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>> Finn: Uh-- Douglas wrote--
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wrote down your name?
>> Steffy: Believe me,
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I am just as shocked
as you are.
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>> Finn: Th-- this was
supposed to be a custody
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hearing. Thomas convinced
the court to let Douglas
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choose who he lives with, so--
>> Steffy: Yes, and he
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chose me. Us.
>> Finn: Is this for real?
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Steffy, you-- your nephew's
very sweet, I know he loves
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spending time here with
Kelly and Hayes, but--
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>> Steffy: Now, he wants to
live with us. He wants to be
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part of our family.
>> Hope: Steffy? Why did
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Douglas choose Steffy?
He's-- he's grown up with us.
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I'm his mom.
>> Liam: Yeah. And you always
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will be. That hasn't changed,
and it's not going to.
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>> Hope: But that was the
entire point of going to
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court, Liam, was to finally--
>> Liam: I know.
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>> Hope: Get rid of the
confusion around where
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he belongs.
>> Liam: I know, okay. Just--
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Listen-- listen for a second.
Things didn't go our way,
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but they didn't go
Thomas's way, either.
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And this isn't over.
>> Hope: It's my fault.
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>> Liam: It's n-- no.
>> Hope: Mm-hmm.
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>> Liam: It's not--
it's not your fault.
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>> Hope: Yes, it is.
>> Liam: Douglas loves you.
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He loves us.
He made that so clear, Hope.
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>> Hope: Douglas is still
a little boy,
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and we're the adults.
We're his parents. I mean, how--
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how did we agree
to let him choose his
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own guardian?
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>> Liam: It wasn't your idea
to let Douglas choose,
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it was Thomas's. He's the one
who pushed the issue,
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he's the one who set up
the meeting, and besides--
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We had a really good reason
for being confident Douglas
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would choose us.
>> Hope: So what? Now this is
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karmic payback?
Punishment for being
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overly confident?
>> Liam: N-- It's not-- No!
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It's not karma,
it's not punishment,
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it's just us trusting Douglas
to know what he needs,
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that's it.
>> Hope: Yeah, well, now
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we have to trust his aunt
to take care of him.
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>> Liam: Yeah! For a little
while, though. I me--
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Steffy doesn't want this.
She doesn't wanna take
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Douglas from us.
She told us that.
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>> Hope: Yeah. I know,
she was just as stunned
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as we were.
>> Liam: Right.
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>> Hope: And I get why she
felt like she couldn't say no.
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>> Liam: Exactly, 'cause it--
No-- nobody here wants
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Douglas to feel rejected
at this moment in his life.
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That's why.
That's why Steffy agrees.
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Maybe it is a good idea
that he stay with her for
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a little while.
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>> Steffy: I know
it's shocking.
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>> Finn: No, it's-- it's--
it's confusing. Douglas has
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devoted parents.
Hope and Thomas both wanna
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raise him.
>> Steffy: But he wants
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to live with us.
>> Finn: Why? What happened?
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Did Thomas and Hope get into
it at the courthouse?
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>> Steffy: No. No, nothing
like that. The things they
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said were actually quite
touching. It's obvious
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how much they care about him.
>> Finn: You know, see,
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I thought for sure Douglas
would choose to stay with
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Hope and Liam.
>> Steffy: I-- I was certain
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Thomas was giving
his son away.
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>> Finn: Well, to you,
apparently.
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>> Steffy: Nobody expected this.
I know it's a lot to process.
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I told Douglas that we would
talk more, but first and
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foremost, we need to figure
out if this is something
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we can do. What do you think?
How do you feel about Douglas
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living with us?
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>> Liam: Yes, obviously
I agree the best place for
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Douglas is here, with us.
>> Hope: I agree.
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But Steffy clearly doesn't.
>> Liam: That's-- that's not
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what she was saying, though.
>> Hope: Yeah, she thinks
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it's best if Douglas stays
with her for a while.
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>> Liam: Yeah, for a while!
For a little while.
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And it's because none of us
want Douglas to feel rejected,
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not because she thinks that
you and I aren't capable of
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caring for him. Everyb--
Everybody knows how much
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he means to us.
>> Hope: Yeah. But just
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the fact that he wants to go
live with someone else.
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I mean, why? Why did
he choose Steffy over us?
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>> Liam: I don't know.
>> Hope: Part of me really
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wants to ask him. But I know
how that would come across,
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and Douglas just needs
to feel unconditionally loved
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right now.
>> Liam: Yeah.
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>> Hope: That doesn't matter,
what he says or does. It--
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Nothing will change that.
>> Liam: Right. Right.
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And that-- and that
we're his family,
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and this is his home.
>> Hope: Yeah. Well, maybe
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it won't be. What if it's not
what he wants?
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I mean, we only just
got him back, Liam.
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>> Liam: Th--
This isn't permanent,
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it-- it's--
it's just that we're all
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blindsided by it,
and there's a lot to sort out.
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>> Hope: Well, the priority
needs to be Douglas.
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>> Liam: Yeah.
>> Hope: No, but we need
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to do what's best for him.
>> Liam: Yeah. And you know
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something? Steffy feels
exactly the same way.
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She-- she loves Douglas,
but she didn't walk in
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to court thinking she was
gonna walk out his guardian.
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>> Hope: Look, I--
I understand that Steffy is
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in a difficult position.
I mean, no one wants Douglas
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to feel abandoned or unloved,
but at the same time,
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does that really mean that
we just have to blindly
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go along with whatever
he wants?
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>> Steffy: Should have seen
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Douglas's face, asking if
I didn't want him here.
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>> Finn: I get it, Steffy,
okay? It's just...
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this is not a simple decision.
>> Steffy: I told him that.
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I tried to explain.
But I was completely caught
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off guard. Thankfully,
the judge and Liam took
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Douglas out, so Hope, Thomas
and I could talk.
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>> Finn: How did Hope take it?
>> Steffy: She was
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beside herself.
>> Finn: I bet.
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>> Steffy: At first, she
wanted me to say no,
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but then she realized what
this could do to Douglas,
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how it'd make him feel.
And as his mother,
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she doesn't want to cause him
any pain.
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>> Finn: Even if that meant
letting him go?
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>> Steffy: She agreed to let
Douglas decide. I'm not
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saying she deserves this.
She's devastated.
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>> Finn: Well, I'm sure she
was certain that he would
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pick her.
>> Steffy: I don't know why
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he didn't.
There must be a reason.
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My gut says, "Trust that."
But I needed to talk to you
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first because this isn't just
my decision.
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So, what do you think?
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I know it's a lot.
Totally unexpected.
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>> Finn: Look, Douglas is
a great kid, and I hate that
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he's having to make these
grown up decisions,
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and that his dad has put him
in this awful position.
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Again.
But this--
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this isn't about Douglas
needing a place to stay, okay?
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We would be putting ourselves
and our family right in the
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middle of his parents' drama.
Steffy, we have been
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through so much.
And thankfully, we are okay.
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We are healthy. We are secure.
And I am incredibly grateful
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for that. I was--
I was just telling my mom
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how blessed I feel.
And how you, Kelly and Hayes
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are everything that I could
have ever wanted.
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>> Steffy: I feel
the same way.
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>> Finn: Well, I don't want
anyone or anything
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to disrupt that again.
>> Steffy: So, you're saying
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having Douglas here,
that could disrupt things--
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>> Finn: Uh, uh, uh, no--
Douglas, he is a sweet,
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sweet little boy, and I love
having him around, and I know
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how much Kelly and Hayes
love having him.
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But he's not our son.
And he's not alone in
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the world. This-- this isn't...
like when he lost his mom,
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and Hope stepped up and
adopted him.
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Douglas has a stable home.
All right? He has devoted
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parents. And he has Thomas.
He isn't a perfect father,
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but Hope and Liam more than
make up for that.
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So tell me you understand,
tell me you hear what
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I'm saying.
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>> Hope: Why?
Why did I listen to Thomas?
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What-- what on Earth was
I thinking?
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>> Liam: Hey, I know--
I know hindsight is 20/20,
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but you're talking about
this as if it was a gamble.
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It was not a gamble.
Douglas told us he would
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rather live with us and Beth.
>> Hope: Oh, Beth.
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How are we going
to explain this to her? She
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views Douglas as her brother.
>> Liam: Yeah, and--
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and Kelly is her half-sister.
They don't live together,
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but they couldn't possibly
be any closer.
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>> Hope: Except he won't
be here.
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Liam, you know it
won't be the same. And Beth,
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she is so attached to him.
You know she's going to be
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devastated if he leaves here
again. It was already so hard,
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having to explain to her
why Douglas was over at
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Eric's, and we had to keep
reminding her that it was
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just temporary,
only this time,
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it might not be.
It feels like
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our family's getting torn apart.
>> Liam: Hey. Hope.
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Can you look at me?
Please, look at me.
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Nothing is getting torn apart.
Douglas could be on the moon
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and he'd be just
as connected to us.
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That is-- that is family.
That's what family means.
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>> Hope: Beth and Douglas
are children. And they need
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to feel secure.
They need to feel safe,
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and they need to feel
protected, and what have
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we told them? We told them
that harm would never
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come to our family.
>> Liam: We-- Harm will not
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come to our-- That's not
what this is. Wha--
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This is us feeling unprepared.
It was a surprise, right?
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And there's a lot to sort
through. That's-- that's all
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this is.
>> Hope: Yeah, well you heard
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the judge. She wants us to go
along with what Douglas asks.
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>> Liam: Yeah, I know,
but you-- you also know that
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she knows this is more
complicated than packing
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a suitcase.
>> Hope: Can't even think
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about that.
Going into his room
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and not seeing him there.
Not being able to hear him
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reading Beth a bedtime story.
No more new projects on
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the table, or muddy shoes
at the door.
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Douglas going to live
with Steffy just feels like
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it's creating this giant hole,
not only in our family,
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but in my heart.
>> Liam: I know.
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♪♪
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>> Steffy: I will never take
you, our love, and our family
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for granted...
because honestly, I am--
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I didn't really believe in--
in miracles, until today.
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Seeing you there
at the church.
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Did you know that you were
coming back to me
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and our family?
I love you.
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>> Both: I love you.
>> Finn: I love you so much,
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Steffy. Forever.
[ both murmuring ]
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[ Steffy sighing ]
>> Steffy: Kelly and Hayes
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fell asleep watching a movie.
They're in bed now.
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>> Finn: I could have helped.
>> Steffy: Oh, no. It was--
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it was easy.
I hear you regarding
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the whole Douglas situation.
I get it.
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>> Finn: Look, and-- and
I sympathize with Douglas,
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having Thomas as a father.
>> Steffy: I do believe
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Thomas wants to do better.
>> Finn: Hun, Douglas isn't
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ready to give him
that chance yet.
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>> Steffy: I think that's
one of the reasons Douglas
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looks up to you.
The compassion he feels.
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You're the kind of man
people look up to. Trust.
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>> Finn: Well, I'm glad
I can be that for him.
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>> Steffy: Can't be surprised
that he wants to spend time
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with us.
>> Finn: Yeah, but living
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here, that's--
that's different.
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>> Steffy: But we said
he's always welcome.
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>> Finn: And he is.
It's just, Steffy,
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we are not his parents.
>> Steffy: But he can rely
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on us. I-- I'm not saying
he can't count on Hope, or--
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or Liam. He can. And he loves
them with all his heart.
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And despite everything
Thomas has done to mess up
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their relationship, I know
Douglas loves him too.
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I just feel like it's a lot.
Maybe he--
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maybe he needs a break.
>> Finn: Break?
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>> Steffy: Yeah. Okay.
What if Douglas lives with us
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temporarily? He's a little
boy, he's gonna miss his mom.
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And once he gets it out
of his system, he's gonna
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want to go back home.
So, what do you think?
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Are you willing to open up
our family to Douglas for
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a little while?
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>> Finn: You wanna let
Douglas stay for a while?
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>> Steffy: I suggested it
to Hope so Douglas
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feels heard.
Hey, once he realizes
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he wants to go home, he can.
We would have to meet with
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the judge again to straighten
everything out. Just,
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Douglas is such a sweet,
innocent little boy.
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I don't want him to feel
rejected or unwanted.
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I'm not saying he's gonna
live with us permanently.
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We don't have to decide
tonight. We can sit with it.
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Think it over, and if you
wanna meet with Thomas,
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Hope, and Liam, we can.
You have a big, loving,
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generous heart.
I know there's room in there
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for Douglas, too.
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>> Hope: I get it, I get it.
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Douglas doesn't want
to be fought over.
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>> Liam: I don't think
it's that. I think it's more
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that he doesn't want to hurt
you or his dad.
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>> Hope: All right, Liam,
we're the adults here.
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We're the ones who should be
taking care of him.
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He shouldn't be worrying
about us.
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>> Liam: I know, but...
it's Douglas.
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You know how he is.
>> Hope: So what, he thinks
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he'd just be happier living
over at Steffy's,
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and more secure?
>> Liam: I, uh, well--
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I, you know, he's been spending
a lot of time over there.
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Maybe he just feels comfortable.
>> Hope: Liam,
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this is his home.
>> Liam: I'd-- Hope, I'm not--
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I don't want him walking out
that door any more than
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you do. I'm just saying.
>> Hope: Okay, so then
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we shouldn't let it happen.
>> Liam: No, no. We have
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to let it happen. We have to.
Because we promised him
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we would respect his decision.
We renege on that,
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he's never gonna
trust us again.
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And you understand that.
>> Hope: I understand that.
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Doesn't mean I have to like
it, or that makes it
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any easier.
>> Liam: I know, I know.
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But think of it this-- May--
maybe, maybe Steffy's thought
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here is-- is a good one,
which is you think long term,
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he comes over to her place,
he has like a little
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mini-vacation at Aunt Steffy's,
it's like party time, right?
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We see how he likes it.
But he's still a kid.
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And in a few weeks,
he's gonna get homesick,
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and he's gonna want
to come back.
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>> Hope: Only what if
he doesn't?
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What if he doesn't want to?
What if he stays, Liam?
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It could be just like
the hearing all over again,
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where we assume we know
the outcome. And then,
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it backfires. Like, Liam, uh--
Douglas is just as much
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a part of me as Beth is,
and I know I didn't give
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birth to him, but I love him
just as much. He is my child
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in every way that counts,
and...
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I can't lose him.
He's our son, and--
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and I can't lose Douglas.
I can't.
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