LIGHT,
AND I'M GOING IN.
>> OH, GOD.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
[groaning]
[laughing]
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> MM...
OH, MY GOD, I DON'T KNOW.
[groaning]
OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD, KARIM!
[screams]
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S A LOT OF HAIR, KARIM.
>> IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.
>> [gasps]
>> [chuckles]
>> OH, MY GOD!
[laughs]
OH, GOD, I'M GETTING NERVOUS.
>> I AM SO EXCITED.
>> [chuckles]
AM I DONE?
>> ALMOST.
>> OH, MY GOD.
[humming]
>> OKAY, KARIM, JUST LET ME SEE
IT!
OKAY, READY?
[gasps]
OH, MY GOD!
KARIM!
OH, MY GOD!
I LOVE IT!
OH, MY GOD!
THANK YOU, KARIM!
[both groaning happily]
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> OH, MY GOD, KARIM.
WOW.
I LOOK LIKE A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT PERSON.
>> FABULOUS.
>> ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> YOUR OPINION IS NOT GOING TO
BE VALID TO ME ALL THE TIME.
TIA IS A MOM.
SHE'S NOT AN EXPERT.
>> UNLIKE TAMERA, I'VE BEEN
PREGNANT BEFORE, AND IT JUST
KIND OF HURTS MY FEELINGS A
LITTLE BIT.
DID I TELL YOU THAT I WAS
DOING A PILOT?
>> I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THE PILOT IS ACTUALLY BEING
PUSHED.
>> WHAT?
>> I HAVE TO BE INDUCED TODAY,
'CAUSE I'M TEN DAYS LATE.
24 HOURS OF...
LABOR.
I HAVE A TEMPERATURE.
THE BABY IS NOT RESPONDING WELL
TO THAT NOW.
UM, HE'S LOSING OXYGEN.
I JUST WANTED HIM TO BE HAPPY.
I'M SORRY.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
TIA & TAMERA, GO TO
STYLENETWORK.COM.