Parenthood s01e12 Episode Script

- Haddie? - Yeah? Can I talk to you for one second about Steve? What? I slept with him.
It was an accident.
I know he was having some financial trouble.
He went completely upside down on this real estate investment.
SARAH: What? Well, why didn't he at least tell Mom? What? This is, uh, what family is all about, isn't it? More lies, huh? I know that you cheated on Mom.
There's a lot of lying been going on for a lot of years.
That's Matthew.
He's amazing.
You look absolutely stunning.
Bye, darling.
Be careful, it steers from behind.
See? Yep.
Okay.
Hey, so these are sorted by style, then by size, right? That is correct.
Hey, why is that size eight with those nines and nine-and-a-halfs? Uh Thirteens and twelves and eights, they're all mixed up.
Well, that would fall under the category of human error.
Hmm.
Hey, why do people go to stores to buy sneakers? Why don't people just come here? Well, people like to have a choice between different brands, you know.
Why? These are all good questions, Max.
But I want to show you something really cool, okay? Now check this out, okay? What does that look like to you? It's a sneaker.
Well, this is not just any sneaker, Max.
See this in the back, see that light lighting up? Yeah.
This shoe counts your steps.
And this little do-hickey back here in the heel Mmm-hmm? Just pull that out.
That is an SD card.
You can plug that into your computer and it tells you how many steps you've taken, whether you're running, walking, whatever.
Jogging? Jogging, too.
We call it The Acceleramator.
Cool.
Hey, maybe we could use this for the autism walk on Sunday.
We could walk all week with these.
Probably get a lot more miles that way, come in first and win.
Max, that is truly an inspired idea.
That's using the old noodle.
What noodle? The noodle in your head.
There's not a noodle in my head.
It's just my brain.
You're correct.
All right, check it out, everyone.
Check it out.
What's the family emergency? Would you just give me a second? Don't throw mine, seriously.
Don't Okay.
T and S Footwear is introducing a new line of running shoes.
Are these retro to the '90s? Are Are they all so pink? I picked the pink.
Now, the great thing about these shoes You don't have to wear them.
I didn't know it was a team thing.
I love it.
is they actually count your mileage as you walk.
Wow, so they have the same technology as the Nike's did five years ago.
That's amazing.
Why do you have to do that? I'm making a presentation.
Can I just present? Sorry.
Sorry.
I'm presenting.
Hold forth, Son.
I am listening.
I'm listening, Dad.
All right, the Autism Speaks walk is this Sunday.
And our very own Max had the brilliant idea of using these shoes to count our mileage.
So, we are giving our shoes away to all the teams so they can rack up their mileage as they walk.
All right, T and S! And the winner gets a trophy! A trophy! We're all gonna walk and so we can get that trophy.
I thought it would be a nice, positive thing for the family to do together, you know? Nice, Adam.
Team Braverman.
Team Braverman.
Okay, everybody, grab your sneakers! Put 'em on.
Let's walk for those kids with autism! Yes! All right, yeah.
Okay.
He doesn't know? I guess not.
Okay.
Yeah! All right.
Didn't do anything.
The bigger person.
Oh, God, there she is.
I hate her.
Okay, well, let's just walk past her, okay? Bitch.
What are you doing here? Excuse me? You heard me.
Whoa, whoa, tough guys.
I like your gym shorts.
You look really athletic.
Oh, yeah, they're pants.
So close though.
Shorts are usually shorter, but nice try.
How can you sleep with your cousin's boyfriend? I don't think that's any of your business, sweetheart.
It is my business.
It's my business.
I know it's your business.
And I told you I would talk to you about this privately.
But I'm not going to do it in front of these bitches.
I don't even know who these people are.
Excuse me! These are my friends.
Oh, your friends.
Okay, well Yeah, these are my friends! They didn't sleep with my boyfriend.
You want to know why? You want to talk about this in front of everybody? Just tell me! I want to know why! Here's why! Because I had a connection with him that you didn't have! And I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry, but that's the way that it is! It sucks and I'm sorry! A connection? You slut! We could have done this in a different way.
Don't throw things at me.
Don't throw things at me.
Hey! That's enough! Come here! With me, now! Come here! Hey! Leave me alone! And Amber's doing really great.
Thanks.
Normally we would suspend both students for fighting.
So, we just need to make sure that this never happens again.
Never.
Never.
Definitely not.
It won't happen again.
Tell you that.
Ever.
Promise.
All right, well, thank you.
Thank you so much.
We're really sorry about that.
Terribly sorry.
Okay, let's go.
Come on.
Haddie.
Another great day for our family, by the way.
Mom, please don't start.
What is going on? I don't want to talk about it right now.
I would actually like to know what happened.
I don't want to talk about it right now.
What happened? Why did this happen? I want to know the story while we're all standing here.
No, no, no.
Tell me right now what happened.
Ask Amber.
I told you I would talk about it.
Why don't you take responsibility for your actions? Stop! I said that I was sorry! Hey! Hey! I'm going to tell them! Hey! I can't Haddie, I want you to tell me what happened right now.
Um, uh Don't, please.
Stop! Amber told me to break up with Steve.
Mmm-hmm.
And then she had sex with him.
What? Is that true? Don't.
It's more complicated than that.
Is that true? Yeah, it is.
I want to leave now! Oh, my God, guys.
Please, let's go! This is gross.
Kristina, I'm going to talk to Amber.
That'd be super.
Thanks.
Uh I'm really sorry.
Uh Listen, uh, we're the adults.
So, let's, uh, set a good example and not make this any worse.
All right? How could it get any worse? Adam! I'm coming! Please, Mom! I'm coming! Adam! I don't like that tone! Really? I'm coming.
Wow.
He's out.
Oh, good.
Finally.
It's my turn.
Get in here.
I was about to die from Ioneliness.
Get in here.
Come on.
Hurry! Hey.
What? Um I saw something today.
What? On The Learning Channel.
Really? Very extreme.
Really? I'd like to try it.
And I think since you're a professional dancer and And what are you? A professional choreographer.
Really? That we should try this.
I didn't know you were a choreographer.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! What? What? What? Ow! What is it? What is it? Ow! Ow! What'd I hurt? My back.
My back.
Your back? What happened? Ow.
Um, hey, did you knock? Ow.
Okay, are you all right? Mmm I have an audition on Friday.
Okay, I'm going to get ice.
Okay.
And heat.
Okay.
Everything, okay? Okay.
I'll be your servant.
Okay.
Ow.
Let's go get Mommy some ice, okay? Is she going to be all right? Is she okay? Oh, I'm okay, honey.
How did she hurt her back? I think she was jumping on the bed or something.
But Ow! It's not that hard.
Oh, Mom.
Come on, now.
Your soup was incredible.
I need all the secrets.
No secrets.
Why the sudden interest in my chicken soup? Oh, I'm on the Angel Committee at the school.
What's the Angel Committee? It's, um If a parent at the school has, you know, an injury or an illness or an operation, some kind of hardship, then, the Angel Committee is called upon to help, you know, bring meals, or whatever.
That's a lovely thing.
Isn't it? What made you sign up for that? Why, is it It's a surprise? It's really so hard to believe, it's a surprise that I'm an angel.
No.
Fine, Joel signed me up.
Ah.
Ah.
I thought so.
You Well, you'll be great.
Um So, I Dad, have you spoken to him? Well, if there is anything else that I can do or any of the other kids, I'm sure that Sweetie, it's not up to you to fix, or your brothers and sisters.
This is up to your father and I to fix.
I know.
If it can be fixed.
I know.
I'm just asking.
I know.
But it puts pressure on me to make it work and that doesn't help.
Okay.
Pressure's never helpful.
Right, we don't have to talk about it.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Okay.
Okay.
Thank you.
So, you think Dad'll move back in soon? No.
No, sweetie, I don't.
So, some schmuck with half a car delivered an easel to your mother last night.
Uh-huh.
Do you know anything about that? Uh-uh.
What do you think about these shoes? You didn't answer my question.
What? His name is Matthew.
That's Mom's art teacher.
Yeah.
You didn't answer my question.
What about these shoes? Are they comfortable? Yeah, they're comfortable, kind of.
Yeah.
They got a new composite sole.
They're a little stiffer, but they last longer.
Yeah, they got this chip in there, right? Yeah.
Well, if I walk backwards, do I reduce the miles to the No, you don't.
Come on.
Hey, I want you to find out about this guy, Adam.
This art teacher guy.
We're actually learning about it.
I didn't know there was a walk for autism.
Mmm-hmm.
And so Max had this idea.
So, when we got involved with it, he didn't Adam and I really haven't told him Okay.
that he He doesn't really know that he has anything wrong.
And, so it kills me, because I sort of I feel like I'm lying to him by not telling him anything.
And, um, he's just so happy to be a part of this whole thing.
And now I'm going, "Why didn't I tell him? Why haven't I told him?" Well, there's no perfect answer to the question of when do you tell a child.
Mmm-hmm.
It's different for every kid.
So, I'm not doing anything wrong? No, not at all.
And, I I think it's important to not burden Max with information that he's not going to be able to process just yet.
So, how do kids start to notice that they're different? What What are some of the signs that I should be looking for? Well, as they get older, it really becomes more of a challenge socially.
Like? The complexities of a sleepover, social interactions in a situation like summer camp become So, he'll never be able to go to camp Not at all.
or have a sleepover.
No, no, the challenges are just going to be greater.
That's great.
This just gets more fun, doesn't it? If you can, just try not to worry about it right now.
When it's time to talk to him about it, you're gonna know.
Max is going to tell you.
What Uh You want me to get some paint? Nah, screw 'em.
We'll just leave it up.
Screw 'em all.
But don't tell Mom, okay? Yeah.
Seriously, she's gonna freak out.
Promise? Yeah, yeah.
I promise.
Thanks.
Drew took this picture, can you believe that? Aw, jeez.
No.
I can't.
- That is unacceptable.
- Sorry, you guys.
You think that Haddie did this? Uh, well, yeah.
I mean Oh, I'm sorry.
Look, Sarah, I can't believe that Haddie Yeah Had anything to do with that.
I can't.
I mean, she feels betrayed.
But she would never do something like that.
You guys No matter what happened, no matter how bad this is.
I know.
But, well, I don't know who else would have done it.
And the girls are really upset, you know.
Yeah.
And boyfriends will come and go, but this is Amber's reputation at a new school.
Oh, yeah, I just I I I know It's just kind of a big deal.
I know that Haddie didn't have anything to do with this.
But we will talk to her, okay? I just cannot I can't believe we're having this conversation.
Why? I mean, Amber slept with Steve.
You guys are forgetting something really important right now.
Hey, Kristina No, Amber slept with Steve and we're standing around trying to help Amber through it? The girl had "whore" written on her locker.
I'm not trying to help Amber through anything! Amber made a mistake and she apologized and she She did the best she could Oh, she apologized? Okay, that's fine.
Wow, she apologized.
So, you just You apologize Kristina.
you do whatever you want.
You say, "Ooh, I'm sorry.
I made a big mistake.
" No, is it so impossible to imagine that Haddie isn't perfect? Or is it just so easy to blame everything on Amber every time? Stop.
Don't do the whole "woe is me" thing.
Don't do the whole "woe is me" thing.
I've had it.
I'm not doing the whole "woe is me" thing.
I'm saying, maybe your kid isn't perfect either? Listen, Sarah, listen to me Please imagine if somebody wrote "whore" on Haddie's locker.
It wouldn't happen because she's not.
Oh, and Amber is a whore? I didn't say that.
Why don't we behave like adults? We will speak to Haddie about the locker.
Okay, I'm sure she didn't have anything to do with this, but we will talk to her.
That's all I wanted.
Okay.
I'm sorry, Kristina.
I'm really sorry.
I'm really sorry, too.
Honestly.
Yeah, I know.
Now, if Kristina and Sarah did mix it up, who do you think wins that fight? Because Kristina's got reach.
Uh-huh.
But Sarah is very scrappy.
Yeah.
She's a Fresno bartender.
Uh-huh.
And they've got to be ready to throw down at the drop of a hat.
Now, I got to tell you, I would like a ring-side seat to that cat fight.
Uh-huh.
You're an idiot.
Well, anyway, Kristina is outraged about the whole betrayal.
So, I have to deal with that every day.
And, uh, how does Poppa Bear feel about all of this? Major headline for me, "Haddie didn't have sex.
" Good headline.
Headline number two is, "She didn't have sex with Steve.
" Now, I want her first time to be There'll be one, too.
Thanks a lot for that.
Well, anyway, I don't want it to be a bad experience with some guy who'd go break her heart, you know.
So, I just want the whole thing to blow over, have things return to normal so we can focus on important things like sneaker mileage.
Team Braverman, come on.
Team Braverman.
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
So, you're Sydney's mom? Right, and you're, um, Jonah's mom, right? Yeah.
Courtesy of the Angel Committee.
Oh, I am such an emotional wreck.
So, and And you brought soup and this is great because Oh, shouldn't lift.
Oh.
I'm having such a hard time swallowing, so this is good.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm sorry.
Um, what kind of surgery did you have? Oh, no one told you? I got new boobs.
Boobs! Wow, hey, you got breast augmentation? Aren't they unbelievable? Look at that.
I mean, they're just Yeah.
Do you want to check 'em out? Oh, I don't.
Will you? No.
You have to.
No.
Don't be shy.
Right there.
Oh, is that the perkiest thing you've ever felt in your life or what? Yup.
They're my boobs.
Yeah.
Wow, congratulations.
Oh.
- We've got to hurry.
- Uh-huh.
Because even if Aunt Julia If she's walking around her office Uh-huh.
- Adam Braverman! Oh.
Hey.
Hi ya, Max! Are you both walking for autism, too? Oh, yes we are.
My dad's company made the shoes.
I smell a conflict of interest.
The mileage is all counted by a neutral party.
He's kidding.
Yeah, I'm just joking.
But we are going to win, because I have my whole recumbent bicycling club in your sneakers.
No, that's not going to do much because they cycle.
They don't walk.
Those recumbent cyclists They still rack up the miles.
Yeah, they're relentless, too.
Yes, we are a driven people.
You know, Noel really wants the trophy.
Oh, yeah, so does Max.
Oh, yeah, we're going to get it.
Max, that may or may not happen.
What time do you go to bed, Max? 8:00.
What time does your dad go to sleep? Dad? Around midnight.
Max, Phil goes to sleep at 4:00 in the morning.
What? It's true.
He exists on three hours sleep.
He's like a machine.
And I walk until the moment I hit the bed.
Sometimes I even sleepwalk.
He does.
Dad, we've got to get moving.
From the time you go to bed, that's 15 miles.
All right, we're going to get moving.
Good luck.
See you Sunday.
High five.
Bye.
Good luck out there.
Let's go.
Dad! Don't outpace me.
Groaty! Ugh, honey, I don't know about this Chinatown cure.
Dr.
Ting is a genius.
I think that's probably a loose interpretation of the word "doctor.
" Please just make sure you mix it correctly, all right? It has to be exact.
Oh, my God! What? There are seahorses in here.
There's not seahorses in there.
These aren't seahorses? Okay, they're seahorses.
But it's fine.
It's fine? He knows what he's doing.
He's cleaning out his aquarium is what he's doing.
He cured me of the flu in 12 hours.
He knows what he's doing.
Well, I'm not making you tea with seahorses.
These could be on the endangered species list for all we know.
I thought you're supposed to be my servant.
Yes or Yeah.
I'm your servant.
All right.
Then serve and pour the tea, please All right.
I'll be your servant With the seahorses.
I'll make you seahorse tea.
Thank you.
God.
Listen, if you start speaking in tongues after you drink this, am I going to be able to get a hold of Dr.
Ting? Does he use a phone? Dig in.
Do you want a fork for that seahorse? You want to tell me what happened? You know what happened.
Not from you I don't.
What's the difference? There's a difference.
My love, what happened? I don't know.
I don't know.
I feel like there must be something really wrong with me.
'Cause it seems so terrible.
It seems like the worst thing I could have done.
No.
There's something wrong.
But also like, I really like him, Mom.
I really like him so much.
And it sucks 'cause of the situation, but I didn't just do it.
Okay.
You know, it wasn't like not a big deal.
It was a big deal.
It just sucks.
Oh, there's nothing wrong with you.
There's nothing wrong with you.
Sorry I messed everything up.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Hello.
What did you do to Lucy Estman? What? What did I do? She told Ami Popachak that you gave her attitude.
What? And Ami Popachak proceeded to tell every parent at school.
I spent three hours that I took off work taking care of a woman with a boob job.
Is it true that you gave her fake soup? Fake? No.
No? No.
Apparently, she requested only home-cooked food and, um, she found a receipt floating in the soup.
That's weird, right? I mean That's not an ingredient.
Oh, fine.
I've got a lot on my plate.
I know you do.
I'm I'm really supposed to help Lucy Estman regenerate from her breast augmentation? Sweetheart, I had to go pick up Syd at school today.
Mmm-hmm.
And I got a lot of cold stares.
Icy.
Frigid.
Okay? So, just do me a favor.
Unbelievable.
As absurd as this is, just would you please Oh I mean, I'm still in the middle of this thing with my folks.
They're Yes.
Soup? Soup.
For you.
Not for her.
Thank you.
Good gracious.
Ta-da! Breakfast is served.
I'm liking this.
Oh, and look what I found.
A little article about Alvin Ailey.
Mmm? It says here they're looking for a very specific dancer, one by the name of Jasmine Trussell.
You know, you, um You didn't tell me they were in New York.
Everybody knows they're in New York.
I didn't.
Don't you think that's, you know, something we should talk about? There's nothing really to talk about.
I'm not gonna get it.
Okay, well, what if you do get it? Well, I'm not.
Okay, but in some crazy world where you get it, then what happens? I'm not gonna get it.
It's a long shot.
Really.
The only reason why I'm doing it is to see if I still have what it takes.
Hey, can I get one of your, uh, wonderful foot massages? Well, they don't have these foot massages in New York.
Please? Massage.
It's part of my back therapy.
Okay, well, I'm going to have a lawyer look at my contract.
I think you might be exploiting your servant.
Ah.
This tastes real.
I heard you complained to the school about my soup, so here you go.
Come on, I mean, that was hardly homemade.
I have to be careful with processed foods, especially since my surgery.
Okay, you had elective surgery.
That's completely fine with me that you wanted bigger breasts.
But I don't see how that justifies asking parents at the school for help.
I'm sorry.
I think that's ludicrous.
Okay, see, you know what? Sorry.
I knew you had an attitude.
You have an attitude.
You are prejudiced against small-breasted women.
I knew it.
I'm gonna go now.
I'm sorry we're not all endowed, you know, naturally like you are.
Okay, I have a real crisis at home to deal with.
My parents are splitting up! So No? Ugh.
Oh, my God.
Um I'm so Listen I'm so sorry.
No, that, um That just slipped out.
That's not They're fine.
Did your dad have an affair? No.
My husband left me for a younger woman.
Sorry.
I had no idea.
Yeah.
Is that, um, why you, uh Oh, super-sized? Yeah.
Sort of.
I don't I don't It's just so hard for a woman my age to put herself out there, you know? Imagine what it's got to be like for your mom.
Mmm.
Come on, let's go.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Max, Max.
I'm coming.
We only have one more day.
Why isn't everyone walking? I'll be right there.
- All right, coming.
Oh, God.
Man, he really wants that trophy.
He's obsessed.
Yeah.
I know.
And we're competing against Phil Lessing.
And the man has no life and needs no sleep.
No kidding.
Honey, I, um I met with Dr.
Pelikan about Max, about when to talk to him about everything.
Yeah? Yeah.
And he said that we'll know when the time is right.
He said that we'd know? Yeah, like Max will start asking questions.
I mean, I don't understand.
I don't get it.
He It was not comforting at all.
That's not very helpful.
No, it wasn't very helpful at all.
I mean, he's the doctor.
Come on.
What's wrong with you people? Hey! Hey! This is the last day.
I'm coming.
We have to beat the Lessings.
Okay.
I know.
Because Phil Lessing doesn't sleep.
I heard.
He said that to me, to my face! Max, Max, listen To my face! I got to get Grandpa.
I got to get Grandpa.
We got to go.
Okay, listen, honey, we will figure this out.
Okay? Guys, come on! Okay.
All right.
We're coming.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Hey! KRISTINA: Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo! Look.
Oh, look, it's the ho.
Hey, ho.
What are you doing? Amber.
Amber.
I gotta take care of this.
See, I don't even know why he still goes after her.
You have to stop doing that.
What? We didn't do anything.
Yeah, you did.
You just You're so mean.
This isn't about your guys' little joke and like making people feel bad.
This is about my family.
Sorry.
Haddie, calm down.
No, I have to deal with all this stuff at home, okay? So, stop.
Hi.
Hi.
Can I sit next to you? Sure.
You all right? No, I'm not all right.
I'm not okay.
I'm not fine.
I'm not good.
I'm not anything.
I can't do anything here.
I can't even exist without getting made fun of or called a name or pushed around, and I'm just Amber, I'm so sorry.
Like, I I don't want to put you through this.
I feel so responsible for all of this.
I know, but it's fine.
It's not your fault.
It's I mean, like, I deserve it.
I get it.
I get that I deserve it.
No, you don't.
Not at all.
Look, Amber, I'm so sorry.
And, I mean, I'll do anything to fix the situation.
I've been thinking about you every second.
Really? Yeah.
I really have.
Hey, Sarah, it's Adam.
Look, I'm double checking to make sure that what I told Dad, that the art guy is not involved with Mom, that that's the truth, right? All I can tell you is what she told me, you know? She's not, uh, seeing him.
Okay.
Great, thanks.
Adam? Yeah.
All right, telling you everything I know, they slept together once.
Adam? Yeah? Uh, I'm here.
Oh, he's waving at me.
Oh.
Okay.
All right then, go.
I'll talk to you later.
Okay, bye.
Morning! Boy, it's a good thing you got here.
I was starting to cramp up.
Hi.
Hello.
Come on, kid.
Dad, you want to take it easy? It's a long hill.
Come on, babe.
Dial it up.
All right.
Oh, God.
Come on.
Ugh.
Oh, God.
Are you all right? Ugh! You okay? Oh.
Oh.
Dad? Oh.
Adam, your mother is slipping away from me.
I don't know I don't know what I'm going to do.
Uh Well, why don't you start by just trying to talk to her? She's giving sneakers to that guy.
Yeah.
I mean You know what's going on? You know the truth? Come on.
I need to know.
I can't operate without it.
Look, all I know is that she apparently slept with the guy once.
Oh.
But it's over.
It's over.
Oh, man.
Oh, whoa.
All right, all right, all right, all right, there you go.
See, now I I don't have to think like I'm a crazy man.
Yeah.
Well, thank you for being honest with me.
You know, a wise man once told me that we always have to forgive each other and not get hung up on the past.
Team Braverman.
Yep.
You want to know something, Adam? You are a hero.
Huh? Hero.
I don't know how you do what you do.
What are you talking about, the fundraiser? No, fixing everybody.
I don't think I try and fix everybody.
Yeah, you do.
No, I don't.
Yeah, it's in your nature.
You fix people.
You're the fixer-upper.
You make it sound like I'm a meddler.
Well, it's bordering on meddling.
When you were a kid, you were always fixing stuff.
Stuff didn't need fixing, you were fixing.
Give me a hand up.
All right, all right.
Great.
Here.
No, I can do it.
What are you doing? You just asked me to help you up.
I can get up.
All right.
If I need your help, I'll ask for it.
Are you ready? Yep.
Okay, come on.
You're gonna get it, Mommy.
I'm so nervous.
Are you kidding? Look at these hacks.
You got this.
Thank you.
All right, ready for the next group.
That's me.
That's me.
That's me.
That's you? All right, kill it.
I think you're right, buddy.
I think she's gonna get it.
Five, six, seven, eight.
I can't take it.
I can't take it.
I can't take it.
I can't take it.
I can't take it.
Haddie? Honey, please turn down the music.
It's on 'cause she's crying.
What? I listened outside of her door.
Hey, can I walk outside and get more movement? It's the music.
Haddie, can I come in? I know you want your privacy.
Max, go downstairs.
Go outside.
We'll be right down.
Haddie? Haddie.
- Stop.
Haddie, we're trying very hard to respect your privacy here.
Can you please open the door? Can we come in? Haddie! Max.
Haddie! Get out! We only got one more day! We got to walk, walk, walk.
Max, get out.
Mom, we got to walk.
Okay.
No, we got to walk.
Get downstairs.
We got to walk.
We got to walk.
Go downstairs.
I'll be right there.
Do I get a sticker out of it? Yeah, you can have one.
This is so loud.
I love Neil Diamond or whoever this is, but it's just loud.
I was going to turn it down in a second.
It's okay.
It's all right.
It's soothing.
Listen, Haddie, I can't I can't have you wallowing in here all day.
I'm not wallowing in here all day.
And torture us with the loud music, okay? So, let's I'm not torturing you.
You kind of are, honey.
Let's Tell you what, let's put on your shoes and let's go log in some miles for autism.
That's a great idea.
I don't want And by the way, I'm not going to the walk tomorrow if Amber's going.
Well, um, this is Haddie, the two things are completely unrelated, okay? You're You're going on the walk tomorrow.
Your dad's worked really hard on this.
Thank you.
And so has Max.
You can't disappoint him, honey.
Okay? Oh, you guys What? Amber is a liar, okay? I saw her kissing Steve at school.
What? What? Excuse me? Just They were kissing? Yeah.
What a little liar.
Yeah.
Okay, you don't have to go.
Haddie, that's horrible.
Yeah, it's horrible.
And I'm sorry.
Kristina, can you let me talk to her, please? Yes.
Go.
Talk to her.
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
It might not seem fair for me to ask you to rise above this and show up tomorrow, but I want you to.
I'm not going if Amber's going.
Okay, we understand that.
Look.
We understand that.
No No, I don't.
No, I don't understand.
I understand it for her.
Listen to me for a second.
You're not You're not understanding One day, we're going to get old, then one of us is going to be gone.
And we're going to regret every single day that we didn't spend loving each other.
It's awful, but Okay.
You know what, honey? Can you step outside for a second, please? Just for one moment.
I just want to talk to you about one thing.
Sure.
Just one thing.
Okay? Do you want to call your sister or should I do it? Because Amber is not going.
She's not going.
What are you, delivering me an ultimatum? Yep.
Sure am.
Deal with it.
I'm not going to do that to my family.
I'm not going to uninvite them.
Adam, we're your family.
We are your family.
Listen to me.
Okay, listen.
I want to make a unilateral decision here.
I want this to be my call.
I want Haddie to go.
And I want Amber to go.
Okay, fine.
I want them to get past this.
Then you know what? You tell her that, Adam.
You tell your daughter that.
Okay, I will.
I will.
Okay? One big, happy freaking family.
All right, thank you.
Super.
Haddie, can you sit up for me, please? I know this is hard.
And I know how hurt you must feel.
Then why aren't you on my side? I am on your side, okay? Now, your mother and I spoke.
And she agreed that this is my call because tomorrow is my shindig.
And, I know you're going to roll your eyes, but asking you to do this is being on your side in a bigger way.
Haddie, you can't go through life allowing your pain to dictate how you behave.
It's easy to sit here in your bedroom and wallow in your hurt feelings.
It's hard to rise above it.
This isn't about you.
It's not about Amber.
This is about Max.
I'm not going to force you to go, but I'm asking you to do this for me.
What do you say? Yeah.
All right, thank you.
Come on! I'm not kidding! We're late! Let's go! All right, stop yelling.
I'm not going.
Why isn't your shirt on? Because I'm not going.
Put your team shirt on.
No.
I'm not going.
You can't make me go.
I thought you just said "I'm not going.
" Yeah, that's what I said.
So, what I'm going to do is to pretend that didn't happen.
Not physically, not emotionally, not mentally, not in any way.
It'll be better for everyone.
Guys, let's go! Wait, you're not going? Listen, nobody wants me there.
I'm not listening to you.
I'm not going either.
Put on your What? What? I'm like her wingman.
No, no.
No! You're Uncle Adam's wingman.
Listen.
Stop that.
It's not attractive.
You guys, please don't do this.
I'm not going.
Listen.
We have to go, okay? Mom, you can barely I'm with Amber.
You can't do this to me now! We all have to go as a family and have a good time! Get your cute red shirt on and get in the car! They don't This is very, very not attractive.
You look so embarrassing.
Hey.
Hello, everybody! Guess what? We're not going.
Thank you.
You fought the good fight, but we're staying home.
Mom.
Sweetie, sometimes being the perfect parent just isn't worth the blood on the floor, you know? And I don't feel like dealing with your father right now anyway.
So, I'll call Adam.
He'll understand.
And I'm going to make waffles.
You guys in? Yeah, definitely.
Yeah.
Can you make pancakes, too? You want your sausage? No.
You done? Okay.
I should have brought sunscreen.
Sorry, are you getting burned? Probably.
Well, Aunt Julia's not coming because she's taking care of Lucy Estman.
But why is your mom not here? She was supposed to be showing up with Sarah and her kids, but apparently they can't be bothered.
Honey, I'm sorry.
We're here.
I know.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I hope we win.
I hope we win.
Yeah, I hope we win, too, bud.
I'm just I just wish the rest of the family could be here with us.
Their mileage is counted.
That's what matters.
Yup.
That's what matters.
That's right.
Yup.
That's all that matters.
That's it.
Let's go! Well, good morning.
How is everyone today? Welcome to the Eighth Annual Bay Area Walk Now for Autism Speaks Walkathon to help change the future for those who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.
Yes! And I'm proud to announce that this year's winner is Team Brahverman! Yes! Braverman! Braverman! Yeah! Brave Braverman.
Yes! All right, let's go! Come on up.
Whoo! Yeah! Good job.
Good job.
All right! Hey! Awesome! Whoo! - All right! Yes! Yeah! All right! We got the trophy! Max! Adam Braverman, we honor you and T and S Footwear for your unique contribution to this year's walk.
The funds you raised will help so many achieve their goals.
So let's hear it for Team Braverman.
Yeah! Whoo! - All right! I just want to thank everybody who got out there on the road and participated.
Thank you very much and, uh, this is for my son, Max.
Hi.
Hi.
I was just about to call you.
Where were you? You know Like Amber.
Right.
Well, we won by the way.
Oh, my God! Yeah.
Isn't that great? And Autism Speaks wanted everybody to have a certificate.
They're really appreciative.
Here.
You know, Sarah, I had to work so unbelievably hard to get my family there today.
I forced Haddie to go, knowing that Amber was going to be there.
She hates me.
You guys couldn't even show up.
I worked so unbelievably hard to try to get my family to be there.
And I failed and you succeeded.
It's no big surprise.
Oh, God.
Look, we had a ridiculous fight.
And Mom just said, "Don't go.
" And I agreed.
Oh, so it's Mom's fault that you couldn't make it there? Amber lied.
She's still seeing Steve.
Haddie walked in on them kissing at school.
I'm sorry.
Oh, Adam, I'm so tired of being the problem.
Well, do something about it.
Well, I'm just beginning to feel like maybe we should just move back, you know? Maybe this whole thing was just a big mistake.
No, I didn't say that.
Good night.
Oh, sweetie, it's wonderful.
It is? It's really, really good.
It's not Not yours.
Not mine.
No, but it's every bit as good.
Good.
But you did something.
Mmm.
Is that cumin? Cumin.
You little devil.
You like it? It's It's very interesting.
It No, it works.
It It works.
This really is good.
Thank you.
I never would have thought of it, but Oh, okay, I guess that's enough, huh? Mom, I don't know.
I guess I'm being kind of selfish.
It scares me, the idea of you guys not being together.
I know.
But I want to Want to be there for you.
I want to help you.
You know, it can't It can't be easy.
Thank you, sweetie.
It means the world to me.
See, you are an angel.
My angel.
Let's have some more soup.
Are there noodles on the bottom? Yeah, dig for the noodles.
There they are.
Oh, the twisty ones.
Ooh.
How about How about right up there where that ant is? 'Cause that doesn't really go with all those airplanes.
No, no, because that 'Cause then it blocks out the sailboat painting.
Okay.
How about right up here on your dresser? Uh, no, because then it will block the hand painting.
Okay.
How about right up here? That won't block anything if I take those down, right? Right here? Yeah, you can put 'em right there.
Okay.
Oh.
You want to try and put it up there? You need some help? There we go.
I got it.
Flip it.
All right.
Flip it so I can see the plaque.
Right on.
Yeah.
"Eighth Annual Bay Area Walk Now For Autism Speaks Walkathon.
" First place, how about that? Hey, why did we give the money to autism? There're plenty of other charities.
Well, they had the best trophy.
That is a cool trophy.
I don't think any of the other charities have better trophies.
We wouldn't have that trophy unless you thought of that idea about the shoes.
Well, I wouldn't have thought about the idea of the shoes if your company hadn't made them.
This is true.
We're a good team.