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I'm okay. I'm all right.
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Babe, let me get back to you.
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I think our firstborn
done broke his neck.
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Look dad, I'm good, all right.
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I'm too smooth
to be embarrassed.
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What are you looking at
that's got you so focused?
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I'm looking at plans for Jazzy
and I when she comes home.
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I'm gonna try this new bar
downtown tonight.
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-It's a good one.
-A bar?
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Yeah, it's a daiquiri bar.
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Man, what happened to ice cream
shops and the aquarium?
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I mean, those are great places.
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Yeah, for children.
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We are in our twenties.
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We're not babies anymore, Dad.
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Look, man, I don't either one of
y'all drinking and driving.
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Look, Dad, I'm not stupid, okay,
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even though Uncle Curtis
likes to imply that.
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-[C.J.] No, he doesn't.
-Yes, he does.
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Uncle Curtis said
I was so stupid
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that I'd sell the car
for gas money.
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That's funny.
Yeah, I gotta remember that one.
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It's really not that funny, Dad.
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No, okay, all right.
I'm done, I'm done.
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But in all seriousness,
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I know you want to spend time
with you sister,
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but make sure you check
your plans with her.
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What? I know Jazzy, all right.
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She will clear
her whole schedule
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just to spend time with me.
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[laughing]
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Girl, please, you'd get an A too
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if you would stop watching
Housewives marathons in class.
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You know NeNe ain't got
nothing to do with anthropology.
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You stupid.
Listen, I just got home.
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I'll hit you later.
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Girlfriend, can I get a hug,
a greeting, something?
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I'm sorry, Dad. What's up?
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-How you doing?
-Hey, baby.
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What's up, Malik?
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All right, look,
I got a whole day planned out.
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We can go see
that new Kevin Hart movie.
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-Then we...
-I actually saw that
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last night with some friends.
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It's funny too.
You and Dad should go.
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-Oh.
-Yeah, that would be nice.
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Yeah, we ain't done nothing
in a while.
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Yeah, that's for a reason.
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How about we go
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down to
the new daiquiri spot tonight?
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Ooh, that sounds fun,
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but I actually have McKinley's
birthday party tonight.
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She only turns 22 once,
you know.
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How important of a milestone
it is to turn 22, huh?
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We can go tomorrow though.
I'm pretty open.
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Well, unless I go to
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that High Museum
with some classmates.
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Wait. Wait a minute. A museum?
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On a Saturday with the people
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you're supposed to be
on break from? What...
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Our new professor is taking us
to his friend's art gala.
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Y'all know he's a photographer
for International Geographic.
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That's not that impressive.
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I mean, anybody could be
a photographer
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with a smartphone.
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It's just a couple clicks.
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Why you hating, bro?
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Because he misses you.
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Yeah, like a dog misses fleas.
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-I miss you too, Brodie.
-Yeah.
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See, Professor Louis says
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we need to be open and honest
in our communication.
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-Mm-hmm. Yeah.
-Never assume, you know.
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Professor Louis got
a lot to say, I hear.
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Listen, we'll hang out
tomorrow night, okay?
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Let's go go-kart racing.
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-The loser buys dinner.
-Bet.
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Which means you gon' buy dinner.
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No, that's gonna be you.
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That's... All right, I'm about
to buy the tickets right now.
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All right.
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I know you
a broke college student and all
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so I got you, sis.
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And the warrior
is beating Harley.
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This match could be over soon.
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What's this?
We have a change of events.
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Harley's climbing the ropes
and he's gonna jump.
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Boom! The crowd goes wild!
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-Hey, Miranda.
-Hey.
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-Hi, Mom.
-Hi, baby.
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It's so good to see you.
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You having fun?
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Well, I mean, it sounded
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like a whole wrestling match
in here,
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so I figured
I'd join in the fun.
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You know Christian.
He's playing with his toys.
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You know how they are
at this age.
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Oh, I guess Christian was
calling the matches too then?
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Who won, huh?
Was it Harley? Was it Warrior?
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Okay, see, you don't
have to buy a ticket
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to figure out
the answer to that.
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-[Miranda] Mm-hmm.
-But, wait,
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I wasn't expecting you
for another two hours.
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I know, okay.
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Hey, baby, listen.
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I need to talk to Daddy
for a second, okay?
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Can you go in the room
and put your things together?
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-Okay.
-Okay, go ahead.
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-So what's up?
-Okay, Calvin,
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I just got
some life-changing news.
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Oh, let me guess.
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You realized all the pain
and suffering
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you put me through,
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and now you would like
to pay me alimony?
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Hell no.
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Would you even take alimony
from you ex-wife.
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Hell yeah.
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Green is a gender-neutral color
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and this is a generation
of equality,
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but, anyway...
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-So what's the good news?
-Okay.
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Drum roll, please.
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I am being considered
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to be the next vice president
of marketing
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for the Allen Commercial
Real Estate Group.
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-Me.
-Oh, my God.
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Miranda, that's great.
Congratulations.
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But you know what?
You deserve it.
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Can I just say thank you
for always supporting me.
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You know, this has been
a dream of mine for so long
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and it's so close
to being a reality.
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Hey, it will be a reality.
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So, anyway, where in Atlanta
is this?
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Uh, Buckhead, Cumberland?
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Little further.
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-Marietta, Kennesaw?
-Further.
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Damn, they got you
in the outskirts.
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That's gonna be a lot
of gas money and I'm not...
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Near Houston.
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Houston's?
Oh, man, that ain't far.
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That's right there on Peachtree.
I love that restaurant.
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No. This job, this promotion,
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would require me
to move to Houston, Texas.
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I'm ready, Mom. Bye, Dad.
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Hey.
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I know.
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He's probably the best professor
I've had so far.
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He treats us like adults
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and challenges us
on so many levels.
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Jazzy, grab you a plate.
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I cooked some eggs,
and some corn-beef hash,
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and some bacon, some toast.
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-[Jazmine] Uh-huh.
-Get you some nourishment.
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Okay, I'ma call you back later.
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All right.
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Dad, I don't eat swine.
It's unclean meat.
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"Swine"?
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When did you stop eating pork?
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Jazzy, you know you love bacon.
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-Are you feeling all right?
-I'm fine.
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It's just Professor Louis said
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our bodies weren't designed
to be eating unclean animals
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such as pigs,
and I tend to agree with him.
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I mean, it's so high in sodium,
it's probably one of the reasons
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why African-Americans
have high blood pressure.
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We gotta start breaking
these generational curses.
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-You do have a point there.
-Look at you,
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sitting there,
smacking on that bacon.
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You have no idea
what it's doing to your body.
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Destroying you
from the inside out.
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It's okay. Just ignorant.
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I'm ignorant?
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Just a little bit.
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Ignorance is greasy sometimes.
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Anyway, he teaches anthropology,
Dad,
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he's so intelligent,
and he cares about the students.
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He's pretty wise.
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I love you guys.
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Uh, love, love you too.
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-Malik. How is Jazmine?
-Uh-huh.
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I haven't seen her
since she's been home.
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Yeah, I live with her
and I still don't even see her.
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She's always just hanging out
with her friends.
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I mean, she might as well
just go back to college.
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Look, Jazmine is grown-up now.
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She got better things to do
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than waste her time sitting
around the house with y'all.
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Ella, especially you,
at your age.
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At my age?
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You are not
a spring chicken yourself.
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No, give or take a couple years
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and carry the one.
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Carry the one?
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Simple math, baby. Simple math.
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Yes, Curtis.
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-Ella.
-Yes, Curtis.
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Baby, come on now.
You didn't toast my bread.
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Snap, snap. Do this.
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-Okay. All right.
-Can you toast mine too?
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-I sure can.
-Thank you.
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'Cause I'm the king.
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Hey, y'all seen Jazzy?
I'm checking up on her.
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Would you leave that girl alone?
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What wrong with y'all?
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Leave her alone. She don't need
you checking up on her.
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She'll call you
if she needs you.
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Good Lord.
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Aunty,
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can I get a sandwich too,
but can you toast my bread?
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Pah, pah, pah. I sure can.
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I sure can toast your bread.
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That bread
better not come toasted.
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-I sure can toast it...
-I hope that bread...
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Next time.
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Toasted yours
like she toasted ours.
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You know what? Jazzy's probably
with that professor.
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What professor?
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Some young, cool professor
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she's just
going on and on about.
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Got Dad all jealous and stuff.
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I am not jealous.
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I'm just trying to see
who this professor is
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that has all this influence
over my daughter.
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You know,
she don't eat bacon no more.
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-The shame.
-You know, Uncle Curtis,
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when did you become
so understanding?
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Back in the day,
you would've had my back.
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Yeah, I've been praying
about that thing.
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Curtis, when is the last time
you prayed?
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I prayed this morning, Ella.
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I prayed and asked the Good Lord
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for the winning
Lottery ticket numbers,
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and he gave them to me.
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Which reminds me,
you gotta play to win.
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So I'll be back.
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-Scooch, scooch, scooch.
-C.J.
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Why don't you
just invite him to dinner?
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I can cook
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and what way, you can get
a chance to meet him.
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That's a good idea.
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I'll talk to Jazmine
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so if we can see if we can
invite him over tomorrow night.
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-[knocking on door]
-Come in.
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-Hey.
-Hey.
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Calvin, I know,
last time I was here,
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I dropped a bombshell on you.
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And I'm sorry for that.
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But I'm not sorry
for considering this position.
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Why can't you support me?
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Miranda, I do support you. I do.
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But what I don't support
is you taking Christian
252
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800 miles from me.
253
00:10:24,762 --> 00:10:26,330
Calvin.
254
00:10:29,266 --> 00:10:33,704
If we were still married,
things would be different,
255
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but we're not.
256
00:10:35,773 --> 00:10:40,011
You have Laura
and your whole life is here.
257
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Calvin, can't you see
that I need a new beginning?
258
00:10:46,751 --> 00:10:49,587
We're gonna have to work
together on this.
259
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We have to
260
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because I'm doing what's best
for my career and our son.
261
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What's best for our son
is him being near his father.
262
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Calvin.
263
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I hear you.
264
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I promise you, I do.
265
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And, and, and trust me.
266
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I am not doing this to hurt you.
267
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I promise.
268
00:11:14,979 --> 00:11:17,014
But you have to understand
269
00:11:17,014 --> 00:11:22,353
that people co-parent
from a distance all the time.
270
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It's not abnormal.
271
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He's seven.
272
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I'm not trying to raise him
through the phone.
273
00:11:30,828 --> 00:11:32,396
Miranda, I'm begging you.
274
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Don't take my son from me.
275
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-Okay.
-Too much fat.
276
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Too much sodium.
277
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Mm, too greasy.
278
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Jazmine.
279
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Baby, wouldn't you rather go do
280
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whatever it is
that people your age do?
281
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Go make one
of them tic-tac videos, baby.
282
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Aunty, we just gotta be
more cognizant
283
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of what we're putting
in our bodies.
284
00:12:04,895 --> 00:12:06,997
-Okay?
-Yes, ma'am.
285
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[Ella] We will be more cognizant
286
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of what we put in our bodies.
287
00:12:11,936 --> 00:12:13,504
No, Aunty.
288
00:12:14,338 --> 00:12:16,907
-Are those ribs?
-Yes, they are ribs.
289
00:12:16,907 --> 00:12:18,008
-Okay.
-This cut is...
290
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You can put those right on back.
291
00:12:19,310 --> 00:12:21,912
We don't eat pork.
We don't do that.
292
00:12:21,912 --> 00:12:23,748
Do you have salmon?
293
00:12:23,748 --> 00:12:26,617
-Uh, yes.
-Okay.
294
00:12:27,051 --> 00:12:28,753
-Close that back.
-All righty then.
295
00:12:29,587 --> 00:12:34,125
So are there any other
dietary restrictions
296
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I should know about?
297
00:12:37,595 --> 00:12:38,996
Well, since you asked,
298
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please don't make
299
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any of that diabolical
diabetic tea you always make.
300
00:12:45,302 --> 00:12:48,606
Okay, we will be drinking
alkaline water tonight.
301
00:12:51,942 --> 00:12:54,745
This teacher
must be something special.
302
00:12:55,045 --> 00:12:56,547
-No, don't do that, Aunty.
303
00:12:56,547 --> 00:12:58,082
-Uh-huh, uh-huh.
-It's not a big deal, okay?
304
00:12:58,082 --> 00:13:00,584
He's just open-minded.
That's it.
305
00:13:00,584 --> 00:13:03,154
And I didn't realize
how close-minded I was.
306
00:13:03,154 --> 00:13:04,421
He's a renaissance man.
307
00:13:04,421 --> 00:13:06,857
Well, Curtis
is a renaissance man.
308
00:13:06,857 --> 00:13:08,959
Well, he was a renaissance man,
309
00:13:08,959 --> 00:13:12,329
but now he's just Curtis.
310
00:13:12,797 --> 00:13:14,098
Speaking of Uncle Curtis,
311
00:13:14,098 --> 00:13:16,801
please tell him
not to crack jokes tonight.
312
00:13:16,801 --> 00:13:18,369
You know he likes couth, Aunty,
313
00:13:18,369 --> 00:13:20,237
and I do not want
to be embarrassed.
314
00:13:20,237 --> 00:13:22,239
Well, Jazmine, now you know
your uncle.
315
00:13:22,239 --> 00:13:26,310
He has a mind
and a mouth of his own.
316
00:13:26,310 --> 00:13:28,779
He does not have a filter.
317
00:13:28,779 --> 00:13:30,147
That's true.
318
00:13:30,147 --> 00:13:31,682
Why don't you take him
that rack of ribs
319
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and tell him to stay at home?
320
00:13:36,554 --> 00:13:40,558
You know what, Jazmine?
It is okay to change.
321
00:13:40,558 --> 00:13:42,126
It is. It's okay.
322
00:13:42,126 --> 00:13:43,561
You in your twenties.
323
00:13:44,161 --> 00:13:46,730
And your twenties are all about
324
00:13:46,730 --> 00:13:48,699
discovering who you are,
325
00:13:48,699 --> 00:13:51,168
your likes and your dislikes.
326
00:13:52,069 --> 00:13:54,038
But, baby, just make sure
327
00:13:54,038 --> 00:13:57,274
that your choices
are based on you
328
00:13:57,274 --> 00:14:02,112
and not somebody else's
influence on you.
329
00:14:03,447 --> 00:14:04,548
Mm-hmm?
330
00:14:04,548 --> 00:14:06,817
Professor Louis told me
the same thing.
331
00:14:07,351 --> 00:14:09,119
-Jazmine.
-[chuckling]
332
00:14:09,486 --> 00:14:11,622
-I hear you, Aunty.
-[chuckling]
333
00:14:12,990 --> 00:14:14,692
I hope you do.
334
00:14:17,561 --> 00:14:20,397
[doorbell ringing]
335
00:14:20,397 --> 00:14:22,867
Daddy, Daddy, I got it.
It's all good, I got it.
336
00:14:22,867 --> 00:14:24,068
I got it.
337
00:14:24,568 --> 00:14:27,204
-Jazmine. Hey. Good evening.
-What's good, Louis?
338
00:14:27,204 --> 00:14:29,673
You must be Professor Louis.
339
00:14:29,974 --> 00:14:31,408
Thanks for coming.
340
00:14:31,408 --> 00:14:34,078
Nice to meet you, sir.
I'm C.J., Jazmine's father.
341
00:14:34,078 --> 00:14:35,279
Thank you so much
for the invitation.
342
00:14:35,279 --> 00:14:37,181
And, please, just call me Louis.
343
00:14:37,181 --> 00:14:40,017
Oh, "Louis"? I thought
that was your last name.
344
00:14:40,017 --> 00:14:42,786
I prefer my students call me
by my first name.
345
00:14:43,554 --> 00:14:45,422
Well, that's kind of personal.
I mean...
346
00:14:45,422 --> 00:14:47,191
-Daddy. Daddy, Daddy.
-When I was at school...
347
00:14:47,191 --> 00:14:48,692
You know, you had respect
for the teachers.
348
00:14:48,692 --> 00:14:51,996
Come on now. Leave him alone.
It's all good.
349
00:14:51,996 --> 00:14:53,564
This is my Uncle Curtis.
350
00:14:53,564 --> 00:14:55,132
What's up?
351
00:14:56,767 --> 00:14:58,903
-Give me your jacket.
-Okay.
352
00:14:58,903 --> 00:15:02,039
Thank you so much, Uncle Curtis.
353
00:15:05,209 --> 00:15:08,245
-Anything sharp in your pockets?
-Uncle Curtis.
354
00:15:08,245 --> 00:15:10,581
What you doing? Uncle Curtis.
Uncle Curtis, stop!
355
00:15:10,581 --> 00:15:12,149
What?
356
00:15:12,149 --> 00:15:14,051
Ain't nobody know this man.
357
00:15:14,051 --> 00:15:16,020
Okay, I trust and verify.
358
00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:17,554
I watch 36 Hours .
359
00:15:18,589 --> 00:15:19,590
He good, C.J.
360
00:15:19,590 --> 00:15:22,159
We good. Okay, everybody,
let's eat.
361
00:15:24,361 --> 00:15:27,831
You must be the professor.
362
00:15:27,831 --> 00:15:30,134
Jazmine speaks so highly of you.
363
00:15:30,134 --> 00:15:31,502
I'm Mrs. Ella.
364
00:15:31,502 --> 00:15:34,972
And you are too young
to be a professor.
365
00:15:34,972 --> 00:15:37,341
Yes, nice to meet you. I'm 32.
366
00:15:37,341 --> 00:15:40,244
And you are far more beautiful
than Jazmine had described.
367
00:15:40,244 --> 00:15:43,614
-"Far more"?
-And this food, mm, smells good.
368
00:15:43,614 --> 00:15:46,383
-Come on, come on.
-Yeah, my baby can throw down.
369
00:15:46,383 --> 00:15:48,752
She fixed me one meal
and I never left.
370
00:15:48,752 --> 00:15:51,822
Come on, come on, everyone,
sit down, have a seat.
371
00:15:51,822 --> 00:15:53,824
Got you on this side of Jazmine.
372
00:15:53,824 --> 00:15:56,126
Baby, you know where you...
C.J., you okay?
373
00:15:56,126 --> 00:15:58,062
-Mm, yes. Yes, ma'am.
-C.J.
374
00:15:58,062 --> 00:15:59,697
You okay?
375
00:16:02,099 --> 00:16:05,235
-Hey. This is my brother, Malik.
-Hey, Malik.
376
00:16:07,338 --> 00:16:09,773
Boy, where's your manners.
You see we have guests.
377
00:16:09,773 --> 00:16:10,774
Hello, guest.
378
00:16:14,244 --> 00:16:16,480
-You are such a disease.
-I know.
379
00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,616
Okay, right,
and you have salmon.
380
00:16:19,616 --> 00:16:22,419
-Thank you, Aunty.
-That's great, that's great.
381
00:16:22,419 --> 00:16:25,923
And, baby, here, you have
a rack of ribs.
382
00:16:25,923 --> 00:16:28,125
-Thank you, baby.
-You're welcome.
383
00:16:29,059 --> 00:16:30,894
Okay, all right, now, let's see.
384
00:16:30,894 --> 00:16:33,864
-This is this and this is this.
-Looks good.
385
00:16:33,864 --> 00:16:36,500
So how long you been teaching?
386
00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:38,702
For about five years now.
387
00:16:38,702 --> 00:16:43,340
Okay, I'm sorry. I don't mean
to be rude, but, yes, I do.
388
00:16:43,340 --> 00:16:45,442
Can we please say grace
so I can eat,
389
00:16:45,442 --> 00:16:48,712
'cause my blood sugar
is low, Ella?
390
00:16:49,380 --> 00:16:52,316
-You so simple. You so simple.
-It's low, Ella!
391
00:16:52,316 --> 00:16:54,585
All right, please,
everyone, bow your heads
392
00:16:55,219 --> 00:16:56,453
for grace.
393
00:16:56,453 --> 00:16:58,555
I want to take a hiatus
from college.
394
00:16:58,555 --> 00:16:59,823
What?
395
00:17:01,091 --> 00:17:02,693
Go ahead, Aunty.
396
00:17:03,394 --> 00:17:05,429
-You wanna do what?
-[Jazmine] Dad,
397
00:17:05,429 --> 00:17:07,364
I really want
to travel the world
398
00:17:07,364 --> 00:17:09,466
and figure out what I wanna do.
399
00:17:09,466 --> 00:17:11,435
Jazmine, you are
not dropping out.
400
00:17:11,435 --> 00:17:13,404
You gonna finish
what you started
401
00:17:13,404 --> 00:17:14,972
and this feeling will pass.
402
00:17:14,972 --> 00:17:16,607
Professor, you gonna have to
excuse my daughter.
403
00:17:16,607 --> 00:17:19,209
-She's tripping.
-Oh, no, no, it's okay.
404
00:17:19,209 --> 00:17:20,711
I actually agree with Jazmine.
405
00:17:20,711 --> 00:17:23,380
Wait, you agree?
406
00:17:23,380 --> 00:17:26,150
You are supposed to be
encouraging her
407
00:17:26,150 --> 00:17:28,786
to stay the course.
408
00:17:28,786 --> 00:17:30,421
Malik, can you toss me
a roll, please?
409
00:17:30,421 --> 00:17:33,557
Look, I encourage my students
to follow their intuition.
410
00:17:33,957 --> 00:17:36,393
Life is about self-discovery.
411
00:17:36,393 --> 00:17:38,362
If she feels
she needs to step away
412
00:17:38,362 --> 00:17:40,397
and find out
what she really wants,
413
00:17:40,397 --> 00:17:41,765
I support it.
414
00:17:41,765 --> 00:17:43,934
College isn't
a guaranteed success.
415
00:17:44,501 --> 00:17:47,771
As her father, I'm telling her
that college is necessary.
416
00:17:47,771 --> 00:17:50,374
And I don't appreciate
her professor
417
00:17:50,374 --> 00:17:52,109
encouraging her to drop out.
418
00:17:52,109 --> 00:17:54,711
Look, success is relative, okay?
419
00:17:54,711 --> 00:17:57,114
Jazmine is one
of my brightest students.
420
00:17:57,114 --> 00:17:58,482
And I encourage
all of my students
421
00:17:58,482 --> 00:18:00,284
to be well-rounded thinkers.
422
00:18:00,284 --> 00:18:01,585
Right, I just don't see
the point
423
00:18:01,585 --> 00:18:03,420
of wasting time and money
424
00:18:03,420 --> 00:18:04,822
when I haven't even figured out
425
00:18:04,822 --> 00:18:07,257
what I want to do
with my life yet, you know?
426
00:18:07,257 --> 00:18:09,560
I thought you wanted to be
a psychologist.
427
00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,262
Well, I do love helping people
with their problems,
428
00:18:12,262 --> 00:18:13,630
especially when it comes
to mental health,
429
00:18:13,630 --> 00:18:16,600
but I also love photography,
Dad.
430
00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,802
-It brings me joy.
-Listen,
431
00:18:18,802 --> 00:18:20,237
I respect it.
432
00:18:20,237 --> 00:18:21,472
You're young.
433
00:18:21,472 --> 00:18:23,373
I wanted to be
a district attorney,
434
00:18:23,373 --> 00:18:25,109
give young people
a second chance,
435
00:18:25,109 --> 00:18:26,743
but there was so much red tape
436
00:18:26,743 --> 00:18:30,347
that I decided that it was
more beneficial to educate them.
437
00:18:30,347 --> 00:18:33,717
My career path has changed
multiple times.
438
00:18:34,251 --> 00:18:37,154
Well, I don't appreciate you
439
00:18:37,154 --> 00:18:39,089
encouraging her
to drop out of school.
440
00:18:39,089 --> 00:18:41,458
Dad, this was my idea.
441
00:18:41,458 --> 00:18:43,594
This is what I want, okay?
Give me some credit.
442
00:18:43,594 --> 00:18:44,728
You know I can think for myself.
443
00:18:44,728 --> 00:18:46,163
[Louis] Look, I speak my truth,
444
00:18:46,163 --> 00:18:49,366
But I will never push
my beliefs off on my students.
445
00:18:50,234 --> 00:18:51,702
I'm here to challenge
their thinking
446
00:18:51,702 --> 00:18:53,737
and help them
to discover themselves.
447
00:18:54,238 --> 00:18:57,541
Look, not everyone thinks
the same,
448
00:18:57,541 --> 00:19:00,043
and life is about evolving.
449
00:19:01,245 --> 00:19:04,715
Jazzy, I want to apologize for
how I was acting towards you.
450
00:19:04,715 --> 00:19:07,818
I should've
just communicated better.
451
00:19:09,153 --> 00:19:10,754
I actually support your choice.
452
00:19:14,208 --> 00:19:16,344
"But he knew
that all the gold in the world
453
00:19:16,344 --> 00:19:17,945
would never be enough.
454
00:19:17,945 --> 00:19:19,413
[Calvin] Only love
455
00:19:19,413 --> 00:19:21,082
can make the sun shine
across the forest
456
00:19:21,082 --> 00:19:22,750
and break the evil curse.
457
00:19:23,084 --> 00:19:24,952
The end."
458
00:19:24,952 --> 00:19:29,357
Man, you always fall asleep
before I finish.
459
00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,928
-Hey.
-Hey.
460
00:19:39,233 --> 00:19:41,469
I decided not to take the job
in Houston.
461
00:19:43,337 --> 00:19:46,407
Miranda, I can't let you
turn down your dream.
462
00:19:46,407 --> 00:19:48,309
-I'm willing to...
-Listen,
463
00:19:48,576 --> 00:19:52,647
Christian, he's my dream.
464
00:19:53,281 --> 00:19:56,250
And I was able to negotiate
a promotion
465
00:19:56,250 --> 00:19:57,685
at the midtown office,
466
00:19:57,685 --> 00:20:01,856
but, oof, it's definitely not
that VP money, child.
467
00:20:02,556 --> 00:20:05,059
Wait, what made you
change your mind?
468
00:20:05,426 --> 00:20:06,594
Look, I would've supported you
469
00:20:06,594 --> 00:20:09,096
even if I didn't want you
to move.
470
00:20:09,096 --> 00:20:10,598
I know.
471
00:20:11,832 --> 00:20:14,568
And that's what changed
my mind..
472
00:20:15,269 --> 00:20:19,006
Christian, our son,
473
00:20:20,107 --> 00:20:25,613
deserves to be near
his amazing father.
474
00:20:29,116 --> 00:20:31,952
I mean, the truth is
there are so many men out there
475
00:20:31,952 --> 00:20:35,656
who don't acknowledge their kid,
let alone make time for them.
476
00:20:36,524 --> 00:20:38,592
Christian's blessed to have you.
477
00:20:38,592 --> 00:20:40,961
And he's blessed
to have you too.
478
00:20:42,296 --> 00:20:43,698
Thank you.
479
00:20:45,499 --> 00:20:46,901
You're welcome.
480
00:20:50,304 --> 00:20:51,972
Look at our big boy.
481
00:20:56,161 --> 00:20:59,564
[music]
482
00:21:26,083 --> 00:21:27,418
[music]
483
00:21:28,118 --> 00:21:29,119
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