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We still going to that preschool thing tomorrow?

Mm-hmm.

What preschool thing?

Well, my friend's kid has one she loves. I figured we'd check it out.

Well, Cece doesn't need to go to preschool. I want her.

She needs to be around other kids. Otherwise, she's going to end up weird.

I never went to preschool.

To her wouldn't hurt.

You know, if you really want her to be around other kids... We're not having

another baby.

Well, excuse me for looking for solutions.

Just seems silly to pay strangers to watch her when I'd do it for free.

Yes, the childcare is free, but the emotional damage is forever.

It's a great playground.

Smart you got plastic slides.

Those metal ones used to toast my buns.

Well, safety is a priority for us.

You know what you're missing? A tire swing.

Maybe I can hook you up.

Georgie. I'm just saying, the little ones love an all-weather radio.

Well, this is where we do circle time, and over there is imagination station

where the kids play dress-up.

We'd be paying for her to play dress-up? She does that for free at home.

Well, it's not just play, right?

I mean, what's this area over here?

Study corner?

That's for nap time.

No offense, but I'm not really sure what she gets out of this.

Studies do show that children who go to preschool are better prepared for

kindergarten.

Cece will be fine. She's pretty advanced.

Great. We also have a library for our early readers.

Well, she ain't a reader yet, but she don't need the pages no more.

We have all different levels.

And she can count to ten. Not in order, but it's really cute, so we don't

correct her.

We'll get her caught up in no time.

Caught up? So she's behind?

All kids learn at their own pace.

That means yes.

Oh, she knows all the words to Welcome to the Jungle. That's gotta count for

something.

How soon can she start?

Bye, sweetheart.

Have a great first day at school.

You gonna miss me?

No.

I'll ask for that.

Bye. Bye.

I can't believe you're doing this. What? Sending her to school?

Yeah, I'm a monster.

Just remember, if you're scared or lonely or feel abandoned, this was your

mother's idea.

Don't listen to Grandma. You're gonna have fun and you're gonna make new

friends. Maybe one or two or... Oh!

And that's why she's going to school.

I hope you realize you're sending her into a germ factory.

You might as well just let her drink out of the toilet.

You got the child lock, so she can't do that anymore.

Tell the truth. Are you doing this just to spite me?

Believe it or not, this is not about you. I'm thinking about what Cece needs.

You just want to keep her for yourself.

Are you saying I'm being selfish?

No.

What does she know? She can't even count to three.

Wow, doesn't this look great?

You're going to learn so much and have so much fun.

Okay, bye.

Wait, wait, wait.

Look, I know this is a big step, okay? So it's perfectly normal to be

scared or maybe even a little sad because it's never going to go back to

the way that it was. Okay, bye.

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Just one more hug, okay?

Mommy loves you so much.

Let go.

This must be Cece.

Hi, I'm Miss Diane. You ready for your first day?

Nope.

You doing okay?

Cece's never gonna be this small again.

How much you think they're gonna feed her at this school?

I'm serious.

Mandy doesn't know how fast it all goes.

Well, well, it is a blur.

What's wrong with wanting to slow it down a little?

Nothing. Does that make me selfish?

No one thinks you're being selfish.

Mandy does. Except for Mandy.

Just loved having someone here to take care of.

Hey, you always got me.

I meant someone little and cute.

I'm cute.

She should have seen her with her little backpack, mermaid lunchbox.

Adorable. I had a Charlie's Angels lunchbox.

They were so hot.

You're lucky.

My mom got me one with Bible angels on it. That sucks.

They were still hot.

Fellas. Hey, didn't know you were working today.

Yeah, well, Audrey's depressed, and I hate seeing her like that, so I left.

This about the preschool?

Yeah.

She always criticized me for quitting school early. Now she's mad that CeCe's

starting too soon.

It's like he can't win.

I had not noticed that.

It's hard watching our little ones grow up.

You don't have kids.

He's always comparing CeCe to his dog.

His name is Bandit and you know it.

The point is, Audrey's upset and your wife didn't help much calling her

selfish. No offense to Mrs. McAllister, but Mandy's right.

School is where Cece needs to be right now.

Do you want a lick of mine?

Yes.

Can Mommy have a lick of yours?

No.

She's sacked out right in the middle of story time.

Aw.

First day of school really took it out of her. That must be it.

She loves to learn.

That's funny, because she said you got ice cream and went to the zoo.

She is a damn liar.

I can't believe you didn't take her to school. Shh.

Of course I took her.

I just didn't leave her.

What happened? Was she crying?

There were tears.

You spent all dinner talking about how much fun she had at preschool.

Because I told my mom that she was being selfish for wanting to keep Cece with

her. Which is what you did. I know. That's why I had to lie.

That sounds like Cece really liked preschool.

Apparently more than she likes me.

Well, you really can't win.

Now she's gonna make friends, and her weekends are gonna be spent at playdates

and birthday parties.

So you were hoping she'd have a bad day and make no friends? Only because I love

her.

Come on. There's still so much good stuff to look forward to.

Like what?

You know, like teaching her to ride a bike.

So she can pedal away from me?

Okay, well, I was gonna say drive a car, but I'll skip that one.

Ooh. At some point, she'll blame Mandy for everything wrong with her life.

Thank you. That helps.

I tried. I just couldn't let her go.

This was your idea. You love things that are your idea.

Yeah, but seeing her at school, it just made me realize she's not a baby

anymore. I mean, soon she's gonna be in kindergarten, and then she's gonna be in

high school, and then she'll be in college, dating boys we're gonna hate.

I already hate them.

But let's take this one step at a time. She's only three.

I know.

And you can't keep pretending to take her to preschool just to stick it to

your mom.

Are you sure? I really feel like I can't.

Mandy.

Okay.

You're right.

Tomorrow, I will take her to school, I will drop her off, and I will walk away.

Want me to come with you? Yeah, because there's no way I'm gonna be able to do

that.

All right, Cece.

Mama and Daddy love you.

Bye-bye.

Ain't she being brave?

Mm-hmm.

You're also being brave.

I know. Let's go.

What did we do?

We just left her with strangers.

Well, you seemed fine at drop-off.

I was being strong.

What about now?

I was being strong for her, not you.

Well, do you think we made a mistake?

Maybe. What do we know about those other kids?

Nothing.

Exactly.

They seem bigger to you? Like, maybe they flunked preschool a couple times

already?

Did seem like a bunch of biters.

And I bet Miss Diane wouldn't do nothing about it. Too busy teaching kids how to

nap.

Should we go back?

Do it.

All right, Cece. This is called playing hooky.

Which I didn't do till sixth grade, so you're pretty advanced.

So, what are you two going to do today?

Us? I thought you were going to take her.

I have to work.

Well, so do I.

Wow, we really didn't think this through.

You know what? I'll take her to the shop. It'll be like bring your daughter

to work day. Maybe one day she'll want to take over.

Please. She's going to college and getting out of this town.

Oh, that's what you thought too.

I need some extra help.

Hey there, Cece.

I thought she was going to preschool.

She was.

What? Then I realized you learn more in the real world than you do in a

classroom. You chickened out, didn't you? Big time.

Why don't you take her home?

I was gonna, but this is a chance for her to see her daddy in action.

Don't want Audrey to know. If you know all the answers, why do you keep asking

questions?

Hey, I get it.

I tell you who it's hard for me to leave every day, but you don't want to hear

it.

Audrey, come here. I got you a surprise.

What is it?

Just come see.

Let's see what your father's on about.

The things I do.

Is that the surprise?

Yeah, don't blow it. She's not gonna like it.

Get out of here.

Connor, what's going on?

Dad got you a dog.

Seriously.

Jim, why?

Well, you said you wanted something cute to take care of.

I'm cute. Take care of me.

You think you can replace my granddaughter with a dog?

Well, she'll never grow up and leave you. She will die, though.

Seriously?

She's very cute, Jim. Take her back.

Oh, come on. Look at his face.

Look at this face.

Yeah, I'll take her back.

You want to pet the last stink turtle?

Just need you, John Hancock, on this.

Stop!

No, no, not you, sir, my daughter.

Cece, stop!

Okay.

One second.

McAllister on.

Cincy, take that out of your mouth!

Hold, please.

Hi, where were we?

I was trying to pay.

Right. Cincy, stay.

Stay!

I taught Bandit how to stay on day one.

My daughter is not a dog.

What?

Kinda in a hurry here.

Shut the door! Shut the door!

Cincy! Stay!

Stay!

Your car's ready whenever you want to pick it up.

See you soon.

Here, I got you some water.

Good girl.

So, to recap, it's summer, it's Texas, it's hot.

I'm Annie McAllister. Stick around after the break for a special report on Spice

Girls Fever.

Can you catch it from your teenage daughter? And if you do, is there a

cure?

We're clear.

Thank you. Annie, your husband's on the phone.

Oh, thank you.

Hey, is Cece okay?

Don't worry.

She's fine.

But she had a little accident.

What happened?

She fell climbing over some tires and cut her chin.

just needed a few stitches oh my god stitches are you at the hospital not

anymore we're at the toy store why i'm trying to buy her love back

speaking of which anything get you

hey is she okay are

you okay she's fine

She got hurt on my watch.

Although you did let me take her to the tire store, so... Well, we could have

left her at home where she was safe or at school where she was happy.

Instead, we scarred her for life.

On the bright side, how many stitches did you get?

Five.

Take that, preschool.

What can I tell my mom?

Nothing. Kids fall down at school.

Wait, you want us to lie? That feels wrong.

All right, well, we can... No, no, no, we're gonna do it. I just didn't want

Cece to hear it.

Okay, she's down.

I can't believe she needed stitches.

I know. That preschool.

I mean, were they even watching her?

Oh, you can't really blame them.

Well, let me guess. It's my fault for not leaving her with you?

No, it's not your fault.

Kids get hurt.

Connor almost drowned in a ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese.

Well, actually, that was my fault. I held him down.

Yeah, I just feel like every decision I make is the wrong one.

Welcome to being a mom.

Well, that sucks.

That is our motto.

I'm sorry if I made it harder on you.

That's not your first glass, is it?

My third.

I loved watching CC.

But you were right.

That's about me, not her.

Dropping her off at preschool was really hard.

But you did it.

Because you're a good mother.

Well, I don't feel like it.

That's what the wine is for.

You okay?

No, I'm not okay.

You know how hard it was taking that puppy back?

She was staring at me with those eyes. I had to walk away, leave her there all by

herself. She didn't know why I was abandoning her.

What is going on?

Oh, you wouldn't understand.

How was preschool today?

Did you learn anything?

Oh, bless you.

Oh, no.

How you doing? You feeling any better?

Wow.

Right in the mouth.

Whoa.

You look terrible.

It's fine.

A little OJ and I'll be right as rain.

Want some?

I think you need it all.

this thing how do you not just have one of those immune systems

so we hit record

highs this week and it looks like that heat wave is gonna continue into the

weekend which is why I'm sweating

Safe? It's okay. We're all healthy.

Finally. Yeah, I haven't been sick like that in a while.

Hello?

Yes, it is.

I see.

Well, thanks for letting us know.

What was that about? That was Cece's preschool.

They've got an outbreak of head lice.