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Let me try the problem.

But I don't get it. They don't even look like numbers.

This is all mixed up. I hate dyslexia.

Honey, when you mix up numbers, it's called dyscalculia.

And my eyes are tired.

Okay, let me help, okay?

I went through the same thing.

It's not that hard.

Okay, Max.

One five is 15.

And .00 is the hundreds.

Hello?

And percents, right? Percents mean the hundreds.

So .15 is 15 % of...

My eyes are tired.

See?

Max, your eyes were tired when we started.

All right, let's just take a break, huh?

Relax, okay? Math takes time. He's going to get it. George, his deep proficiency

test is only three weeks away. He doesn't have time.

Well, then what are we going to do? Because I don't understand it. You can't

explain it.

It's like the first night of our honeymoon.

It's not just math.

It's all the subjects. He's not getting it.

So what happens if he fails the proficiency test?

He gets held back.

Oh, you people and your education.

Everybody's got to go to college.

Pizzas don't deliver themselves.

Okay.

We're going to do something for Max that my mother never did for me.

You're going to breastfeed him?

We're going to go outside the family and get somebody to help. Okay, we're going

to get him a tutor.

You don't need a tutor.

You know, having a dumb kid is nothing to be ashamed

of. I wasn't.

I can't wait till you're not well.

And Mac is not dumb.

He's got dyscalculia.

Pardon me. I have made a grave mistake -ulia.

All my friends know the lowrider.

Nothing you tooted?

Yeah. Number five.

It looks like we finally got a good one.

You just paid attention.

Okay, sweetie, let's try it this way.

X is my secret, and you want to figure my secret out.

So I'm going to give you a clue.

Two times X equals... Oh, I just got to chill.

You know, when I make my parents mad, they tickle me.

Max.

Max.

Wow.

You know, I read that women that are that beautiful don't have boyfriends.

Because guys are too intimidated to come up and talk to them.

Add me to the list, man.

He's only paying attention because she's so pretty.

Well, sometimes you need an attractive woman to get a man's attention.

You know what I'm talking about?

That short skirt you wear when you want me to see a Jude Law movie?

He's a good actor. He's up for an Oscar.

No, no, I like the movies, too.

We get a two -hour nap, and then when we get home... Jude!

I mean, George!

Hi!

explain why we can't be together in mathematical terms.

You're 11, and I'm 22.

So when you're 18, I'll be... It doesn't matter. I'll be 18.

I think we're done here, Max.

I'm sorry. I don't think I'm getting through to Max.

I seem to have a tough time with the boy.

And this one girl who looks like... click, and he just stares at me and

her lip.

Well, I appreciate your effort, Ashley. How much do we owe you?

Well, it's $30 for the hour, and let's just say $2 for my scrunchie.

Oh, get it.

Thanks. Bye.

Bye.

Mac, what happened?

I'll tell you what happened.

Another lousy tutor.

Mac, finish your math in the backyard.

You can play with this crunchy when you're done with your homework.

Don't touch it too much. I want her smell, not yours.

What are you doing?

I'm going to find another tutor.

George, this isn't working, and it's not the tutors. They've helped other

dyslexic kids. It's Mac.

No, it's not.

Look, maybe he's not mature enough to take this seriously.

I think it would be good for him to spend another year in the fifth grade to

grow up.

No way.

Look, this isn't about maturity, Angie.

Okay, you never had a learning disability.

There's got to be somebody out there who can help him.

The test is two weeks away. He's not going to get algebra in two weeks.

Angie.

I got this!

I'm going to find a better tutor, somebody old school. Watch out. Whoop

-whoop. Watch this.

All teacher willing to discipline young student. Huh? How about that? Oh.

Is that an apple?

Hey, guys. Hi.

Jason wants me home.

Is it okay if he stays for dinner?

Sure, but I thought you were mad at him for not spending enough time with you.

Yeah, but I made him promise not to take on any more activities.

I'm his priority.

Now, did he say that?

Or did you say that and he just said... Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Wait a second.

You think he kept saying uh -huh, uh -huh to shut me up because everything I

said is only important to me?

Uh -huh.

You having trouble with this, buddy?

Yeah.

Yeah, my brother had trouble with Azra, too.

So we came up with a little rhyme.

i was really crap it's a waste of gas see your teacher sitting on her big fat

ask me how to do it and i'll tell you brother just do the one side what you do

to the other take the bottom number multiply you see what i'm doing i'm not

so you do one side what you do to the other x

equals eight that's it i got one

me how to do it. Really?

Can you tutor him?

Dad. 15 bucks an hour.

But you guys paid Ashley 30.

Quiet. You don't know math. Get over here.

I guess I could find the time.

No, Jason, you said you wouldn't take on any more activity.

I can do it in a half hour a day and we'll see each other more. Come on. Your

little brother needs help in that.

Fine.

But Max wanted to know math for his job anyway. When someone orders a hamburger,

he'll just press the hamburger picture.

Did you hear that, buddy?

She put you right up front at the register.

Somebody believes in you, mijo.

What's the matter, Mac?

We got the grades back on our practice test, and I need them signed.

Oh, honey.

We know you tried hard, and that's the most important thing.

Save that for the losers who suck in every subject. I got a B in math.

D minus.

D minus.

D minus.

help Max in math, but he's stuck in all those other subjects.

If you could tutor him in all those other subjects, he might make it to the

sixth grade.

Then one day when you're running for president, you can say that you helped a

little brown boy.

Dad, what are you doing? Carmen, let him answer.

Jason helped a little brown boy.

Just a little advice.

Before she cries, you cry.

Then say, I'm sorry.

I don't deserve to talk to you right now.

Then run and wipe your eyes like that.

Carmen. How can you do more tutoring? You've already got like a million

activities. Basketball, debate, student council.

And everything is more important than me.

Not more important than you. I just need all that stuff. for my transcript. Oh,

okay. Well, I'm sorry our relationship can't get you to a better college.

Maybe you don't have time for a girlfriend.

Yeah, maybe I don't.

Look at them fighting out there.

It's your fault.

Once he cries and runs, it'll be fine.

That doesn't even work when you do it.

I know.

I don't deserve to talk to you right now. I'm going to go play golf. I don't

know.

Everything okay, honey? No.

No. Thanks to you, Jason and I just broke up.

I don't ever want to see him in this house again.

Okay, I'll take care of this.

Oh, Jason.

Hold up, man. You can't do this. Mr. Lopez, sorry it didn't work out between

and Carmen. Oh, so am I.

Okay, Carmen is one of the sweetest... Most wonderful girls in the world. And

she doesn't deserve any of this.

But I'm talking about Mac.

I don't want him to fail, but Carmen's not going to want me here.

Look, I'll get my daughter through this, okay? You just keep helping my boy.

I guess, but it's going to be awkward.

Not as awkward as dropping off a 21 -year -old kid at the fifth grade.

Good luck, Mac. Your mom packed you some pudding and a 40 ounce.

How you doing, sweetheart?

I feel like Jason ripped up my heart and stomped on it right in front of me.

I'm sorry, honey.

You know what you could do to get your mind off Jason?

Volunteer.

Join some clubs, Carmen.

I mean, anything to get out of the house between four and six Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday when Jason will be tutoring Max. Okay, pieces on me. Chin up.

What did you do?

Look, I had to ask Jason to keep tutoring Max, okay? I had no choice. Oh,

can't come back here? All right.

I know Jason is helping Max, but, Carmen, it's hurting. Why can't Max

Jason's house? Well, who's going to take him?

You work.

And I work, it's too far for him to walk.

Wait, why do we have to get involved with Jason at all?

God, nobody in this house cares how I feel.

Where's she going? We're in her room. I don't know.

Get out of my room.

Look, I know you hate me right now.

Okay, but I just want to say, before I leave, are you in on this pizza or what?

Because when you're upset like this, you usually eat more than two pieces, and I

just need to know what kind of toppings to get, jalapenos.

Mom, Dad, this is my new lab partner, Brad.

Hi. Hi, nice to meet you guys.

It's kind of a funny story. Shut up, Brad. Okay.

We're going to do homework.

Oh, just so you know, Max is studying outside with his tutor.

Holy, I am so over that.

See, Angie?

She's moved on.

You can tell me I'm right now.

We both love the kid. It's not a competition.

Said the loser.

We're on the same team.

Said the loser.

Said the guy with the pillow over his head.

Said the...

Yeah, I play clarinet in the band.

Remember at homecoming when you guys, like, you ran off onto the field and you

knocked me over and you were like, oh, sorry, dude. And I was like, oh, no,

cool. And then, like, it might have looked like back then that I was crying,

I wasn't. I just have allergies.

It's good to know.

Don't mind us. We're just going to do some studying, too.

Come on.

Oh, why don't we start with chemistry?

Because you and I have such great chemistry.

Well, you and I are both comprised of hydrogen and carbon, so I guess we do

a lot in common.

You're so smart.

Oh, that's it. Hey!

Stop it! Said the loser!

Mom! Dad!

Carmen's kissing the weird clarinet boy!

What? She's trying to get Jason... to leave.

It's just a matter with her.

Why would Brad being here bother you, huh?

I'm not your girlfriend anymore.

It bothers me because we just broke up.

Why would you want to hurt me?

Well, if you're hurt, then you should leave.

I think what she's trying to say is that she's with me now. Shut up, helmet

hair.

Okay, you don't want me here? No.

Fine. I'm leaving.

Oh, Jason, Jason, where are you going?

I'm sorry, Mr. Lopez. I hope you find another tutor, but I can't be here right

now. Wait, Jason.

You just couldn't handle the fact that he's mine now.

What are you doing?

Trying to get the taste of Brad's tongue out of my mouth.

Look, we need to talk.

You can begin with the Max is more important speech now.

Look, Max is more important at this moment, Carmen.

Okay, and there's times that you're more important than Max.

Look, it's not easy, but sometimes your mother and I have to do things that

aren't good for everybody.

Really? Name one time you did something that was good for me and bad for Max.

You want to know? Yeah.

Okay, I'll tell you.

Carmen, your private school costs so much that Max isn't going to get a new

bike, he's not getting a computer, and he's never getting braces.

I didn't realize he was giving all that up.

Well, neither does he, so don't say nothing.

You don't understand.

I still love Jason.

Love?

Carmen, you're not allowed to use that word. Carmen, you're 15.

Juliet was 15, and she died for her love.

Well, that's why we send you to private school, to keep you away from girls like

that.

Look, you're not going to want to hear this, but I'm going to say it anyway.

You just had a high school breakup.

And months from now, you'll forget about him and you'll move on. Okay, but Max

isn't going to move on unless he gets help from Jason.

So Jason has to come back here and tutor him, okay? So go ahead and yell.

No.

I'll go over to Jason's house tomorrow and get him to come back.

So you promise me Max will never get to wear braces?

Not as long as I'm alive.

No braces, no fillings, no vaccinations whatsoever.

Of course you did, Carmen, because we love you.

We're back together.

I got some sugar cubes in my pocket.

help max in this homework okay so you talked it out and both found a way to

compromise no he said he really liked my sweater and we started kissing coming

hello

max i'm so sorry to hear about the terrible

And your sister.

But I'm here to take care of you.

Of course, I'll have to pull you out of school. You'll have more time for video

games and skateboarding.

Really? Yes.

I'll raise you as my child until you're old enough to be.

dream.