[ THEME SONG PLAYS ]
* I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MILLION YEARS *
* AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR A MILLION MORE *
* OH, IT'S LIKE I STARTED BREATHING *
* ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED
* AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I EVER DID BEFORE *
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* AND THERE AIN'T NO NOTHIN' *
* WE CAN'T LOVE EACH OTHER THROUGH *
* OOH-HOO
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* SHA-LA-LA-LA
[ SIGHS ]
OH, COME ON, JEN. TIME'S UP. MAKE A MOVE.
I CAN'T MAKE A WORD WITH THESE LETTERS --
"X," "Y," "G," "Z," AND "Q."
I FORFEIT MY TURN.
"FORFEIT?" WH-- DID YOU SAY FORFEIT?
YES, I DID.
IF I HAD THE LETTERS, I'D SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU.
N-NO, JEN. NO, NO, NO, NO.
A KEATON NEVER FORFEITS.
KEATONS BATTLE TILL THE BITTER END.
A KEATON WOULD RATHER DIE FIGHTING THAN GIVE UP.
OKAY, HERE'S MY WORD.
"CAT." "CAT."
DID YOU SEE THAT, DAD? "CAT."
SEE WHAT?
WITH A PLETHORA
OF INTERESTING LETTERS TO CHOOSE FROM,
YOUR DAUGHTER SPELLS "CAT."
JENNIFER, PACK YOUR BAGS.
ALEX, THIS ISN'T WORLD WAR III.
WE'RE JUST PLAYING SCRABBLE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, JENNIFER.
EVERYTHING IS A GAME TO YOU.
CALM DOWN, POTATO HEAD.
POTATO HEAD.
POTA-- YOU CALLED ME THAT WHEN YOU WERE 4 YEARS OLD.
I'M IN COLLEGE NOW. I DESERVE A LITTLE RESPECT.
SORRY. MR. POTATO HEAD.
WHAT YOU NEED IS A NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY
TO DEMILITARIZE THE GAME.
DEAL ME IN.
[ HUMMING ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
DAD, ALEX AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,
AND YOU'RE A WONDERFUL FATHER,
BUT YOU KNOW YOU CANNOT PLAY A GAME OF SCRABBLE
WITHOUT GETTING COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
OH, COME ON, DAD.
YOU'RE THE ONLY GUY IN THE HISTORY OF SCRABBLE
TO BE CALLED FOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS.
ALEX, COME...
HEY, YOU TWO ARE JUST IN TIME
FOR A GOOD OLD SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT.
YOU AREN'T ACTUALLY GONNA PLAY, ARE YOU, STEVEN?
WHY NOT?
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.
YOU'RE SUBJECT TO NERVOUS EXHAUSTION
DUE TO INTENSE SCRABBLE EXPOSURE.
LAST TIME YOU PLAYED, YOU MISSED WORK FOR A WEEK.
HEY, HOW ABOUT YOU, MAL? YOU WANT TO PLAY?
GOOD WAY TO LEARN THE ALPHABET.
NO, THANKS. I HAVE A FRIEND COMING OVER ANY MINUTE.
WE'RE GONNA STUDY.
YEAH, RIGHT.
NO, REALLY, A VERY GOOD FRIEND.
WE MET IN LINE AT REGISTRATION.
WE'RE BOTH UNDER THE K's.
WELL, THAT'S AN UNBREAKABLE BOND.
SHE'S REALLY NICE. SHE'S SMART, TOO.
YEAH, RIGHT.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH, THAT'S HER.
ALLISON, HI. HI.
EVERYONE, THIS IS ALLISON KING.
THIS IS MY MOM, ELYSE. HI.
AND THIS IS MY DAD, STEVEN, MY SISTER, JENNIFER. HI.
AND...HE LIVES HERE, TOO.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO, UH, YOU GO TO GRANT, HUH?
ARE YOU MAJORING IN UNDECLARED ARTS AND CLOTHES LIKE MY SISTER?
NO, IT'S ARCHITECTURE.
OH, I'M AN ARCHITECT.
MALLORY, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
THAT ALLISON'S AN ARCHITECTURE MAJOR.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR WORK SOMETIME, MRS. KEATON.
WELL, I'D LOVE TO SHOW IT TO YOU. ANYTIME.
GREAT. ALLISON, WE BETTER START STUDYING.
OKAY.
OKAY, JENNIFER, READ THEM AND WEEP.
"LEXICON." 33 POINTS.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN MAKE A BETTER WORD.
"XENOPHOBIA" ON A TRIPLE WORD SCORE
WOULD GIVE YOU 69 POINTS.
OH, SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO DISTURB YOUR STUDYING,
BUT THERE'S A SMALL WAR BREWING OUT THERE,
AND I HAD TO GET AWAY.
IS DAD LOSING AGAIN?
HE'S NOT JUST LOSING THE GAME,
HE'S LOSING HIS MIND.
HE SWEARS THAT Z-O-Q-U-O, "ZOQUO,"
IS A WORD FROM THE GREEK MEANING WATER SPORTS.
WELL, I HOPE THEY GIVE IT TO HIM.
I'D HATE FOR HIM TO MISS WORK AGAIN.
"FOUNDATION IN STRUCTURE" BY CURTIS NEVIN.
THIS WAS MY FIRST ARCHITECTURE TEXT.
REALLY? YEAH.
"FOR THE ARCHITECT'S MAIN RESPONSIBILITY
"FINALLY IS TO TRANSLATE IS TO TRANSLATE
Both: "FORM AND FUNCTION INTO VISTA AND VISION,
TO CREATE A PLACE FOR A MAN TO SOAR."
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING, HONEY?
OH, FASHION --
UM, HOW ITS FUNCTION RELATES TO FORM.
"FOR IT'S THE FASHIONEER'S MAIN RESPONSIBILITY
"TO COORDINATE AN OUTFIT AND TO MAKE A PLACE
WHERE MEN AND WOMEN CAN KEEP FROM BEING NAKED."
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, HONEY.
MRS. KEATON.
OH, ELYSE, PLEASE.
Elyse?
I HAVE A PAPER DUE IN MY CITY PLANNING CLASS.
AND I WONDERED IF YOU WOULD MIND IF I INTERVIEWED YOU?
MIND? I'D LOVE IT.
I-I'M FLATTERED. I'M VERY FLATTERED.
OH. WELL, GOOD.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THE TOPIC OF A PAPER BEFORE.
MOM, I WROTE A POEM ABOUT YOU IN THE THIRD GRADE.
I LOVE THAT POEM,
BUT A PAPER IS DIFFERENT.
WELL, IT PROBABLY WON'T RHYME.
MOM, YOU GOT TO HELP US. DAD'S GETTING WILD.
WE HAD TO GIVE HIM "ZOQUO"
AND PROMISE TO USE IT OFTEN IN CASUAL CONVERSATION.
THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. IT IS.
BUT I TOLD HIM I'M GOING DOWN TO THE "Y"
AND ZOQUO MY BRAINS OUT.
WELL, COME ON, DAD. LET'S GO.
IT'S YOUR TURN. YOU'RE TAKING FOREVER HERE.
I...
PASS.
GOOD, GOOD. MY TURN.
DAD, WHY DID YOU PASS?
YOU'RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO HIS HANDS.
I'M IN A ROUGH SPOT HERE, JENNIFER.
I HAVE A "Q" I'M TRYING TO GET ON THE BOARD,
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY U's.
THAT'S BECAUSE ALEX HAS ALL OF THEM.
HE HOARDS THE U's
SO WHOEVER GETS THE "Q" CAN'T GET RID OF IT.
NOT EXACTLY SPORTING OF YOU, ALEX.
COME ON, DAD. LOOK.
NOWHERE ON THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET
IS THERE A RULE AGAINST HOARDING.
IT'S A PERFECTLY FAIR AND BRILLIANT DEFENSIVE PLAY,
AND IT'S IN KEEPING WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME.
BESIDES, I'M GONNA USE THESE LETTERS TO MAKE A WORD HERE.
WHAT KIND OF A WORD ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE WITH THREE U's?
"USHNUU."
FROM THE GREEK.
IT MEANS "TO TOWEL OFF."
USE IT IN A SENTENCE.
AFTER I ZOQUO, I LIKE TO USHNUU.
OKAY.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A NEW LOW POINT.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE TO GO FIND A POSITIVE MALE ROLE MODEL.
I'LL SEE IF ANDY'S UP FROM HIS NAP.
IS MOM BACK YET?
NO. NO. WAIT A MINUTE.
WASN'T SHE WITH, UH, YOU AND ALLISON?
YEAH, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO SHOPPING,
BUT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM,
SO THEY WENT TO THAT INSTEAD.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GO?
DAD, THEY WENT TO A MUSEUM.
OH, SORRY.
LET'S GO, DAD. MAKE A MOVE. YOUR TURN.
UH, LOOK. UH, WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, ALEX.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LITTLE BREAK?
SURE, DAD.
OH, POP, YOU WANT ME TO CALL THE OFFICE FOR YOU,
TELL THEM YOU WON'T BE IN TOMORROW?
I CAN'T REALLY SAY THAT BEING A WOMAN
HAS BEEN A HINDRANCE TO MY CAREER.
UH, NO. NO, I DON'T MEAN THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT IT HASN'T MADE IT ANY EASIER.
HI.
HONEY, OH!
WHAT A DAY.
IT WAS A FABULOUS EXHIBIT. WE REALLY MISSED YOU.
BEING THERE WITH YOUR MOTHER
WAS LIKE BEING THERE WITH A TOUR GUIDE.
SHE KNEW EVERY INCH OF THAT MUSEUM.
IT WAS LIKE GOING TO A MALL WITH YOU.
I'M REALLY SORRY YOU DIDN'T COME, HONEY.
YEAH, I HAD A LOT OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
OH, WE SAW KEVIN HAMILTON AT THE MUSEUM.
WHICH -- WHICH ONE WAS KEVIN HAMILTON?
UH, THE ONE WITH THE CURLY HAIR.
OH, THE JEANS, THE RED SHIRT, REAL CUTE?
MOM...
WHAT?
YOU'RE A MOTHER.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THINGS LIKE THAT,
LIKE HOW CUTE KEVIN HAMILTON IS.
WELL, KEVIN HAMILTON NOTICED YOUR MOTHER.
HE ASKED HER TO THE PROM.
MOM?
I SAID NO.
LOOK, ALLISON, SINCE WE COULDN'T GO TO THE MALL TODAY,
I FIGURED WE COULD GO TONIGHT.
I NOTICED THERE'S A BIG SALE AT LAZARUS.
Allison: OH, THAT SOUNDS REALLY GREAT,
BUT ELYSE AND I ARE GONNA GO
TO THIS ARCHITECTURE SYMPOSIUM ON CAMPUS TONIGHT.
OH.
YOU MIGHT LIKE IT, HONEY.
IT'S ABOUT THE GREEK REVIVAL PERIOD
IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY.
OOH, THAT SOUNDS REALLY TEMPTING,
BUT, UH, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I'VE GOT TO, UH, DO SOME EXTRA-CREDIT HOMEWORK
FOR GEOMETRY.
I'M GOING TO CROCHET A PARALLELOGRAM.
ARE YOU SURE, HONEY?
THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME, BUT YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
OKAY. LET'S GO PLAY STEVEN THIS TAPE.
OH, GREAT.
"XIPHOID."
NOW, WITH THE TRIPLE WORD SCORE,
AND THE 50-POINT BONUS FOR USING ALL MY LETTERS,
IT'S 118 POINTS FOR ME.
YOUR TURN.
1...
2...
3...
4...
5...
OKAY. N-X-M-U-V.
NXMUV.
NO, I'M SORRY, BIG FELLA.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SUCH WORD AS "NXMUV."
LOOK IT UP.
IF YOU INSIST.
OH, COME ON, ALEX. HE CAN'T EVEN SPELL.
COME ON, ANDY.
W-WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
WHO AM I GONNA PLAY WITH NOW?
HEY, I'LL GIVE YOU "NXMUV."
"NXMUV" AND 100 POINTS.
NXMUV.
ALEX...
HEY. HEY, MAL, YOU WANT TO PLAY? YOU WANT TO PLAY?
I'LL GIVE YOU ROCK GROUPS, GIVE YOU SLANG,
GIVE YOU, UH, MISSPELLED WORDS.
NO. THANKS.
UH, CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING?
YEAH. WHAT'S UP?
LOOK...
[SIGHS] I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED,
BUT LATELY, MOM AND ALLISON HAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE.
VERY, VERY CLOSE.
WHAT, ARE YOU AFRAID THEY'RE GONNA ELOPE?
I'M COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF IT. THERE'S NO PLACE FOR ME.
THEY HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS, THE SAME TASTES, THE SAME LIKES.
MALLORY, DON'T YOU SEE?
IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR HAVING SUCH A SMART FRIEND.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BLAME MOM FOR LATCHING ON TO HER.
DON'T KNOW WHEN ANOTHER ONE'S GONNA SHOW UP.
WELL, I'M SORRY I BROUGHT IT UP. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
LOOK, MAL, MALLY, SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE MAKING THIS THING
A WHOLE LOT BIGGER THAN IT REALLY IS. I AM?
YEAH. LOOK, ALL THAT'S REALLY HAPPENED HERE
IS THAT YOU'VE SUDDENLY REALIZED
THAT YOU AND MOM DON'T HAVE A LOT IN COMMON
AND THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE AS CLOSE AS YOU WANT TO BE.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. HEY!
HEY, MOM, WHAT'S THE CHAMPAGNE FOR?
ALLISON GOT AN "A"
ON HER ARCHITECTURE PROJECT ABOUT ME.
CONGRATULATIONS, ALLISON.
YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS, ALLISON. Allison: THANKS.
WELL, WHAT'S THE OCCASION?
OH, DAD, ALLISON GOT AN "A" ON HER ARCHITECTURE PROJECT.
I SURPRISED MOM DIDN'T CALL YOU AT WORK TO TELL YOU.
WELL, I-I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE.
WE HAVE AN "A" PAPER
BASED ON THE CAREER OF AN "A" WOMAN.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO OUT AND CELEBRATE AT A RESTAURANT
APPROVED BY THE A.A.A.?
I'M SORRY. [ LAUGHS ]
UM, DAD, WE CAN'T.
ALLISON AND I HAVE A SORORITY MEETING TONIGHT.
IN FACT, WE BETTER GET GOING.
OH, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE MEETING'S GONNA BE HELD HERE,
AND IT'S GONNA BE A PARTY IN HONOR OF ALLISON.
OH.
IT WAS YOUR MOM'S IDEA.
THAT'S GREAT. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A TOAST.
TO MY GOOD FRIEND ALLISON KING,
WHO IS LEARNING TO TRANSLATE FORM AND FUNCTION
INTO VISTA AND VISION
TO MAKE A PLACE FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO SOAR.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
UH, EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. I'D LIKE TO --
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A LITTLE TOAST MYSELF.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
TO ALL OF YOU LOVELY YOUNG LADIES...
...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU
WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS.
HOW YOU DOING?
ALEX.
A VERY HEARTFELT LITTLE TRIBUTE YOU MADE THERE, ALEX.
WELL, MOM, YOU KNOW, I MEANT EVERY WORD OF IT.
THANK YOU. I THINK YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE KITCHEN NOW.
RIGHT. HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME? OH, GREAT.
I'M JUST SITTING HERE WONDERING
WHICH ONE OF MY FRIENDS MOM'S GONNA STEAL NEXT.
I HOPE IT'S NOT THE BLONDE IN THE CORNER.
I'M GONNA PUT THE MOVES ON HER.
OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WHAT? WHAT?
WHAT'S GOING ON? UH, ALLISON WANTS TO TEACH ME THIS DANCE.
WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOUR MOTHER HOW TO SLAM SPIN.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU CAN'T SLAM SPIN AT YOUR AGE.
WELL, I GUESS I'M GONNA TRY.
[ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
HOW'S IT GOING OUT THERE, ALEX?
FABULOUS, DAD, FABULOUS.
MOM'S GOT THEM EATING OUT OF THE PALM OF HER HAND.
SH-SHE'S DANCING. SHE'S HAVING A BALL.
DANCING? GOOD.
THIS IS QUITE A COMMENT ON OUR TIMES, ISN'T IT, DAD?
HOW SO?
WELL, THE GIRLS ARE OUT THERE DANCING,
UH, HAVING A PARTY, CUTTING LOOSE, AND...
WE'RE IN HERE MAKING MUSHROOM SWIRLS.
I THINK IT'S A NICE COMMENT, ALEX.
AND IT'S JUST FINE WITH ME.
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THIS ROLE.
OH, COME ON, DAD. MEN ARE HUNTERS.
WE'RE -- WE'RE WARRIORS. WE'RE EXPLORERS.
WE'RE NOT HORS D'OEUVRE MAKERS.
ALL RIGHT, MAYBE WE ARE HORS D'OEUVRE MAKERS.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ LAUGHTER AND CHEERING ]
YOU WERE GREAT.
DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT.
YOU REALLY ARE AMAZING.
HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT JOINING OUR SORORITY?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S FUNNY -- WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE,
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SORORITIES.
THE '60s JUST WEREN'T ABOUT THAT.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE YOU AS PART OF THE '60s.
OH, YEAH. DID YOU KNOW THE BEATLES?
ELYSE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
I KNOW I HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME
JUST GOING TO CLASSES AND STUDYING FOR TESTS
AND GOING ON A DATE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.
HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO KEEP YOUR LIFE IN ORDER?
YEAH, HOW DO YOU FIT IT ALL IN?
I MEAN, WIFE, MOTHER, CAREER WOMAN.
SOMETIMES, I GUESS IT'S JUST A CASE OF PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW?
ELYSE, I GOT A QUESTION.
MM, YEAH?
DON'T YOU THINK THERE'S A TENDENCY FOR A MOTHER TO COMPENSATE
TO OVERCOME A FEELING OF GUILT ABOUT ABSENCE FROM HOME
BY BECOMING TOO INTENSELY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES?
UM, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY
IS THAT WHEN A WOMAN DECIDES TO BECOME A MOTHER,
SHE SHOULD JUST BE A MOTHER,
AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS COMPLICATE HER LIFE SO MUCH
THAT SHE CAN'T DECIDE WHO SHE IS
OR WHAT SHE SHOULD BE DOING
OR WHO SHE SHOULD BE DOING IT WITH.
I'M SORRY, HONEY. I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW YOU.
WHY ARE YOU DOING WITH MY FRIENDS?!
THIS IS MY LIFE, AND THESE ARE MY FRIENDS,
AND YOU'RE MY MOTHER!
WHY DON'T YOU ACT YOUR OWN AGE?!
[ SOBBING ]
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
LADIES, CLAM PUFFS.
HMM? HMM?
HEY, DAD.
OH. HI, ALEX.
I WAS HOPING IT MIGHT BE MALLORY.
WHAT, SHE'S NOT HOME YET?
NO, AND, UH...
I THINK YOUR MOTHER'S STARTING TO GET A LITTLE WORRIED.
IT'S LATE. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WELL, I HAD TO, UH...
DRIVE A FEW OF THE GIRLS HOME.
ALEX, YOU -- YOU LEFT THREE HOURS AGO.
WELL, COME ON. IT TAKES A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW --
WALK THEM TO THE DOOR,
GO INSIDE, HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE,
COLLECT THE GAS MONEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, I'M JUST, UH, MAKING SOME SANDWICHES
FOR, UH, LUNCH TOMORROW -- JENNIFER AND ANDY.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WE, UH --
WE DON'T EAT THE FRUIT, YOU KNOW.
HMM?
KIDS --
I MEAN, FIRST WE, UH, GO FOR THE COOKIES,
AND THEN THE DRINK,
AND THEN THE SANDWICH, MAYBE.
BUT, UH, WE CHUCK THE FRUIT.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT AS A FATHER,
I'M SWORN TO INCLUDE A PIECE OF FRUIT WITH EVERY LUNCH.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, HEY, DAD.
QUICK GAME? WHAT DO YOU SAY?
OH, NO, ALEX. IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
COME ON, I'LL HANDICAP MYSELF, OKAY?
ALEX, PLEASE.
LET'S HAVE A LITTLE SELF-CONTROL.
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
I'M A LITTLE TIRED, ANYWAY.
OKAY. COME ON.
HI.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
OUT DRIVING.
HONEY, I-I DIDN'T REALIZE
THIS WAS AFFECTING YOU THE WAY IT WAS.
I-I JUST DIDN'T PICK UP ON IT AT ALL.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW THAT, UM, YOU AND ALLISON
HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU AND I DO.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU LIKE BEING FRIENDS WITH ALLISON.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE UPSET ABOUT?
YOU -- YOU THINK I LIKE ALLISON MORE THAN I LIKE YOU?
WELL...
YOU'RE MY HONEY.
I LOVE YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THIS, MOM.
I SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS CLEAR A LONG TIME AGO.
I'M THRILLED WITH WHO YOU ARE.
YOU -- YOU HAVE A GENTLENESS AND A SWEETNESS
AND AN ABILITY TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
YOU'RE VERY SPECIAL.
THANKS.
I'M SORRY I OVERREACTED.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, HONEY, YOU'LL DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR
IF YOU DON'T BOTTLE THINGS UP INSIDE LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY, TELL US.
YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW HOW YOU'RE FEELING.
GIVE US A CLUE.
ALL RIGHT.
DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS,
I THINK YOU'VE BEEN ACTING KIND OF CHILDISH.
GOOD. THAT'S THE IDEA.
I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR
THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO COME HOME
FROM MY DATES BY MIDNIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S SOMETHING
WE CAN -- WE CAN THINK ABOUT AND DISCUSS.
LATELY, YOUR MEALS
HAVE LEFT SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY.
A LITTLE MYSTERY DOESN'T HURT,
BUT YOU HAVE THE BASIC IDEA.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE TO TRY TO COMMUNICATE MORE.
WE REALLY HAVE TO FIND -- SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER.
AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW...
THESE ARE VERY SPECIAL TIMES.
THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS GONNA BE HERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN A FEW YEARS,
YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
THINGS ARE GONNA BE FRANTIC AND HURRIED.
YOUR MIND WILL BE ON OTHER THINGS,
AND, WELL, I'LL BE STUFFING TURKEYS.
IN BETWEEN CATCHING UP WITH JENNIFER AND ANDY
AND LISTENING TO ALEX TELL US HOW MUCH MONEY HE'S MAKING...
WE'RE PROBABLY ONLY GONNA HAVE
A COUPLE OF HOURS TO TALK, YOU KNOW.
I'D HATE TO THINK THAT WE HAD NOTHING TO SAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT CAN HAPPEN.
LETS GO UPSTAIRS AND TALK.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, DAD.
ONE GAME, DOUBLE OR NOTHING.
I WIN, I GET THE DEED TO THE HOUSE.