All language subtitles for Braxton Family Values - S05E22 - Opposing Counsel (1080p YTTV WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264)-FFG_track3_[eng]

The girls and I were
thinking about

taking another trip
with you and Daddy.

'Cause we need
to spend some time together.

That's fine.
Let's take a vacation.

You will be endorsing
the liquor brand.

We want you
to be an ambassador

and become a spokesperson.

- We're going
to visit the dist--
- There's a distillery?

You gotta sample this one.

Oh, that is so good.

- It's gonna be a good idea.
- I think so.

I talked to a counselor,
and I really think

that it's important
for both of us

to go talk
to the counselor.

I don't need therapy,
I need my kids.

And tell your attorney
don't call me no more.

I was getting my hair done
and I had heard some news.

Okay, what?
Tell me.

It was so juicy.

We're all focused
on what's going on with Trina.

Well, guys,
I'm not doing the pop-up.

Okay,
forget a pop-up shop.

I'm more concerned
about Trina's other news.

You know,
if we're gonna discuss
something,

we're gonna be discussing,
you know, the fact

that Jacent was arrested.

I don't know
why she hasn't mentioned

the Jacent rumors
to us directly.

But this is something
that she's gonna have

to tell us about,
she's gonna have to talk now.

Why don't you say something?
What happened?

Trina, so what happened?

♪ We are the Braxtons
and you'll see ♪

♪ We are not like
an ordinary family ♪

♪ Toni, Traci, Towanda,
Trina, Tamar, and Miss E ♪

♪ Will teach you
a thing or two ♪

♪ On... ♪

-Who told you?
- My hairdresser told me.

She said,
"Is your sister okay?
Did she go to jail?"

- She said,
"Did she go to jail?"
- Yeah.

Trina, so what happened?

Jacent came over to my house
to get some of his things.

There was a knock at the door.
Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.

I went to the door...

and he's in handcuffs.

-He was in what?
- Handcuffs.

I can't believe
what I'm hearing right now.

This is insane.

I'm definitely curious
as to why

Jacent still has things
at Trina's house,

but it doesn't seem like
the right time to ask.

I'm just glad she's okay.

I said,
"What's happening?
What's going on?"

And of course,
they couldn't tell me.

And then he called me
from the jail, and he was like,

"I don't know.
I don't know why I'm here."

I said, "Well, you know,
even when you get a ticket,

- they tell you why
you got a ticket."
-Why.

"Like, you did an 85 in a 60
or something like that.

So, they just arrested you...
while black?

I don't understand."

- (bleep).
- "I'm telling you,
I didn't do anything.

I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything."

I said, "Oh, okay,
well, you can lose my number,

and you can lose
my address,

and you can send
for your things."

I've decided not to share
this story

with my family immediately
because it's like
one more thing

on the camp brigade.

One more thing
that my sisters have

to say that Trina
didn't do right.

And it's really starting
to get to me

and work on my nerves,

And I can't take
it anymore,

and I think that's why
I've kind of distanced myself

a little bit from even
sharing everything

that happens in my life.

- That was it?
- You don't know what
he was arrested for?

I still don't know
the full story.

Honest to God,
still don't know
the full story.

All I know is that when
something like that happens,

my door could've been
knocked down.

-Yep.
- And I could've been
in handcuffs.

- Yep.
- And my kids could've been
in handcuffs.

- Absolutely.
- From what I understand,
they even went to my bar.

- The Feds?
- It was the county.

- It was the county.
- Okay, okay.

But apparently
they were looking for him.

And apparently,
in his paperwork,

he said that he worked
at my bar.

So that could've
messed up your whole thing.

- My whole life.
All of my stuff.
-Yeah!

- Could've messed up
all of my stuff.
- You can't protect that.

You can't protect that,
boo.

It's just not right,
and I'm sorry.

He saw what type of person
that Trina was,

and he took advantage of it.

She's probably not even
the first person.

She ain't
the first person.

You're not
the first person, Trina.

I'm sorry.

- Oh, Trinie.
- Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.

- Why?
- I'm good.

- I'mma give you a hug anyway.
- Yeah, me too.

- I'm sorry.
-I'm so sorry, Trin.

You don't have to feel bad
nor embarrassed.

- They all lie.
- I'm not embarrassed.

Remember what Mommy said,
"They all lie except Obama."

I'm not embarrassed.
I'm not embarrassed.

I'm mad.

I'm pissed.
I should've been more careful.

-No, no, no!
-That's not you.

You were lied to,
you were taken advantage of.

-
You were manipulated.
- And so many women.

And then the good thing
about it, you're rid of him.

- You know?
- Hell yeah.

-Completely!
- It's done.

Now that everything
is out in the open,

I actually feel a weight
lifted off of my shoulders.

I'm just disappointed
that all this had to happen

like, right now,
before my pop-up.

I'm already disappointed
about cancelling that,

so to have this happen
now too is just daunting.

The silver lining
of it all

is that you know now,
and you didn't have

- nothing to do with it,
and you got out.
-Nothing.

You know what I'm saying?

There's some women who go
to jail for these dudes,

and they got nothing
to do with it.

- They don't even know
what happened.
- Yeah!

I think Trina's
got a lot going on,

and I understand about
not doing the Bar Chix pop-up.

Sometimes you gotta take
a minute and say,

"You know,
I can't do this right now.

Let me change my mind,
let me refresh...

for a moment.

Let me Summer Eve this."

- Trina, it's gonna be
all right.
-It's gonna be fine.

We can go to Mexico,
that way we get you

another Spanish one,
you know what I'm saying?

- No.
- Then what do you want now,
Trina?

I think I'mma go
for an Italian next.

That's still Spanish.

Hi, welcome. Hello!

- Hi, how are you?
- Welcome.

- Ooh.
- Hi!

A lot has happened
in the past few days,

and I've had some really
disappointing things happen.

So, right now I've decided
to take my sisters painting,

since we're all together.

And we just need to have
some mindless fun.

Thank you guys so much
for coming

to Painting With a Twist.

Today you'll need your phone
because you're going

to take a photo of the person
directly across from you,

and you are going to try
to paint them.

-What?
- What?

Oh, that's easy.

Painting Toni Braxton
"Living Legend's" easy.

Either you gonna do her
in an evening gown
with a microphone,

or nowadays
you gonna paint her
in a birdcage.

You know, 'cause...
that's Birdman girlfriend.

How's it been going, girls?

I need you guys
to fill me in.

I have a photo shoot
for my, you know,

ambassadorship
for a liquor line.

- That's great.
- What kind is it, Tray Ray?

- It's a whiskey.
- Ooh.

Called Black Cowboy.

This is the first time
I'm hearing of Traci
being involved

in a liquor line,
but it's not uncommon

to find things out like this
because there are
five sisters,

and we don't tell each other
every single thing
all the time.

I mean,
obviously, our history
can speak for that.

Trina, what's going on
with the pop-up?

I'm not doing the pop-up
anymore, right now.

- Oh, really?
- Everything is just not
coming together...

- Not right? Yeah.
- ...in the way I anticipated,

and I would rather wait
and have it be right,

especially with the amount
of money that it costs
to do it.

What else is going on, girls?

Ain't nothing
going on with me.

- I'm finishing my album.
-Oh, you finished?

Almost. It's bomb.

So, I finished working on
a really personal song about
my mom and dad's relationship,

and I plan to get my sisters
and mom to come to the studio

to hear it while
we're all here in Atlanta.

Now, I'm dying to hear
what Mommy in particular
thinks about the song.

Trina, don't you have
something else to tell Mommy?

- I don't, but.
-What's going on?

You ain't got no choice.

I do have a choice.

Trina decided
not to do the pop-up,
and I don't know

if it's because
she was distracted

with Jacent,
but Trina needs to tell Mommy
about the arrest also.

I'd rather Mommy hear it
from Trina

than someone
on the streets

or in the hair shop
like Tamar.

Trina, you might as well
go ahead on, sis.

Just tell Mommy,
she gonna find out.

I mean, well, you know,
I just found myself

in a situation where
I thought I knew somebody
and I didn't.

You know I understand
that one.

Keep telling her, Trina.
Ain't all the story.

And then what happened?
What had happened, Trina?

That's not nice, Tamar.

That's, you know, patronizing.

Oh, girl. Oh, Jesus.

Why do we have to talk
about my problems?

Can't we talk about
Towanda's divorce

or Toni's boyfriend
or Tamar's relationship?

Why do all have to be up
in each other's business
right now, anyway?

I'm just not in the mood
for all this.

Well, Mama, the Feds came
to get Jacent.

Feds didn't come
to get Jacent.

It was local authorities.

They arrested him
at my house.

- You hear me?
- I heard you.

Well, you know, it's not
that y'all were dating.

- I know, but still.
- That's been over.

- Yes, ma'am.
- You can't feel bad about
what somebody else is doing

and what they've done
just because

you had associated yourself
with them.

- Exactly.
- I just feel bamboozled.

But you learned from it.

Man, when I met him,
he was just so charming,

- and just so...
- Exactly.

Girl, you ain't know crooks
is the most charming ones
on the planet?

I don't know, I've never
dealt with one before.

It's just
a learning experience,
that's all.

Nothing more,
nothing less.

I don't know where
Jacent is right now,

but the current status
of our "relationship,"

if that's the word
you want to use

is that I wish him well
and I pray for him

and I hope that everything
turns out the way
he needs them to.

- Okay, I think I'm done.
- Okay, so she'll be first.

Okay, guys,
this is my interpretation
of Tamar.

- Are you ready?
-Yes.

Fathers can be
just as good parents
as mothers.

It seems like we're going
to have a custody battle,

and things
could really get ugly.

I wanted to share
my first single!

I wrote it about Mom.
Her experience with Daddy.

Okay, this is called
"My Man."

The art instructor
informs us

that we are to paint
the person

directly in front of us.

And who's directly
in front of me?

Tamar!

- I think I'm done.
- Okay, so she'll be first.

Okay, guys,
this is my interpretation
of Tamar.

- Are you ready?
-Yes.

-
-Ooh, nice.

-That's beautiful.
- She look like Ursula,
that's a lie!

I think this is
a good interpretation
of you.

I ain't gray.
Now explain it.

I'm doing
an abstract version of you.

I gave you
a Michael Jackson nose.

-Oh, that's nice.
- Look at your nose.

Everybody want that nose.

You got me looking
like a witch,

and I'mma get you back.

Toni Braxton tried it,
as she normally does.

What you trying to say?

- No, look!
- Toni, move that. Move that.

Like, you tried it!

So, here's
my painting of Toni.

-
-Yeah!

Don't she look like Toni?
Picasso!

That looks
nothing like me.

That looks exactly like you.

Your rapper diamonds
around your neck.

And how you be going
to the club

like in evening gowns
and stuff.

Her painting is much worse
than mine.

My head is the size
of my body,

and I don't have a neck.

- Why I look like
a hippopotamus?
- In your birdcage.

Personally,
I don't think a birdcage
should be in my painting.

-
- You know that look like you.

She's a female bird
locked in a cage.

This is Traci.

Yay!

So, that look like
Traci to y'all?

She tried, it was very nice.
'Cause she tried.

It didn't look like me,
but, you know,

look what Picasso do.

I mean, what?

This is how
I "interpertate" Trina.

- Interpret Trina, yes.
- Interpret.

It looks like Mommy!

- Oh, it does look like Mommy.
- Okay,
I got the wrong person.

Well, somebody who look
like Trina, give it to her.

Okay.

I feel like
I didn't get a picture

because Traci painted
a picture of Mommy.

-Uh-oh.
- This is my beautiful,
wonderful daughter Towanda.

That's terrible. Oh, my God.

Well, the face is good,
it's just the background.

It looks like Logan did it.

Thank you, my mother.

That was sweet, Mama.

I had to paint the matriarch,
I had to paint our mom.

You know what,
I'mma hurt you.

Here we go.

-Who is the guy?
- Thank you!

- Is that Abraham Lincoln?
- We don't know who
it is yet.

She's getting married.

We don't know
who it is yet, though.

How pathetic.

I painted a picture
with Mommy and a groom

because I'm just trying
to speak things
into existence.

I think that Mommy
needs a husband right now.

Mommy, she just needs
to move on, you know,

with another man.

So, can you give it up
for yourselves?

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- You're not gonna clap?
- I did that.

- Is you not clapping?
-No, I'm not.

-
She ain't clapping for you?
- It's terrible.

- Hi, Antavius.
- Towanda.

Antavius called me
to come into his office today,

and I hope he has
some good news for me

because things
are a little tense at home.

I don't want to go through
World War III

over our children,
but if I have to,

I will absolutely do it.

So, since
the last time we met...

Mm-hmm.

Were you able to have
a conversation with Andre

about the stuff
we talked about?

Well, he hasn't been
very nice to me lately.

So, I gave him his space.

I talked to Andre,
which is why I called you in.

- Okay.
- Because we are now

getting into
the kind of the discoveries,

last settlement phase
of the case.

And basically, Towanda,

he's not really relinquishing
a lot on the children.

It seems like we're going
to have a custody battle,

and things could get
really ugly.

The children are
the only thing

in this divorce

that really and honestly
matters to me.

- How you doing?
- Hi, how are you today, sir?

Andre Carter to see
Attorney Stanton.

Okay, one moment please.
Follow me.

I'm here,
and I'm trying to get

full custody of my kids.

I really didn't think
I needed an attorney,

but after talking
to friends and family

they suggested
that I get an attorney.

I'm in this to win.

So, Mr. Carter,
tell me about what's going on.

Well, Towanda and I
have been together

for about 19 years.

We have two kids,
Braxton and Brooke,

and I want
full custody of them.

I was working initially.

But then once
she started doing her thing

I decided to leave my job
after speaking with her,

so it was something
that was mutually agreed upon,

but then when the issue
of divorce came up,

things kind of changed,
and I wanna see

what my rights are,

and that's what
brought me here.

So, that's what
I'm trying to do.

What do she do?
How does she contribute?

Money, financially.

She's the provider, financially.

I'm not gonna, you know,
lie about that.

I do want us to focus
on the fact

that it's not about you,

it's not about her,
it's about the children,

and that's what the court
is gonna look at.

What they're gonna look
at primarily is

who's been caring
for the children,

who have they been with,

they want to make sure
that they maintain

stability in the home
and setting a precedent

for what's already
been established

in the kids' lives.

So, I think with just
the little bit of information

you've given me thus far,
you do have

a very good chance
of succeeding.

It used to be that a mother,

she can be standing
on a corner

with a baby on one arm
and crack pipe on the other,

and the judge drives by,
and the judge says,

"I just don't believe
in taking babies

from their mamas."

That's no longer
where we are, though.

And now courts
are very lenient,

and there are some
very strong case law

that suggests
that fathers can be

just as good parents
as mothers.

And there are certainly
different advocacy groups

that would support
that effort.

I want to make sure
that you're in

the position of strength
when it comes to asking

for custody
of these children.

Andre knows that
the only thing that will

- get under your skin--
- Are my children.

- Are your children.
- The only thing that
I'm not gonna agree with

is for him to have
full custody of the kids.

I'm gonna ask you this,
as well.

In speaking with Towanda,

she recommended or suggested
that we go to counseling.

I'm kind of against that,
I don't really want to go.

- How do you feel about that?
- You should go.

I would absolutely
encourage that.

It's definitely something

that's good
for several reasons.

The court will see that
you're willing to compromise.

Okay, I see
what you're saying.

It looks good
in front of the judge.

- Like, this brother--
- But for you, as well.

It will help you, as well,
the children.

Counseling is something
that we have to go through
which I'm really not feeling.

I just don't trust it,

I just don't
trust the process at all.

But I wanna show her
that I want full custody

because I wanna show my kids
that I'm gonna fight for them.

I definitely
would encourage you to do it.

- I'mma think about it.
- You wanna think about it?

- Yeah, I'll sleep on it.
- Okay.

The discovery process
takes six months.

- That long?
- The way to make this quicker

is that you agree
on everything.

Give the man what he wants.

- He can have
the properties...
- If that'll make it--

...if he agrees
to joint custody.

And if he doesn't,

then I gotta do what
I gotta do.

I gotta take
the gloves off.

- Good talking to you.
-You as well.
Thank you so much.

You let me know
when the next step
in the process is.

We're gonna work like hell
to make sure

this works out
in your favor.

I just want my kids.

Trina, I like
your Russian hat.

Thank you.
It's so cold out.

Colder than
a polar bear's coochie.

It's colder than
a witch's tit out here,

and I can't wait to get
to Arizona in a couple of days

for my Black Cowboy Whiskey
photo shoot.

I don't know
what to expect,

but I know
I won't be freezing.

-I hate
being this cold.
-Go!

I'm happy my sisters
are in town because I need
their support right now.

Going through
a divorce is painful,
so a support system

is so important for me.

-I'm still cold.
- That hat's not
making you warm?

-It look like a rug.
- It's not, it's a silver fox.

A silver fox from Russia.

-It fits backwards.
- This is not the front side.

- Wow, Trina.
-This is the front.

Now, see, now, that looks
adorable on you.

It looks cute on me,
doesn't it?

I'm so cold,
I can't concentrate.

Well, speaking of cold,

I had a conversation
with Andre,

and he was so cold to me.

He did a few sucker punches
and gut punches and stuff.

- What happened?
- What were you expecting?

I invited him out
so that we could talk,

and he was saying
that he don't see how

can I take care of the kids
because I'm never home.

- Try.
- And he said, "You're never
there, you miss stuff."

He was just challenging
my motherhood.

Well, somebody got to work.

If he had a job,
then he would have
missed it too.

He's still
a stay at home dad.
You know what I'm saying?

Let's just say
if the shoe was
on the other foot--

let's say that
I was the one that was home

and he was the one
that was on the road,

how would y'all view it?

If Daddy wants to bring
homegirl around...

They always
have to be in my space.
Stop already.

I don't want them in my space.

And I won't get
in their space.

As a woman,

I know I would not
want to be on vacation

with my ex-husband's
side piece.

He's still
a stay at home dad.
You know what I'm saying?

Let's just say
if the shoe was
on the other foot--

let's say that
I was the one that was home

and he was the one
that was on the road,

how would y'all view it,
you know what I mean?

- So, you gonna pay this dude
spousal support?
- No! No.

- 'Cause that's
what you said.
- That's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying that I'm trying
to look at all sides

and not take it so personal.

Girl, that sound like
a check to me.

Mm-mm. I'm not trying
to be angry.

If Andre has sole custody
of the children,

that means that if Towanda
ever wants to do anything

with the children,
she has to ask him.

He can just take the children
and leave the state
if he wants to.

- Trina should know.
She's a divorce specialist.
- Twice.

I thought Andre would want
to do what's best
for the kids,

which would be joint custody,
but he's just mad and bitter

and not being reasonable
right now.

And I thought that we both
should go see a counselor.
Together.

And then he said,
"I don't need therapy.

I just need my kids."
And left.

I think that you guys
should go through

individual therapy
before you guys decide
to go to therapy together.

I went through
counseling first,
and we all know how Andre is.

Y'all been around him forever.

He ain't gonna want to go
to counseling anyway,

by himself, so I'm like,
"Okay, let's go together."

- Mm-hmm.
- What's the goal
you're trying to reach?

I want it to-- I want
to at least be able
to talk about it

rationally and calmly,

- 'cause right now,
that's not how he's talking.
-Right.

Our kids are the most
important thing right now,

and I don't want to be angry
in front of the kids,

or make them think that Andre
and I are fighting,

but he is fighting me.

And I need for him
to be responsible,

and drop the idea
of full custody.

Hopefully my therapist
will help,

if he shows up.

When I saw Andre's reaction,

it reminded me
of Mommy and Dad.

It was like
an out-of-body experience,

and I was like, "Oh, my God.
I don't want my kids
to feel this."

- Mm-hmm.
- This is not good,
because I know how we feel

when Mommy and Daddy
was at that table

- at Casa Grande that day.
-Yeah!

You know
that you lay it low
and spread it wide.

You don't care who it is.

What?

- Figure that out.
- People live
in their fantasy worlds.

I don't think people
were living in a fantasy world,

when you got a woman
coming in laying in your bed,
screwing in you bed.

- That is not a fantasy world.
That's for real.
- Daddy, that really happened?

- I don't know
anything about that.
- You're a liar.

And you're a dirty lie.

Uh-uh, I don't want that.
I don't want to feel
like that.

But Mommy and Daddy,
it's like passion anger,
if we're honest.

- I'm not saying nothing.
- Right?

It's almost like
they're fighting,

but they meet each other
in the hallway

and passionately kiss
and hug and rub and stuff.

Y'all seen it in the movies.
I ain't the only one.
Come on, let's stop.

Was it like that?
Are y'all's anger is like that?

- No.
- Or Trina and Gabe, you know?

- That's not like that.
- They can't keep their hands
off each other sometimes.

I don't want that.

I'm not-- I don't want
to be combative like that.

And every time Mommy
and Daddy are together,

there's always some tension.

I don't want to live
like that. Mm-mm.

Has anyone
heard from Daddy?

Is he coming
on the family trip or what?

I think Daddy's going.
Let me call him.

- I think he will go.
-I don't think
he would.

I don't think he's gonna want
his wife to come.

I want to spend some more
time with y'all.

And I'm thinking
that it's time...

for your mother...

and Miss Wanda
to be in the same company.

Huh?

Nobody's gonna be comfortable.
So, why would he want to put
her through that?

- Because that's his wife.
- You think she's gonna be
comfortable in the situation?

Well, Mommy's gonna make sure
she's not comfortable
in the situation,

- I'll tell you that!
- Well, (bleep),
I don't blame her.

And then it's gonna turn
into something different.
It's not gonna be a vacation.

I don't think that Daddy
would want her to come.
Why would he want her to come?

Mommy already said
she'd come to Mexico
for this family trip,

but Daddy never gave us
a real answer.

I think he's waiting on us
to invite his wife,
but, no.

Thank you, no.

Traci, call your father.
He ain't answering the phone.

Why he not answering
the phone for?

- Hi, guys! Hi.
-Hey!

We is here.
We are here!
We are here!

I invited Mommy and the girls
to the studio today

because I wanted them
to hear my new record.

Having Mom there,
it just makes me more nervous

because... I know
it's gonna hit her right here,

like, hits her,
you know, at her core,

because it's really
about her and my dad.

Well, what we doing?
What we doing?

I wanted to share
with you guys

my first single!

- Oh! You've chosen one.
- Okay!

I wrote it about Mom,

her experience with Daddy,

and how I felt
that she felt.

So, okay.
This is called "My Man."

♪ Boy, you let me down ♪

♪ I am so confused ♪

♪ I stood right by your side
through everything ♪

♪ That you went through ♪

♪ Why is she around? ♪

♪ Why are you so cruel? ♪

♪ How could you
just turn your back ♪

♪ When I stood by you? ♪

♪ Hey, when you were broke,
I didn't leave you ♪

♪ Somehow, through it all
I believed in you ♪

♪ No, no, no,
not my man ♪

♪ Is she the one
you blame this on? ♪

♪ Should've noticed it
the day that she was
clearly gone ♪

♪ I just can't believe
she stole my man ♪

♪ Ooh, my man ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ She walked
right through the door ♪

♪ And looked me in the face
and she took my man ♪

♪ Not my man ♪

♪ Not my man, no, no ♪

♪ Not my man ♪

♪ Not my man. ♪

- Hallelujah!
- You said, "She took my man."

She didn't take my man,
he said 'cause that's where
he want to be.

- Ooh!
- But that's a nice song.

I just...
yeah, I feel for you.

- I feel like
I channeled the pain.
- Yeah. Yeah. I like the song.

Just being
cheated on in general.
You know what I mean?

And see, with me
it was more than cheating.

It was too much disrespect.

Here's what
y'all don't understand.

Your dad and I
went to counseling.

Well, he cried in the session,

because he didn't
want to let her go.

Now, when you see
your husband crying

over another woman,
and telling you

they love you
but they are in love
with this other woman,

what do you do?

How do you get up
every day,

put on makeup,
comb your hair,

get dressed,
get in front of people,

after hearing news
like that?

Yeah, it's devastating
to hear that, you know,

someone has cheated
on you.

Yeah, that hurt.

But hell, he done said
in your face

that he loves this person?

The counselor told me,

"Mrs. Braxton,
you might as well move on.

Because this man
has no remorse."

And then
you have to find out

this woman wasn't
the only woman.

Your daddy
had a smorgasbord.

- Wow. Really?
- Yes, really.

So, that was added on to it.

It was the very first time
I've ever heard my mother say

my father had a smorgasbord
of women.

My father, he--

he doesn't seem that type
of a man, that I've known.

You know?
This is news to me.

When that happened to you,

you think,
"What was wrong with me?"

- Mm-hmm.
- Those are the thoughts
that come into your head.

"Wasn't I good enough?"

And a lot of times,
your self-esteem

will go down a bit.

-A lot.
- You know?

And then
you have to find out
who you are,

and what you are.

When this happened, yes,
I lost my self-esteem.

And I had
to rebuild myself

to know that
it's nothing wrong with me.

I'm wonderful,
I'm smart, I'm beautiful.

That's how you can look
in the mirror and know
who you are.

And dig deep down
in your spirit

and pull it up again.

And, so,
now I am for the better.

People fall in and out
of love all the time.

And that's okay.

But have some integrity.
Have some dignity.

Don't try to destroy someone.
Don't fight them.

Don't allow this woman
to come in and disrespect
your home.

It saddens me

to still see Mommy
in that space of pain
with Daddy.

I think
that all the things

that she's gone through
with Daddy is still painful.

Even if you forgive somebody,
that doesn't mean

that you're not
still in pain.

And I think
that's where that is.

So, what inspired you
to do the song now?

Well, I decided
to write it now

because of everything
that's coming up
in our family.

- Like what, Tamar?
- Like, Daddy--

Daddy wants to bring...
homegirl around.

Ain't nobody trying
to hear that.

Everybody wants
to be supportive of Mom
because of what happened.

They've been trying
to do that for years.

I really don't want
to be involved with
Michael and his wife.

It's over.
Get a life, for God's sake.

I think they're miserable.

The reason why they always
have to be in my space.

Stop already.
Get a life, little girl
and old man.

I just want to move on
with my life

and they move on
with theirs.

I don't want them
in my space,

and I won't
get in their space

'cause we're not friends
and we never will be.

If we go
on this family trip,

I hope my father
does not bring his wife.

Hearing everything
that Mommy had to say
about the situation,

that would not be
a good idea.

No one is trying
to add fuel to any fires.

Especially since
we're in a really great place.

It's over, it's done, caput.

I think from hearing Mommy,
and going through experiences,

and all of our friends
have gone through it,

and we've gone through it
once or twice in our lives,

the whole thing about it is,
even for Mommy,

is that
she's a stronger person now.

And I'll tell you what,

that was the best thing
that woman ever could have
done for me.

'Cause she got an idiot
on her hands.

What the heck? What?

We'll let you vent, Mommy,
but that's our daddy.

- You the one wrote the song.
- Yeah, but I didn't call him
an idiot.

- Get a good shot today.
- I don't feel comfortable
with that.

- With any of this?
- No.

- We do have these down here.
- No, I think we need
to think this through.

Why would you do that?

It's not
necessarily excusable,

but it would be more excusable
if it came from her.

I don't think I'll ever
be able to fully get over it.

Hello.

Today, we decided
to do something outside
of the box,

and get
our creative juices flowing

by taking
a pottery class.

- This is messy.
- I love it.

- Ugh.
- Oh, my gosh.
That's so gross.

Uh-oh! Oh, mine got ugly.

Leave it to Toni for herself
who got cookware.

- Mine is so lopsided!
- Wow, Umba.

- Trina's look kind of good.
- Thank you.

Toni, your bowl looks nice.

I'm trying to make
an ashtray.

It almost look like
a urinal.

- Mine look like a urinal?
- A little bit.

- Uh-oh.
- Ta-da!
Look at my masterpiece.

-Really?
- It got to be a little bit
bigger though.

I don't even want to play
with y'all no more.

Thank you for buying
the drinks.

You know,
I have a bad habit of leaving
my purse in the car.

- I'm gonna sit right here.
-Oh, I left my purse
at the bar.

I invited Towanda
to go out for a drink

to get her mind off
of her divorce.

Plus, I really want to see
how Towanda's feeling

about our upcoming
family trip to Mexico.

Are my booby-doobies
hanging out?

- They're always hanging out.
- Should I button my shirt
a little bit?

- Because you're making me
feel self-conscious.
- Don't cover them up.

- I'm gonna cover them
like that.
- Just open it up.

No, if they feel like
they want to be open,
it will naturally do it.

- Don't hide it, divide it.
- I'll close it like this.

- Open it.
- I'm gonna close it
like this for now.

Why would you do that?
That's a compliment.

Are you excited
about our trip, Towanda?

No, I'm not.

What? You're not excited
a little bit about the trip?

Our family usually have
hidden agendas when it comes
to certain situations.

You talking about
Daddy's wife?

We invited Daddy
to Mexico,

but he hasn't given us
an answer yet.

I don't know if he's coming,
and most importantly,

is he traveling alone,
you know?

I feel like if we tell him
his wife can't come,

then he won't come.

It's really
a lose-lose situation.

Think about how you felt
at your wedding.

My feelings were hurt
at my wedding.

Daddy didn't come
to my wedding,

not because he was, like,
paraplegic or something.

He made a choice,
and I feel like that choice
was based on his spouse.

- Him not being able to bring
Miss Wanda.
- Yes.

I'm not sure if
it was her saying,

"Well, if I can't go,
I don't want you to be there."

It's not necessarily excusable,

but it would be more excusable
if it came from her.

When I married Gabe,
my dad didn't come
to the wedding,

because I didn't invite
his wife.

And Daddy tried to make up
for it at my renewal service

and we talked about it,
but it's still really hurts,

and I don't think
I will ever be able
to fully get over it.

I honestly believe
that my dad's wife

had something to do
with me not getting to have

that special moment
all girls dream about

with their fathers
walking them down the aisle.

Or
the father-daughter dance.

So, sipping margaritas
with her

while we're in Mexico,
yeah, I'm not okay with it.

At all.

I hope she doesn't come,
and if she does,

I would like to ask Daddy why,

and I would like to ask him
in front of her.

- Yeah.
- And I hope
that's not being petty.

Even though
it was so long ago,
I would like to know.

I think that would give me
real, true, honest closure.

Trina doesn't talk about this
that often.

I just think that...

sometimes when you just
think about the stuff,

it brings back
that pain.

But let me tell you,
the blended family thing,

my stance on it would be...

if Andre remarried,
I wouldn't care.

I would welcome
Andre bringing his new wife

to Braxton's
or Brooke's wedding.

You know what I mean?
That's just how I feel.
I'm just a little different.

- What did Andre say
about counseling?
- I made an appointment.

I just don't know
if he's gonna show up.

I really do hope
that Andre will put his pride,

or whatever it is aside,

and attend
this therapy session with me,

because I don't want
to fight with my future ex.

I don't want that to happen.
It's not healthy.

And I want us to learn
how to co-parent,

and therapy's gonna--
that's the only thing

that's gonna help us,
is therapy.

- You don't think
Andre's gonna come?
- We'll see.

I made the appointment.
That's all that matters.

- I'm going.
- I hope he comes.

Open up your shirt.

Yay! Cheers.

To sisters.

I learned that from you.

- No, you did not.
- Yes, I did.

- Thank you for drinks.
- You're welcome.

Trina, you know,
I've been paying for a lot
of stuff lately.

Good. You got money.

Well, hey, Miss Traci.
How are you, darling?

- Hi! How you doing?
- I am good.

- It's so good to see you.
How you feeling? You good?
- Fine.

I'm gonna show you
over to your trailer.

Today is a very big day.

I'm in Arizona
for my photo shoot

for the Black Cowboy
Whiskey line.

I'm excited
and a little nervous

because I don't know
what's going on.

All right, so, here's where
you'll be set up today.

- Oh! Man.
- Now, we do have some
wardrobe options for you.

We have these boots here.

Along with the shirts,
pants, and hat.

And then we also have this--
these options down here.

Is there anything that,
like, you're feeling that

you're gravitating towards
a little bit?

Why that face?

What's wrong?
Talk to me.

My mama wouldn't even
gravitate to this.

Whose great-grandmother
did the shopping

for this photo shoot?

I mean, I'm looking
like "Howdy Doody"

up in this mess.

I-- what?

This is my first time
representing a brand,

and I don't want
to look crazy, y'all,
I just can't.

- We do have these down here.
- No, I think we need
to think this through.

Okay, let's think it through,
because I want

to make sure
that you feel comfortable

so that we get
a good shot today.

Well, I don't feel comfortable
with that.

- With any of this?
- No.

- Okay.
- I mean, I like
this hat right here.

Okay, we can start with that.
We got the hat.

Just give me a second,
I'm gonna put you in glam

so that you can
get your zhuzh together,
and I'm gonna fix this.

- Good luck.
- Okay?

I don't know what in the hell

this guy is gonna do

to fix this damn
fashion disaster!

That's what it is,
it's a disaster!

I'll look whack.

And crack is whack.

- What about these?
- I could wear these.

- I could wear these.
- Okay, so this is a start.

- I could wear them.
- And you said that
you liked the black hat.

- Right?
- Yeah.

We were feeling--
okay, okay.

See, look at God.
We're getting somewhere.

- So, we got this.
- I'd do the tan.

- And the black--
and this tan shirt?
- Yeah.

You good?
You happy?

Well, we're gonna--
we'll try something.

We're gonna have
a good time, okay?

- Okay.
- You feeling it.

We gonna do this. Yee-haw!

Why are you trying to take
the kids away from me?

Why won't you tell me
that you're sleeping
with somebody else?

Oh, here she is.

- Okay, thank you, sir.
- Traci!

Oh, look!
That looks cute.

It does!

Fortunately, we are able
to pull something together

with this stuff they had
for me at this shoot.

And because I am
a professional,

I will turn this shoot out
and work with what
I got now, honey.

Now, excuse me, where's
my Black Cowboy Whiskey?

Traci, we're gonna have you

on Yara, with the bottles
right there in the satchel.

Yeah! We gonna do that.
You'll be all right.

- It's not your first time--
- It's been a while
since I got on a horse.

Don't act like this
your first time at the rodeo.

I mean, on that kind of horse!

The animal horse! Ew!

I didn't know
I had to get on the horse.

He said the horse
will be in the picture.
That's a difference.

But I thought he meant
in the background.

Let's bring Yara around.

- Be careful of that,
because Yara...
- Done.

...had-- yeah, she let it go.

So, Traci, first,
so that, you know,
Yara knows you're good,

give her some sugar.

Hey, Yara.

Oh, I gotta wash my hands!

Left foot in first,
and then swing on around.

- It's like a motorcycle. Ooh.
- Yeah.

- Well, somebody who knows
what they're doing--
- Yes, 'cause I ride.

And give me one
where you're just like--

just up. Yeah.

Hold it.

-
- Okay, who got
their phone on?

Because in the Western time,
we ain't have phones.

All right,
I think we got it.

All right, that's it.
That's a wrap, y'all.

Yay! Woo-hoo!

The shoot went great.
I didn't fall off the horse.

I made the old lady clothes
look fresh.

I had some fine,
fine Black Cowboy Whiskey.

But this might be
the last time

I let Cliff handle details
of a photo shoot without me,

and then
he ain't even there.

Told you I knew how to ride.

I wish it was as warm
as it looks.

-
It's freezing out here.
- It's freezing.

So, I've been traveling
to Atlanta

for this pop-up shop
that didn't happen.

I'm just uber glad
to be back in L.A.

And I know Vince
is super busy,

but I wanted to see

if he could shed some light
on whether or not

my dad's wife should come
to Mexico or not.

But I'm leaning
towards no.

-
- Okay, first of all,
I'm in my feelings

about this house
not working out in Atlanta.

You know how bad I wanted it.

It wasn't the right house.
The attic, you didn't like
the attic.

- What's up there?
- This is attic space.

- Oh, I don't go in attics.
- You don't go in attics?

- Let me see it. Yeah.
- You wanna peek in the attic?

Everything that's bad
lives in the attic.

No, really, I feel like
all attics have clowns
living in them.

- I don't do that.
-Oh, my God.

You know, I didn't like
the spirit of the price point, okay?

- I ain't got time for that.
- That house is not worth
no two-nothing.

So, you know,
I was talking to my sisters,

and, you know,
we like to take a vacation
every year, you know.

But this year, we want
to, like, include our parents.

That'll be fun.
Your parents want to go?

I think they want to go.
I mean, so here is the thing.

What do you think about
Dad and his wife

on the family vacation?

I don't know.

As a woman,
I know I would not

want to be on vacation
with, you know,

my ex-husband's...
you know, side piece.

- You can't say that
about that man's wife.
- But I'm just saying--

I'm just being honest.
What do you call her?

I don't know.
Your father's wife.
Your father's second wife.

She-- that wasn't
his wife then, though.

I'm not trying to diss nobody
or shame nobody

or make my daddy feel bad
about his decisions,

but you have to understand,
it ain't my place

to be disrespectful
to my father's wife,
you know?

Because that's not
my relationship.

Whatever happened,
it's between

him and my mother,
but my alliance

is with my mother,
and it always will be.

Because that's my mother
and I am a woman.

That is my mother,
and that's how that go.

I ain't write the rules.

You know, I mean,
really, on, like, one hand,

I get where, you know,
Mommy would feel uncomfortable,

as she should feel
uncomfortable.

That's why,
you know, like,
I decided to write the song,

you know, "My Man,"
because I felt like,
at that time,

Mommy was just so hurt,
as she should have been.

But, like, on the other hand,
it's just, like,

so much time has gone by,

and we have,
you know, Logan now,

and Logan loves his granddad

and his grandmother,
and it's just, like,

it's not really fair
for him to choose.

You got to be sensitive
to both sides.

Logan hasn't met
my dad's wife,

but I'm getting ready
to break that down
and explain to him

who that is,
but he just knows
something ain't right.

You know what I mean?

Well, I hope everybody
can work it out, so everybody
can have a good time.

While we're all still here
and the grandkids are here,

you know, no one be selfish
in the situation.

It's all selfish,
'cause there's no right way.

There just isn't.
Somebody's always going
to be in their feelings.

But it's really about
who's feelings matters
the most.

Is it the grandkids

or is it my mother
and my father's feelings?

Yeah, I think everybody
got their own point of view
in that department.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm so hungry.

Didn't I make you
a grilled cheese sandwich
last night?

That's 'cause you couldn't find
my leftovers.

You wouldn't tell me
last night.

I'm not the leftover police.
I'm not gonna be searching
for food.

- I'm sorry.
- I feel like if you love me,

you would make me a margarita,
like, a frozen one.

- I want a margarita.
- Well, let's go get one.

Where? You gonna make me one?

- Yeah, I'll make you one.
- Skinny Daddy gonna have
one too?

I don't know
if I'm gonna have one,
but I'll make you one.

Get a margarita
and some tacos...
and nachos.

Hey!

Hey! How you doing?
All right, good to see you, lady.

Good, how are you?

- All right,
how about yourself?
- Good, good.

I really hope Andre comes
to the therapy session today.

It would just be good
for him.

And if he can calm down,

so we can actually have
a constructive conversation,

then we can finally solve
the custody issue

and get on with
this divorce.

I know he's mad,
but skipping therapy

isn't gonna help anybody.

So, catch me up.
What's been going on
since we talked last?

I had a conversation
with Andre, and I asked him
to come to therapy.

And he told me that
he doesn't need therapy,
he just needs his children.

- Mm.
- So, I don't know

if he's gonna come today
or not.

- We'll see.
- Mm-hmm.

I was really trying to, um...

rationalize with him.

"Hey, look, we need to do
this joint custody thing,"

and he was really hitting me
below the belt.

I think my main concern
is for us to be able

to get along
for the children to see.

- Yeah.
- That's just important to me.

- Can I come in?
- You showed up.

I decided to show up
to therapy because
my lawyer said

it would be
in my best interest

if I want full custody
of the kids.

I don't expect anything
to be resolved.

It's just part
of the process.

You do it, just get it
over with, move on.

All right, so, hello, sir.
How are you?

- I'm all right.
- Okay, good.
Glad to see that you came.

Tell me a little bit more
about you.

I want to hear
about your story.

I don't see the point.
It's really a waste of time.

- Okay.
- I mean, I told Towanda
what I wanted.

I want my kids.

But I need to know
a little bit about
who you are.

What does that
have to do with helping me
get my kids, though?

I'm trying to create
a win for you, and a win
for her both.

So, do you want to have
a better relationship
with her?

I don't even care about that.
I just want my kids.

Why are you trying to take
the kids away from me?

Why won't you tell me
that you're sleeping
with somebody else?

You ain't touched me
in three years.

All right, cut.

I'm glad Andre decided
to come to therapy today,

but I can already sense
his tension.

We need
to start communicating,

so that we can have
joint custody.

That's why we're here,
to work stuff out.

We're gonna have to work out
some type of compromise.

Because I'm here
for both of you.

Do you trust this process?

Man, all I want
is my kids, man.
That's all I want.

I mean,
I've done everything, man.

I quit my job.
I don't get no credit
for that.

I've never felt like
I've been a part

of this relationship,
ever since day one.

Like I'm just nobody, man.

When I broke down and cried
in front of a brother,

I've never done that.

So, that really showed me

that I really need
to talk to somebody

to get some of these issues
off of my shoulders.

- I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry.
-Okay, no,
that's fine.

That's understandable.
You're going through
a lot right now.

A lot of emotional
ups and downs.

This is a place where you can
have those types of feelings
and emotions.

I didn't expect Andre
to get so emotional.

I mean, especially because
he didn't even want
to go to therapy.

We both tend
to put up a wall

when it comes
to our feelings,

but I know our kids
are very important
to the both of us,

and I'm just
getting nervous that

if we get
in front of a judge,

Andre is going
to really show

his emotions
in front of him too,

and he just might get
full custody.

I didn't mean
to make you feel

that the things
that you've done

and the sacrifices
that you've made

wasn't good enough.

I'm sad that you feel
that I never treated you
like a husband.

And I'm sad that you
had to make a sacrifice

in quitting your job
to watch the children.

I'm afraid that
if you get full custody

that I won't be able
to see the kids,

that you're gonna hold
the kids against me.

And that's devastating.

Every time I try
to express myself,
my feelings just don't matter.

And when you tell me
that you want to have
full custody over the kids,

that hurts me so bad,
because that's my life
just like it's your life.

The children are your life.
The children are my life, too.

I am so uncomfortable,

because I'm not used
to expressing myself.

I'm not used to actually
telling a person explicitly
how I'm feeling.

I'm not used to that.

Fortunately,
Braxton and Brooke,

they have two parents
that really love them.

It takes courage
to be intimate.

That's when progress is made,

so we can get
to that agreement,

a win-win
for the two of you.

So, it seems like you seem
a little bit more comfortable

than you were
when you first came in.

Nah, man, I still feel--
I still don't feel good
about this.

- But you did something to me,
you know what I'm saying?
- You're gonna be fine.

I just think about my kids.
It's all about my kids.

All I want is my kids,
so if you can help me

get full custody
of my kids, I'm good.

Hopefully we'll get what
you want and get her what
she wants.

Now, in order to do that,
we're gonna have to work out

- some type of win-win.
- No.

This did not go
how I had hoped.

Andre seems more determined
than ever to get the kids,

and that would be
the worst thing

that could ever happen
at this point, okay?

I feel like I've done
everything that I can,

and now I have to leave it up
to my attorney.

But I'm gonna keep thinking
and figuring out

how to keep my kids.

They're the most
important thing to me.

I can't lose my kids.