You will never guess who I keep running into.
Jim Kazinsky.
He was real cute.
My god.
You're more beautiful than I remember you.
Really?
- Stop talking. - Got it.
- It's not me, it's you. - Exactly.
It's not you. It's me.
- Daddy, this is Steve. - It's really good to meet you.
What's up?
You robbed me of five years of my son's life.
Why don't you come join me? There's something I wanna show you.
You want to tell me how this happened, Bug?
You know Skippy from next door?
He ran in and knocked it down.
The Monroes don't have a dog anymore.
- Skippy came back. - Skippy's...
Skippy went to the country after that thing with the car.
- I don't think he's coming back. - He did.
Joel, don't. Whoever broke it will clean it up.
- Skippy doesn't know how to clean. - Skippy didn't break the vase, Bug.
He did. I saw him.
There's no excuse for lying.
- But you're a liar. - No, baby, I'm a lawyer.
Harmony's mom said they're the same thing.
Just tell me the truth. Did you break the vase?
Did you?
Is that periodic table test today?
- It's actually monday. - Cool.
Let the games begin.
They should just use the money for the dance for, like,
- a vending machine or something. - Actually, I was gonna go.
Why not, right?
See ya.
Does it even matter what I wear to a school dance?
Of course, because Lindsay is there, you've had a crush on Lindsay
for forever, and you are, like, in love with her,
and if you don't look good, she's not gonna be into you.
I need you to pick five schools,
because we are going on your college tour.
- There're catalogues. - I think this is cute.
College tour? I thought we couldn't afford it.
I picked up extra shifts, 'cause it's important,
you're gonna come work with me tomorrow.
At the bar?
We have a catering gig at cal, and it's...
- a poetry reading, you're gonna... - Poetry reading?
I'd actually rather sell an organ.
- But thanks. - If you don't change that attitude,
it may come to that. I don't think you need both livers.
- What about this? - That's not good.
Why do you think that me
giving little tiny hors d'oeuvres to english majors
is gonna make me want to go to college?
What is gonna make you want to go?
Nothing, 'cause I don't want to go.
You don't seem to get that this is the year.
This is your junior year.
This is the year that is the difference
between "paging Dr. Braverman" or "do you want fries with that?"
This is the year.
- Really? Dr. Braverman? I don't think. - Yes, it's possible. If you just...
Just pick five schools, Amber.
Why is it so hard? That's cute. Wear that.
It's cute, right?
Honey, listen, if you're gonna wear a t-shirt,
wear a blazer, okay? You look so cute in a blazer.
- God! - Elliot.
Come on. He didn't even make it to the flying bikes part.
It's too late.
You don't want to wake him up?
Here, I'll grab him.
Here you go, buddy.
Good night.
I should go.
Hi, honey. Guess what. Guess what.
- What? - Denise just called,
and she is announcing her candidacy for lieutenant governor in Sacramento
- this weekend. - Great. Good for her.
I know. It's amazing. She wants me to come down and help her out.
Like, help her with her speeches, and things like that.
Just like old times?
I told her there's probably no way
with everything that's going on with Max,
- he's getting acclimated, your work... - Wait. You said no?
Yeah, I told her no.
It's just for the weekend.
Like, three days.
Honey, this is major. You were with her from the beginning.
So should I do it? Are you telling me to do it?
Really?
Sounds like the future lieutenant governor needs you.
Honey, that is so awesome. I won't be gone longer than that. I promise.
- What is this? - I don't know.
Just a little something-something that came in the mail.
I think I know what this is.
You do too.
Nice.
You dirty dog.
Honey.
I hope it fits me. This left boob is a little bit
- bigger than the right. - I like that right there.
What inspired this little bit of naughtiness?
What are you talking about?
What do you mean?
What do you mean what do I mean?
You ordered it.
- No, I didn't. - You didn't?
No, I didn't order this.
Did you look at the package?
You can read it.
"H. Braverman."
Had... Get it off me. Get it off.
United Team
Blackart
Lafeelicita
Lestat
Lili B
MiniBen314
Salomon
valpi
1x09 - Perchance to dream
- Hey, honey. Good morning. - Morning.
Is Max awake yet?
- Yeah, I think he's just changing. - Okay, good.
Before I forget, a package came for you yesterday.
From Victoria's Secret?
It got opened accidentally. I'm not sure how. It just...
Mom?
How would a package with my name on it get opened accidentally?
I think your father assumed that it was for me,
- he opened it. - That's really gross.
Anyway, he threw it away, so it doesn't matter.
- What? - He was gonna burn it, but he figured
- probably not a good idea. - Mom, I spent my money on that.
- That's expensive. - I know that you did.
That's why I rescued it.
Thank you.
Can I just ask you a question?
Why would you buy yourself a bra like that?
- I'm not gonna talk about this. - Okay. That's fine.
You're gonna have to talk to dad about it then, he's curious as to why...
- You would not do that. - Yes, I would.
I'll call him right now.
All right. What do you want to know? Just ask.
Did you buy that bra for Steve?
Mom...
You know Steve doesn't have boobs.
I'm not gonna buy him a bra. Don't be ridiculous.
Did you buy it for Steve?
I bought it for myself, all right?
It's pretty and it's sexy, and...
I don't know what you want to think about me, but I'm a woman.
You have to promise me that you're being smart,
and you're being careful,
and you're not having sex.
What do you think sex is?
I don't know. Anything beyond making out, or...
- That's your definition of sex? - For you.
I think I have to get ready for school.
- Like you said, I can't be late again. - I trust you.
- "You think you made out with her?" - It's the mother of my child.
That's somehow warped your memory?
I watched the video
of my son coming out of her insides.
Huge mistake for you.
Huge mistake.
No man should have to witness that unprepared.
It's extreme.
- You think you're gonna recover? - Does it recover?
- It does. In time. - Kristina...?
- You guys gonna get together? - I think it's safer if we stay friends.
That's good. You better play it safe. Good idea.
Look, it's not like I can walk away from this one.
- Good for you. - Then again,
I'm only human. She's very attractive.
- So I don't know. - What does Jasmine think about this?
- I don't know. - Have you considered maybe asking her?
I just... I wish that we could just hang out,
with no kid, just the two of us,
and kind of get to know each other again,
but, now the cart's in front of the horse. It's like...
There's something that people do in situations like this. Dating.
How's it going, Kristina?
It's... I have a couple of choices that I think might work.
- Come on. - Let's see 'em.
How do I look?
- From the David Byrne collection. - Who's he?
- Joan Collins? - Cybil Shepherd's
- lost jacket. - You're making fun of me?
- Were you on Dynasty? - I can't.
It's like an episode of Hoarders.
- When's the last time you cleaned it? - My god. You know what?
My daughter has a better wardrobe than I do.
- Kristina, let me find something. - We'll help you.
By the way, guess who started buying bras.
- Who? - From Victoria's Secret?
- You? - Haddie.
- That's okay. - Very sexy bras.
- How bad? What's the lace to base? - The what?
If it's really lacey, it means she's going further on the "basey".
What are you talking about? She's not doing any of that.
First base is kissing. Second base is...
There's a lot of lace, but she's not doing any of that.
Okay, second base is reading Tennyson.
Stop it.
And... can I ask you guys something?
When did your children start lying to you?
It was in the hospital, I think. Amber was born, and she said,
"it wasn't my vodka."
- Really? - Haddie was two.
She swore to me that she did not stick a little bead up her nose,
and the doctor pulled it out and was like, "here's the bead".
- This is normal? That's what kids do... - Especially in your family.
Wait. What?
Especially,
- she'd learn it from you. - Why?
Cause you're a... a lawyer.
They lie.
- I'm not gonna go into it. - Listen, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that. It was just a joke. You're beautiful. You're so successful.
You're amazing at your job.
There's no better role model out there.
I serve liquor for a living, and...
I didn't go to college, now Amber doesn't wanna go.
Cause I'm such a great role model...
- She doesn't? - She's gotta go.
- I can't make her do anything. - She's going to college.
Okay, yeah.
You know what the problem is for mothers?
- Daughters. - Daughters.
Amen.
- Come on in. - Thanks.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm fine, but...
What's going on?
Okay, basically, there's a school dance coming up,
and I'm really nervous about it, because...
I don't know how to dance. That's why I'm here.
I didn't want to ask someone who's gonna humiliate me,
- my sister or something. - All right, say no more.
I don't want to toot my own horn,
but when I was in high school people used to call me "Fever".
- Saturday night fever? John Travolta? - I haven't really seen it, but...
Tell you what. Come on, help me clear out some space here.
I'll show you a few moves.
All right, now listen. Most important thing,
you got to just relax.
You got to shut this off, turn this on. That's all I'm saying.
- I'm really trying. - Let me find the right piece of music.
All right.
Just feel the music.
- Thank you, but... - Feel the music.
- More like slow-dancing type... - I know slowdancing,
but it doesn't matter what the music is, man.
You got to feel that in your body. Start here.
Yeah, sorry.
You might feel it in your legs, your arms, your feet, shoulders,
your rib cage.
All over.
- You know what I'm saying? - No, but not like that. Like...
Like with a partner type of...
Slow-dancing type of thing. Not like...
Drew's got a little dance coming up. I'm showing him a few moves.
Drew, you might want to throw some big stuff. Some of the...
- No, he's gonna put his back out again. - No, I like it.
Come on, Drew. Get out here. Most important thing is be confident.
You ask a girl to dance with confidence, she can't say no.
- I'm sorry. Thank you, though. - Let me show you how it's done.
All right. Who's ready for a party?
- Did he tell you about the fever? - Yeah.
Once you unleash the fever, it doesn't stop.
But you know what?
It's hard not to catch the fever.
I'm doing my best.
You came all this way for a sock?
I just couldn't stop thinking about Jabbar
with one cold foot, and then get frostbite,
and then have a limp, and...
- You know. - Thanks.
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
Good.
I know this is kind of weird.
I mean, we already have a kid, and I'm kind of doing this backwards,
but I want to get to know you. I want to spend time with you.
You know?
I'd like to go out to dinner with you and talk,
without any flying bicycles
or extraterrestrials or kids.
You mean a date.
You want to do that?
Yeah. I guess.
I'm only taking a "yes", so...
I guess I will see you on Saturday.
I guess you shall.
How do I look? Do I look okay?
Does this suit look okay? It's nice, right?
I want you to call me if anything comes up at all.
I need you to help dad with Max.
I trust you.
Max, honey, look at mom.
I need you to be a good boy for me this weekend.
- I already said that I would. - See? Why am I doing this?
This is ridiculous. Why am I going?
It's okay.
You're gonna go, and you're gonna kick some political ass, okay?
Love you.
I love you too. You sure?
- I'm gonna be fine. All right? - Okay, yep.
We're proud of you, honey.
She thinks she's going on a pilgrimage.
Would you knock it off? Drive safely.
Hello.
Do not forget to defrost the dinner that I made for you.
- I won't forget. - It's meatloaf.
- This is a mistake. - No, Kristina, I want this for you.
Let me do this for you. I can handle it.
I love you.
I love you too.
Now get out of here.
- I'm going. - We're good.
- I'm leaving. - All right, good-bye.
And do you know who wrote the declaration of independence?
- You? - No, not me.
Thomas Jefferson. You heard of him?
He was one of the founding fathers of this country, our third president,
and you know what else he was?
He was a lawyer.
As was our second president, John Adams, and many of our presidents since then.
This country was created by lawyers.
So when Harmony's mom says that lawyers are liars,
she's not just absolutely wrong, she's kind of insulting America itself.
- And we're Americans? - We're Americans. That's right.
And we're an honest people. So think about that, okay?
'Cause telling the truth is very, very, very important.
So is there anything that you want to tell me?
When's Jabbar coming over?
Jabbar's coming over tonight.
Look at all these people doing such interesting things.
Look at this. Isn't it inspiring? It's so beautiful.
I'll never get in here. It's so hard to get into this school?
You haven't tried yet. Think about all the stuff
that happened in the '60s, and the Nobel prize winner people
who were here. And you just stay up all night,
talking and thinking, and smoke... I mean, not smoke. Don't smoke.
- So happy to be here. - Of course.
All right. Heads up for a second.
This is Kristina Braverman.
She helped me on my very first campaign when I ran for school board.
She helped me write my platform,
and basically got me elected.
- I did not. - Yes, you did.
Listen, she is a great asset. Use her.
Busy.
Thank you so much. I was so happy when you said you were coming.
- It's been so long. - I want to hear all about the family.
- We need to catch up. - Max is a little bit...
- Have a drink later? - Yeah.
I've got to go shake some trees. I'm sorry. We'll talk.
We'll catch up later. Good luck.
Should I sit here?
So what's going on?
Dude, have you nailed down the Brown endorsement yet?
Dude, I'm working all the angles I can.
I actually know somebody that knows Jerry.
Let me check.
Jerry Brown...
Or at least I used to...
You can call me dude.
Could you get something together on the assemblywoman's positions
on education and the environment?
Actually think I have copies of her position papers right here.
We were thinking more along the lines of some tweets?
140 characters or less.
A tweet?
Do we have security for her speech tonight?
OK, Max, time to turn off that TV.
Still have 20 more minutes of game time.
What?
- Hold on one second there. Max... - Dad, I already okayed this with mom...
I turned it off for 20 minutes this afternoon. You owe me.
Where are you going? That isn't the way that it works.
Mom lets me.
I'm not mom.
And, you, put on a jacket.
- Do you know where the gum is? - No, I don't know.
I'm not cold really, dad.
Wait, isn't the dance tonight?
I don't know. I'd rather just watch the Giants,
and grandma's watching Project runway,
- so can I watch the game here? - All right, come on in. Come on.
Drew, listen to me.
You are a Braverman, okay?
It's genetic. You have moves.
You know what I'm talking about? They're in you.
That's what I'm worried about.
Go and check it out. If it's hell on Earth, we'll come back,
- we'll watch the rest of the game. - I don't know.
I'm gonna drive you. It's settled. Haddie.
You are gonna stay home, and watch Max.
- I'm gonna take Drew to the dance. - I'd like to,
but I already checked this with mom, so I'm going to Steve's.
Drew, hang on a second. Haddie.
Let me talk to you.
Look at your cousin. He is new at this school.
He's obviously feeling awkward about going to this dance.
If he doesn't put himself out there, he could just be an outcast forever.
- For the rest of his life? - Forever.
Can you just do this favor for him?
Watch your brother just for one hour. Tops.
Thank you.
Come on, man. I'm gonna show you how to use the fisherman
to reel that girl in.
- Please don't. - Come on.
Hi, Jabbar.
We're so excited you're spending the night with us.
- Sydney, Jabbar's here. - Good to see you again.
I got a new calico critter penguin.
Want to see? Come on, let's go.
What's going on here?
That's the vase Sydney won't admit she broke.
- So you're just leaving it there? - For as long as it takes.
You realize that's insane and dangerous?
- We're aware of that. - That's why it's cordoned off.
For safety.
Thank you so much.
Just feel like the book was better, you know?
Anyway, did you see the eggers story in Mc Sweeney's?
I don't read it anymore. Ever since they passed on my last essay.
- Keep up the good work. - Thanks.
I read it, actually. I thought it was beautiful.
So funny and, you know, sad.
- You read Mc Sweeney's? - That's impressive.
I had somebody help me with the big words. There you go.
Thanks.
- You want me to go with them? - Not everybody is like that,
think of it as a way
to expand your repertoire of obnoxious behavior.
Jim.
How you doing? I can't believe you're here.
This is, like, a sign. Like in the alchemist.
- You read that book that I gave you? - No, but I really look forward to it.
Thank you for coming.
I had such a nice time last time.
- It's been a while since last time. - This is my daughter, Amber.
Nice to meet you. I met your brother, briefly.
- No pun intended. - What does that mean?
- We went to high school together. - It was a long time ago.
- You look great. - Thank you.
- So, what are you doing here? - What do you mean?
- You don't know? - And without further ado,
our guest of honor.
Thank you.
- You're welcome. - Thanks, professor.
I have a feeling that tonight
is gonna be a very,
very special night.
Nightmare.
"The glowing red ambers
"of a flame that never burned."
I have a new one from another collection I'm putting together.
The collection's gonna be called The one that got away... twice.
Although, after tonight, I might re-title it Three times the charm.
This is called Orchid blooming.
"Parched ground
"welcomes the storm.
"Moist, wet petals
"slowly open,
"beckoning the thunder,
"yearning, shuddering,
"electric, lightning.
"The pink orchid blooms."
It's about flowers, right?
- I think it might be about your vag. - "... Is ready to spray its love."
That is damn good beer. Sure you don't want one?
- Assemblyman fortunato... - Please. Matt.
You know why we're here.
We want you to endorse assemblywoman bowser.
She's going up against some very powerful people.
With long memories.
So let me ask you something.
- Why did you run? - What do you mean?
The very first time that you ran for office, why'd you do it?
I guess I wanted to make a difference.
You ran because that refinery in Richmond
was dumping hundreds of gallons of waste in the aquifer. Remember?
See, I worked for the State Water Bureau at the time,
and this man got that plant shut down alone.
- By himself. Completely. - That was a long time ago.
Dude, I know. It was a while ago,
dude.
Anyway, here's the deal.
Assemblywoman bowser, she wants to make a difference too.
Her opponents might twit and talk on...
- Tweet. - It's "tweet."
T... Whatever, that pollution is bad,
but she actually has a plan to do something about it,
a solid plan, starting with better regulation of waterways.
- You know I like her, right? - I do. I know that you like her.
But...
She can't do it alone.
We need your help.
I've never really gotten the hang
of this whole fork, spoon technique.
There's a trick that I learned when I went to Italy.
And that is: order the ravioli.
You went to Italy?
Just for a few weeks.
Jabbar loved it.
You should have heard him sing O sole mio with the gondolier.
It was really cute.
I wish I had.
Sorry, it's my sister.
- Hello. - Hi.
I'm so sorry to bother you, but it's Jabbar.
- I want to go home. - He wants to go home.
- He's okay, though, yeah? - He's upset about something.
He won't tell me what's happening, but he says it's an emergency.
- We'll be right there. - Great. See you soon.
- What happened? - Jabbar wants to go home.
I think he's scared.
Check please.
All right.
Let's just drown our sorrows in some junk food and baseball.
- Should be able to catch late innings. - Hey, how'd it go?
Well, I took your dad's advice about confidence.
I went up, I asked her to dance, and she shot me down.
Said she didn't wanna leave her friend, or something, when I asked her to dance.
Well, you know...
Maybe...
Her friend was jealous, or something. Like, maybe her friend liked you.
I don't know, sorry.
- Okay, I'm gonna go. - You can't go.
- Max is in bed and you're home. - Yeah, well, Max could wake up,
and I might have to leave on an emergency or something.
You can't go, you have to stay here.
Are you seriously gonna keep me here because I'm wearing this stupid bra?
Of course not. It's a bra...
Yes, I am.
Well, you know what? If you don't want me to leave the house
while I'm wearing this bra, then don't worry.
- What are you doing? - I'm trying to make you happy.
If you don't want me to leave wearing this, I don't have to wear it.
You can rest easy, and I'll see you at 11:30.
- Haddie, get back in here right now. - What?
- We made a deal. - Haddie, if you leave this hou...
Want a soda?
Hi. Sorry to interrupt your date. I don't...
- Where is he? - Mommy, Crosby.
- What happened, buddy? - Can we go home now?
What happened?
Nothing.
- What's the matter? - I just really need to go home now.
Is it something you need to do at home?
I need to go poop at home bad.
Max, stay in the back.
Nope! Too late.
Can you ask him to get in the back? Listen to Drew.
- Hi, Adam. - Hey, is Haddie here, by any chance?
- She's upstairs with Steve. - Is everything okay?
We just had a small emergency at home, and she has to...
- Anything we can do? - No, no, thanks.
- You mind if I just go get her? - Sure.
- Where is she? - Just upstairs.
Upstairs? Is that where Steve's room is?
Hey, Adam, what's up?
- Mr. Braverman. - What are you doing here?
You are coming with me right now.
No, I'm not.
Yes, you are.
I'm sorry.
Right now. Come on. You have everything?
- I'll see you later, Adam. - Mr. Braverman.
- Ridiculous. - Get downstairs.
- Thank you. - Thanks for coming over.
- Thanks. Okay. All right. - Bye.
What?
Don't touch me. Don't talk to me.
- Get in the back seat. - Don't talk to me.
I don't think I can do this.
You can do it, honey.
Aunt Julia's is a great place to go. Don't focus so much on the going.
Maybe...
Let's sing a song. Jasmine, do you know a song?
I know a song.
The wheels on the bus Go round and round
Round and round
The wheels on the bus Go round and round
All through the town.
And the doors on the bus Go open and shut
And the people bust out Like crazy english soccer fans
Soccer fans
That's not how the song goes.
I did it.
You did it. All right!
- You did. Yeah. - Good work.
- Nice job. - "English soccer fans" always works.
I can't get over it.
Jim Kazinsky.
He's a published author.
He used to copy off me in 10th grade.
That's cool.
Writing a bunch of poems about a...
big loser getting laid by a hot lady.
You know what? That's not nice. He's not a loser.
He's such a special guy.
He might not be, you know,
my soul mate, but he's...
He's talented.
I guess I was probably just grossed out that I had to hear,
like, 15 billion poems about my mother's vagoozle.
It's not the point. The point is, this is a guy who...
read Dylan Thomas in high school and was inspired,
and then followed his dream.
And look at what he's achieved, you know?
I mean...
That's what I want for you, you know? That's why I brought you to this school.
You just can't give up on yourself. I mean...
That's living proof. You can't give up on yourself.
Are you sure you wanna stay?
Yeah, we're in the middle of Chutes and Ladders tournament.
Give me a hug.
Take no prisoners.
Come on.
You'll not hear from me again.
- Thanks. - Come on, Julia.
English soccer fans?
Yeah, well, you started it with the whole doors opening and shutting.
- That's how the song goes. - That's not how the song goes.
- Yes, it is. - For real?
For real.
- It inspired me. - Good.
It inspired you.
You inspired me.
I inspired you?
- Really? - Big time.
Are you trying to use my poo song as a way to make your move?
What do you think?
I don't know. You haven't really made a move yet.
Can't tell you.
What the hell were you thinking?
Dad, what was I thinking? I mean, what... What were you thinking?
I told you to stay, and you just took off.
Well, you were being totally unreasonable.
I don't care if i'm being unreasonable.
You're 15 years old and you live in my house,
- so you do what I say when I say it. - Really?
- I do whatever you say no matter what? - No matter what.
If you tell me to shave my head, I have to do it?
If you tell me to murder somebody, then I have to do it?
If you tell me to burn this house down, then I have to do that?
If I tell you to burn down the house, you have to burn it down.
Dad...
Mom told me that I could go to Steve's house.
Then you told me that I had to stay home and watch Max for a little while.
- And I did. - Right.
But then you came home and told me that I couldn't go to Steve's house
because you didn't like the kind of bra I was wearing.
I admit that that was...
Inconsistent.
Inconsistent?
- I'm concerned about you. - You are a hypocrite.
You would totally let Drew hang out with his girlfriend.
You would drive him to hang out with his girlfriend.
But because I'm a girl, you treat me like I'm...
12 years old.
It's because you're my daughter.
And you're not wrong. There is a double standard.
And it's not fair.
- Thanks. - But then again, neither is the world.
Okay, well, that's ridiculous.
That's the way it is.
- Oh, man, it's 10:16. - So what?
Well, I told Julia that I'd pick Jabbar up at 10:30.
- Just be a few minutes late. - We're talking about Julia here.
You know, my crazy sister.
She'll use this as a teachable moment.
Probably hold Jabbar hostage until I...
learn to be punctual.
I probably shouldn't go with you, then, because....
- Jabbar will wonder why we're together. - Right.
Right. Okay.
Good plan. I will go super fast,
and then I will see you in a few minutes.
That was really fun last night.
I'll be back.
Fine.
I did it. I broke the vase.
Are you happy now?
- No, I'm not happy. - You won, okay? You won.
It's not about winning and losing. It's about being honest.
You win.
I lose. I'll go pick it up.
- Dad, where's the broom? - Pantry.
All righty.
Who was that person?
I didn't recognize her at all.
- It's funny. - What is that supposed to mean?
What's that supposed to mean?
No, no, I'm not falling for this.
You drop the Berkeley catalogue in front of me
and you think I'm gonna get all excited, but then you're gonna break my heart
when you tell me you decided not to apply, so I say...
Whatever.
So first of all,
it's not really reverse psychology if you tell me what you're doing,
and, second of all, it's not for me, it's for you.
What are you talking about?
I think you should apply to Berkeley.
What?
Well, why not?
If Jim Kazinsky can get people all hot and bothered about his poetry,
then anything is possible, right?
Just don't give up on yourself either, okay?
{\THE EVERYTHING, PARENTS GUIDE TO CHILDREN WITH ASPEGER'S SYNDROME}
Hi there.
What ya reading?
I read that one.
How's the adjustment back into family life treating you?
It's good.
- I missed you. - I missed you too.
A lot.
Denise wants me to come with her to LA next week for a couple of fundraisers.
- That's cool. - She also offered me
a full-time job as her communications director.
Congratulations, that's great.
What'd you say?
I told her that I would think about it, and I would talk to you.
So you want to do it?
Kind of. I just...
I don't know. I mean, honey...
I love our kids, and I love you and I love being a mom.
I love all of that. But...
Honestly, when I was there, I felt so...
I felt so alive, and it was just amazing.
It was like I was being seen for the first time in so long, you know?
I get it.
- But I want you to know I see you. - I know. I know you do.
But you see me...
- in a different way. - I know.
All right. So we'll figure this out.
Really?
You know, I'll need some help here at the house, and I'll...
I'll call mom. I think that she'll be up for staying here a couple nights a week.
I need to get somebody
to make sure Max makes it to all his therapies,
and Haddie gets to all her sporting events, but...
and I can also come home from work early once or twice a week,
and I can start to, you know, work more from home in the morning.
We'll work it out. Get some groceries delivered.
Figure it out.
No, you know...
- What? - Honey...
This isn't the right time.
I'm not gonna do it. This isn't the right time.
Max and Haddie need me here. I don't know what I was thinking.
I don't want you to look back and think you missed out on this.
I won't, I won't.
This is a no-brainer, you know? I mean...
There'll be other campaigns,
and our kids are only gonna be kids for so long.
And I can do it later.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Why don't you tell me about this meeting?
It was awesome.
It was so cool. You would have been so proud of me.
I was awesome.
You should have seen me.
I was just... I was in my element.