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Now, there like that.

And here she comes.

Doo, doo, doo, Curtis!

Yo, babe. [IMITATING FEMALE VOICE]

Curtis if you don't cut off that TV,

you can't get in this big old room in this big old bed.

Hell, you just a big old freak.

If you don't come out here now-- baby,

you're just goin' have to wait.

Now, I'm doing what I'm doing.

I'm down in my man cave.

Leave me alone.

If you don't come here, I'm a come get you.

Come on if you feel like it.

Curtis!

You hear me callin' you?

Hey, baby!

Hey, come on.

ELLA: Baby.

Sit down. Sit down.

Uhm-hm, uhm-hm, uhm-hm.

Look here.

Baby, this is the only way to do it.

Design your own house.

And that way, you can have whatever you want.

I've got my basement here.

I got my home theater system.

I got my pool table in the back.

You can't really see it, because it's back there.

And of course, I have an anti-family alarm system

throughout.

Curtis, now the model does bring it to life

better than the drawings do.

It does, don't it?

Baby, who-- who is this?

That's you, baby.

Hey, and look it, baby, I don't want to have

to buy all new furniture.

And I don't think I'll be able to part with my chair, Ella.

OK, well, baby, you just gonna to get over that.

I don't want to get over it.

OK, Curtis, Evie and mommy will be here any minute now.

[gagging]

Curtis, I want you to make sure that you and my mother

get along.

OK, baby.

But the only way that's going to happen is if I leave.

Because this house is not big enough for the three of us--

me, your mama, and her big mouth.

OK. Curtis?

CURTIS: What?

When we get the new house--

Yes.

Do you think we can just put a guest room

in the basement for my mama, just put it right in there?

Hang on, now.

You ain't puttin' nothing in the basement.

No.

Baby, that's my man cave.

Nothing goes in the basement, OK?

Especially no loud-mouthed mother-in-law--

not allowed period.

Loud-mouthed mother-in-law?

[door bell ringing]

Case in point.

EUNICE: [inaudible] all my life.

It's my mommy.

EUNICE: Slow coming and I--

Oh!

Hi, mommy!

What did I tell you about callin' me mommy?

Well, what else am I supposed to call you?

Suppose to call me by my name, Eunice.

Mommy makes me feel old.

Oh, lord.

Really?

So you don't think those 112 birthdays

had anything to do with it?

You still alive?

Damn, a perfectly good heart attack, wasted.

- I'd hit your mama, El. - Don't do it.

Get her 'fore I get her. ELLA: Curtis.

Touch me. CURTIS: Get her 'fore I get her.

- I want you to touch me. - Curtis.

CURTIS: I want you to drop--

Are you drunk? - Touch me and I [inaudible].

Yeah, whatever.

You don't want that to happen. CURTIS: Yeah.

You don't want that to happen. CURTIS: Oh will--

Lord have mercy.

CURTIS: Break my--

My nerves are shot.

Hi, baby.

Hey, girl.

I think I need a drink.

Yeah, I know you do after drivin' Miss.

Crazy. I got you.

We spent five hours on the road.

But it was just a three hour drive.

Yeah, well, the last two hours we

spent looking for a gas station that

had raspberry seltzer water.

Do you know many gas stations sell raspberry seltzer water?

One.

And it closed right after integration.

I don't drink just any cold drink,

like you do Janine, Jasmine--

Ella-- you know what your name is.

-

Well, I should know.

You've been callin' it since we left home.

Now, wait, now the important thing is we're together

and that you got here safely.

No, the important thing is that they leave in two days

like you say they would, Ella.

Curtis, I never said that.

Yes, you did.

You said, I can only take my mama for two days,

and then I'm gonna kill her.

Curtis, you get outta here.

Where's my drink?

Ma.

Ma.

[WHISPERING] Evie.

[LOUDER] Evie.

[YELLING] Evie!

Mamma, get down out that tree!

Is mommy really taking all these pills now?

Ugh.

Well, some of these are mine.

OK.

That's it?

I started taking these when she started taking those.

OK.

Uh, you know what, baby?

You do seem a little stressed.

John's got a new promotion.

Charles is gettin' married.

Well, that all sounds like good news to me.

Where's the problem?

Evie, you should be enjoying retirement.

Retirement?

Yes.

Girl, please.

Taking care of mama is my new job.

There is no time to do nothing else.

OK.

What's wrong?

All right, look, I didn't just come here for a visit.

Uh-oh.

I never thought it would come to this.

OK. Well, would you just say it?

All right, I think we should put mama in a home.

But mama already has a home.

She lives with you, doesn't she?

That's what I'm trying to say.

I cannot do this anymore.

I'm sorry.

Evie, OK.

What brought all this on?

What did it?

What brought this-- girl, so many things.

I mean, she's confused and mean.

She's always been mean.

Oh, no.

No, honey, real mean.

She cussed out Reverend Brown.

She cussed out Reverend Brown?

When did-- when did that happen?

Right after she cussed out the deacon.

You are exaggerating.

My mother--

No, I am not.

Look, Ella, it's gotten bad.

OK?

And I think we need to find the proper facility

to take care of mom properly.

Facility?

Oh, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

Move, move, move. Come on, honey.

Ella. No.

No. - Listen to me.

No, no, no.

Listen to me.

I am not putting my mother in a home.

But she's my mama, too.

And I think this is best for her.

I will allow my mother to come and live with me here

before I put her in a home.

And you know what?

I don't think you understand all that it

takes to take care of mama.

Look, I want this for you, and me, and especially mama.

Well, it sounds like it's all about you.

Superwoman Janine has all the kids under control upstairs.

[sighs] Thank you.

Your welcome.

Oh, I like your hair.

Really?

Yeah.

Thank you so much.

I saw it in a magazine.

I'm just hoping CJ will like it.

Yeah, I know it's Saturday.

And if we don't get it done today,

we'll work on Sunday if we have to.

Sure Yeah, I'll hold.

Hi, baby.

Hey, baby.

Hi, babe.

Hey, Miranda.

Hey, CJ.

How's the new job going?

Busy, working seven days a week.

Yeah. OK.

Yeah, I'm still here.

No, I'm on my way out the door right now.

All I need you to do is just--

you need something, baby?

No.

I was gonna get the--

I was gonna clean that.

OK.

Yeah, no, I'll be there within the hour.

CJ, babe.

But ba-- um.

Bye.

Oh.

That's a hard working man.

Yeah.

Works so hard he barely notices me.

OK, wait.

You want to get his attention?

Yeah.

OK, listen.

What you need to do is text him some pictures of you,

so you will be on his mind.

Now, see, that's just--

that's naughty.

Sure is.

I do it for Calvin all the time.

Really?

Girl, when I tell you-- when he comes through that door,

he is ready. - OK.

Oh, whoa, whoa.

Oh, oh, yes.

Save me the details.

OK.

I'm just saying.

Just try it.

OK.

I can do this.

K.

Cheese.

How's that?

Great if it's fifth grade picture day.

Come on, you need to get sexy, a little creative here.

Creative and sexy.

Yes.

Four kids, remember that?

Mhm.

OK, sexy.

I can do sexy.

I'm gonna channel my sexy. - OK.

Come on.

Shonjay, baby.

Sexy.

Sexy mama.

Let me see.

Oh, right there.

Bam! Give me another one.

Give me another one.

Give me-- that's right.

Make love to the camera, baby.

Come on, gimme a real sexy one.

Real sexy?

Sexy.

OK, don't-- wait.

Wait, wait, wait!

OK, not that sexy.

Sexy on-- on the couch sexy.

Just keep-- we just keep going.

Just feel.

OK.

That's the one. - That's it?

That's the one.

Look, look, look.

Look.

That's me.

That's you.

OK.

I'm gonna sent it.

I'm gonna send it.

It's gone.

OK.

Do you think it's gonna work?

Yeah.

You may need me to babysit tonight.

Good morning, baby.

Good morning, baby.

Well, what's wrong with you?

OK, Curtis.

I know you don't want to hear this.

But I think my mother is going to have to come live with us.

You right.

I don't want to hear that.

Curtis, well, where else is she going to go and live?

Baby, take her to the federal union,

and we can ask for volunteers, like we did Emily.

Emily was your family dog, Curtis.

And she got a good home out of it, Ella.

Not funny.

What's going on in here?

Good morning.

Yeah, we just making plans for your family reunion.

Uh, I guess I better go on out there

and milk the cows if company's coming.

Mommy, we don't have any cows.

I told daddy to lock that gate.

Ella, if she tries to milk me, we gonna have a problem.

Where's my coffee?

Oh, mommy, just have a seat, baby.

I-- you don't need any coffee.

That's caffeine.

I got you some juice.

Who are you tell me what to do?

No.

I'm just sayin'-- mommy.

Wait.

Mommy?

Have you lost your mind, woman?

No, ma'am.

No, ma'am.

Eunice, this is Ella.

Ella who?

Ella, your daughter.

I'm your daughter.

[laughter]

She scared me.

She was starting.

Get outta here with all of that.

- Ma! - You ain't no kidding.

- You scared me. - Don't touch me!

Don't touch me!

Oh, god.

Y'all need to get the hell out my house.

No, wait-- hold on.

Curtis.

Go on!

Get the hell outta here!

Look.

Get out before I have to call the police!

OK, your house, your house.

Get out!

Oh, my god.

Get out!

I will bust you open wide and eat

all the candy when it fall out.

Get outta here!

Mama, calm down.

- Get outta here! - Mama!

Get out!

I told you to get the hell out! - OK, well, wait a minute.

Wait a minute. - Get out!

- Calm down! - Get out!

- She's got-- - Get out!

You right. You right.

You right.

This is your house.

And we shoulda asked you before we even came in here.

OK?

We just wanted to see if you needed anything, all right?

OK.

I don't allow strangers in my house.

You right.

And we so apologize.

Yes, ma'am.

I'm so sorry.

We shoulda asked you before we came in here.

It won't ever happen again, all right?

OK?

Ma'am?

Y'all been eatin' my food?

Oh, no, ma'am.

No, ma'am.

No, ma'am.

I supposed I--

I suppose I can offer y'all something to eat.

Oh, that's cool.

OK. across there, baby, some greens.

We got greens.

And there's some hot water cornbread.

And some-- - Curtis.

- Curtis. - --left over ham.

I'm so tired.

I'm just too tired to cook.

I've been up all night throwing away these trains

I found everywhere.

What's--

EUNICE: Toy trains.

What the hell she-- what the hell she say?

Ella, if she touched my trains, I promise you--

Curtis.

Well, I stacked them outside real nice and neat

right next to the garbage can.

Huhm.

Uh.

Oh, this is so cute.

Yeah, that-- that wasn't-- that

wasn't supposed to be in pile.

What?

This one-- oh, this one's cute, too.

I love this color.

Just give it to me.

Sorry, no.

Not this one.

OK.

Let's try this one.

Oh, I love this little [inaudible]..

Oh, wait.

You know, Janine, maybe we should do this later,

like when the twins are in college?

No, no, no. I can do this.

It's fine.

It's just not-- not these. - OK.

The rest--

Hm-hmm.

I'm taking that one.

[phone dinging]

Ah-eh.

Oh.

OK.

Janine, I get that you and CJ are really enjoying

this picture mail thing.

Yeah, boy.

But you don't have to send them to me.

What are talking about?

Girl, this candle wax is impressive.

How did you-- how did you get that?

You sent it You sent it to me.

No, I didn't.

I-- I only sent that to CJ.

Oh, baby, that candle wax is no joke.

I got here as fast as I could. MIRANDA: I gotta ask you--

Baby, now.

Um.

Oh, hey.

MIRANDA: Hi.

I didn't know you were here. How you doin' Miranda?

OK, CJ. I gotta ask you something.

Did you send these pictures out to somebody else?

No.

No?

Why would I do that?

Yeah, 'cause, uh, hit the wrong button.

No, that's ridiculous.

I put all the pictures in one folder, a private folder,

and then hit Save All.

No, you didn't.

You hit Send All.

Oh.

Oh, damn.

[phone ringing]

This isn't happening.

Everybody just breathe.

Stop looking.

MIRANDA: Sorry!

No, I-- I don't think you were supposed to get those, Pastor.

OK.

Bye, Pastor.

What did you do?

- What did I do? - You did it!

You're the one that sent the pictures!

It was because you didn't notice my hair.

Hey, you know what guys?

I don't think it's that bad.

It can't-- it can't be that bad.

Let's just watch TV and forget about it.

REPORTER ON TV: Coming up. on local news.

Fire department's wife's racy [inaudible]..

Huh?

Oh, not the licorice pic.

You killed the licorice, though.

That was-- that was--

K. Could we not comment?

I am so sorry.

It's all right.

I'm sorry, too.

No, Evie.

You are amazing.

The way you handled mom today, the way you defused her--

wow.

Does this happen everyday?

Every day.

It just hurts.

It just hurts.

It hurts for her to just come in here and not know who I am.

It hurt.

She started going downhill so fast.

It's hard to watch.

Well, what are the doctors doing?

Girl, they giving her everything they

know to give her.

All I can think about is what is going on in her head.

You know what?

I wondered that for a long time myself.

And then I realized it's just confusion, random thoughts,

and old memories.

Well, I can't do it.

I can't do this.

She's gonna need more than what I can do.

Where is she gonna live?

Where?

Well, look, I found the place right outside of Atlanta, OK?

Evie.

I researched it.

Look.

I don't wanna do this.

Look, look, it's beautiful.

And they will take really good care of her.

And we can go and visit her any time we want to.

Look.

Oh, god.

Maybe this is right.

Maybe this is the best thing.

Hey, it is.

I just never thought that we would be putting

our mother into a facility.

I can't believe this.

I know, girl, I know.

It's all right.

I can't believe this.

Yes, Deputy Mayor, I understand.

Yeah, sometimes you just gotta suffer the consequences.

Yeah.

Make sure you tell them the chocolate was your idea.

Yeah.

Well, uh, sir, yeah, well, the chocolate was my idea.

Yeah.

Yeah.

OK, sir.

All right, thank you.

Bye.

OK, so what'd he say?

He said he allergic to chocolate.

I'm so fired.

I'm so fired.

I never should've listened to Miranda.

I never should have done this.

Well--

Stupid, stupid.

The good news is that I sent the pictures

to every department, even the mayor's office.

How exactly is that good news?

Well, the Atlanta Public Relations

Deputy has a brilliant idea.

What it is?

They think we can get some good publicity

if you do a photo shoot for "Parent's Today" magazine.

A photo shoot?

Yeah.

They're doing a spread on mamas that got back.

Uh-- mamas that got it back after babies.

And they want you to do the cover.

They want me for the cover?

Yeah.

I got you a photo shoot.

So we're not fired?

Actually, I am the coolest Fire Commissioner in America,

because of you.

Oh, OK.

Holla!

Woo.

So I say we need to practice.

Yeah.

I've got some new poses.

I was thinking--

Yeah.

Well, see, I wasn't actually thinking about pictures.

I thinking we make a video.

That-- no-- that-- the camera gotta--

[inaudible] CJ, wait!

Ella!

Hey, Ella! Come here, baby.

Come here.

I got something for ya.

Who are you in this month?

Yes, baby.

Hey, look.

I finally figured out a way your mama can stay with us.

Really?

Yeah.

OK.

[laughter]

She can roam free, baby.

Curtis.

Like she roaming free now.

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