Mrs. Fletcher

to make it over there to help load the van.

Bye, Ted.

So, let's find out a little more about you.

How about extracurriculars?

Do you have a family member with autism?

I actually do.

You should come to our support group.

I'm Chloe.

Looking at what we really want can be terrifying.

But that tell us we've stumbled onto something real.

Um... Uh...

Fu...

This is...

Oh, yeah...

Knock, knock.

Hey, Sanjay.

I just wanted to give you the heads up.

If you're around later, I'm having a little...

gathering in my room.

We're gonna watch nature docs and drink some Beaujolais.

That sounds fun.

But... probably not.

No presh. See you around, B-rizzle.

- - Hey. - Hi.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

Sorry it was late. I... I didn't realize

you had to pay a second semester so early.

Oh, it's fine. You really didn't have to...

drive it over here. You could have just put it in the mail.

Oh, no, no, it was my mistake.

I didn't want you to have to wait.

Well, thanks.

How are you?

Uh... I'm good.

- 'Kay... - Hey, do you mind if I just, uh,

hit the head before I hit the road?

- Uh... Uh... Sure. - Thanks.

So, what do you think? He seems to be finding his footing.

Oh, have you... You guys have been talking?

Yeah, a bit.

So, uh... Actually, we were chatting the other day,

and we had the idea

that maybe I would do parents' weekend.

If you're on board with a little father-son time.

Um... Hm. I... Wait, what?

Yeah, I just haven't seen him in forever, and, uh...

and the idea came up, he got pretty jazzed about it, so...

Um... Hm... I haven't seen him either, Ted,

I've been... I've been planning it for a really...

a long time, so...

Yeah, I just thought... I don't know, I thought maybe

you'd wanna stay home and rest.

You're always saying how tired you are.

Okay.

- Wow. - What?

So, this isn't a question.

Right? You're not actually asking me,

you're...

you're just telling me.

Right? You guys have decided this.

Woah, okay, I...

I didn't think this was gonna be a big problem. I...

You're always asking me

- to spend more time with him. - Not with no notice

- on my weekend, Ted! - Wow, okay.

Look, uh, I didn't come here

- to get yelled at. - Oh, so now you're ju...

Oh, now you're just leaving?

Can't talk to you when you get like this.

Oh, God.

Hey, Brendan, it's Mom. How are ya?

I was really looking forward to this weekend,

but your dad just came by and told me about the...

...change in plans.

Uh... You know, to be honest,

I expect that sneaky shit from him,

but not from you.

But... you know...

do what you have to do.

Just don't want you to...

...get surprised when he disappoints you.

Because I have to tell you something, Brendan,

that's who he is.

Your dad is selfish and he is disappointing.

So, yeah. Yeah, he cheated on me.

He cheated on me, dude.

But what I don't think you understand...

...got more chance with both of us.

...larger than one city or larger than one country

starts to collapse.

Yo, Craig. Uh... Brookside, right? You went to Brookside?

I played lax at Haddington.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, you scored the winning goal in the semi-final, senior year,

- right? - Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ah, man, you played, like, really tough D, like,

I remember, you were all over me.

- It's good to see you, man. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Hey, you wanna sit? - Yeah, sure, man, sure.

- What's up, guys? - Hey.

- Guys, this is Brendan. - Yeah, yo.

Hey, man.

I mean, look, the only real practical solution for emissions

- is cap and trade. - Droughts are getting longer,

hurricanes are getting worse.

- - Superstorms happen every year. - That's just weather,

it's not climate. Do you even understand the difference?

Have you guys seen the video of the guy surfing

during a tsunami?

No.

- I don't think so. - You guys... Okay.

That's what I would do.

What?

Like...

climate change... sucks... obviously.

So, might as well make the best of it

is what I'm saying.

Anyway, I'm just saying, if that's your solution,

Florida will literally be underwater

in the next 50 years.

Humans aren't causing global warming.

- All right... - It's the cows, man.

You're saying cows cause global warming.

- Yo, I'll be right back. - No, I'm not saying that,

I'm not saying that at all.

- All right, well, what are you... - I'm saying that cows contribute to it.

Zadie Smith writes that people are like complex

musical scores, depending, at least in part,

upon who is doing the conducting.

So, when you think about your lives...

who is the conductor?

Anyone?

Guys! Come on! This is... is supposed to be a place

where you bare your souls,

and it feels like the DMV.

Okay, um... Is it me?

- - Am I a bad teacher? - No, no...

- No, you're great. - Then, why do you all

look like zombies?

Uh... I... I think... it might be the room.

Yeah, the light, uh... is really distracting.

Yeah.

It's really fucking annoying, is what it is.

Oh, my God! Yes, yes...

Okay, um... here's a thought,

- what if we move class to a bar? - Yes.

- Oh, okay. - They're alive!

Have you guys ever been to Tara's? On Front Street?

You... You like that dump?

- Fuck you, man, I own it! - Oh, okay!

- - Drinks on me! - Okay!

- It's my bar! I'm not kidding! - I don't doubt it!

So, yeah... yeah... he cheated on me.

He cheated on me, dude.

But what I don't think you understand, bud...

is that he actually cheated on both of us.

Have a great parents' weekend.

Does... Does anyone else have a response to Zadie Smith?

The idea of who's conducting your life...

For some reason, that hit me like a brick.

And... And why?

My mom wanted me to be a doctor.

So, I became one, even though I didn't wanna be.

- So, now, I'm a radiologist. - Shit! You're a doctor, huh?

- Ah, that's great, man. - No, uh...

I... I think what Curtis might be saying is it's hard for us

to disappoint someone that we love. Right?

I know I couldn't be who my father wanted me to be,

and because of that, we didn't speak for years.

Mm.

Why not?

He couldn't... He couldn't handle my coming out.

So, you're... a lesbian.

Uh... No, uh, I mean... I mean, uh, when I transitioned.

I'm... I'm trans.

So... you weren't born...

Question, though. Does that mean

- you had the surgery? - Barry!

- Am I not allowed to ask that? - How would you feel

if someone asked you about your genitals?

Go right ahead, I'm an open book.

No. Okay. Guys, we don't need to hear about that right now.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, I don't always know the rules about these things.

Are you and your dad o... okay... now? Are you talking?

Yeah. Yeah, we are. I... He... He drives me crazy,

- but he's... he's my dad. - Good.

Brendan, right?

- Yeah. - Sorry, sorry.

Tennis team took long and then I had to pick up snacks

and if I'm gonna be real I... took a nap.

Nice, um... I wasn't going in.

I... I don't think I should...

Oh, I know, you were just passing by,

and then I showed up, and you did a terrible job

of lying to me,

- and now we're going inside. - Oh, we are?

- - Oh, great. - Come on!

- - Yep. - Yeah.

Do you like this class?

Uh...