♪ More, more, more ♪
♪ How do you like it? How do you like it? ♪
♪ More, more, more ♪
♪ How do you like it? ♪
[Sky] When Skylar was first born,
I held her in my hands,
I said, "This is me all over again."
You want me to massage your booty again?
♪ How do you like your love ♪
[Gabriella] My mom is my idol.
I literally have an entire poster of her in my room.
Cheers.
Whoo, whoo, go! Go, girl.
[Brittani] I love my mom more than anything in this whole universe.
-[licks] -[chuckles]
[Sunnie] Could you save some extra blood
of me and my mom's?
[nurse] Uh...
I want us to have little vials of each other's blood,
and put it in jewelry as, like, a keepsake.
Sounds great.
-I'm about to clean my ears. -[India] Hey, give me. I'll do it for you.
[Trevor] All right. Thank you.
I'm Trevor, and this is my mom, India.
My wife has a tough time accepting my relationship with my mom
because she's not my mom.
I'm his mother-in-law.
My husband and my mom have the most disgusting relationship.
Do you get on top of him?
[Brittani] She loves details of my sex life.
Why is that?
Well, I'm your mother.
When I smell her underwears, it smells just like candy.
[Sunnie] Scott is my boyfriend.
He is amazing.
I a 100% believe that Sunnie's mom has seen her vagina more than me.
Imagine growing up, and your mom being Miss Connecticut USA.
Those were some shoes to fill.
Hi.
We practice every single day.
Up.
You are a flamingo. Yes!
I doesn't have to be a big bash.
Just some close family and friends.
My mom has her heart set on throwing her birthday party
at a funeral home.
I could jump out of the coffin.
This is so messed up.
[Sky] When Skylar showed me that she had the same talent as me,
I said, "Forget it. This is my next Beyonce."
My mom does pressure me a lot.
I'm gonna embarrass you even more
if you don't do what you're supposed to be doing.
-Hi, baby. -[TJ] Hey.
[Brittani] How are you?
My mom has cameras all around her house in every room.
What the heck are you doing?
I don't think I will marry TJ, I know I'm going to marry TJ.
[sighs]
What is the problem, DeLeesa?
Either she goes, or y'all both can go.
I just feel like something's up with her.
Ask her.
I'm gonna say, "Hey, Mom, are you dying?"
I'm not gonna allow her to be with somebody who can't support her.
What about the pageant?
You're not going anywhere.
My mom does not know that Scott and I are moving in together.
[sighs] Um...
-I'm the mother, you're the children... -We don't care.
...I'm still the boss.
I lost everything to freaking come down here!
[Eva] I swear...
Are you... Mom, are you serious?
[crying]
This is my mother, this is my best friend before I met you.
-[crying] -[Mary] It's all right. It's okay.
[Brittani] I can't replace my mother.
♪ How do like your love ♪
♪ When it fits your heart Just post a move ♪
♪ The calling comes back Feeling comes with... ♪
[Gabriella] All right, let's do it.
-Ready. -Let's go.
The celery juice heals the body.
But when we bathe in it, it takes it to a new level.
♪ You know that I've been under ♪
♪ The pressure Retro Shimmy ♪
[Catherine] Look how nice.
I am Gabriella, I am 23 years old,
I live Clinton, Connecticut,
and this is my mon.
I'm Catherine, I am...
Do I have to say my age?
I'll say 35.
I'll say 39.
Yes!
Sure.
[Catherine] I really love to have the leaves around me.
[Gabriella] That'll do it.
I would say we have a best friend relationship
because we always hang out.
But she's definitely my mom because she packs my lunches,
she does my laundry,
-and she makes my bed. -[Catherine] Mm-hmm.
I've always lived at home, I never went away to college,
I never went to college.
-I've always been here, with my mom. -Mm-hmm.
And I love it.
I love her being with me, every single minute.
-[gasps] -Oh, it's beautiful.
-Oh, well, it came out a little bit. -Ah!
-That's all right. Oh, and it smells divine. -[Gabriella] Mm-hmm.
My mom has such a love for me that she genuinely misses me
-after only a couple hours. -I do.
Gabriella is a cosmetologist.
I'm an inspirational author, writer.
So, we designed our work schedules
to have the same time off, so we can be together.
Close your eyes.
Imagine all negativity is released,
and imagine everything that you desire,
and it will be.
Twice a week, we take celery baths together.
Hmm.
It releases all of the stress.
-It's beautiful for our skin. -I mean, when we're in the soak, we're one.
-We-- -And we could think as one.
I'll stir it.
Yes, stir the tub.
Stir the tub.
[Gabriella] The celery tastes so good after you dip it.
[Catherine] Hmm.
It's like tasting the essence of us.
I feel like it bonds us even more
because I think my wisdom gets carried to Gabriella
and her innocence and youth
comes right on to me.
♪ Woman of star Now, I call your name ♪
You know how you can kind of just look inside someone's soul
and just have that connection?
We had that from the day she was born.
Even more than my other two daughters,
there was just something so heavenly.
She was like an angel.
-[chuckles] -And the first thing that we did...
[Gabriella] My mom and I have always worn matching outfits.
It's just one of our things.
♪ We're looking fire ♪
[Gabriella] Matching...
♪ We're feeling cute ♪
...bougie...
♪ We got that little red dress High heels... ♪
[Gabriella] ...over the top.
Doing it all together.
-[chuckles] -Thank you.
My mom is my idol.
Like, I literally have an entire poster blown up of her in my room.
I mean, she's Miss Connecticut USA.
Imagine growing up, and your mom being Miss Connecticut USA.
Those were some shoes to fill.
[Catherine] You can see me in my Miss Connecticut crown and sash any day.
Do you want me to crown you?
-I'm gonna crown you. -Sure, go ahead.
We practice all the time.
We keep the crown and sash right here.
This is gonna be a moment. Okay.
Here we go.
[Gabriella exclaims] Hold it.
I mean, this is the moment.
Sash.
Now we take a picture.
I'll sit next to you because you are Miss Connecticut USA.
And when I win, she's gonna come up on stage with her crown and sash.
Yes, I'll be bringing it with me to the pageant.
-Oh, she brings it every year. -Yes, I do.
Let's talk pageant.
All right, let's talk pageant.
So much could go wrong.
-[softly] No. -[Gabriella] I mean, [sighs]
I'm really worried about starting my period.
'Cause I get so bloated...
-I know. -...it looks like I'm six months pregnant.
-I know. -[Gabriella] But...
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Nothing's gonna go wrong.
That's why we're doing the celery soak.
Is it good for my coochie?
It's good for the coochie.
-All right. -[Catherine] It's good for everything.
-It's gonna keep it fresh. -Fabulous.
[Catherine laughs]
There are, like, deodorants for real dirties.
Deodorants?
Yes! It's called a douche. [laughs]
Douche? [laughs]
What?
Yes!
I've never heard of putting a douche on my coochie.
[both giggling]
Of course, you haven't. You're my daughter.
The celery helps everything,
and then you don't need no douche.
[laughs]
[audience cheering]
[Gabriella] I have been competing in pageants
for four years now, and they are my entire life.
Well, they're, like, both of our lives.
-Both of our lives. -We're obsessed with, like,
-every single aspect of pageantry. -Mm-hmm.
Watch me and then follow exactly what I do.
-Okay. -Remember, leg up, up...
If we're not visiting the pageants in person,
we're streaming them over the television.
We're preparing for the pageants.
I want that leg up.
Yes, up, up, up.
Exaggerate it more. Up. Up.
We practice every single day.
And we will stop at nothing
because the Miss Connecticut USA pageant is only three weeks away,
and I have to be perfect.
Yes.
Perform nice.
We've dreamt about it for so many years.
I know she's worked so hard,
and we would both be devastated if she didn't take home the crown.
Mm-hmm.
Imagine the Miss USA crown on your head.
[Gabriella] I mean, for us, it's not just a pageant,
it's a legacy.
And I wanna be able to carry on my mom's legacy...
and not only win the title for myself, but win it for her.
[Catherine] Yes.
[Gabriella] And in the last four years I've competed at this pageant,
the highest I've placed is fourth runner-up.
So, like, if I don't take home the crown this year...
it's all for nothing.
♪ Ooh, yeah! ♪
[Cristina] This looks so cute. The colors are perfect.
-Oh, my God. -I had to get the zebra in there.
[Cristina] I wish this was my party.
-Right? We should be having an adult party. -I know.
[Cristina] It looks great, I love it.
♪ You're all grown up now ♪
♪ Daddy's girl ♪
♪ Going to the fire In the real world ♪
♪ Real world ♪
♪ I cannot wait... ♪
About time you get here.
-[Kathy] Sorry. I'm busy. -I mean that you're taking forever.
♪ She's not a daddy's girl ♪
[laughs]
[Cristina] That's all right, I got it, yeah.
[Kathy] My stack of presents isn't working so good.
Wait, I gotta... Oh, no!
-What? -[Kathy] No!
[Cristina] Oh, my God.
What did you buy her?
[Kathy] See, you made me all aggravated.
Pick that one up. They gotta be in order.
I'm Cristina, I'm 38 years old
and from Chicago. This is my mom.
Kathy here.
How old am I? 63.
No, I'm 64 years old.
You don't even know how old you are.
Turning 65 is gonna be rough.
What the hell is this?
[Kathy] Her presents.
Thought she asked you for a pair of some skates.
[Kathy] Look at this mess now.
[Cristina] Here, this is gotta go over there.
Yeah, but there's supposed to be two... We're missing the bottom.
Well, can't you just do it like that?
You're only old if you think old and act old.
You're driving a 'Vette,
we're in five-inch heels, a three-inch miniskirt.
Why would you drive to my house for the party?
I had 24 presents.
You could've walked over with a cart
-and pushed 'em-- -Why would I walk over?
[laughs]
But you don't. Do you walk to my house?
-Sometimes. -No, you don't.
-Yeah, I have. -No, you don't.
I have.
It looks cute. She'll love it.
-[Kathy] Sure. -We really don't have time to worry about her presents.
[Kathy] What do you mean, we don't time to worry about this?
I've been doing this all morning.
[Cristina] We live four houses away from each other.
I mean, it's not close enough, but it'll do.
But the funny thing is, like, whenever my neighbors are cooking or grilling,
I feel like my mom is coming over,
because she always smells like food.
What do you mean, I smell like food?
I spend a lot of money on perfume,
I don't wanna smell like food.
I don't smell your perfume.
You guys have said forever that I smell like a cheeseburger.
-I like, it really... -You do, you smell--
-...starting to get insulted by this. -You smell like a grill.
[sniffs]
-I smell like a grill. -Okay, not right now.
Right now, she smells good.
But usually, she smells like a grill.
-[upbeat music playing] -[woman] Woo!
[Cristina] We are together every day.
To me, it's weird not to live close to your mother.
My mom and I, bond together
is definitely the strongest bond I have with anybody.
Kind of stronger than my husband.
When we got married, right, for life, you and me,
not you, me and your mother.
-My mom is not the problem. -Okay.
Stop saying my mom is the problem.
We go everywhere together,
and, in fact, when we're not together and we're somewhere,
people are asking, "Where--"
Yeah, what's wrong, or yeah--
Like, "Where's you mom? Why isn't she there? Where's your daughter?"
[Kathy] Where am I putting this?
-I think what we have is normal. -[Cristina] I agree.
But other people don't think it's normal.
Other people think we're over the top.
Do you have a gift table?
[Cristina] No.
[Kathy] What do you mean, no?
[Cristina] Well, 'cause I thought once the kids came
and all took their drinks,
[clears throat] then we could use this over here.
[Kathy] Well, I'm gonna put it right here.
[Cristina] For my mom and I,
planning parties is our tradition together.
I wouldn't plan a party without her,
she wouldn't plan a party without me.
We probably have somewhere between 10 to 15 parties a year.
We don't really do anything small.
And there's been times when we've said,
"We gotta stop. This is now out of control."
But we don't stop.
Okay, so everyone has a towel close by.
Put it down on the ground. Cool?
Today is my youngest daughter Cia's seventh birthday,
and we as usual have gone completely over the top.
All right, everybody, foam party.
[all] One, two, three. Go!
[children screaming]
♪ Do you wanna dance with me ♪
Whoo!
♪ Do you wanna dance with me ♪
[Cristina] Wow!
My mom and I are always planning a party.
And now that my mom is gonna be turning 65,
she has her heart set on throwing her birthday party
at a funeral home.
I wanna do this for your funeral.
-For my funeral? -I think we should have a foam funeral.
[Kathy] No!
I'm throwing myself a living funeral birthday party.
So, here's how this whole funeral party came about.
I had told my mom that when she does pass away,
I would like to decorate the funeral home
and all the holidays in honor of her.
And then I thought, "She can't decorate this party without me.
We do every party together.
This is gonna be the most important party of my life,
the last ones.
I wanna see what it's about, and I wanna be a part of it."
[children screaming]
[Kathy] I'm trying to get the effect of everything.
You know, what it would be like to be at my funeral,
but yet not sad that I'm dead,
but, you know, say some nice things about me
or maybe not so nice things about me,
and just have fun with it.
I think it's a completely different idea and...
I'm, uh, kinda anxious to see how it goes.
[children screaming]
-[Carly] Hey. -[Cristina] Hey.
-[Kathy] How cute is this? -[Cristina] What's up?
[Carly] Looks so cute.
I was just telling Mom, "Maybe you should have a foam funeral."
-No. -[Cristina] Foam party funeral.
I don't want a foam funeral.
Are we still talking about this?
-Yeah. -[Kathy] Yes!
What is the problem?
I just wanna get this planned and over with,
and I wanna have, like, a mock funeral.
-A funeral birthday party? -[Kathy] Right.
I wanna make sure you guys go... Don't go off the beaten path when I die, and do
-something traditional. -[Cristina] She said she doesn't trust us.
[Kathy] And we could get a bar and have a bartender,
and I could pop out of the coffin.
-Okay, but-- No, no! -Oh, you're gonna pop out of the coffin?
I'm completely against her doing that.
Only my mom and sister would plan
a birthday party/funeral.
Only them. I don't know anybody else that would do that
and think that that's normal.
'Cause it's not. And they think it's funny,
which I don't think it's so funny.
[Carlo] Wow, look at this chaos.
-Ah, can you believe this? -[Cristina] Hey, babe, wait. One second.
[Carlo] Where am I putting these?
-On this table. -[Cristina] Right on this table.
[Carlo] Okay.
[Kathy] Should I have pizza at my funeral?
[Carlo] What?
Again with this?
You know, I think that funeral party is the craziest thing.
I mean, it's just nuts.
Like, who talks about this stuff. Like--
There's actually a movie about somebody that did this.
It's not for me. I don't... I would not plan a party
about my death.
That's just me.
-Sorry. -Well, that's 'cause I'm more fun than you.
Maybe you are, but at the same time, it's sick.
-[Cristina] All right. -[Kathy] All right, one...
[both] Two, three.
[all cheering]
[Kathy] Make a wish!
[all cheering]
This is one thing that's inevitably gonna happen.
Well, is this why you wanna have a living funeral party?
No. This is not why.
Do you want me to tell you why?
I wasn't even gonna tell you why.
My grandmother died at 68 years old.
Yeah?
Then my mother died at 68 years old.
-Did she? -Yes.
And now, that I'm...
I'm thinking, "Oh, I'm turning 65."
And I'm thinking, "Wow, what if it's a thing?"
Great! Now you told me that.
Now I'm gonna be worried about you dying at 68
and me dying at 68.
Right. And I thought the same thing.
-So, I thought... -[Cristina scoffs]
...this might be the time to throw the party
because who knows if I'll make it.
Maybe I'll die at 68.
Probably shouldn't have told me this.
Oh, my God.
[Sunnie] I'm ready for my vajacial.
[Eva laughs] Your vajacial?
A vajacial is a facial for your vagina.
[Eva] You have a lot of ingrown hair I need to take care of.
Sunnie's vagina is the most beautiful vagina I have ever seen.
[Eva] You ready?
[Sunnie] I'm ready for my vajacial.
[Eva laughs] Your vajacial?
[Sunnie] My vagina is ready.
Skin is skin,
whether it's your lips up here or your lips down there.
You should take care of yourself.
You just put your knees down and get comfortable.
[Sunnie] But when it comes to my vagina,
it has to be, like, my mom has to do it.
Sunnie's vagina is the most beautiful vagina I have ever seen.
I get it from my mama!
Does this help?
Yeah, it feels great.
Yes.
I'm Sunnie. I live in Houston, Texas.
I'm 36 years old, and this is my mom, Eva.
And this is my Sunnie bunny, my daughter.
[chuckling] I love her so much.
You have a lot of ingrown hair I need to take care of.
[Sunnie] My mom and I are both in the med spa field,
so we're always doing treatments on each other.
[Eva] Relax.
[Sunnie] We pluck each other's nose hairs, nipple hairs,
Brazilian waxes, anal bleaching.
Thank you, Mom.
You give the best vajacials.
And today, my mom is giving me a vajacial...
[screams and laughs]
...which is a facial for your vagina.
Do you see that one, Mom?
-[Eva] Yeah. -That big ingrown hair?
-[Eva] This one? -Yeah.
Okay.
[Sunnie hissing in pain]
-[Eva] I'm sorry. -It's okay.
-[Eva] It's gonna hurt you. -I love you for this.
I think that our friends and family think
that giving each other vajacials is weird.
What's wrong with it?
It's not even their own... [stammering]
It's not their business.
If they actually knew how pretty your vagina looks afterwards,
everyone would be coming here and getting vajacials.
[Eva] Are you okay?
Yeah, the energy in this office is, like, kinda off.
[Eva] All right.
[Sunnie] Hold on, I have my little crystal in here.
Okay, I'm gonna... I'm gonna use my crystal.
[Eva] Okay, use your crystal. Just relax.
[Sunnie] I love you.
My mom is literally one of the most caring people,
like, you could ever meet.
She's a mom of four.
Don't worry, you are my favorite,
and you will be my favorite.
-Always and forever. -I promise.
-[laughs] -Okay?
And God is the witness.
I'm originally from Iraq.
[Sunnie] And she raised us Muslim.
And, really, Sunnie, she did embrace that tradition.
How is your crystal?
It helps, right?
Yeah, it does.
And I'm the only one from my siblings
that actually does pray with my mom everyday.
-[Eva] Take deep breath. We gotta pray, okay? -Okay.
I think that that makes my mom and I's connection
just so much stronger.
Yeah, that is true.
[Sunnie] Oh, no. Oh--
[Eva] I'm so sorry, okay?
Ow! Mom, what the... That hurts.
[laughing] Do not pluck my skin.
[speaking in foreign language]
[speaking English]
I have to use a lancet
to get through all that ingrown hair.
It's just like, pop it like that.
-[Sunnie] I just need my ring. -I know.
I started praying almost three years ago for her
to find a man that she love.
[Sunnie] That prayer worked.
Because I found Scott.
Scott is my boyfriend and he is amazing,
and we have been together for almost a year now.
Ooh, look at you.
-Your face looks changed. -Oh, and look at you.
[both laughing]
Please, like, I am your mom
and I just want you to respect what I'm gonna have to say.
-And I've been saying this for a long time. -[sighs]
-[Sunnie] Okay. -Marriage first.
I mean, I know, Mom, I wouldn't--
I don't see a ring, I don't see like, he's like,
what kinda wedding, what kinda, you know...
[Sunnie] My mom is definitely more traditional.
As in like, marriage before sex,
marriage before living together.
No, no marriage, no vagina.
No one can touch my Sunnie bunny without a ring.
You don't have to live together
to figure it out if she's the right one
or the wrong one.
If he's not gonna do this,
I'm gonna make you propose for him.
I can't be the one to propose.
[Eva] I will get him the ring then.
[Sunnie] We haven't even celebrated our one year anniversary.
She's gonna propose for Scott.
-On Scott's behalf. [laughs] -On his behalf.
I swear.
Do I need to go buy a ring myself?
I will do that.
I will do so, seriously.
It's been too long, you know? And I'm worried.
What if he want to get intimate?
Why are you worried?
I am worried because I am your mother
and I have to protect you,
and you know, please don't--
Don't do that, okay?
You try to change the subject, I know how you--
what you are doing.
My mom does not know that...
about Scott and I. [chuckles]
And I'm hoping that there will be a ring on my finger
before the topic ever comes up again in conversation.
[laughs]
Oh.
I get what you're saying
-and trust me like... -[Eva] Mmm-hmm.
...I want to marry Scott.
-But I'm happy right now-- -[Eva] I want you to marry Scott too.
[Eva] That's what I'm saying.
I also don't wanna push him away
and, like...
we're in a really good place right now.
You have the same values as me
and now I see you like,
uh, what, backing up or changing your mind?
I'm just saying,
you're putting a lot of pressure on him and I.
Well, I better put pressure until I see the ring.
[Sunnie] It's hard
because I normally tell my mom literally everything.
And I do wanna marry Scott.
But I think my mom is being way too pushy
and that is just...
too much for him.
But if I'm honest with her,
she's gonna disown me
and tell me that I'm living in sin and...
When my mom and I have issues,
I-- it's literally the end of the world.
We have such a strong connection,
that I just can't,
[sighs]
I can't-- I can't live a normal life
and like, have happiness or joy of any type
when my mom's disappointed in me.
We'll see, okay?
-That's it? -Yeah.
Okay.
[Mary] I feel it in my butt, do you, Britt?
[Brittani] Yes, I feel it in my butt.
[Mary] Good girl.
My mom is the most beautiful woman I've ever met.
Look at her, she's like an angel on earth.
[Mary] Lift up higher, higher.
You remind me of a sea worm.
Slimy, but salty.
But at times, you could be squirmy and fun.
♪ Feelin' so good ♪
♪ Feelin' so, Feelin' so good ♪
-[slaps] -Whoo, whoo! Go.
[Brittani grunts]
[Mary] Go, girl.
You gotta pick up your knees.
Pick up your knees.
And it'll tone your butt. Look, look at my butt.
I'm Mary, I am 59.
I live in Hobe Sound, Florida.
And I'm here with my beautiful daughter, Brittani.
I am Brittani, I'm 23 years old.
And I live with my best friend, my mom.
Aww.
That's so sweet.
♪ Feelin' so, Feelin' so good ♪
♪ It's time to celebrate ♪
[Mary] See?
Use your cheeks. It's good for your butt.
My mom is the most beautiful woman I've ever met.
I mean, she's literally--
Look at her. She's like an angel on earth.
She's just so perfect in my eyes.
I mean, every time I see her,
she's just flawless.
That's very sweet.
I mean, it's the truth.
I was gonna say you,
you remind me of a sea worm.
Slimy, but salty.
But at times,
you could be squirmy and fun.
[laughs]
[slurps]
[Brittani chuckles]
-[Mary] Whee. -So I gotta wiggle it?
Wiggle your butt.
-This one. Come on. -[laughs]
[vocalizing] Wiggle it, just a little bit.
-[groans] -[Mary] Lift up higher.
Higher.
We've been happy-horsing in the afternoons
every day for about an hour.
Come on.
Happy-horsing is a sport that I saw on social media.
And I thought it would be a great form of exercise
since Brittani is really not into exercising.
-[both laugh] -[Mary] I feel it in my butt.
-Do you, Britt? -[Brittani] Yes. I feel it in my butt.
-[Mary] Oh. -[laughs]
Let me help you, honey.
[Brittani] It's too high.
It's too high?
-Let go of your horse. -[both laugh]
All right. Okay, let me fix it.
Okay, get back over there. Try it again.
If I could spend 24 hours a day
with my daughter Brittani,
I would spend every waking moment with her.
♪ You are everything That I ever need... ♪
-[kisses] -[both] I love you.
-No, I love you. -I love you more.
[Mary] Is this not the cutest?
I really don't need anybody else.
And she's never going to leave me.
I don't need any best friends in my life.
All I really need is my mom.
♪ I'm flying high ♪
[Mary] We do so much together.
We get massages together.
-We tan together. -Plastic--
-We get plastic surgery together. -Plastic surgery.
We shop together.
We get colonics together.
Oh, it hurts.
Just pressure. [grunts]
If I needed help to wash my back,
-shave my legs... -Yeah.
...or even sh-- shave the girl.
If I couldn't do it, you would do that.
-I mean, if you can't reach, yeah. -Right.
I know you would do that for me.
-I know you would. -Of course.
Absolutely.
And I would do the same for you.
I know you would.
-I'd wipe your ass if I had to. -[both chuckle]
[Marty] Let's go in, let's start dinner.
[Brittani] We're having meatloaf today, right?
[Mary] Uh, yes, we are.
[Mary] A lot has happened in the last few years.
Brittani has lost a lot of weight.
[Brittani] I've lost over like, 50 pounds.
I feel like I'm more confident in my body than I used to be.
I'm happy with my arms, I'm happy with my legs.
I'm happy with my face.
But at the same time,
I feel like my butt is kind of like,
flat on the top part.
And it looks like I got no butt.
I think you have a cute, cute little butt.
-Mom. -You're so lovable
-and looks squeezable, and... -[Brittani] Anyway,
...other than that, at least I know who I really am
with my sexuality.
I need to tell you something.
-I'm bisexual. -What?
When I was 19, I was thinking I was bisexual.
That's when I came out to her.
But I came to realize as I got a little bit older
that I'm not really bisexual,
I was bi-curious.
I only like men. [laughs]
And that's who I am.
[Mary] I have seen Brittani graduate with being an adult
few years now.
I think it was after the passing of Frank.
Frank was diagnosed with blood cancer.
I lost the love of my life.
It was devastating.
[sniffles] Because my world just was upside--
[sniffles] upside down.
We have so much that we need to do.
And we're going to try and do them all.
It happened really fast.
In seven months, he was gone. [sniffles]
Brittani was there the whole time,
holding my hand.
I had to take care of her.
[Mary] I'm not gonna cook in a regular pan tonight.
Let's do something like this, okay?
-Would that be good? -[Brittani] Yeah. Yeah.
Good. That's what I like.
When Frank passed away, my mom and I got closer.
We were like glue before,
but now it's like we can't even be apart from each other
more than a day.
Yeah, do you want more garlic powder, onion powder?
Um, actually, I would like some that tomato
and a little bit more cheese.
Now you have to kinda like mold it into...
-Like a loaf? -Yeah. Exactly.
[Mary] Like you're molding your boyfriend's ass.
Come on.
-Like oh, like ooh, baby. -You're--
Ooh, get into it.
[Brittani] I have a boyfriend. His name is TJ.
He's 27 years old
and I met him through a dating app.
And then spent two-and-a-half years.
-[Brittani] Hi-- -[Mary] Hi.
What's going on?
-[Brittani] Hi, babe. -What are you doing?
Just got in car, leaving work and heading to y'all soon.
What's going on?
Come on, hurry up,
because I got dinner in the oven.
I'm coming, I'm coming. I'm coming.
She lost her virginity.
[chuckles softly]
And...
she's having lots of sex.
Lots of sex.
-Oh, my gosh, Mom. -[chuckles]
Do you get on top of him?
She loves details of my sex life.
I don't know. Why is that?
Because I'm allowed to. I'm your mother.
-I know, but-- -I wanna-- I wanna hear.
You're like my best friend,
so I wanna hear what you have to say.
When we're in best friend mode,
I wanna hear all details.
Is he in doubt?
-Yes. -Really?
[Mary] I do like TJ.
I think he's a very handsome, young man.
He's very romantic.
He surprises me with roses and he gives you roses.
Dead ones.
-Yeah, but that was one bad dozen. -Okay.
But do I want her to settle down with this man?
No. I really don't.
I'm glad that you're happy right now.
But if he's not the one...
I think he is.
[Mary] Since I've known him, he still lives home with Mom,
and he's gone through a few jobs.
And he's gonna be 28 years old, so.
There are a lot of red flags for me.
Well, Britt, you're young.
You're young.
And you're very young, 23.
But I'm happy for myself and you should be too.
He has to earn it. I'm sorry.
He has to earn it.
How long does your respect take?
I don't know. I don't know.
I might-- As--
As long as I feel that he has to earn it.
I'm so afraid
that if I say something wrong about TJ,
that she'll leave.
And I don't want that to happen.
But if I find out that he's doing something wrong,
that's it. It's over.
That's not gonna happen, not on my clock.
That's just the way it's gonna be.
♪ Drippin' in diamonds ♪
♪ Dressed to the nines ♪
-♪ Makin' a headline♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Drippin' in diamonds ♪
♪ Dressed to the nines ♪
♪ Makin' a headline ♪
[Gabriella] Outfits are so important for the pageant.
-They can make or break you. -Mmm-hmm.
-Me! -Whoo!
So we take trips to New York
to design my whole entire wardrobe.
♪ Drippin' in diamonds ♪
♪ Dressed to the nines ♪
[Gabriella speaking]
-I'm Lauren. -And I'm Sophia.
And we're known as "the sisters."
Just collective sisters.
[Sophia] Gab is just Gab.
-Yep. -She has time to say her name.
[Lauren] Our lives come second to what they have to do.
Like going to New York
to consult with her dress designer.
We were just there to carry their stupid suitcases.
[Sophia] Our mom,
she thinks that we're "supporting" Gab
by like, always being there.
[Sophia speaking]
Yeah.
♪ Drippin' in diamonds ♪
♪ Dressed to the nines ♪
♪ Makin' a headline ♪
[Catherine] Oh, look how pretty.
-[Gabriella] I know. -Oh, my gosh.
-I can't wait. -[Gabriella] Where is she?
-[Yalenis] Hello. -[Catherine] Where is she?
-[Yalenis] Here! -Oh, my gosh.
[Catherine] We've been working with our designer Yalenis
for several years.
Not only does she design
beautiful outfits for Gabriella,
but she designs matching outfits for me.
Gabriella and I believe
that having matching dresses while she's on stage
and I'm in the audience, manifests the win.
-All weekend at the pageant. -Hundred percent.
And the arrival.
[Lauren] The pageant weekend is Gab's weekend.
And Gab should have her moment
and not be matching.
Okay, so,
-we're gonna list out all the outfits. -Okay.
-Right. -Just so have them all in our mind.
-Let me get my notebook. -Get the notebook.
-[Yalenis laughs]
-So we're gonna do... -So, orientation outfit, my arrival outfit.
-The gown. -[Yalenis] Mmm-hmm.
-But this year, for the gown... -Most important.
...I want gloves.
-Why do need gloves? -She won in gloves.
-So why wouldn't I wear gloves? -It's not the 1950s.
Excuse me?
-[all laugh] -I did not win in the '50s.
[Lauren] This is the difference between us.
Them two think that...
"Them two"? I'm your mother.
-I think that-- -The two of them
think that like, pageants are like, everything.
And we just don't get it.
-We don't need to be here. -Let's go.
-We're gonna go to a museum. -Museum.
[Lauren] We'll see you later.
[Gabriella] Our family's a little divided.
-It's pageants... -[Catherine] Mmm-hmm.
...versus scholars.
-[Gabriella] So this was... -[Yalenis] What is this?
-That, those are the photos. -[Catherine and Yalenis gasp]
-That's Mommy's. -Oh, my gosh.
See, this is the black and white version.
-This is the color. -[Yalenis] Red carpet too.
[Catherine] This is the inspiration for Gabriella's evening gown.
Yeah. I love that.
[Yalenis] I've been doing this for 20 years.
And never, ever have I ever had a mother
ask me for matching outfits with her daughter.
Especially pageant wardrobe.
This pageant for Miss Connecticut USA,
-the first time I was in it, I was first runner up. -Mmm-hmm. Okay.
The second time I was in it, I was second runner up.
And then the third time, I won, so.
And then you went to Miss USA.
What did you wear to Miss USA?
[sighs] God, what a story. Um...
After winning Miss Connecticut USA,
I felt the world was gonna be mine.
So, um, it was about six weeks after I won,
and, um,
I just remember being in the memorial day parade
-and coming home. -[Yalenis] Mmm.
And the phone was ringing and the phone was ringing.
So I get up
-and I walk to my mother's room. -Mmm-hmm.
And... [sniffles]
[sniffles]
she was dead in bed.
And I found her.
-I didn't know what to do. -[Yalenis] I wanna hug you.
-[Catherine sniffles] -[Yalenis] Oh, my God.
[Gabriella] You only get to go to Miss USA once.
-Mmm-hmm. -And that's your only chance in your lifetime.
And not a lot of people know that.
-And when I tell people, they're shocked. -Mmm-hmm.
On that day, my pageant career ended.
And that's why this is so important.
I'm like, carrying the torch.
-Now we do this together. -[Catherine] Yep.
[Catherine] I have a second chance.
Because she wants to carry on the torch.
[Gabriella] She never pushed me into it,
but this is a legacy.
-Mmm-hmm. -And I wanna finish what she started
because it was always her dream to be Miss USA.
[Catherine] Mmm-hmm.
[Gabriella] My mom had one chance to win that crown
and it was taken away from her.
And so now, there's a lot at stake
and now, winning is not an option.
-[Carly] What's with her? -[Cristina] I don't know.
Falling asleep.
It's not like her.
She's telling me she's gonna die at 68.
Now I see her falling asleep at a birthday party.
I know she wants to make everything light,
but I don't want to go down that road.
♪ This is how you do it now ♪
♪ This is how You get it done ♪
[Kathy] Is there any kids in there?
I mean, does it go away?
It doesn't seem like it's dissipating at all.
♪ This is how you do it now ♪
♪ This is how You get it done ♪
♪ This is how you do it now ♪
How do you do this? What do I, cut this off?
[Carly] It's like, a big cake.
There you go, cutie.
[Cristina] Ma, come here and help me.
Where the hell did mom go?
[Carly] She's resting.
Here you go, you guys.
-[man] Thank you so much. -[Carly] Yeah, of course.
[man] What do you say? Say thank you.
Would you look at mom?
I mean, what-- What's with her today?
[Carly] She wants to have her funeral.
-I mean, she looks like it. -[laughs]
I've never seen her pass out at a party.
-What is going on with her? -[Carly] I don't know.
[Cristina] For... sake,
she's telling me she's gonna die at 68.
Now I see her falling asleep at a birthday party,
which she never, ever does.
I mean, do I need to be concerned here or what?
You know, not for nothing,
but while Mom's taking a snooze,
does she need to like, go see a doctor?
-Like what's with her? She, like-- -[Carly] I don't know.
-Falling asleep. -Ominous.
-She's... It's not like her. -[Carly laughs] I know.
I know.
I mean, I don't know what we're really gonna do
-about this funeral party. -I don't know either.
-And I know she wants it to be like... -But the truth--
...happy when she dies finally,
but like, are we really gonna plan for that?
I know, but I don't think mom's gonna stop
until we, until she gets what she wants.
Yeah, she's probably not gonna let go.
Originally, she wanted to go to a roller rink.
I was like, "Oh, that sounds like fun." [laughs]
Now she's turning it into planning like this whole, you know...
[Carly] Yeah.
It's an eerie feeling.
It like, just brings you back to like, everything with Dad.
Brings it back to dad, right.
And I don't know if I wanna do that all again.
You know, I lost my dad at a very young age.
To me, 76 is young.
And my mom talking about her dying by 68,
I seriously can't even imagine losing her before 70.
Because 76 seems so young.
What are we gonna do? Get like, a coffin?
[softly] I'm crying right now.
[Carly] Don't cry.
-Don't cry. -[crying]
It's just like with Dad.
I know.
[sniffles] And what makes me more upset than anything is that...
[Carly] The kids.
-The kids... -I know.
-You know, so it's like... -I know.
I know she wants to make everything light,
and I'm always supposed to be whatever, but...
And it was really, really hard.
-I know. -And I don't want to, like,
go back down that road, you know?
I get it.
I don't think I'm that comfortable
-planning Mom's funeral... -No.
-...as she wants me to be. -No.
She doesn't realize how hard it is
to actually think about that.
My mom keeps talking
about wanting to plan her funeral.
Her last party.
I'm like, "Last party? What--"
We got like, a million more parties to go here, lady.
Like, what are you talking about?
So in my head, I'm thinking,
you wanna plan your last party.
What-- Is there something you're not like, telling me?
But I can't say that to her.
Those words can't come out of my mouth.
Because I can't handle the answer.
My mom always made a joke saying,
if she can't wear her high heels, like,
her life is over.
It's like I'm scared one day to pick her up,
and her not be in her heels.
[sniffles]
I know what that would mean if I ever pulled up
and she wasn't wearing some ridiculous flamboyant outfit
with heels on.
It would mean, like,
something's seriously wrong or she's given up
'cause she's,
she's not gonna go on looking like Kathy.
So that's very scary.
[Kathy] So there's something I haven't told the girls.
A few weeks ago,
I got some news from my doctor.
It's not good news.
It's not news that you wanna get.
At this stage of the game,
you don't wanna have to start dealing with
what I'm gonna deal with.
I know I need to tell Cristina,
but I don't know when is gonna be a good time to tell her.
At some point, I will have to tell my kids,
and I'm just not ready to do that yet.
Gab, I need some more thongs, and please, this time,
give me a clean pair.
The pageant is weeks away now.
Can you explain philanthropy?
I don't know what philanthropy is.
Ow, mom, so hard.
My mom always grooms me before dates.
-[whimpers] -Ooh.
My cute little heinie that I created.
You're my daughter, I love you, every part of you.
If I want to touch your heinie,
I'm gonna touch your heinie.
[smooching]
Brittani's always been the joy of my life.
I'm Sky, this is Skylar Marie.
We walk alike, we talk alike.
I'm like Skylar's brain, to be honest.
I think that you would know what to wear.
To a funeral home?
Shouldn't you wear black?
I'm not dead!
I'm Trevor, this is my gorgeous wife Deleesa,
and my mother-in-law India.
Are you seriously feeding him?
My mom and my husband have a sick infatuation
with each other.
They're always riding hoverboards
in matching outfits, it's kinda weird.
I own her, not you.
You own your daughter?
I want to say to Brittani, dump his ass!
The reason why I haven't married you yet
is because of your mom.
Mom pressuring him is making him go into a turtle shell.
Sky loves herself so much,
that she has to clone herself with Sky, Jr.
I do feel like she's living through me,
and I don't like that feeling.
I'm so stressed, what if I don't win?
I actually have a secret.
What's the good news?
Now you got him telling me to move.
Good.
We don't have any alone time.
Okay, okay, both of you, stop.
You guys are attached at the hip.
Both of you stop, please.
Are you seriously [bleep] leaving?
I feel like my heart is broken, and I canot fix it.
Mothers and daughters don't keep things
like this from each other.
You don't want to leave me.
No.
Really?
What kind of man are you, a wuss?
This is our house.
I went to the doctor.
Who knows about this?
Nobody.
I mean what the hell, mom?