Shrinking

That is one cute baby, Brian. Where'd the name Sutton come from?

The great white way.

I never know what the heck it is you're talking about,

- but you seem happy, so I'm happy. - I'm barely happy.

Okay, nobody look at him.

- He's fishing for one of us to ask why. - Yep.

Why? Because Charlie's going away for three months,

and I have to be a single dad.

No need to call me a hero.

No one was going to.

Look at that face.

You're so beautiful.

You don't have to go to school or develop a personality. Nothing.

She is so much smaller than Jimmy was.

His head was so big that until he was ten, anytime he turned too quickly

he stumbled in that direction.

Somebody else please share.

Enjoy this age while you can, Brian.

They grow up fast.

I can't believe this one is going to graduate tomorrow.

I can't believe he's still pretending he's gonna show up.

You know, I grew up with a father like that.

Shallow but very charming.

So, not overtly mean

but made you feel like shit all the time.

You see me.

I do.

- But you are crushing me. - Yeah.

Should we save it for sofi?

We didn't make it.

No.

You good?

- Not yet. - All right.

Okay. So, who wants to start first?

I'll start. Sean's an asshole.

I'm surprised he's even here

and not interviewing at another fancier support group.

I took a job opportunity at a restaurant, so I have to shut down the truck.

And abandon me like a fucking punk.

Holy shit.

All right. Take it easy, okay? This isn't the Jerry springer show.

- What's that? - My gosh.

Wow, I forgot I'm older than you.

It was basically this, like, carnival of mentally ill people

that you would watch when you were home sick from school.

It was toxic and violent.

And I miss it so much.

Now, Jorge…

I understand that you are angry over Sean's perceived punk-esque behavior.

But how about we talk through your feelings and work it out?

I know how to work this out.

Okay. Guys, this is not how we solve our problems.

Come on, man.

Just talk to me.

- Fuck you. - Jorge, don't do this.

Bam!

Why is it always the teeth?

It doesn't hurt.

I think this one is fake.

You guys signed liability waivers, right?

All our grown children under one roof.

I am filled with gratitude.

Hun, we are rich

with love and family.

Why is Derek so emotional?

He's been like this since his surgery.

- All right. - What can I say? All right.

Life is short.

I wanna savor every moment. We all should.

Matthew, what are you savoring?

Actually, my shoe business is kind of crushing.

Saved up enough to get my own place

with my boys Finn and Leo.

And Jack.

And four randos.

How many bedrooms do you have?

- Two. - Say goodbye to cranking it, bro.

Yeah, we came up with a whole system for that.

A cranking calendar. Nice.

That's good communication.

See, this is how societies are built.

- Alice. - Hi.

You have a big savory moment coming.

Graduation. How're you feeling?

Ready to be done.

I don't know if you know, but high school wasn't really the best experience for me.

Are you kidding?

You're hot, you're smart, everyone loves you…

'Cause of your mom.

Poor motherless child.

Derek, no.

Yeah, she's… got no mother.

I'd be excited for graduation except my boyfriend refuses to sit with my mom.

She's just a little gropey.

That was one time, and she thought you stole her vape.

She pulled my zipper down.

- I mean, it's only normal… - yeah.

…that she'd want to get to know you better.

I mean, get your shit together.

Look at will and even Matthew.

You're the new Matthew.

That's so bad for your brand.

You can move back in upstairs.

Will's girlfriend's pregnant.

- Seriously? - What?

Come on, bro. He told us that with confidence.

In confidence.

That's what I said.

I'm gonna go.

I do actually have to go, but I would have said that regardless.

Okay, raise your hand if you thought it would've been me first.

Still can't believe Paul's leaving.

Paul. How's it going, man?

I'm going to get a protein bar.

- Hell yeah, dude. - Great update.

Get off my jock.

- Wow. - He doesn't seem quite as sad as I am.

Yeah, I'm gonna miss the smell of cranky old guy around here.

We could turn his office into a Paul museum.

Like, school groups could come through.

We could have Disney make an animatronic of him.

Says things like, "behold, the tools.

And… raw dog. Raw dog."

Hey. Paul didn't tell you?

- What? - Okay.

Well, Paul kinda gave me the building to use for my trauma center.

Well, actually I'm renting it from him for, like, a dollar.

Even though I probably won't pay, since he doesn't have Venmo.

So, yeah, it's kind of free.

Unless he gets Venmo.

Which he won't, so it's definitely free.

- He gave you the whole place? - Yeah.

- That's fucking awesome. - Really?

Paul and I talked about this years ago. I have no interest in running a business.

All I care about is being able to see my patients.

I can do that anywhere.

I basically already do that anywhere.

Look, this is your dream.

It's a really cool next chapter for this place.

Thank you, Jimmy.

Like, really, that means a lot, a lot.

Like, a lot, a lot, a lot.

Can we still get the animatronic Paul?

Dude, I think we have to.

"Woof. Why am I a doll, Jimmy?"

This way. Hi, Paul.

I can't believe this is happening.

This is like my own multiverse.

- Happy grandpa, meet grumpy grandpa. - Which one's which?

- I think you know. - I'm good with either.

- Randy. - Paul.

- Thanks. - I told him

how much you've been there for me the last couple of years,

so I thought it'd be nice for you guys to say hi.

- I'm gonna go get dad. - Okay.

- Great kid. - The best.

She said that you would meet her in the park in exchange for candy?

Sounds creepier than it was.

Listen, I gotta… I gotta say that I really appreciate you,

being there for her after Tia died.

I would've liked to, you know, be around more.

I suppose it was a hard time for you as well.

I know it's difficult to know how to deal with people that are grieving.

Yeah. It…

Well, it is what it is, right?

If I'm making you uncomfortable, you can change the subject.

Thanks for the road map.

- You play guitar? - No.

Okay. 0 for 1.

This is nice. I didn't realize chitchat paid so well.

I bet Jimmy's good at it.

He got that from his mom.

She was an emotional, yapper type too.

Your son is an excellent therapist.

Great to hear.

- You have protein bars. - Want one?

- No. - Hey, look who I found.

Wow, I thought I smelled airport Cologne.

There's grandy Randy.

Gaby.

- There's my tall cup of hot chocolate. - Sure is.

You never let me call you chocolate anything.

Well, that's because I like when older guys call me hot.

That's some bullshit.

Hey.

Hey.

I cannot remember a single time

when I've connected with my father on an emotional level.

My dad got drunk one time,

woke me up in the middle of the night,

locked me in the basement and said he was gonna set the house on fire.

- Okay, you win at bad dads. - Thank you.

It seems like Alice is really very fond of him.

Yeah, you know.

She's not aware that he's about to pull the same vanishing act on her

he did on me when I was a kid.

Well, did you ever talk to him about it?

You can't be mad at somebody for not changing their behavior

if you haven't had the courage to tell them how you feel.

I know, Paul. But what's the point if he's not gonna change?