In Treatment

Do we have to wait for my mom to get back from the deli?

Yeah. We also too wait for your dad.

My dad might not make it on time

this is a really crazy week for him at his job.

Does he work a lot?

I guess so.

What are we supposed to do until they both get here?

We could play game, if you want.

I've got a bunch of games back here if you want to...

If you want to take a look.

There might be...

There might be something here that... Do you like any of these.

Do you have any cards?

Cards...

Okay. Maybe...

I should have...

Somewhere in this mess.

Here we go.

So what kind of...

What kind of game would you like to play?

Hearts, war, crazy eights?

Black jack.

I'll deal.

Whichever one of us gets to 21 without going over wins the hand.

If you stick on anything below 15,

you fuck the deck.

- Am I allowed to say that here? - Sure you can tell anything you like.

Okay.

I think I'm going to stick

but you can stick on 15.

You kind of suck at this game, don't you?

I do.

I don't understand the rules. I hope that doesn't piss you off.

I'm not pissed off. It's just...

If you don't know the rules, why play? You're just wasting your time here.

I guess it's a good point. You're right.

I have a question?

Why am I here?

Nobody is explained it to you?

My mom says we're coming here so I'll fell better.

My dad says we're coming here, because we have to.

I'll tell you what I know. that you're mom and dad are in the process

of getting a divorce.

No, they're not.

So...

Nobody explains this to you?

My parents are getting a divorce.

My dad is just not living in home right now.

That's...

That's true.

But...

You know that...

They're separated.

But that doesn't mean that they're getting a divorce.

Can I...

Can I ask you what...

Your mom and dad have told you?

My dad moved out.

So...

How do you feel about that? What's that like for you?

T's a pain and it's annoying.

Do you Miss your dad?

I still get to see him.

It's just annoying.

Well, there must be a great deal about this situation

that you find annoying.

You still haven't told me why I'm here.

You're here because your mom and dad are separated now

and...

They want to make sure that they both see you.

But I've been told that

the last month or so that you've been refusing to stay at your dad's place.

So the reason we're all meeting here today

is so that we can find an answer, a solution.

Did I explain that properly? Does it make sense?

Okay, good.

Maybe you can explain something to me:

why don't you want to stay at your dad's place?

- I don't like his apartment. - Okay.

- What do you not like about it? - It's on the upper east side.

And what's wrong with that?

Have you been to the upper east side?

Well, what... What specifically do you not like about the neighborhood?

My real home is here in brooklyn,

and my house is pretty close to my school.

It takes me about five minutes to walk there,

but at his place I have to get up an hour early to ride the 4 train.

So then what you're saying is that your dad's apartment is...

It's inconvenient.

Yes, and plus he never has any food.

No food at all?

Okay...

Maybe protein shakes, mustard and advil,

but when he works late he leaves money on the counter.

There's this fancy grocery store downstairs,

but all they really have is jars of weird olives,

so I get a candy bar or I call empire szechuan and get some spare ribs.

You do all this shopping by yourself? That's a big job.

It's the main reason I don't like staying there.

Any other reasons you don't like staying there?

It's hard for me to go to sleep.

Can't sleep at night there.

No, not normally. It's just when my dad's friends come over.

And what happens then?

They hog the wii and stay up really late.

Wait. What does that mean? They...

- They what? - The wii.

- The wii. - It's a video game system.

My dad got it for me for my birthday.

He says...

If I'm going to spend all my time playing video games,

I might as well be moving. But when his friends come over,

they play guitar hero over and over.

My mom says it's embarrassing...

All these 30-year-old men playing with toys.

So your mom isn't happy with...

What goes on at your dad's house? Did she say that to you?

Yeah, she doesn't think it's a good...

The type of environment I should be in...

... On school nights.

She wants me to eat a good dinner, finish all my homework,

nd go to bed on time so I do good in school.

Don't you... Don't you want that too?

I guess so. It's my job.

So just to sum up so far: your dad's apartment is too far away,

there's not enough food there

and you find it very difficult to sleep at night-time when his friends are over.

Is there anything else?

Isn't that enough?

I just want to make sure that I haven't left anything out.

Why? You can't do anything about it.

Maybe together we can.

For instance, we can tell your dad it's hard to sleep

when his friends come over on school nights.

And if we tell him that you don't have enough to eat,

maybe he could go shopping for you.

If we...

You and I... Talk to him together,

it'll be easier, I think, for you to stay with him.

What do you think?

I'm sorry to interrupt, I was just wondering if Oliver's father

had finally shown up while I was out.

Not yet, bess, but

Oliver and I were just having a little chat, so

if you'd like to just wait in the waiting room till he gets here.

I'm a little worried though,

because the session's half over and he hasn't arrived yet.

He works in new jersey and he lives on the godforsaken upper east side.

Sometimes I think he goes out of his way to be inaccessible

is that my snack?

Here you go, baby.

I have to make sure Oliver gets something healthy to eat.

He's supposed to stay with his father tonight

and I have to be at the new school by 5:30...

So... Sure, but actually we were in the middle of a conversation,

so if you don't mind, you can wait in the waiting room until...

Just...

I guess I have to go now.

Why can't she stay with us?

Sure.

I hope it's okay to bring a snack into your office.

It's just his father never has any food at the house, so...

Actually, we were just talking about that.

Oliver tells me it's like a freshman dorm over there.

I've sent Luke like a million emails about it,

but he never writes me back, so...

We were just trying to figure out some ways

that we could maybe address that issue.

Good. That would be wonderful, because I do want

Oliver to feel safe at his father's house,

so... A lot of things are definitely gonna have to change around there.

So, Oliver, you and your mom have discussed this already?

It's hard enough for him to be away from his own bedroom...

You know, his desk, his books and...

All his stuff, you know.

So you and Oliver are still in the same apartment that you all used to live in?

As long as we can afford it.

Luke wants to sell, but I think there's been enough upheaval already.

I'm so sorry.

You must be paul.

It's been a real crazy week but I know that's no excuse.

Please sit down. We were just getting started.

All right.

Is that for me?

Yeah, it's swag.

We had a presentation with the vendors today.