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MMM.

MMM.

MMY, JANINE.

HEY, JANINE.

AAH!

[YELLS]

SHE'S BREAST-FEEDING.

SHE'S BREAST-F

SHE'S BREAST-FEEDING.EEDING. SH

BREA

SHE'S BREAST-FEEDING.. SHE'S

BREAST-F

YOU BREAST-FEEDING IN THE LIVING

BREAST-FEEDING IN THE LIVING

ROOM? BABY, I'M TRYING TO EAT

ROOM?

BABY, I'M TRYING TO EAT CEREAL

CEREAL AND WATCH TV. C

AND WATCH TV.AN YOU

CAN YOU TAKE THAT IN THE BACK OR

SOMETHING?

UNCLE CURTIS, I HAVE TWO

UNCLE CURTIS, I

BABIES. HAVE

IF I FEED THEM BACK BACK THERE,D

NEVER SEE ME.

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

JAYDEN IS HUNGRY.

HE IN THE BACK CRYING.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO FEED HIM,

BABY.

WELL, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I JUST FED HIM.

I FEED HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

WELL, MAYBE HE LIKE THE LEFT

SIDE.

THEN FEED HIM TO THE LEFT.

AND THEN FEED HIM TO THE RIGHT.

NOW FUNK IT OUT.

[ SLURPING ]

C.J.

C.J.

THE LEFT SIDE IS BUSY RIGHT NOW,

SEE?

WELL, DID YOU USE THE PUMP?

OF COURSE, BUT THE BABIES ARE

EATING FASTER THAN I CAN

PRODUCE.

WELL, LET'S ASK UNCLE CURTIS.

HE GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH.

UNCLE CURTIS, CAN YOU HELP US

PUMP SOME MILK?

NEVER MIND.

I'LL JUST GO GET SOME MORE OUT

OF THE FRIDGE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD

UP, PARTNER.

YOU KEEP THAT STUFF IN THE

REFRIGERATOR?

YEAH.

IN THE BLUE BOTTLE.

OH, MAN, IT'S EMPTY.

[ GAGGING ]

[ BABY CRYING ]

OKAY. JUST GO TO SLEEP.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN GO TO SLEEP.

STOP CRYING, OKAY?

OH.

COME ON, COME ON.

YOU DOING THAT IN THE KITCHEN?!

I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP, ALL THIS

CRYING AND YELLING.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE BABY

SOMEWHERE...

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

BABY, YOU WANT ME TO BRING

HAYDEN IN HERE TILL YOU --

JUST MAKE ME SOME FORMULA,

OKAY?

HERE.

FORMULA?

YES.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE, BABY.

NOW, I THOUGHT THAT WE AGREED

THAT WE WERE JUST GONNA

BREAST-FEED.

WE AGREED?

C.J., YOU AIN'T GOT NO BREASTS.

YOU CAN'T HELP ME DO -- YOU KNOW

WHAT?

YES, YOU CAN.

YOU THINK YOU CAN?

GO FOR IT.

HERE, TAKE HIM.

CAREFUL. WATCH HIS HEAD.

HAVE A SEAT.

THERE'S THE PUMP.

HAVE AT IT.

I HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS.

[ SIGHS ]

NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

SEE? HE'S CRYING LOUDER.

HEY, YOU TWO, YOU TWO, YOU

TWO, WHAT IS GOING ON?

IT IS 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

BABY, BABY, BE QUIET.

C.J.'s GONNA BREAST-FEED THE

BABY.

I'M NOT BREAST-FEEDING.

THEY CAN'T STOP THE BABY FROM

CRYING.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK WE

WOULD IF WE COULD?

OKAY.

SO, JANINE, BABY, WOULD YOU LIKE

FOR ME TO JUST FEED ONE OF THEM?

YOU CAN'T.

C.J. DOESN'T WANT TO USE ANY

FORMULA, AND THANKS TO

UNCLE CURTIS AND HIS CORNFLAKES,

WE HAVE NO MORE BREAST MILK.

OH, GIRL, JUST GIVE THE BABY

SOME LEFTOVER CHICKEN.

WHY ARE WE EATING CHICKEN AT

4:00 IN THE MORNING?

NO ONE SHOULD BE EATING

CHICKEN AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

I AM.

CURTIS, THAT CHICKEN IS FOR

TOMORROW.

BABY, IT'S 4:00 A.M.

IT IS TOMORROW.

OKAY.

C.J., LISTEN.

JANINE REALLY DOES NEED HER

REST, SO I WILL JUST MAKE SOME

FORMULA.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

OKAY.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

WAIT, C.J., WHAT ARE YOU --

AUNT ELLA IS GONNA MAKE THE

FORMULA.

THAT WAY, I CAN GET SOME SLEEP.

YOU NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP?

YES, BABY. COME ON, NOW.

I GOT A JOB.

I GOT TO GO TO WORK IN THE

MORNING.

I GOT A 12-HOUR SHIFT.

YES, YOU DO.

YES, YOU DO.

SO, I GUESS MOTHERHOOD ISN'T

QUITE AS IMPORTANT A JOB, HUH?

HA!

IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.

HA!

IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.

BABY, I-I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

LOOK, FINE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

C.J., I WANT YOU TO..

YOU KNOW WHAT?

NOTHING.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, YOU.

SIT DOWN.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT IF I WERE

YOU.

DO WHAT?

DAD, DAD, DAD.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ANYTHING

ABOUT WOMEN?

WHEN THEY ALL IN YOUR EAR --

"OH, YOU GONNA SAY THAT..."

[ MUTTERING ]

IT'S A CODE, MAN.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

WOMEN'S CODES, MAN?

WELL, APPARENTLY, HE KNOWS

MORE THAN YOU, MAN!

THAT'S CODE FOR "YOU WILL WAKE

UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

WITH HOT MILK ALL OVER YOUR

FACE."

SLEEPY NOW?

UH, I THINK I'LL JUST GO HELP

HER WITH THE BABIES.

SMART MAN.

C.J.!

DON'T FORGET TO PUMP.

OOOOH!

OH, HEY, AUNTIE ELLA.

WOW, THOSE FLOWERS ARE REALLY

NICE.

YEAH, THEY SHOULD BE.

THEY COST 40 BUCKS.

THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FREE IF

ELLA LET ME CUT CLARETHA'S

ROSE-BUSH GARDEN.

BABY, THESE ARE FOR YOUR MOM.

HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL CHEER HER

UP.

I HOPE SO.

LATELY, SHE'S BEEN SO SAD AND

EXHAUSTED.

WELCOME TO MY WORLD.

OH. HEY, MOM.

UH, AUNTIE ELLA GOT YOU THESE

FLOWERS.

THANKS.

WHAT THE HELL?

"THANKS"?

IS THAT -- 40 BUCKS I SPENT ON

THOSE FLOWERS, AND ALL SHE CAN

SAY IS "THANKS"?

CURTIS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE

DONE WITH $40?

CURTIS, PLEASE.

JANINE -- OHH, HAVE YOU BEEN

CRYING?

A LITTLE.

OKAY, BABY.

ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY?

I-I'LL -- I'M SURE I'LL BE

JUST FINE.

YOU'D REALLY BE FINE IF YOU'D

TAKE A WHIFF OF THESE $40

FLOWERS.

$40.

$40.

THERE YOU GO, ALL CHANGED.

NOW YOU SMELL NICE AND CLEAN AND

FRESH.

JUST LIKE THESE $40 FLOWERS.

JANINE, CAN YOU HOLD JAYDEN

FOR ME WHILE I GO OVER TO

MS. CLARETHA'S AND GET JAZMINE?

C.J., THIS IS THE FIRST FIVE

MINUTES I'VE HAD TO MYSELF.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE HIM WITH

YOU?

OKAY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

NO, NO.

CLARETHA SAID JAZI'S FEVER

BROKE, BUT SHE STILL NEEDS TO

STAY THERE.

AND WE'RE GONNA LET HER STAY

OVER THERE FOR A COUPLE MORE

DAYS, OKAY?

OKAY.

LISTEN, I DON'T FEEL WELL.

I'M GONNA GO LAY DOWN.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH MOM?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S PROBABLY STRESSED AND

CRANKY AND TIRED FROM THE TWINS.

SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT IF SHE GET A

LITTLE REST.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

CURTIS, WHERE YOU GOING WITH MY

FLOWERS?

GOING TO GET MY $40 BACK...

OR GIVE THEM TO SOMEBODY WHO

WILL APPRECIATE THEM.

JANINE!

HI, HONEY.

HO HO HO!

WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT I GOT

FOR THE TWINS.

I BOUGHT DOUBLES OF EVERYTHING.

OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

* THAT IS FOR ME

OKAY.

TA-DA!

DOUBLES OF EVERYTHING.

THAT'S NICE.

THAT'S NI-- OHH, ARE YOU

OKAY, HONEY?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

OH.

WELL, YOU LOOK TIRED.

HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING?

NO.

NO?

WELL, NO WONDER YOU'RE SO GRUMPY

AND GROUCHY, MOMMY!

[ LAUGHS ]

WALKING AROUND LIKE AN

UNCLE CURTIS!

[ LAUGHS ]

[ BABIES CRYING ]

OHH.

OHH, THERE THEY ARE.

WHEW.

AW, THAT'S JAYDEN.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THAT'S HAYDEN.

THAT'S JAYDEN.

OOH, THEY HAVE SOME STRONG

LUNGS.

AY-YI-YI-YI-YI.

OKAY.

HONEY...DO YOU HEAR THEM?

YEP.

OKAY.

WELL, JANINE, ARE YOU GONNA DO

SOMETHING?

[ MUSIC PLAYING ON TELEVISION ]

J-JANINE!

JANINE.

HONEY, THAT IS N-- THAT'S NOT

FUNNY.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE FUNNY,

MS. ELLA.

THE BABIES ARE GETTING ON MY

NERVES.

OKAY, JANINE, LISTEN, BABY.

HAVING TWINS IS TWICE AS HARD.

BUT YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW, MS. ELLA.

I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN OVER A WEEK,

AND I'M GETTING A BIT AFRAID OF

THE WAY I FEEL WHEN I'M ALONE

WITH THEM, MS. ELLA.

I...

JANINE, DON'T SAY THAT.

I'M NOT SAYING I WOULD DO

ANYTHING CRAZY.

OKAY.

I'M JUST SAYING I UNDERSTAND

NOW.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, JUST GET

THOSE WORDS OUT OF YOUR MIND.

JUST GET THEM OUT OF YOUR MIND.

AHH.

IT'S QUIET.

YES.

SEE?

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

HEY DO LOVE THEIR MOMMY.

OH, WAIT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IF

I COULD JUST GET A L-- JUST A

LITTLE BIT OF HELP AND SOME

REST, I'D BE OKAY, BUT IT

JUST --

I KNOW.

IT'S AWKWARD TO GET C.J. TO

COME HOME FROM WORK AND HELP

WITH --

COMING.

OKAY.

SAY WHAT, NOW, HONEY?

I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF

HELP.

THE CLOTHES ARE NICE --

AND I WILL HELP YOU WHEN I

GET BACK.

I NEED TO RUN TO THE HELP

CENTER.

NO, NO, NO, NO, AUNT ELLA...

FAMILY IS KEY, AND I WILL

HELP YOU JUST AS SOON AS I GET

BACK, OKAY?

NO, NO, NO, MS. --

BYE!

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

NOW JUST GO TO SLEEP.

SEE? YOU'RE SAFE.

OOH.

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

JUST HOLD ON.

GIVE ME JUST A SECOND.

OKAY.

UH...

HERE.

OKAY?

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

I'M GONNA GET A CRAMP.

BUT AT LEAST YOU MIGHT STOP

CRYING.

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

TELL YOU WHAT, JAYDEN.

Shh!

HAYDEN, I WILL BE THERE IN JUST

A MOMENT.

HERE. HERE.

FINALLY, YOU'RE HOME.

I'M NOT HOME.

I'M STILL ON THE CLOCK.

I JUST CAME TO GET MY PHONE

CHARGER.

NO, NO, NO, C.J.

I HAVEN'T EATEN ALL DAY.

I JUST NEED TO EAT.

JUST WATCH -- WATCH THEM.

HERE.

IF THEY START CRYING, FEED THEM,

AND, UH, YEAH.

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

HEY.

HEY, LITTLE MAN.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY WITH MOMMY?

YEAH?

ONE DAY YOU GONNA COME TO WORK

WITH DADDY AND SEE ALL THE BIG,

STRONG FIREMEN AND UNCLE CURTIS,

THE BIG, BAD WOLF BLOWING ALL

THAT HOT AIR ON EVERYBODY.

YEAH?

AND THEN -- OKAY, DON'T CRY.

DON'T -- OH, YOU CR-- DON'T --

DON'T CRY, NOW.

YOU -- YOU CAN COME AND -- AND

BE A FIREMAN, TOO.

YEAH.

LISTEN, STOP -- STOP CRYING.

STOP CRYING, BOTH OF YOU.

JANINE!

JANINE?

THEY CRYING.

JANINE?

JANINE, BABIES -- BABIES IS

CRYING.

JANINE?

WHERE THE...

Y'ALL STOP CRYING.

STOP CRYING.

OOH, FINALLY PUT Y'ALL TO

SLEEP.

MAN.

C.J.!

UNCLE CURTIS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK!

WOULD YOU BE QUIET?

I JUST FINALLY GOT THESE BABIES

TO SLEEP.

WHERE'S JANINE?

SHE LEFT.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK THE BABIES?

HEY, HAYDEN, WAKE UP.

WHERE'S YOUR MAMA?

CURTIS.

BABY, THAT'S JAYDEN.

JAYDEN.

JAYDEN, HAYDEN -- I DON'T KNOW

THEIR -- I'M SICK OF THEM NAMES!

OKAY, C.J., WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHERE'S JANINE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, SHE JUST LEFT, GOT UP,

AND LEFT ME HERE WITH THE

BABIES, AND I HAVE TO BE AT

WORK.

OKAY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

"LEFT"?

SHE JUST LEFT?

HEY.

HEY.

HEY.

HEY.

HEY.

HEY.

HEY.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

OUT.

OUT?

OUT -- OUT WHERE, SWEETIE?

MS. ELLA, I WENT FOR A WALK.

DID YOU WALK PAST THE

NUTHOUSE?

'CAUSE YOU SHOULD'VE CHECKED

YOURSELF IN.

UNCLE CURTIS.

BABY?

DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOU LEFT ME

ALONE WITH THE BABIES WHEN I WAS

SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK?

WHY IS HE SO CALM, ELLA?

I DON'T KNOW, CURTIS.

WHY IS HE CALM?

I DON'T KNOW, CURTIS.

I KNOW.

I JUST NEEDED TO GET AWAY.

CHECK THE HOUSE, BABY!

SHE BACK ON THAT STUFF!

JANINE, HONEY.

BABY, EARLIER TODAY, WHEN YOU

SAID THAT YOU...WERE AFRAID TO

BE LEFT ALONE WITH THE BABIES --

WHOA.

WHOA, WAIT -- WAIT A MINUTE.

WHY ARE YOU AFRAID TO BE LEFT

ALONE WITH THE BABIES?

OH, EXCUSE ME.

ELLA, Y'ALL HOLDING HANDS.

YOU ABOUT TO PRAY?

CURTIS...WE ARE COMFORTING

HER.

JANINE...HONEY, BABY, WHEN THIS

SORT OF THING HAPPENS AT THE

HELP CENTER --

NO, I DON'T CARE -- MNH!

I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE

HELP CENTER!

JANINE.

I FEED THE TWINS!

I BATHE THE TWINS!

I DRESS THE TWINS!

I'M WITH THE TWINS 24 HOURS A

DAY!

I'M TIRED.

DON'T...

TOUCH ME.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

THERE'S OLD GRITS ON THE

STOVE.

WHEW.

SAVED YOUR LIFE.

OH, FALSE ALERT.

OKAY, C.J., WHY IS JANINE

JUST SITTING THERE WATCHING TV?

DID YOU TALK TO HER?

I TRIED.

SHE -- SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK.

MAYBE WE GOT TO WAIT FOR THE

EPIDURAL TO WEAR OFF.

OKAY, C.J., LISTEN, BABY.

THEN TRY AGAIN.

IT'S YOUR WIFE.

Here she come.

Here she come.

Here she come.

OKAY. MM-HMM.

LET'S GO.

CURTIS.

I WANT TO HEAR THIS.

COME ON!

JANINE.

BABY, COME ON.

COME OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN FOR

A MINUTE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

BABY, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW...

THAT WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING

THROUGH -- WHATEVER -- AFTER

EVERYTHING WE BEEN THROUGH,

BABY, IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

C.J., YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I LEFT TODAY BECAUSE I WAS

AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED

IF I STAYED.

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING I DON'T FEEL THE

SAME JOY OR HAPPINESS LIKE I DID

WITH MALIK AND JAZMINE.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAD A

DIFFICULT DELIVERY.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

NO, THAT'S BECAUSE I AM AN

AWFUL, AWFUL PERSON...

NO! NO!

DON'T YOU -- LISTEN.

DON'T YOU SAY THAT.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT.

YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MOTHER,

OKAY?

A WONDERFUL MOTHER.

WIPE THESE TEARS.

YOU STOP CRYING.

I LOVE YOU.

COME HERE.

OKAY?

YOU ALL RIGHT.

WE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, OKAY?

HEY. Psst!

Psst! C.J.!

NOT NOW, UNCLE CURTIS.

C.J., come here.

I need to holler at you real

quick.

Psst!

C.J., this is serious.

UNCLE CURTIS, OKAY?

JUST REALLY QUICK.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, ALL RIGHT,

BABY?

YEAH.

WHAT?!

I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

IT'S THE POSTAL THING.

POSTAL?

WHY YOU ALWAYS COMING DOWN SO

HARD ON JANINE?

WHAT YOU SAYING, SHE GONNA GO TO

THE JOB AND KILL EVERYBODY?

SHE CRAZY?

I'M NOT SAYING -- WELL...

SHE IS CRAZY.

BUT I'M SAYING SHE GOT A REASON

THIS TIME.

I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT, MAN.

THINK ABOUT IT.

BEFORE SHE HAD THE KIDS, SHE WAS

COOL.

I MEAN, SHE WAS CRAZY, BUT SHE

WAS COOL.

AFTER SHE HAD THE BABIES, SHE

WAS SAD.

THE POSTAL PARTY RECEPTION

THING.

YOU MEAN POSTPARTUM

DEPRESSION?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

UM...

THANKS FOR YOUR, UH...

WISDOM.

IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN.

OKAY.

IT'S WHY I'M HERE.

I'M GONNA GO BACK TO MY WIFE

NOW, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE AT

THE POSTAL PARTY RECEPTION

PARTY.

THE AFTER-PARTY.

LISTEN.

I GOT YOU.

ALL RIGHT?

I GOT YOU...FOR LIFE.

ALL RIGHT?

COME HERE.

[ BABIES CRYING ]

CURTIS, CURTIS, CURTIS.

BABY...

ELLA, COME ON WITH THE BOTTLE

THING.

PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH.

OKAY. OKAY.

PUT IT IN HIS MOUTH.

DON'T CRY.

[ CRYING STOPS ]

SHE'S OKAY?

YEAH.

OKAY.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

Hold the baby.

Just put him down.

[ ALL SIGH ]

[ BABIES CRYING ]

THERE YOU GO.