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Are you guys going to be okay without me? No!

I'm about to step into someone else's life.

I can't believe I get to be a real housewife. I'm having breakfast made for

Sounds like a vacation.

Oh.

Oh, my God.

We don't really have bedtimes.

Am I in the Twilight Zone?

You must be awake no later than 5 .30 a .m. You're kind of lazy.

I have preserved this carpet for years.

Hey. Only for Alita.

Oh, my God.

That one's going to leave a mark. To ruin it.

Everyone revolves around you.

Let's go.

Without a schedule, all things fail.

All right.

If you don't have a schedule, what are you doing in life?

Cruz, come on. We got to be late. I'm Wendy Osefo.

And I'm Eddie Osefo.

We have three kids.

Cruz, pass the ball!

Carter, Cruz, and Cameron.

In my Nigerian culture, education is the main focal point. I want my kids, above

all, to be happy.

So what are you guys going to learn today at school?

I want to learn science and math. Happy with multiple degrees.

So I'm pretty strict.

I don't like my mom's rules, but, like, we have to obey them.

Let's do a little healthy snack.

Okay. I don't like healthy snacks. Boo.

I don't do chips.

I don't do sugary drinks.

Is that what my kids?

What are you eating?

You see, that's what I'm saying.

I wake up first at, like, 5.

The kids are dressed by 7. They eat breakfast and are ready by 7 .15.

Dinner between 5 .30 and 6. 7 o 'clock is bath time.

8 .45 is prayer.

9 o 'clock is bedtime.

Lights out!

Wendy's rules for me are follow Wendy's rules. I'm pretty much her supporting

staff.

My love of structure comes from having no structure.

I was a latchkey kid.

My mom worked all the time. I wanted to make sure that when I had kids, I was

more present in their life. You're going to miss us?

Of course. I feel like someone is coming to take my place, and that's never

happened. I think it needs to be a balance.

If I were to give you advice, I would say balance your schedule.

There was no question that said what advice would you give me?

Worst case scenario, I swap lives with someone who has no rules whatsoever.

Yeah, count me out.

Hello.

I'd like for you to meet Breck.

Ferrets are just amazing pets.

The only bad thing is they're a little stinky.

I'm Alisa. I'm a stay -at -home mom. My husband, Craig, we are college

sweethearts. We have four children.

My oldest is Haley. Then I have Dylan, Shane, and Skylar.

I have created the life of my dreams where I've surrounded myself by

I love and all my hobbies.

We embrace a philosophy of low -demand parenting.

Low -demand parenting basically means empowering your children to be

independent, so that looks like packing your own lunches. I don't know what you

want. You know what you want. You have two hands. You can do it.

I hate helicopter parenting, hovering over your kid like, eh, eh, eh. I don't

like to be a dictator to my children. Okay, good luck. Cook me a delicious

They go to bed late, play basketball inside.

We don't really have a bedtime, but we don't, like, stay up around, like, 1 a

.m. or 12 or 11 on a school night.

A few years ago, we lived in New York.

We lived such an overscheduled life. Everything had to be perfect.

They were booked out, play dates, eight weeks in advance.

It was so suffocating.

And ultimately, that led to burnout.

Broke down!

When we moved to Florida, I found another way to parent. It's way more

-free. You don't have to be scheduled.

And I want to share it with another family.

Like, our mom just, like, does her own thing. Like, usually, like, crocheting,

playing with the animals.

I wish my mom would cook dinner more often.

And also a mom that's not lazy.

I think a real housewife needs to learn about the real world, how real Americans

live.

So we're doing addition stories.

I know, I know, I know. I'm practicing that at school.

Okay. Yes.

Carter Cruz, pause the match.

So you know I'm going to a new family. I have no idea where they're sending me.

We're going to find out together.

One, two,

three.

Oh, you're going to Naples, Florida. Naples, Florida.

You know, Florida has crocodiles.

Crocodiles? Florida has crocodiles. It's a swamp, people.

I'm going to pray for you.

Welcome to Potomac, Maryland.

All right, that one took me by surprise.

Google the cat.

You know how to spell it? No.

Are you guys going to be okay without me?

I don't know.

I'll be back very soon. No.

Bye, love.

Bye, Mommy.

Bye, Mom. Ciao.

Bye. Woo!

Naples is known for its beaches, but is it like Naples? Or is it like the

Everglades?

I'm very nervous about, like, the fancy factor because that's what housewives

are. They're fancy.

And I'm literally wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt, so we shall see.

Looks nice. Here we go.

Honey, I'm home.

Where's the furniture?

Okay, there's a game zone.

I feel like I'm in a makeshift Dave and Buster's. What's going on here?

So pretty.

Oh, I love it. A nice brick colonial house.

Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore. She's in Maryland.

Looks like boy, boy, girl.

Amazing.

Doesn't look like ball friendly in here. It looks like a lot of things need to

stay in position and not be broken.

Continue on the tour. Lead the way.

Oh, four kids.

So cute.

Can I go in?

Can I open this?

Ah!

Oh, shit.

Oh, shit. What's in there? I don't even want to see. What is it?

What in the Dr. Dolittle is this place?

Are there animals in

here? Oh, this is my room?

Relax. I don't know if I'm going to relax now with them cats running around.

What's the deer name of the child?

The rules.

Okay.

She didn't want to use the computer? Okay.

Welcome to Casa de Osefo. I want to welcome you, but also... Uh -oh. Your

Dear new mom, my animals are a big part of our family, so please treat them like

your fur babies. Jesus, oh.

In this house, we don't sweat the smells.

Ah! Ah!

Who are you?

I like dogs. Come here. What's your name?

I'm the new mom.

There is a clear schedule in this house, and the schedule must be adhered to.

That means you, my dear friend, must be awake no later than 5 .30 a .m.

In this house, we don't have a lot of rules, and routines are hard for us to

stick to.

Bedtimes, chores, and homework.

Oh, they don't have a schedule.

Hmm. Carter and Tamara need to be ready for school by 7 .15.

House is vacuumed.

And organized by 10, begin dinner prep by 1. Dinner served no later than 6.

time begins at 7. Nighttime prayers by 8. Everyone in bed by 9.

Yikes. We moved to Florida from New York four years ago. Okay, so embrace a no

-stress lifestyle.

Good luck. There's no schedule, no rules.

There's nothing here. What am I reading?

Her rules, it was almost like down to like five -minute intervals.

And that is like the life I left. I did that in New York.

So that's going to be interesting.

What is this?

Oh, I love it.

Hi. Hi.

I'm Craig.

Okay.

This is my laundry room office.

Oh, okay. Hi.

I'm Wendy. So good to meet you.

Are you working?

Yeah. What do you do?

Do some trading and some financial consulting. We decided to put my office

the laundry room.

So I have the dual purpose of doing my full -time job and doing the laundry.

He's in the laundry room, like in a little nook, a corner.

Washer and dryer have more space than he does.

It does work. It works for me, though.

What does mom do around this time?

She's in her room crocheting or playing with the animals. I think you met some

of the cats outside.

How many cats is this? There's five.

And two ferrets. That's your chilla.

And then we have some ducks outside.

Love it.

I wasn't expecting someone got a dress for the nine high heels.

That's a bit formal for our style.

Come inside.

Hi. Hi.

I'm Newmont.

Your new mom.

I'm Alisa.

Can I give you a hug?

What's your name?

Carter. Nice to meet you. How old are you?

12. Oh, nice. I have a 12 -year -old son, too.

What's your name?

Cameron. Nice to meet you. Can I give you a hug?

What's up?

What's up?

Boys are home.

Hi!

You guys are so cute.

I'm Wendy.

What's your name?

Shane. And what's your name? Skylar. Hi, Skylar.

Hi. Hi, Skylar. How are you? Nice to meet you. You drove yourself home?

Yeah, I just came home from school.

Oh, that's so cool.

I didn't really know what I was expecting.

High heels, makeup, hair, everything. I'm learning how to feed the animals.

I was kind of taken aback. Okay.

5 .30 a .m. Is that real? Your mom really wakes up at that time?

Yeah. Oh, yeah. What time do you normally wake up?

Like, I don't set my alarm.

So is that like 6 -ish?

No. So morning routine is my department.

I get to sleep in.

What time does mom usually wake up, you think?

Like, well...

She seems thin.

Are you dating?

Yeah. First thing I got as a parent, I filled my yard with kid toys and ATVs

all that fun stuff.

Is that like chaos?

It is.

We do something called low -demand parenting.

So you allow them to do whatever they want to do?

I kind of do, actually, yeah. How do you guys feel about that?

Of course you like it.

She's definitely way less strict than our mom. Her kids have ATVs and a lot of

pets. Yeah, she's cool.

So what else can I do to be like your mom today? She likes to cuddle with the

animals.

Okay.

And her clothes are a little more, like, casual and, like, comfortable.

Here we go. For the record, maxi dresses are super comfortable.

For the next 24 hours, I have to live by Aletha's rules. So for now, I just

crochet and play with animals?

Okay.

I'm comfortable.

I'm ready. I haven't changed my shoes for you.

A little fluffy action.

Good enough.

I mean, cooking in a suit is definitely a choice.

So I guess suit it is. I'm nervous because I don't like to cook. So I have

make a good first impression.

Grandmas are pressure.

Hi. Hello.

Hi,

nice to meet you.

Can I give you a hug? Thank you.

Hi. This is Grandma Sue.

Can I give you a hug? Hi. Hi, nice to meet you.

I would describe Wendy's mom as very loving, but she's not going to shy away

from telling you her opinion.

Do we pray now?

Oh, wait, I'm praying.

I'm supposed to pray. They are my children.

I'm going to leave you guys to do what you do. Okay. And then I'll see you

later. I'm going to make okra soup.

I've never really eaten okra. So what's a typical dinner you cook for your

family? Oh, I didn't inherit that trait.

Is there anything that you want me to get started?

Well, I see okra. Am I doing it right?

No. What am I going to do with you?

One,

two, three, fly.

Even my five -year -old granddaughter knows how to cook okra more than a

You have to get it together. You have to treat it with respect.

Do you need help cooking with your kids? My mom comes over and teaches my

daughters how to cook and my son.

And you just stay in bed?

Yeah. What kind of person are you?

Maybe she's trying to test me, to break me, but I will not be broken.

It makes me very happy that she's passing on the skills. And you are the

bystander? Yes.

God help me.

We don't have structured bedtimes. No bedtimes.

Jesus, oh.

Do you need help cooking with your kid?

God help me.

I don't feel like you need to cook to be a good mother. The best reflection of

my parenting style is that I always get glowing reviews about my children. They

all do really well in school.

Even without me enforcing homework, I am.

Oh, my Lord.

And you're taking credit for your kids coming out, right?

Yes. The way you, you know why?

They have no choice but to work hard.

You're kind of laying there.

I'm outside.

Wendy, come. Haley's home.

Hi. How are you? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Hi, Haley. Hi, Shani.

Come here.

Aww.

I like having Haley home because, like, she's, like, a second mom.

She'll take care of us. She'll tell us what to do and what not to do. And

just overall guide us.

Welcome home.

Oh, thank you. I hope you're enjoying the farm.

We are loving the farm.

Hey, boys.

How you doing?

How's school?

It was good. 10 -4.

Hi, Simon.

So when you guys eat dinner, where do you eat?

Right here. I mean, it's not always.

Sometimes on the couch.

Okay. But we broke out to find China.

I, hey.

Yeah. And you guys do phones at dinner?

Yeah. It works for us.

I have a question. So you walk the dog.

I walk the dog. You do the laundry. I do laundry, yeah.

He does everything.

So you take all the kids to their sports?

I do take the boys to their sports.

I'm like, Mom, she just leaves me there. But Mom comes to your game. And she

doesn't even watch them. Because she doesn't watch your game? It's true. I

she's on her phone.

Oh.

Aletha doesn't really alter her desires for her family.

Does she welcome you at the door with like a hug instead?

No, she's most on the couch most of the time. At the very least, you can give

your children a hug.

Hugs are free.

I'm here to sell her shoes, sell whatever she does. I'll do. Perfect.

Go team go.

All right, guys, we have to stick to schedule. We are behind. So let's clean

Now I'm going to pretend I'm really stressed.

That's why I don't like to cook.

Too much work.

Because you didn't do any work.

Okay, well, it's getting dark.

Yeah. Getting very dark.

We're tired.

We don't really have structured bedtimes. We typically do our separate

Figure out when they want to go to bed.

No bedtime.

Am I in the twilight zone?

All right. Good night, team. Good night. See you tomorrow.

Good night.

Good night.

Ready for prayers.

Father, Father, Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Forgive us whichever way we have sinned against you today.

Everything's so calculated down to, like, the minute. See you in the

See you in the morning. 825, 830, 835.

We dream.

All right, bye.

Seven hours until I wake up.

Got to be up at 530 on the dot.

God, I'm going to die.

Time to organize book bags and wake up the kids.

Rise and shine.

I'm so

used to

being up at 5 a .m. and getting on with the day.

There was no breakfast to make, no one to wake up.

The kids make their own lunches.

Okay.

What did you have to do this morning?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing. Just wake up.

All right, guys.

We're running late.

Hi. Are you ready?

Ready.

Let's go.

Yeah, let's go.

As Wendy, I think Alisa is doing her best.

But if she's trying to fill a size 9 student, she's about a 4 1⁄2 right now.

Hi. You're coming with, right? Yeah, sure.

Okay. Does she usually wear pajamas?

No, she doesn't.

You having fun?

Fun, yeah. It's a lot of work. Oh, it is. It is morning. And we're running

this morning, too.

Yep.

Man. Hi.

I'm just doing some homework.

I'm so not used to being an idol, and I don't know what to do.

I mean, we could go downstairs and we could go do the animal morning routine.

All right.

I'll hold them back, and you're going to get the poop, and you're going to be

great. Okay.

All right.

And this goes in here? Yeah.

And you did it. That was it. The kid said that.

Mom's job was to do that. It's like five minutes worth of work.

Oh, Brooke!

Bubba, why y 'all moving?

My rules cannot come soon enough.

Somebody call Delta. Get my flight.

Get my flight.

Oh, my God. Dad.

Oh. Chris, what are you doing?

Vacuum the field definitely a first.

Wendy is really particular about vacuuming and vacuuming in straight

leaving lines in order to know where you vacuum.

And it doesn't look like she's really focused on what she's vacuuming either.

There's a lot of different directions that she's going in.

A real housewife is a lot more work than I expected.

Wendy's rules just have no room for error and no room to relax.

I cannot wait to change the rules of the house.

The dog breathed.

Welcome home from school.

The boys are home. Hey, Skylar, how are you?

Welcome home. Hey.

Oh, you guys. You too.

Just by her embracing her brothers, it's... clear that Haley is the mom of

this house.

These kids and now Haley need a hands -on mom.

I'm ready for it to be my rules.

Alright guys, we're done with the rules, so we're gonna throw them away.

It's time to make the big switch.

This is my rules now. Welcome to Wendy's world!

Now it's my rules.

First order of business.

Structure. Family dinner at 7 p .m. No devices.

No.

Okay, how about, like, should we add some more, like, fun?

Yes. Some more kid stuff into it?

The kids have no rules now.

And it's going to be okay.

It's fine.

Just keeping an eye on the kids who now have no rules is going to require more

work. Bye. See you soon.

I don't know if I'm necessarily looking forward to that.

I want us to all come together. And I'm going to spend one -on -one time with

each of you kids doing what you like to do. Sounds great.

Let's do it. Okay, let's do it. I hope the kids get out my new roles that with

everything I do, the children know that they are at the center.

Let's crochet in the office.

And they matter to me.

We're kind of just like creating like a baseline of like length.

Oh.

You're doing really good.

So do you do this with your mom often?

Yeah, she taught me. It was, like, really fun.

You know, baby Skylar was talking about football and he was talking about how

your mom really doesn't go to his games. Maybe she's like a little like elusive

in her own world in the sense it's like maybe she's on her phone.

But like when I was growing up, like she was like a PTA mom.

Me and Dylan were in theater and she was like making the costumes.

So the mom you grew up with is not the mom that Skylar and Shane grew up with.

Like she was very type A in New York. And like since moving to Florida, kind

like laid back a little bit.

that it's kind of like two different people.

I'm glad that my mom honestly is not as stressed out as she used to be in New

York. But sometimes I would wish that my mom could be a little more present for

my brothers, kind of like how I had it when me and my sister were growing up.

It's so interesting because when you came home, I saw the way you embraced

Shane. There was a sense of motherness that came with you. So do you ever feel

like you and your mom switch roles? Like, he's the child and you're, like,

mom? I kind of, like, parent the kids how I want to parent my kids when I'm

older. Like, with more structure and with more regimen. Like, I don't know if

that makes me sound, like, crazy. No, it doesn't make you sound crazy.

No, I completely get it.

Haley...

has to be a mom because her mom isn't stepping up to the plate. She's only 19.

At this point, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what this is.

Who's ready?

We're going to have fun, creativity time, and get a little messy.

A little messy? Yep.

This is crochet.

Oh, I know what that is.

So, have you ever crocheted before?

In my class, in art, I have. Really? That's so cool.

I knew it. When I was trying to heal from burnout, I started to craft.

This is about to be messy.

You know, several kids lead such a structured life. I figured crafting was

a great way to just blow off some steam and have some unstructured fun time.

Water, soliloquy. We'll find out. We'll find out.

Yeah.

Try to make each of your loops the same size. Oh, my God. Dad.

Oh, that wasn't me. Dad, this is your fault, not my fault.

Oh, my God.

Cruz. That one's going to leave a mark.

Cruz, what are you doing?

I'm not taking the fall for this one.

Oh, my God. Dad. Oh, that wasn't me.

Cruz. Cruz. That one's going to leave a mark.

Cruz, what are you doing?

It wasn't my fault, Dad.

How was it not your fault?

Mom's not going to like it at all.

No.

I don't know what happened.

I know exactly how it happened.

Cruz spilled the paint under Alita's watch.

Dad's secretly dying inside.

Secretly? Look!

Oh, that's amazing.

Amazing. Alita taught me how to crochet.

She's fun.

Wow.

No.

Get it, Shane.

Every child wants to be seen. So I want to do what makes them happy.

Shane likes the beach.

We're going to the beach.

Yes! Ooh!

Dylan likes the piano? Call me Mozart.

Yeah, okay.

Skylar likes football?

I know that's right.

I'm his number one cheerleader.

Let's go, Skylar!

There you go!

Touchdown!

That's my baby!

What about like this right here?

Yes. So you guys are about to do this?

Look how happy they are!

Oh my gosh.

Thank you so much.

Dinner is served.

That's a lot.

This is an example of a typical night for the Shapiros.

Ordering in means no dishes.

And that means more fun time.

All right, family. Let's do dinner.

Yes. Come on, guys.

So first things first, cell phones.

Ooh.

Cell phone.

Cell phone.

Got all hands on deck in the kitchen.

Graham's got the garlic bread. Who wants to do the salmon?

Dylan could help with that. Awesome. Okay.

Close.

High five.

Wendy! Yes?

I'm bored.

Help!

Come here, my child.

Come here, Shane.

Talk to me. What's going on? Oh, I thought we were going to go back.

No. That's right in the thick of dinner.

My mom would like me.

Different rules.

Grandma said no. No. So it's no.

Don't worry. You'll enjoy this. This right here is an example of the lack of

structure in this house.

Bro, get off the table.

What are you doing?

It does not take four degrees to understand that these kids need some

Let's do this, family.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

Broccolini? It's a home cooked meal.

Mmm, yummy.

The salmon is good. The salmon is very good.

Good job.

If Dan likes something, he likes it.

When was the last time everyone sat at a table like this? At home, probably not

since New York.

Really?

I have really enjoyed you guys.

I've learned from you so much. Did we meet your expectations?

You exceeded them.

I felt like you're my own. Like, I feel like you're my own. I want to make sure

you guys are okay.

You really listen, and I really appreciate that. Like, you hear me.

We see each other.

Oh, that's very nice. That's my girl.

I'm so glad you're here. We're having such a great time.

Thank you.

There's no spaghetti,

Grandpa. We ate it all.

That's how good it was.

Very good. Very good. We ate it all.

What time is it, guys?

I don't have much. Is it usually our bedtime?

We'll probably be praying. I was just going to say, you're doing your prayers.

But guess what? No bedtime. Right. Is this more fun, Eddie? What do you think?

I'm tired.

You're cute.

All right, boys. 9 .30 bedtime.

Good night.

Be good.

See you in the a .m. for breakfast.

Rule change went really well.

Low stress, high energy, high fun.

I need to get my beauty rest. I need a rest.

Oh my gosh.

Wendy, please come home.

Go to sleep!

Off we go.

Elise is taking us to see alpacas.

And I didn't take my allergy medicines. That would be interesting.

Jeez. Yeah.

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Exactly.

I love finding spontaneous, fun, new adventures for my family.

There's so many other ways to enrich your life other than school.

Hi, guys.

Hi. Hi.

Welcome to Black Barn. Thanks for having us.

Little Devante was born 12 days ago.

The alpaca's name is Devante?

Yeah.

I want to feed that one.

Look at that. You're a pro.

I like feeding the alpaca.

Why are you chasing after me? Am I your favorite lover?

I'm excited for my mom to come here and feed the alpaca, but she might be

scared.

This guy here is like boogers.

Hey, stop.

Calm down. Calm down.

Oh, my God. They're busting down on my hand.

Is this part about bonding?

Yeah. Okay, sure.

Why does it just like... He's just chilling. He's tired.

Okay. Let's bond.

Now hold your friend.

Okay?

It's slinking.

I will always remember Shane for making me hold a ferret.

And the only reason I held it was for him.

This is fun.

Thanks, Talitha. Yeah, did you like it? Yeah.

When we get back home, are you leaving?

Tomorrow, your mom is coming home.

And then I leave.

Oh, are you guys going to miss Talitha?

Mm -hmm. It was a fun time. Yeah. You guys never let us have fun. We never let

you have fun. No.

Dude.

Once my mom comes home, the rules are going to change back, and then it's

to be boring again.

Do you think there's any of Aletha's rules you guys will be instituting

forward? I learned a few things from the Aletha rule book.

You know, coming out and seeing nature and the animals and spending time with

the kids and outdoors and just watching them smile. I think that's something I

definitely would love to implement in our household.

You ready for some breakfast?

Mm -hmm.

Yum, yum, yum.

All right, what do we have?

Good morning. Good morning, Craig. How are you? Good. Today is my last day with

the Shapiro family.

Bobo, get the hell off the counter.

It's been a real treat to see the way that they're all excited when I start

cooking. I can get used to this.

I hope that from this experience, Craig and the kids understand that it's

actually an act of love to have a schedule and to prioritize your family.

Come more eggs. More eggs. More eggs. Good.

Are the eggs good?

Oh, good.

Thank you guys for welcoming me into your home.

We do appreciate everything that you brought to us. We had a great time with

you. And I'd like to manifest that.

We change for the better. And change for the better.

It's important to remember that the moments are fleeting. And there's not

to be that many of them forever. So putting some of that together time back

the routine, I think we'll go a long way to just creating even stronger bonds

than the kids already have.

All right, guys. It was so good seeing you.

I definitely appreciate how Wendy took the time to, like, learn about me and my

siblings. Wendy definitely went the extra mile to, like, be invested in our

lives. She kind of, like, embodied, like, a second mom.

Bye!

This

is

the last time you're going to be playing in the kitchen.

For years.

Spit up.

Diaper blow -ups.

Only for Alita to ruin it.

It wasn't even my fault.

You didn't need to go for a walk.

Okay. You're going to take the kids? Yeah, I'm going to take the kids with

Let's have a seat. Okay.

So I can have a better view of the spot you left on my carpet. I'm nervous.

I would really love to know your honest opinion.

Did you really wake up at 5 .30 a .m.? Yeah, I woke up at 5.

Wow. I mean, I wish I was a morning person. Like, it's such an amazing thing

be. Oh, really?

I made myself a morning person because of my kids. I know. But I also feel like

I did that so many years.

I got that you do your own thing. You take up space in the house and everyone

revolves around you.

And then it really struck me because that daughter of yours, Haley, who is.

So amazing.

Thank you.

She gives to your other children the type of mothering that she wishes she

She said, you see me.

I felt like that means that she has felt unseen.

From one mom to another, try to meet your kids.

Where they are, a part of them still wants to be seen by you. Yeah.

I noticed that Craig takes the kids to school every day. I know he's doing what

he does in the house out of love for you. I would, like, impart upon you,

like... Maybe a day or two during the week. Yeah. Like, help him out. Because

what I foresee happening is you guys are going to just exchange burnout.

He also, like, he's a little bit of a martyr.

Also, wait, can I say something real quick?

Yeah, give it to me.

Because I gave it right to you. I know you did. Welcome to Housewives 101.

Okay, go ahead.

I think that my biggest takeaway is that the kids feel like it's too scheduled

and there's not enough fun.

I want you to build in some more flexible free time.

Flexible free time. So that they can find their passions, their hobbies, and

they can find joy. You can find joy.

Flexibility, fun, and free time.

Yeah. I love that.

Do you think that you're going to keep the basketball hoop?

That's the first thing I'm taking down with you. Really? There's nothing

breakable. Take that with you. Why? What is the worst case scenario?

I don't know. Maybe coming home to a red carpet, Alita. I don't know. It'll be

okay. Girl.

But also, thank you for opening up your home to me. Yes. Thank you for ruining

my carpet.

Yes.

My conversation with Wendy, she reminded me that as much as I want to empower my

kids and I want them to be independent, they still need a mom. They still want

their mommy. Hey, mom.

Hey, guys. We're back.

Hey, guys.

Aletha's about to go bye -bye.

I think I have a lot of work to do. Being even a better team player with

and maybe doing a little bit more housework.

And I don't like that. But I will do it.

Bye.

I hope you get to keep the basketball, guys. I really like...

I really campaigned for you.

So we'll see what happens.

All right. Thank you so much. You're so great. Thank you so much. Send my love

to my kids over there. I will.

Love you guys.

All right. Thank you for everything.

Thank you. I learned from the Shapiro family. There is space to give my kids

more latitude for free play. I think I'll leave the basketball hoop in the

kitchen for a few days. By the weekend, it's gone.

The fun time is going to be gone.

Back to the rules. I don't want your rules.

I want Ms. Alita's rules.

Alita gave me this bracelet and it says, it's okay.

You're okay.

Breathe. Oh, how transformational.

Almost home.

What'd you think about my eggs that I made?

Eggs that I made? Oh, that was a good one!

You're living.

Let's breathe.