Parenthood

Sports. They're an incredible way to make friends.

Why did you and Julia make me do that?

- Zeek Braverman. - Ryan York.

For us, I just feel like sometimes we're invisible.

You're not invisible to me.

- Who's that guy? - Aunt Sarah's fiance.

You're not as awful as I originally thought.

Kristina's sick, and you're the first person I'm telling.

Sorry some of this stuff is gonna fall on you.

I'm gonna need your help.

I didn't go to work today.

I know it sounds ridiculous, but I couldn't leave him.

Hi.

You were supposed to be here a half hour ago.

- Uh, uh, I can't... - Mommy... not like that, daddy.

Daddy can't do my hair right. What do you mean, "like that"?

That's... that's supposed to be like, right?

- It's not messy. - Honey, I can't make it.

Victor, I've asked you three times to get dressed.

You gotta get back upstairs and put something on right now.

Why can't I wear this? This is fine.

Because I said so. Hey, what was that?

I said, I'm stuck at work. I'm so sorry.

Okay, meaning you'll meet us there.

She can't meet us there.

How am I supposed to get my hair done?

I've got this. I'm talking on the phone right now.

Meaning I am not coming.

I can't come to Sydney's recital.

- Hey, hold on, hold on, honey. - I couldn't find a shirt.

- It's been two... - All of them are dirty.

She's been doing this for two months.

You gotta be there. What's she saying?

Your mom can't make it tonight.

She's not gonna make it to... Wait, what?

I'm the lead. This is my show.

She promised she would be there. Yes, I know.

But it's not going to happen... I hate her!

She's ruining everything!

Joel, I-I-I'm just... I'm... I'm really...

uh, yeah, I gotta scramble. I love you.

I'll see you tonight.

Crosby, $400 at diesel?

I thought I was the clotheshorse in the house.

Yeah, look, I...

you think this happens all on its own?

I gotta spend a little cheddar to look like this.

$400 of it, though?

How bad is it? Let me see this.

It's bad.

Okay, well, look at this.

Biscayne grill, Rigliano's restaurant, right?

I'll get reimbursed for all those from Adam,

so there's at least 200 bucks here that he'll pay me back for.

It's not that bad. Why is he paying you back?

Is he... Did he lose a bet or something?

No, no, he always buys lunch.

Always? That doesn't seem fair to him.

Well, he makes more money,

so he usually, you know, pays for the incidentals.

- He makes more? - Yeah.

Why?

Because he took a big pay cut to come work

at the luncheonette. Plus he put in more seed money.

And you came up with the idea, and you brought in clients.

And he had a family when we started

that, you know, I didn't, uh...

And now you do.

- It's a little weird, isn't it? - Yeah, it is.

- You want me to talk to him? - Why wouldn't you?

Uh, I don't know, uh, family members, money.

If it'll help you out, I would be happy to talk to him.

- You'll talk to him. - Definitely.

- About my paycheck. - I will.

- With the company, okay. - I will.

- I'll... I'll handle it. - Gotcha.

Coming.

Hey, kiddo. Hey.

- How are you? - Good. How are you?

I'm well. Good. What's up?

Oh, well, I came because, uh, I heard that

Max was... was gonna be running for the president.

Both: School president. - Yeah.

He's running for student council president.

You know, I-I brought these, so...

That is so sweet of you. You came over to help?

- Yeah. - Come in, come on in.

Come in. He's actually, uh...

Hanging out upstairs with guacamole, so...

Cool.

- Yeah. - Awesome. I'll, um...

I'll go... I'll just go up there, I guess.

Amber...

Did Uncle Adam tell you something?

Uh... He... he didn't say much.

It... you know, just that and that...

I just wanted to help out and I didn't know how,

so I thought maybe... Great.

- Didn't know. - It's fine, okay? Just...

I'm just looking at some photos of Haddie from school right now.

Pretty cute stuff.

She emailed me a couple of her and her buddies.

Amber, come on.

I'm gonna be okay.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay, yeah, once it's exposed, you put it right in there.

That's the, uh, developer. Put it all the way?

Yeah, just lay it right down. There you go. Yeah.

- Just leave it or move it? - No, no, you just leave it.

So Ruby texted me again today. Again?

- Yeah. - Aw, that's so nice.

Yeah, her mom, uh, she's going away

in, like, two weeks for a weekend,

and she asked to come see me.

She's actually volunteering to see me.

That's really nice.

Yeah, so anyway, uh... Thanks.

Me? I didn't... I didn't do anything.

Yeah, you did.

Thank you.

Wow.

Well, she's great. Great kid.

Yeah.

Oh, my God.

Look! Look, oh, it's beautiful.

Hank...

Yeah.

Yeah.

- Hank... - Okay.

Now it, uh, goes in the stop bath.

Yeah, good.

Good. Now it just stays here for, like, two minutes,

and, uh... Good. Good job.

hi

how was the recital?

- Uh, it was good. - Yeah.

What, uh, what are you doing at work all night?

Oh, God, I had to catch up on some stuff.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Honey, what's going on?

Did you sleep at all?

You come home, and you start making pancakes.

What's going on?

- I screwed up. - What are you talking about?

I'm l'm...

I missed the deadline on turning in answers

to a request for admissions.

Okay.

I basically forfeit this case.

It's a big deal. Okay, well...

I know they love you there, so I'm sure that it's...

That doesn't...

Babe, we could lose this client.

There's so much money on the line.

We could get sued for malpractice,

and I could lose my job.

Hey, sweetie.

How was the recital? Fine.

Yeah?

Dad said that you were great. Uhhuh.

Hey, uh, will you be working late all week?

'Cause I, uh, have my first baseball game on Friday,

so will you be there?

- I will definitely be there. - Okay, great.

That's not fair.

- Syd, come on. - Well, Sydney...

well, why didn't you work late

on the night of the stupid baseball game

instead of on my recital?

Bud, that's not the way it works.

You never missed my recital before.

Hey, I forgot to tell you, I have a breakfast meeting.

Is there any chance that you could drop off Max?