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I realized that to grow up, I'm going to have to let go of a lot of baggage.

Stuff that's weighing me down, holding me back.

Anything that keeps me from getting to where I need to go.

Time I figured out who I am and what I need.

And I've decided I don't need birth control pills anymore.

From now on, I'm focused on my future.

You're gonna be down. Come on.

Yo, what's up, kid?

Dorian, you weren't supposed to go anywhere until you helped me finish the

chores. For real?

I thought Aunt Dee was just playing.

Man, do I look like I was born yesterday?

Do you really want me to answer that?

No, I just want you to help.

Okay, love.

I'm sorry, kid.

I hope you finish the chores, then we'll shoot some hoops. Cool?

Cool. Cool.

Hey, Dorian, you still want to go to the mall with Niecy and me? You got to

move. Oh, so Niecy knows I'm coming. Yeah, but she's going anyway.

No, ma 'am. What am I shooting at?

Miles, are you done with your chores?

No, but he's... Sorry, but remember what Auntie said?

Kids.

Miles?

But what do you think you're doing?

Crying out for help.

Boy, you better help yourself to a new trash bag.

When ripped, it wasn't so cheap.

Excuse me. What did you say, son?

Uh, I was about to throw it in the trash heap.

Oh, you know, tight as in tight or tight as in tight?

Can you breathe?

No.

That tight. Okay.

Excuse me, little mama.

aftershave. Wait.

Yo, are you guys done shopping yet or what?

Well, not while there's still cash in my wallet.

Look, why don't you go on over there and watch them make pretzels?

I've already done that.

They won't give me any more free samples.

Do you have a favorite store?

Yeah, but Victoria's Secret has a restraining order against me.

Which reminds me, where's Niecy?

In there trying to get out of that tight dress.

She gonna be a while.

Well, maybe I can help.

Um, maybe we should go to the food court.

For sure.

Niecy, meet us at the food court. Okay.

Hold it right there, y 'all. Hey, hold on, homie. Watch the food booth. Yeah.

Put your hands off my cousin. Yeah, well, your cousin here is a shoplifter.

step aside, miss. What?

He didn't take anything.

Ten people walked out of this store when the alarm went off.

Yup. And two of them wearing ski masks.

Mm -hmm.

You know what? You take yourself pretty seriously for somebody packing a walkie

-talkie and a cupcake.

I'm through speaking to you, okay?

Empty your pockets.

No, Doreen, you don't have to empty your pockets. You have rights.

And who are you, his lawyer? I thought you were through speaking to me.

Look, don't trip, Mo.

I'm used to this.

Besides, I don't have anything to hide. Of course you don't.

You know what?

It's too bad.

that even as we stand on the threshold of a new millennium, innocent young

men are still being convicted by the color of their skin.

That's it.

Look, I'm just doing my job. Oh, yeah?

Well, you're not doing it too well.

Check this out.

Well, uh...

I guess your job is harassing innocent people. Mm -hmm. Hey, well, look, why

don't y 'all just leave? Oh, we will.

As soon as you apologize to my client. I mean, my cousin.

You can forget that.

Don't you think that this young man deserves an apology?

Uh -huh. Yes. What a job.

Come on.

I said I'm sorry.

Indeed you are. I am too through. Shall we?

Oh, Frank.

Dee? Oh, honey. Can you believe that this is the fifth anniversary of our

date? Oh, I still remember how teary -eyed you got after we first kissed.

That's because you were stepping on my feet with your stilettos.

Everything okay, Frank?

Dee, I thought we were trying to have a baby.

We are, Frank.

So why are you taking birth control pills?

I'm not taking birth control.

Come on, Dee. I found these in the trash.

They're not mine, Frank.

Oh, really?

Well, if they're not yours, Dee, then whose are they?

They're not mine.

Moesha's? These are Moesha's? You knew about this? Honey, I found them in her

purse about six months ago. Six months ago? You didn't tell me? I have a right

to know, Dee. She's my daughter.

She's my daughter, too, Frank, and this is exactly... why I didn't tell you. I

knew that you would overreact. No, no, no, no. My reaction is just right.

My daughter's on birth control pills and my wife lied to me. That is not fair,

Frank. Moesha made me promise not to tell you. Oh, so Moesha runs this house

now. Frank, if I had broken that promise, then she never would have

me again and neither one of us would have known what's going on in her life.

so to keep your trust with Moesha, you violate the trust with your husband.

Well, congratulations, Dee, your stepmother of the year.

And you're at the...

Jerk of the century.

So we said goodbye to the cashier, walked out with at least 100 other

minding our own business when the alarm went off. Then the security guard just

waded through the crowd just to grab poor Dorian.

Dorian, you didn't take anything, did you? No.

That's the point, D.

This time he was completely innocent.

Man, you told me it was a high -speed chase.

Good morning, Dad. Morning.

Daddy, I was just telling Dee how Dorian was bum -rushed by mall security for

Shoplet. Where's the coffee?

Frank.

What?

Moe, she's trying to tell you something.

Oh, well, excuse me, Dee. I didn't hear her.

Oh, but thanks for giving me the heads up about what's happening in my own

house.

Look, Frank, if you... Hey!

Woo! Smells good up in here. Hey, it's gonna be a good breakfast, a good church

service, and a good ball game this afternoon.

Goodbye, Hakeem.

Good one, Mr. Mintz. Good one.

Hey, move. Should I go in and tell you how he set that security guard straight

at the mall yesterday?

Oh, did he? Yeah, yeah. Tell her, D -Money. I think D -Money needs to tell D

-Truth.

Yeah, well, he's not the only one.

Frank, you're impossible.

Yeah, well, at least I'm honest.

Need to get some fresh air.

Does this mean we can skip church?

Oh, come on, Mo.

I mean, we're going to church, not a club.

The Lord doesn't want your phone number.

Yeah, come on, Mo.

I don't want to miss the collection plate.

That's my snack money for the week.

my purse. I didn't buy these. They're in your purse, and you didn't buy them?

My sister's a club dog.

I'm not.

Must have fallen into my purse at the mall yesterday.

Oh, yeah?

You know, I have friends in Oakland that I used to happen to all the time.

Once, a car fell right into my homeboy's driveway.

I am not a thief.

Look, you don't have to lie to me, Mo. You don't have to lie.

Dorian, I need to return these earrings. I don't know, Mo.

A thief should never return to the scene of a crime.

It was a simple mistake, you guys. In fact, I'm going to apologize to that

when I return these, too. Or you can just keep the earrings and trade them in

for cigarettes when they lock you up.

Guys, wait in the car. I'll be right there.

Dee, I thought you and Daddy already left.

Your father decided not to go.

Why? Because he'd rather sit on the porch and pout.

Dean, I know it's none of my business, but what's going on between you and my

dad?

I wasn't going to say anything, but you might as well know.

Your father found your birth control pills in the trash.

Am I going to die, Dean?

Of course not, sweetheart.

But he is pretty mad with the both of us.

Dee, I'm sorry.

He really shouldn't blame you for anything.

It's all right. We'll work it out.

Actually, Dee, we'll work it out.

I've got to go talk to him.

I'll see you in church.

Dee told me why you're fighting.

Can we talk?

You should have talked to me six months ago, Mo.

Right now, I don't feel like talking.

Josie Geller.

and I can catch a ride to church with you. Please, come right in.

Actually, everybody's already left, Ann Dell. I decided to stay home.

Oh, I see.

It's more comfortable falling asleep on this couch than those hard pews, huh?

Frank,

are you all right? Do you feel well? I feel fine, Ann Dell. I just need a

time to myself.

Oh, I understand.

You want to talk about it.

All right.

You probably know all of this anyway.

I, uh, found out that Moesha's been taking birth control pills.

What? Why?

Who's she sleeping with?

And Dale.

You're not helping.

I'm sorry. I'm back.

Have you tried to talk to Moesha about it? Look, right now, I don't want to

a thing that girl has to say.

You sound just like my father.

Every time I tried to open up to him, he either pushed me away or used what I

said against me. Well, Andell, I'm sure your father was just trying to protect

you because he loved you so much.

That's what he said.

But I felt like he was trying to protect himself, not me.

Frank, Moesha's an adult now. You don't have to agree with all her choices.

Look, I know you're trying to help Andell, but if you don't mind... Hey,

more. I have to get to church anyway.

Can I borrow your car?

I look so cute, I might catch more than just the Holy Ghost.

Hey, yo, Dorian, show me the spot where the police dogs rush you.

Let it go, man.

Thank God that security guard isn't working today.

Let's find a manager. I need to get home.

Oh,

no. Not you again.

What do you want, sister soldier?

fine with an appropriate clown.

Since I was wrong, I'm going to let that go.

Well, again, what do you want?

Well, you're not going to believe this.

Actually, if you think about it, it's pretty funny.

I'm here to return these earrings.

Just so happened that yesterday I accidentally walked out with them.

So I was the one who set off the alarm.

My bad.

You know, I didn't hear you.

Oh. Sorry.

No, speak up. I can't hear you.

Hold on a minute, Mo. You don't have to listen to this buster.

Look, I said I'm sorry.

No, no, I need you to be as loud as you were yesterday. Remember that?

Look, man, just take the earring so we can go. Dorian, I can handle this.

Now tell me, why are you sorry?

I'm sorry for disrespecting you. Oh. And?

I'm sorry for embarrassing you.

And?

And I'm sorry for... And I'm sorry for wasting my

time apologizing to you.

You know what I said yesterday was true.

The only reason you grabbed my cousin is because he's a young black man. You

were wrong then, and you're wrong now. So stop tripping.

All right?

Now, if you don't mind, I have somewhere to be.

Well, just go then.

Dee, this is for you.

I'm sorry for what I said.

You know I didn't mean it.

Said some pretty hurtful things, Frank.

But I think it's deeper than that. Oh, Dee, I'm not finished.

Words can't express how much I appreciate everything you do.

That's sweet, Frank.

I'm not done.

Dee, baby, there really is no card that says thank you for being the parent that

I wasn't ready to be.

I'm really glad that you were there for Moesha.

Thanks, Frank.

I needed to hear that.

It's good to see that you two have made up.

Which is what we should be doing.

Really? Yeah.

Well, I'm going to leave you two alone.

Moesha, it's really hard for parents to accept that their children are growing

up.

I mean, it... It seems like it was just the other day that I was telling you to

stop hitting miles over the head with your spoon.

That was the other day.

You know, I was really hoping that you'd wait until you got married, but I know

I'm too late.

But, Daddy... No, no, no, no, let me finish, Mo.

Us communicating is difficult enough without you trying to say something.

I guess the reason why I've been acting this way, baby, is because I just didn't

want you to get hurt.

Now, I still don't agree with your decision, and that's never going to

But neither is the fact that you're my daughter, and I love you

Moesha, I want you to feel comfortable enough to talk to me about anything.

Anything? Yeah.

Why?

It's just that I've decided not to take birth control pills anymore.

Why?

I'm not having sex.

I've never had sex.

Well, if that's your decision, I'll have to go long way.

Daddy, stop pouring me. Oh, thank God, Mo.

Now,

I may not wait forever, but I know now is not the right time for me.

Mo, thanks for being honest.

Thank you, Daddy.

That's my baby.

It's so good to know I can talk to you about anything. Yeah.

Mo, what were you telling me this morning about somebody shoplifting at

mall? I don't want to talk about that.

Come here.

Who would have thought I'd be calmly talking to my dad about sex?

Not me.

I'm really proud of him.

He's grown so much.

Okay, I've grown a little too.

Now, if I weathered that storm... There's nothing I can't handle without a

little help from the ones who love me.