All language subtitles for Being Erica (2009) - S02E03 - Mama Mia (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 MONOLITH)_track3_[eng]

ERICA: Friends.

They're the people
who get you, support you,

understand you in ways
that others just don't.

They're the people
you share your life with.

But what happens when
your life starts to change?

Oh, hey.

Whoa, hey.

Come on, one piece.
I've got a six-hour drive
ahead of me.

That bacon is for Judith.

Please? I am starving.

[LAUGHS]
Oh, don't guilt me out.

You're the one
that's abandoning me
for the weekend.

It's my cousin's stag.

Fine, one piece.

But don't eat it all,
'cause Judith loves bacon
and scones.

Wow, you're really
going all out.

Yeah. I'm kind of anxious.

Brunch with your best friend
makes you anxious?

Well, I can't even remember
the last time we hung out.

I mean, we used to see
each other all the time,
talk every day...

But now it's like...

Mmm, she kind
of has a newborn.

I know, but I swear,
every time we make plans,
she cancels.

Well, when Michael had kids,
we went from drinking buddies
to playground patrol.

But you stayed friends.
Sure, with a few adjustments.

[PHONE RINGING]

Oh.

Why is she calling from home?

[BEEP]

Hello.

Explain to me why
we're not born with teeth.

I'm gonna go out
on a limb here
and say breast-feeding.

Three hours of sleep, Erica.

Oh, Jude.

So, I guess that means
we're not...

No, no, I promised myself
I wouldn't cancel,

but can we meet up
a little later, like at 2:00?

I've got baby yoga
this afternoon near
that goblins place you like.

Not a problem at all.
I will see you then.

[BEEP]

Hey, you all right?

For your trip to Montreal,

I give you five scones
and a pound of bacon.

[CHUCKLES]

Mmm.

Mmm.

[ERICA AND JUDITH GASP]

Hi.
Hey!

Ooh, it's the incredible
growing baby!

Hi.
Ohhh!

When have we ever gone
this long without hanging out?

I know!

That vanilla latte is for you,
and I want to hear everything.
How's Ethan?

Ethan's good. He's good.

We kind of had this
weird thing happen
at Sam's birthday.

[MAX COOING]
But it's... I mean...

Oh, sorry. Sorry.

It's that time again.

It's always that time.
Yes. Yes.

So now he's in Montreal
for a stag, and of course,
his ex-wife is there.

So, I'm thinking...

So, no, you keep obsessing
over things that
aren't actually happening.

Well, I guess
you could put it that way.

Judith. Jude!

Hi, guys!
Erica, right?

You mind if we join you?

-Chaz is out cold, and we're
like insanely early for yoga.
-Of course.

Mmm-hmm.

Oops.

Okay there?
Oh, wow.

His feet are freezing.

Oh, I've got a blanket.

Thanks. Great.

I don't think
that I'm obsessing.

Oh, sorry
if that came off harsh.

I'm just a little
out of practice.

No, it's fine, I mean,
I want your opinion.

No. No! No!

Oh. Do not bite mommy.

When you bite mommy, it hurts.

See, what I don't understand
is why people are
just not born with teeth?

Exactly!
Isn't that what I said?

Oh, my God,
I just talked about this.

WOMAN: It's like gnawing away.
JUDITH:
Is he still biting you?

WOMAN: Yeah.
JUDITH: Wow, you poor thing.
[LAUGHS]

Are you pacifying?
Yes.

Marie's mother
is completely pro-pacifier.

Ah, so that makes her
a pacifist.

[LAUGHS]

JUDITH: Look,
it's a personal decision.

I just believe babies need
an opportunity to practice
self-soothing. You know?

Pacifiers are unhygienic,
disgusting pieces of plastics.

WOMAN: See, I told you.
I don't know about that.

-Now, we've been having
this discussion all week.
-Really?

Yeah.
I'm on board with you.

[SIGHS]

Vegan Nanaimo bar?

Mmm, just a water.

Just an excuse, actually.

Tired?
Yup.

Just got back from 92
the other day.

The air was cleaner there.
It's a real adjustment.

Wow, you really don't want
to talk about the therapy,
do you?

-Let's talk about your friend,
the one who's ignoring you.
-[WOMAN LAUGHING]

Yeah, that's my best friend.

And she used to be terrified
of kids.

Ah, things change, apparently.

Yep. But, I mean, it's good.
I'm happy for her.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, right.

What? I am.

No, you're not,
and I don't blame you.

Kids come along,
people forget who they are,
their friends.

A lot of marriages
don't survive kids.

I bet even more
friendships don't.

Oh, really?
And how would you know?

You look like you're barely
out of high school.

Thanks for the water.

ERICA: Friendships
like everything else,
are not immune to change.

The question is.
How do you keep
a friendship together,

when your lives
are pulling you apart?

[THEME SONG PLAYING]

# It's clearer inside of me

# Who I will always be

# Open me up to my heart

# Feels like
I'm singing in the dark

# Waking me up to my life

# To do it all over

# Again and again

# Back to the end

# The sum of my dreams

# And everything
I ever wanted to be #

Oh, sorry if I got sucked into
the whole mom vortex
back there.

That's okay.

Uh, you were telling me
about Ethan?

Yeah, it's just
all the little things they
are starting to add up.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Like when I'm trying to remind
Anthony to bring the
diaper bag every single day.

Uh, I guess.

[MOBILE RINGING]

Oh, just a sec.

Hey.

[BEEP]
What's up, hon?

Well, my mom has a cold.

She said she could
still make it, though.

No, uh, I don't want
her taking care of him
if she's sick.

I guess you could stay home.

[SIGHS] No,
I don't want to stay home.
Um...

I'll figure it out, okay?

I'm sorry, all right?

See you tonight.

What's going on?
[BEEP]

Oh, Anthony's giving a speech
at this diversity dinner
for the bank in, like,

ooh, four hours,

and I just lost the only
babysitter that I trust.

Ohhh.

Well, why don't I just do it?

Well, it's sweet
of you to offer.

It's just that he's teething
and being really difficult.

Jude, I used to babysit
all the time.

I can handle it.

Unless you don't...

I mean,
unless you don't trust me.

No. No, it's not that.
I just...

I'm really precise
about his schedule.

Oh, I know schedules lady.

I've been taking the bus
since 1987.

Can you make it for 6:30?

I can be early,
'cause I'm that good.

[CHUCKLES]

You're awesome. Thank you.

Really?

How old is little Max, Erica?

Why will no one believe that
I'm an amazing babysitter?

I used to babysit Sam.

She was eight years old,
honey. Max is a baby.
But I'm sure you'll do fine.

Mmm. Very convincing, Mom.

[CHUCKLES]

Listen, sorry about dinner.
You sure it's not a problem?

Not at all, honey.
I'll call you later.

Okay, bye.
SAMANTHA: Hey, mom.

Hey, errand day.

Just dropping
your Tupperware back.

You could've kept those.

Mmm.

What are you doing
for dinner tonight?

Josh was gonna barbecue.

Tell him to barbecue tomorrow.
I have an entire lasagna.

But...we kind of have
a lot to do at home.

So we take the lasagna
to your house
and maybe I can help out.

Okay.

I wasn't gonna say
anything yet,

but we're moving to London.

Head office offered him
Senior VP.

Oh. Oh, Sam.

London, England?

This is good news, Mom.

Of course it is.

It's just such a change.

Oh, um...

Well, what about your work?

Well, they have hospitals
in London,

and there are worse things
than getting
European certification

and a couple of years
of overseas experience...

A couple of years?

Mmm. Don't act all judgey
and Erica,
and just be happy for us.

Listen,
if this is what you want,

then of course I'm happy
for you, sweetie.

Mmm.

It's what we want.

Okay, breast milk
cannot go into the microwave.
It destroys the enzymes.

You waste a drop of that stuff
and she'll come after you.

[CHUCKLES]
Hi, I am all over it.

Breast milk goes in warm water
until it's body temperature.

That's impressive.
Thank you.

I did research. I'm prepared.

-[MAX COOING]
-Okay, bedtime is at 7:00
on the dot.

Otherwise he gets overtired.

Erica, just keep him alive.

Everything else
is details, okay?

I'm not joking, okay?

If he gets tired,
he'll just rub his eyes

and fuss so much
he can't sleep.

No, I know, I got it.

Do you?
Well, because if you don't,
he'll be off for days,

-and this matters
because it's just...
-Loud and clear, Judith.

-[HORN HONKING]
-There's the cab. Yup.
Gotta go, babe.

Okay. Um...

Once you put him down,
do not pick him up, okay?

I'm teaching him
to self-soothe
without any props.

So no pacifiers,
no rocking him to sleep
or anything like that.

Okay, Judith, research
also says
that at a certain point,

you have to stop being a mom
and just go have fun.

Okay.

Okay, Erica. Thank you.

Thanks.
Okay, have fun.

[MAX COOING]

Crazy Aunt Erica,
she's smarter
than your mommy thinks.

Yes, she is.

[PHONE RINGING]

[BEEP]
Hello?

So I just called
to let you know that
we made it till bedtime

without a single tear.

Wonderful.

And can I just say
for the record

that snuggling a warm baby,

it's hardly the rough job
you mothers make it out to be.

Uh-huh.

So, Sam came over
and ate your lasagna.

Is that Erica?
Yes.

Oh, Sam, sweetheart,
can you go downstairs

to the basement
and get some more
paper towel?

Mmm.
Thank you.

[WHISPERS]
They're moving to London.

What? Really? Sam?

I mean, she could
hardly handle going to camp.

Wow! Well, good for her.

Oh, it's for Josh,
a promotion.

Ahhh. Big surprise.

She's acting excited, but...

...I don't think
she's that into it.

Uh, well, then talk to her.
I mean, Mom,
if you're worried.

Oh, you know how defensive
Sam can get.

Do I? [VOCALISES]

This is the thing,
you are her mother

and your real opinion,
it matters to her.

If you think this
is the wrong decision then,
you need to speak up.

Oh. Oh.
Mom, it's Max's bedtime,
I gotta go.

Of course, sweetheart.
I'll call you later, okay?

Okay, bye.

Say, bye.
[BEEP]

It's time for bed.

It's time for bed,
yes, sir, mister.

Mmm, mmm, mmm...

Oh. There you go.

Don't tell mom it's 7:10,
okay?

That's between you and I.

[MAX COOING]

Good nightie-night. Night.

[MAX CRYING]

[WHISPERS] No, Erica.

[CRYING CONTINUES]

[DOOR CREAKS]

Shh, it's okay.

Max, you're breaking my heart.

Okay?

Oh. Oh. Oh.

That's better.

Oh, come and hang with
Auntie Erica a little longer.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Don't tell mom.

I'd like to thank you
all for coming

and for your
continued commitment

to promoting diversity
in the TD Canada Trust
workplace.

Enjoy your evening.
[CROWD APPLAUDS]

Oh, just some
sparkling water, please?

No, Kellar's a perfect fit.
Thank you so much
for recommending me.

Oh, you're working
for Kellar Andrews?

-I used to be there.
-Oh, really?
Where are you now?

Insomnia and droolstein.
[CHUCKLES]

It's, uh, it was a joke.

I'm on mat leave.

Oh. Great.
Great.

So, uh, how are things
with the Stohn Action?

Oh, they settled that
about two months ago.

Do you know about
the Crosby lawsuit?

Crosby? Doesn't ring a bell.
Really?

It's all over the news.

Oh, well...

Maybe I should pick up
a paper once in a while.
[CHUCKLES]

Then find time to read it.

[ALL LAUGHING]

I thought your firm
won Crosby at trial.

We did, but then we lost
on the appeal.

Who was the judge on that?

Oh, Kelly.
He was so difficult.

Oh, I know. Surprising.

Excuse me.

I thought you,
would've really...

[VOCALISES]

[MOBILE RINGING]

Oh.
[BEEP]

Hello, Judith,
everything is fine.

Oh, thank you.
[SIGHS] That is such a relief,
I cannot tell you.

So, are you rocking it out?

Oh, yeah, you know it.

[LAUGHS]
[MAX COOS]

Is that Max?

Uh, yeah, everything's fine.

He just needed
a little more tiring out.

It's almost 8:00, Erica.

I told you to put him
to bed at 7:00.

I know, Jude,
but he was crying.

Of course he was crying.
He's a baby.

Why is it always, always
so hard for you
just to follow through, huh?

Look, Judith, just calm down.

If you can't even follow
a simple rule,

what if something serious
would've happened?

If I'm such a risk
to your child,

then maybe you should
come home.

I'll be there in 20 minutes.

[BEEP]

We have to go straight to bed
because your mother
has clearly lost her mind.

Yeah.

Oh. I know, Max.

Okay, cave people
raised babies.

So what if her kid's
a few minutes late for bed?

It's not like
he can tell time.

No, but you can.

You were supposed
to put him down by 7:00,
right?

Um, whose side are you on?

Just the side
that makes me wonder,

is this really about
your friend's parenting style,

or is this about
something more?

You know, right now
is really not the best moment

with Max being here,
but we do need to talk.

What about?

Kai?
Kai.

He's a patient, like me.

May I?

Knock yourself out.

Oh, hello.

Kai is going through
what I am.

I finally met someone
who's doing
the same thing and...

he doesn't wanna
talk about it.

I mean, isn't that weird?

Erica, I'm not here
to gossip with you
about other patients.

In here, we talk about you.
That's it.

So, third regret
from the bottom.

Oh.

Can we just talk about Kai?

No.

Tell me about frosh week.

It was my second year,

and I just moved in
with Ethan to a house

with some other students,
off campus.

And Judith
and I were frosh leaders.

At least,
we were supposed to be.

At the end of first year
I signed us up,

and Judith,
she didn't even want to,
but, I insisted,

and then I bailed.

See, I'd spent the summer
reading women's theory,

and by the time
frosh week came,

I really wanted to commit
myself to women's issues,

so I whipped off my shirt
and marched around campus

until I got
a major sunburn on...

Much more dignified
than frosh week.

Well, hey, if men can take
their shirts off
on a hot day then, I know.

But it seemed to matter
at the time, it really did.

And Judith?

ERICA: I left Jude to manage

a massive group of frosh
single-handed

and 30 kids away from home
for the first time,

just drunk on freedom
and God knows what else.

But good old Jude,
she stuck it out
even after I bailed.

And she hated
every second of it.

Ever since then,

there's been this dynamic
between us,

where she's the grown-up
and I'm the flake.

I can't even be trusted
to watch her son
for a few hours.

We're supposed to be
best friends, Dr Tom,
but I never see her anymore.

Our friendship,
it's on life support.

Well, sounds like
you should go back
and resuscitate it.

This is what you do.
I didn't know it was possible
to be this juvenile!

I mean, you just follow
every whim and every...

No, no, no, Judith, it's okay,
just take a deep breath, okay?

'Cause I'm not doing
feminist frosh week anymore.
I am staying with you.

[MAX COOING]

What is that?

Uh...

Uh... Is this some kind
of frosh week hazing joke?
You know, I am not laughing.

Trust me, I am not either.

Why are you
babysitting some kid?

I'm babysitting. Yes, I am.

So, Judith, meet little Max.

Isn't he a cutie-pie?

So you bail on doing
frosh week with me,

but then one of your
girl power buddies needs help

and you're all,
"Hey, no problem!"

No, no, no, I'm not...
I'm not bailing
on you, okay, Judith?

Change of plans.
I am there for you.
And so is Max.

I am steady as a rock.

I just need five minutes
to go, and freshen up.
If you could just...

hold him, and then
we're so froshing.

-[EXHALES] You guys
are really cute together.
-[MAX COOING]

You know I can't stand
these things, right?

Erica!

Where is your mother?

[PEOPLE SCREAMING
INDISTINCTLY]

You four, sign duty. Go.

You wash that car over there.
Everybody else just...

grab a sponge
and just move on down.

All right, move it, frosh!

[MAX CRYING]
Shh, it's okay, it's okay.

So, uh, here, these buckets
need filling and soaping.

Fast.

Oh, hey, Judith,
would you just,

would you mind
if just I supervised,
'cause he's kind of cranky.

"I'm here for you, Judith."

Totally am. We're totally...

We're here. We're here, buddy.

Hey.

[MAX CRYING]

I know. It's okay. It's okay.

Oh, buddy, it's okay.
You're just tired.

Oh. It's okay.

Oh, why don't I sing you
a song?

Okay, baby songs,
baby songs...

# Little baby so cute #

ERICA: Oh, baby.
Are you kidding me?

-What the hell?
-They're kids at a carwash,
Erica.

Just...

What reeks?

I know, you know, two minutes.

Okay. Uh...

It's not so bad.
It's not so bad.

Oh...

Oh, crap!

What is that on my car?

Yeah,
I'm really sorry about that.

There's shit on my car.

Okay, uh, sir, I am sorry,
my friend has problems.

Judith, I...

Just... Just go, okay?

Okay.

Um, I'm sorry.

[EXHALES]

[VOCALISING]

Miss?

You do realize that stealing
a shopping cart
is against the law?

A, I'm borrowing it.

And B, you're unbelievable

and a disgrace to your uniform
you know that?

Wow. It's a lot of needs
for one small body, huh?

Look, I came here
to show Judith
that I'm not a flake.

Instead,
I'm a baby-toting flake.

ERICA: Which, FYI,
is so much worse.

I want this child back
where he belongs.

I can't do
what I came here for.

No, but you can do what
I brought you here for.

What did you
bring me here for?

Diaper backward spells repaid.

Think about it.
Marshall McLuhan.

[WHISPERS] I don't know.

She's asleep.

She's moving out.

Come on, Michael,
she's only got Max
for a few days.

Dude, this house smells
like baby shit potpourri
with a touch of puke.

I can't bring girls back
to that.

Whoa, hi.

Hey, you know what?

Go back to sleep.
I'll do pub night by myself.
It'll be fine.

Only got six cartons
of condoms to hand out.

No, hey, hey, hey,
it's not gonna be fine,
all right? Just hang on.

[EXHALES] I promised myself
that I wasn't gonna cancel.

So, Max and I are coming
with you and that's that.

Couldn't we just
leave him here
and put him to bed?

I mean, I'm sure Ethan
wouldn't mind if he's...

Well, I'm not sure
I feel totally comfortable

looking after
some stranger's baby.

Yeah.
You know, and Ethan's gotta
help me drink

four garbage cans full
of Purple Jesuses, so...

It's Michael's room buddy's
annual house party.

See ya.
ERICA: Have fun.

Look, Jude,
it's gonna be fine.

He's just gonna sleep
on my shoulder.

We're gonna have a great time.

Hey, you need me.

I... I guess.

We're froshin. We're froshin.

[ALL CHEERING]

ERICA: All right, ladies!

Time for the main event.
Best frosh ass!

[ALL CHEERING]

[MAX CRYING]
I think he wants in.

So we have an amazing line-up
of tasty frosh boys.

[CRYING CONTINUES]

Just a second. It's okay.

Forget the baby,
get to the butts!

Okay. First in
the pole position is...

Scottie "the hottie" butler
and his fine shank!

-Can you just hang on
for a second?
-[MAX CRYING]

Someone call children's aid!

No, he's fine, he's just...
He's just tired.

No kidding.
Shouldn't he be in bed?

Hey, buddy, you're in
the "best ass competition".

Maybe you shouldn't be
passing judgment.

JUDITH: Erica!

-What are you doing?
-I think that he's teething
and he's tired.

I have to take him to bed.
Jude, I'm so sorry.

Look, was it my idea
to be frosh leaders?

No, okay? I did this for you.

And despite that,
I held the bag all day
at the carwash, okay?

This... This, I told you,
this is so stupid.

I know, and I'm sorry,
but I...

I mean, how was I supposed
to leave him at home?

You could've gotten
a babysitter.

I am the babysitter!

Just take him home
to his mom, okay?

Here, take her some
condoms too and just be back.

I just don't understand
why you're flaking out on me
and not on her?

Jude, I know that that's
what this looks like,

and I promise it's not, okay?
I swear to you.

Really, it's not?
Why don't I believe you,
Erica?

Look, I have a baby
that needs to go to bed,

and you yelling at me
is not making
the situation better,

and it is definitely
not helping him.

Just go, okay?
Just leave me here with these
frosh all by myself.

I'll be fine. Totally fine.

[MAX CRYING]

Okay. I know you're not...

You're not hungry,
you're tired. I know. I know.

Hey, guys! Not cool, no.

No, no, no. Oh. No, no, no.

Shit.

[MAX CRYING]

Please, please,
please go to bed, okay?
I just...

I just need one minute.
One minute...

Okay, please.

[MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER PA]

[WHIRRING]
[SHUSHING]

What the hell are you doing?

What?

I'm trying to pass out here!

No, no, no, listen,
there's no crying, okay?

[SCATTING]
You know, Ethan says to me,
"Oh, I got this great girl,

-"she's gonna be
this awesome roommate."
-[SHUSHING]

And I'm thinking, "Okay."
But really, I don't want
to live with chicks

because chicks' lives
are too complicated.

Just stop yelling at me!

You know, you want to pretend
that you're on "Degrassi,"

where everybody loves
the spunky teen mom,
then go live someplace else.

Michael, Michael,
back off her, man.

You know what?
If the kid isn't gone
by tomorrow, then I am.

Because I don't think,
he pays rent.

[MAX CRYING]

Oh, Ethan.
Ethan, thank you so much.

Thank you for being
there for me.

Uh, Erica, look,
I want to help,

but I'm so loaded right now,
I can barely stand.

Please?
I can't take care of a baby.

I'm sorry.
Please?

[SHUSHES] No, it's okay.

Vroom! Bounce, bounce. Vroom.

Please, Max. Bounce, bounce.

Do you have any idea what
I've been doing all night?

[SHUSHES] Bounce, bounce.

Whoa, Erica, stop.

What's wrong?
Is something wrong with Max?

Vroo...yup. No, no,
if I just... If I don't do
the "bounce-bounce"

and pat his bum
on every third vroom...

if I don't...

[MAX CRYING]

I know.

Whoa. Whoa.

You know what? Enough, okay?

You cannot go on like this.

I'm calling a cab.

Cabs don't have baby seats.

That is the least
of your problems.

Oh...

[MAX CRYING]

[SHUSHING]

Where are we going?

Your mom's.

She'll know what
to do with you.

Frosh week this time
last year,
we were having so much fun.

Yes, we were.

Do you remember driving
into the fountain
and then the cops chasing us?

Yep.

So, how within a year
could you dump me
for your feminist friends?

I don't get it.

Jude, I didn't dump you.

Yes, you did, actually.

Whatever. That seems to be
your specialty these days.

-Judith...
-Look, it is what it is,
you know?

I just wish I could understand
why this woman and her baby

seem to be more important
to you than me.

It's not that.

Yeah, it is. It's like...

I don't even know
who you are anymore.

Oh, come on.

I am still
the same person, okay?

I'm just trying to deal
with this situation.

ERICA: I know, I know, baby,
you just need sleep.

What you need, Max,
is to go home.

And what I need
is some patience and support.

Oh, God, here we go!

Why does everyone act like
taking care of children
is the hardest thing ever?

[LAUGHS] Because,
you know what? It is.

And you have no idea
what you're talking about.

Wait. You know what?
Judith, wait.
Wait until you have a baby.

[BLOWS RASPBERRIES]
Yeah, fat chance me having
a kid after today.

Mmm.

It's my hair.

I know, honey.

Stephanie says that
Josh doesn't get to tell me

what to do with my hair
and that I should just
cut it anyways.

Well, Stephanie
isn't Josh's girlfriend,
you are.

A little lesson about men.

They need to feel important.

-Stephanie says...
-I don't care what
Stephanie says.

Honey, it's just hair.

-[DOOR OPENS]
-When you love someone,
it's nice to make them happy.

Erica?

Hey, Sammy, hey, mom.

What are you doing here
with a baby?

I'm just, uh, babysitting
for a friend.

Erica needs help.
She needs some
experienced hands.

Well, I have a set of those.

Come here, little guy.
Hello, handsome.

Yes.

[SHUSHES]

[WHISPERS]
Sleepy, sleepy, sleep.

You're lucky the Salsbergs
are having
a baby shower next week.

I just pulled this out
of the gift basket
and sterilized it, and...

Let the sleeping begin.

His mom really doesn't
want me using those.

I don't think that we should.

Did you turn out okay?

'Cause you were hooked
on them.

And I liked my sleep.

Oh, God, so do I.

I had no idea.

I'm going to work.
Promise me
you'll call the boy's mother.

Yeah.
Today.

[MAX CRYING]

Oh, God, no.

You want me to go in?

No, no, it's fine.
He's learning to self-soothe.

Thank you for making me
come here.

Well, who would leave
a crazy girl with a baby
having a meltdown.

[CHUCKLES]

See? We just need to give Max
a few minutes to cool down.

Oh, yeah, you needed
to give him a pacifier,
like last night.

You know,
this is the first time

we've been alone
together since...

probably last spring.

What? No, that's not possible.

Yeah. Think about it.

Back in high school,
we used to spend
sometimes days together.

Trust me, 10 years from now,
we are still gonna
be hanging out,

and we're gonna laugh
at this time.

You don't know that.

What if you hit 30
and you're, like,
some famous author

and we don't have anything
in common anymore?

Not gonna happen.

How do you know for sure?

Because you're one of
the most important people
in the world to me.

You're my best friend.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[WHISPERS] Finally.

It's quiet in here.

Yeah, everybody's sleeping.

Judith is crashed out
on the couch,
and Max is over here.

Come and see.

My mom is getting
the biggest Mother's Day gift
ever this year.

[MAX COOS]
Not as easy as it looks, huh?

The amount of havoc
that little person caused,
unreal. I had no idea.

Neither did Judith.

She had to give birth
on top of it.

I mean, to have your life
change so radically,
it's bewildering.

Everything that
she was good at,
litigation, case law,

lunching with clients...

Gone.
[MAX COOS]

And instead, chaos.

Beautiful chaos,

but chaos.

So tell me something?

What did you need the most

when you had a baby attached
to you every moment?

For people to understand.

You know, to give Max
and I room to figure it out.

Friendship is born
at that moment when one person
says to another,

"What, you, too?
I thought I was the only one."

C.S. Lewis.

[EXHALES]

[MAX COOS]

Hey, I was wrong,
and I am sorry.

This the whole sleeping thing,
it matters a lot.

You were right.

Thank you.

I mean, I didn't try
hard enough to understand
where you were coming from.

Well, it's really hard
if you haven't been there,

how babies get
when they're overtired.

Oh, I know, 'cause...

Because I was talking
to a friend and she was
telling me stories.

The deep knee bends
and blow dryers,

and the crazy lengths
she went through
to get her baby to go to bed.

Well, I've been there.

I bet.

Is he sleeping?

Oh. I miss him.

Whenever I'm away from him,
I just start thinking...

Is that a pacifier?

[WHISPERS]
I know, but he's sleeping.
And he needed to sleep, Jude.

You said that yourself.
I mean,
it's just it's one pacifier.

"Put him to bed at 7:00."

"Don't give him a pacifier."

These are not hard rules
to follow.

But this, tonight,
is like, you know,

it's like our whole friendship
on repeat for years.

Yeah, and for years,
I've been the
screwed-up sidekick

and you're perfect,
Judith Winters.

I mean, Jude, people change.

I'm not the same person
that I was,
and neither are you.

I am not a screw-up,
and you most definitely
are not perfect.

ERICA: Thank you.
Keep the change.

TOM: Care to sit?

Well, Kai was right.

About what?

Once your friends have kids,
you're on your way
to friend divorce.

Oh, well,
that would be a shame.

You and Judith
share a lot of history.

I tried to see where
she was coming from,

to understand her
point of view and...

but it wasn't enough.

And that's the trouble
with friendships.

Each one is a two-way street.

What more can I do?

You can wait.

For what?
[MOBILE RINGING]

[CLEARS THROAT]
[BEEP]

Hello?

Uh, hey, um...

Can we meet up?

Now?

JUDITH: Yeah.

Goblins in 20 minutes?

Please? [SNIFFLES]

ERICA: Sure.
I'll see you there.

Um, thank you.

Thanks for dinner, Mom.
You're welcome, sweetie.

Sam, wait.

I've been where you are.

In the foyer with lasagna?

I lived your father's life,

and then I lived for you

and for Leo and for Erica,

never for myself.

What are you
talking about, Mom?

Do you really want
to move to London?

It's an amazing opportunity.

For Josh.

But what about you?

Sam, look at me.

I'm just trying to tell you
I know what you're doing

and it's a mistake.

I need to go.

I needed to speak up, Sam.

And now you need to, too.

Thank you for dinner.

Sam.

[SOBBING]

Thanks for coming here.
Mmm-hmm.

I know it's late, I just...

After you left,
I started thinking
about what you said.

How I acted and...

I don't know what's
wrong with me.

Jude, you have
a four month-old,

and you're tired and anxious,

and the learning curve,
it must be insane.

This is harder
than law school.

I... I can imagine.

And, you know,
I'm trying to be supportive,
but... I miss you.

I missed you, too.

Every day,
there's so many things
that I want to tell you.

And I want to hear them.

I do. And I know
I got distracted today,

I do. But I just...

It's hard trying to

figure out how to
pay attention to
a million things at once.

Oh, God, I know.

[SIGHS]

You were telling me
about Ethan.

Oh, Ethan, he's great.

I'm happy.

Confused and trying to
figure it all out, of course,

but basically I'm happy.

And work?

Julianne and Friedken
are sleeping together.

[GASPS]
And

I got the biggest
title of the year.
-No!

I know, I know!
It's crazy, right?

Oh, my God!
Yeah.

Wow.

Things really have changed,
haven't they?

Yeah, they really have.

For both of us.

Can you handle some brutal
honesty right now?

I never expect anything less
from you, Jude.

I don't feel like
I'm really good

at this whole mother thing.

I'm just...

I'm not used to feeling
like I suck at something.

I know.

And sometimes I really miss
being at work, you know?

Everybody tells me I should
just love being at home

on mat leave, that it's...

I can't tell Aly and Marie
how I'm feeling.

I can't even tell Anthony.

The only person I feel
like I can tell

is you.

Do you remember those
crazy sex dreams

I used to have about
Professor Lozar?

Well, sometimes
I still have them.

Really?

And I would never tell anyone.

I can't tell Ethan. But...

I tell you because
we tell each other everything.

Yeah.

Erica, I am gonna...
I'm gonna try harder, okay?

Okay.

And I want to make
time for you.

I mean, I'm gonna
make time for you.

I just...things get
so crazy sometimes...

Jude, I get it.
And I'm not gonna get angry

or resentful when you can't
or you have to cancel.

I promise.

Okay.

Thank you.

I ordered wine.
Okay.

ERICA:
When life pulls you apart,

you have to work to stay
close together...

By putting yourself
in each other's shoes,

by reminding each other
of who you were

and who you are becoming.

By remembering that despite
all the changes that come,

there are some things that
will always remain the same.